‘East of Eden’ Series Premiere, ‘Slow Horses’ S6E3, and Cindy Holland Leaves Paramount. Plus, Best TV of the Century Honorable Mentions.
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‘East of Eden’ Series Premiere, ‘Slow Horses’ S6E3, and Cindy Holland Leaves Paramount. Plus, Best TV of the Century Honorable Mentions.

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 20261 hr 9 min
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  • Entertainment

Chris and Andy talk about the news that streaming executive Cindy Holland is leaving Paramount ahead of the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and what that means for HBO head Casey Bloys (2:11). Then they discuss a pair of new shows in HBO’s ‘War’ (23:54) and Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’ adaptation (30:08). Later, they recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 3 (39:55). Finally, they highlight a handful of shows that didn’t make The New York Times’ “100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century” list (49:53). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! F...

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I need supports to have to clear the room. Stand up and walk now. Hello and welcome to the watch. My name is Chris Ryan.

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I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me on the other line. He's about to be very happy or very mad because of the Atlanta Braves. It's Andy Greenwald. Why are you hanging out to dry like that?

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Your emotional life is also in the balance here. It's not just me. I just keep having podcasts during this Phillies Brave series, so all I get is highlights or lowlights.

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