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Mar 2022
58m 12s

Who’s Holding the Creative Reins Over at...

The Ringer
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Chris and Andy talk about some rewrites to the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ series that were made to prevent the show from being too similar to ‘The Mandalorian’ and what it tells us about the creative vision for the various ‘Star Wars’ shows (1:08). Then they talk about the latest episodes of ‘Winning Time’ (24:14), ‘Severance’ (32:51), and ‘Top Chef’ (40:15).


Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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