Could Anything Have Saved Quibi? Plus, the End of ‘The Third Day.’

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4.5 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

To not a lot of people’s surprise, the short-form streaming service Quibi shut down this week (01:03). Chris and Andy talk about where the company failed and whether there was anything that could have saved it (13:06). Plus, some director bullshit (32:36) and the ultimately disappointing end of ‘The Third Day’ (41:15). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I need support staff to clear the room.
0:04.0	Stand up and walk now.
0:06.5	Hello and welcome to the watch.
0:08.2	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.3	I am an editor at TheRinger.com and joining me
0:12.5	on the other line as always.
0:14.5	It's Andy Greenwald.
0:17.2	Hey.
0:18.2	Hey.
0:19.2	Hey, on the watch.
0:20.6	It's Thursday in America.
0:23.8	And we are going to be talking about Quibi, the end of Quibi.
0:26.5	We're going to be talking about the end of the third day.
0:29.0	We'll also hit a bunch of other pop culture topics.
0:31.0	Let's get into the show after this word.
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