Categories: EmmysPodcastsSlider

Emmy Podcast #21- Talking Westworld, The Handmaid’s Tale, Roseanne and One Day at a Time with Vox.com’s Todd VanDerWerff

Published by
Share

In the first Emmy podcast of the 2017-2018 television season I am joined by a familiar voice – Vox.com’s critic-at-large Todd VanDerWerff.

The first hour of this 90-minute podcast focuses heavily on the Outstanding Drama race which sees the return of Game of Thrones after taking a year off and now going up against last year’s winner The Handmaid’s Tale. How will that affect the return of Westworld? Its 22 nominations last year are likely to take a hit with Game of Thrones competing directly with it in multiple categories.

Delving into comedy finds a lot of talk about Roseanne‘s ratings-bonanza return, the chances for One Day at a Time to stake its Emmy claim and whether or not reboot fever (that also includes Will & Grace) will find its way to nominations. With Veep out of contention this year, the door opens for Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (and Amy Sherman-Palladino into the Emmy conversation) as well as HBO still having four comedies to choose from in Silicon Valley, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Insecure and their freshman show Barry. We also talk about how FX could position Pamela Adlon and Better Things to have a much-needed conversation about Louis C.K. from one of the people closest to him.

Finally, Todd makes a desperate plea for…well, I’ll just let you listen and hear for yourself.

This podcast runs 1h 32m with opening and closing music.

Opening music: Westworld theme by Ramin Djawadi

Closing music: “This Is It,” by Gloria Estefan – theme song for One Day at a Time

iTunes
Permalink
Direct Download
YouTube

Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013. He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

Recent Posts

2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)

The Gotham Awards came in strong for four of the already top contending supporting actors… Read More

November 21, 2024

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 72 – ‘Three Colours: Blue’ (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993)

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt… Read More

November 21, 2024

2025 Oscars: Eligibility Lists for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration… Read More

November 21, 2024

Nava Mau, Sean Wang Among 2024 BAFTA Breakthroughs Championing New ‘Must-Watch’ Creatives

BAFTA Breakthrough is the arts charity’s flagship new talent initiative supported by Netflix, offering a… Read More

November 21, 2024

Interview: Saoirse Ronan on Addiction, Recovery, and ‘The Outrun’ [VIDEO]

Addiction is a universal struggle and one oft explored in film and television. The Outrun,… Read More

November 21, 2024

Hans Zimmer, ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Diane Warren Top 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Triple was the buzz word of the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards where Hans… Read More

November 21, 2024

This website uses cookies.