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Each week, The Hollywood Reporter’s Mikey O’Connell attempts to stay on top of the latest in TV and entertainment (and stay sane) with a little help from his colleagues, friends and a revolving door of actors, comics, writers, showrunners and filmmakers.
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May 14, 2021 • 1h 29min
'Hacks' Creators on Bringing Jean Smart's Stand-Up Dream to Life
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Upfront season is here (2:42)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ends its run (14:41)
Golden Globes gets dropped (21:37)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, & Jen Statsky ('Hacks') (30:39)
Critics Corner (1:12:35)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2021 • 1h 33min
'Girls5eva' showrunner Meredith Scardino; upfronts preview, what is IMDb TV
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Upfronts are around the corner (3:52)
Late-night is losing two hosts (17:01)
What's Up With… IMDb TV (26:06)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Meredith Scardino ('Girls5Eva') (34:07)
Critics Corner (1:11:28)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 42min
'Pose' Creator on the End of a TV Legacy
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
May's TV offerings are heating up (3:35)
'Falcon and the Winter Soldier', with Aaron Couch (11:19)
Oscars review (23:33)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Steven Canals ('Pose') (37:54)
Critics Corner (1:27:51)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 30min
‘Shadow and Bone' Creator on Bringing Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse to Netflix
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
93rd Academy Awards Preview, with Scott Feinberg (5:43)
Golden Globes in crisis mode (22:55)
'How I Met Your Mother' lives on (33:14)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Eric Heisserer ('Shadow and Bone') (42:48)
Critics Corner (1:17:46)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 19min
'Rutherford Falls' Creator on Bringing Native Voices to Peacock
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
A busy week at CBS (2:45)
Checking in on the streaming wars (7:59)
Bachelor bombshell, with Jackie Strause (16:16)
Showrunner Spotlight: Sierra Teller Ornelas ('Rutherford Falls') (29:59)
Critics Corner (1:06:55)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 45min
'Made for Love' showrunner Christina Lee; 'Bridgerton' star's exit explained; 'Made for Love' boss on Cristin Milioti and a second season
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
10-year anniversary of Game of Thrones, with James Hibberd (3:56)
'Bridgerton' bombshell (18:53)
Mailbag! (27:15)
Showrunner Spotlight: Christina Lee ('Made for Love') (48:40)
Critics Corner (1:31:28)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 30min
April TV preview plus an interview with the great Ken Burns
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
High-profile TV launches coming in April (2:57)
San Diego Comic-Con-troversy (11:34)
Showrunner Spotlight: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ('Hemingway') (20:54)
Spotlight continued: Opening day (57:27)
Critics Corner (1:19:03)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2021 • 1h 10min
‘Falcon and Winter Soldier’: Inside Marvel’s Second Disney+ Series with Malcolm Spellman
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
The industry has lost two huge talents (2:55)
A big week for IP (9:41)
A strategy change at Netflix (15:36)
Showrunner Spotlight: Malcolm Spellman ('The Falcon and the Winter Soldier') (28:52)
Critics Corner (57:16)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2021 • 1h 51min
Suzan-Lori Parks shares how 'Genius' Tackled Aretha Franklin's Story
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Snyder Cut preview, with Aaron Couch (4:44)
Mailbag!!! (16:42)
Pandemic anniversary (33:38)
Showrunner Spotlight: Suzan-Lori Parks ('Genius: Aretha') (50:25)
Critics Corner (1:34:05)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 12, 2021 • 1h 24min
Is Teenager Zelda Barnz the Voice of Her 'Generation'?
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Harry and Meghan: The Interview (5:30)
Harry and Meghan: The Business and Fallout (13:27)
A busy week for Peacock (22:43)
Showrunner Spotlight: Zelda and Daniel Barnz ('Generation') (32:53)
Critics Corner (1:16:32)
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe.Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
