Andy Greenwald

Dec 2, 2024 | theringer.com | Chris Ryan |Andy Greenwald

Showtime Chris and Andy talk about the bounty of spy TV shows that are airing right now. They cover the new Showtime thriller series The Agency, which is based on the French series Le Bureau des Légendes (1:00), and how they hope the show is able to go on for multiple seasons and develop like the original did (26:03). They also talk about the first episode of Get Millie Black, a Netflix cop drama set in Jamaica (45:21).

Nov 25, 2024 | theringer.com | Chris Ryan |Andy Greenwald

Paramount+ Chris and Andy open up the mailbag to answer questions about the TV industry. They discuss if there’s room left for TV innovation in this era of purse tightening throughout the industry (5:46), what their media diets would look like if they weren’t covering TV and movies professionally (25:21), and shows that they have loved that were panned by critics (36:26). Then, Chris talks about his new favorite Sunday night TV lineup: Special Ops: Lioness, Landman, and Yellowstone (44:00).

Nov 21, 2024 | theringer.com | Andy Greenwald |Chris Ryan

Paramount Network Chris and Andy talk about the news that Comcast will be spinning off several of its cable channels, including USA and Syfy, into a separate company (1:00). Then they discuss the trailers released this week for The Studio from Apple TV (16:44) and The Pitt, a new ER-esque show from Max (19:57). Finally, they break down the first two episodes of Landman: the newest show from the Taylor Sheridan–verse, which despite some wonky writing, still shines (28:22).

Nov 18, 2024 | theringer.com | Andy Greenwald |Sean Fennessey

HBO Andy is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about the first few episodes of Say Nothing and how the show works because it lives in a moral gray area (1:00). Then they briefly discuss the finale of Disclaimer and why the series might have worked better as a film (31:56) before talking about the first episode of Dune: Prophecy and why this prequel series is not working so far (42:43).

Nov 7, 2024 | theringer.com | Chris Ryan |Andy Greenwald

Carnival Films Chris and Andy talk about some of the TV they’ve been consuming while in London, including Jamie Oliver’s cooking show (1:00). Then they discuss the new Day of the Jackal series, a remake of the 1973 film, and why it ends up just feeling like filler for Peacock (9:53). Finally, they talk about the most recent few episodes of Disclaimer and why the show ultimately did not work, even though it has the star power of Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett behind it (33:11).