The Pleasures of Passive TV Watching and Where We're at With Prestige TV

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Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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What has been lost from the viewing experience now that most TV requires you to actively pay attention at all times (1:38)? Chris and Andy mull over that question, as well as what prestige TV looks like in 2020 (13:52) and the experience of watching a TV show like 'Borgen' versus 'Fargo' (28:39). 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.
0:08.0	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.4	I am an editor at theringer.com and joining me on the other line.
0:14.5	He almost dislocated his shoulder giving me a high five last night.
0:18.4	It's Andy Greenwald!
0:20.9	We watched Sporx.
0:21.9	That's what you're talking about.
0:22.9	You have big Cody Belinger energy.
0:24.9	Listen.
0:25.9	Listen.
0:26.9	Listen.
0:27.9	I don't know what the Venn diagram is for people who watch Playoff baseball that also
0:31.8	was through this podcast.
0:32.8	But before we even get into the rundown, last night Dodgers, hero Cody Belinger hit
0:37.8	a big dinger in a crucial moment and then celebrated by throwing out his shoulder, by
0:43.6	throwing it into another player.
0:45.8	I watched this with honestly, I felt great because what I wanted to express to our listeners
0:50.6	is aging can be treacherous.
0:53.0	And there are things that you give up along the way.
0:55.1	But the one thing that you gain is the rock solid confidence in the knowledge that you
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