Podcasts by The Spin-off
Hosted by TV journalists Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian, KCRW's The Spin-off is the podcast that takes you inside the television industry. Twice a month we feature in-depth conversations with people who are changing what and how we watch. You'll hear from showrunners, writers, actors, executives and other TV journalists tackling the latest news and evolutions in television.
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The Spin-off says so long (for now!) from 2017-05-31T00:00
We're wrapping up four fabulous years of podcasting, but not before one final episode. The Spin-off crew reflects on the upfronts, Cannes vs Netflix, and the future of television.
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'The Walking Dead' panel discussion from 2017-03-31T00:00
WEB BONUS: Just in time for the Season 7 finale, we bring you a conversation about The Walking Dead, recorded at the annual gathering of the National Association of Tel...
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Netflix domination, Emmys overload, and another writers' strike? from 2017-03-30T00:00
People in the industry always joke about Netflix taking over. With Netflix adding more and more kinds of shows, plus movies, have those jokes officially turned to real fear? Plus, it's Emmy seas...
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Stephen Colbert on a hot streak; pilot season by the numbers from 2017-02-24T00:00
For the third week in a row, Stephen Colbert has bested Jimmy Fallon in the ratings. The current president is no doubt part of the reason. And, in this year's pilot season, overall series orders...
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TV in the age of Trump and media trends of 2017 from 2017-01-31T00:00
Long-time TV reporters are finding their beats now apply to politics as the new POTUS continues to be obsessed with ratings. And looking to the year ahead, will broadcast streaming services like...
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Sterling K. Brown & Brian Tyree Henry on their breakout year from 2017-01-11T00:00
Actors and long-time friends Brian Tyree Henry and Sterling K. Brown tell us how they first met (there were drag queens involved!), their evolving careers and why 2016 was a year that stood out ...
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The year in TV and debating the usefulness of TCA press tour from 2016-12-21T00:00
In our final episode of 2016, The Spin-off crew reflects on the year that was in television, and discusses the decision of ABC, NBC and CBS to skip out on the executive panels in the upcoming Te...
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Drew Carey, Wayne Brady and the legacy of game shows from 2016-12-07T00:00
In this bonus edition of The Spin-off, we share a panel discussion from the Paley Center, celebrating CBS' number one spot in daytime television for 30 years. This conversation was all ...
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Election, escapism and 'Gilmore Girls' from 2016-11-23T00:00
In the first episode since the election, The Spin-off crew contemplates the role TV news had in this year's presidential contest, and what TV might look like going forward. Plus, what's...
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'The Walking Dead' returns, and another shakeup at MTV from 2016-10-26T00:00
AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead returned to huge ratings with its Season 7 premiere, but some fans are not crazy about the extreme violence that's now becoming commonplace in the sh...
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Married Showrunners Tara Butters & Marc Guggenheim from 2016-10-12T00:00
Married couple Marc Guggenheim and Tara Butters have separately written, produced and overseen multiple TV shows. Guggenheim produces Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow on The ...
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Creativity abounds in fall TV & analyzing debate ratings from 2016-10-05T00:00
The Spin-off crew evaluates new fall TV, which in spite of a few stinkers, shows much more overall creative promise than in years past. Then, a look at the ratings from the first presid...
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Sophomore slumps & niche streaming services from 2016-08-31T00:00
The Spin-off crew sums up the summer. They talk about Olympics ratings, discuss why two hot cable shows are struggling in their second seasons and contemplate whether the myriad niche s...
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Showrunners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg on 'The Americans' from 2016-08-24T00:00
After years of being adored by critics but ignored by the TV Academy, the FX series The Americans is finally having its Emmy moment. Executive producers Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields tel...
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Emotional Moments at Comic-Con and Always Be Marketing from 2016-07-27T00:00
In the brief window between Comic-Con and TCA press tour this year, this Spin-Off crew gathers to talk about the most interesting moments at this year's Comic-Con and why marketing for ...
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Steve Mosko on His Sudden Departure from Sony Pictures Television from 2016-07-01T00:00
“In life, if you're not 100 percent in on something, you need to take a deep breath and figure it out.” That’s what Steve Mosko told Michael Schneider during a conversation at the Paley Center, ...
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Drama Problems at HBO, Which New Shows Will Score Emmy Noms? from 2016-06-29T00:00
There won’t be any more Vinyl on HBO, even though there had been an earlier announcement of a second season. With that show gone and Game of Thrones wrapping up its seaso...
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Writer-Producer Noah Hawley on 'Fargo' and 'Legion' from 2016-06-15T00:00
How does Noah Hawley get so much writing done? He tells us he's discovered a “rift in the space-time continuum.” The novelist, screenwriter and TV writer-producer talks about his career arc and ...
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Jerrod Carmichael Brings Heart Back to the Multi-Cam Sitcom from 2016-06-08T00:00
Jerrod Carmichael grew up loving multi-camera sitcoms, especially the ones on NBC. Now he’s created and stars in one of his own. Carmichael tells us why he opted to go the retro, multi-cam route...
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2016 Upfronts & the Economics of a TV Boom from 2016-05-25T00:00
The Spin-off crew reports back from this year's network upfront presentations and Joe Adalian shares his biggest takeaways after spending four months investigating the current state of ...
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Matt Walsh & Timothy Simons on 'Veep' and Pronouncing "Nevada" from 2016-05-10T00:00
Matt Walsh and Timothy Simons play Mike McLintock and Jonah Ryan, respectively, on HBO's Veep. They tell us about the experience of starring in a show about a dysfunctional government i...
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Ben Winston, EP of 'The Late, Late Show with James Corden' from 2016-04-18T00:00
Ben Winston never planned to pursue a career in American late night television, but when his good friend James Corden got the call and invited Winston along, he took the leap and moved across th...
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Showrunners Ilene Chaiken & Michelle Ashford from 2016-04-04T00:00
Michelle Ashford, creator of Masters of Sex and Empire showrunner Ilene Chaiken sit down with Michael Schneider to talk about their process of becoming TV writers and executive...
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New Shows Losing Viewers Faster & the Media and Trump from 2016-03-17T00:00
Why are viewers flirting with new shows but failing to commit? Then, we talk about the media's role, or not, in Donald Trump's rise from reality star to presidential front-runner.
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Fox's Dana Walden & Gary Newman Are 'Frenemies' with SVOD from 2016-03-03T00:00
In this special edition of the Spin-Off, we bring you a conversation between Michael Schneider and Fox chiefs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, recorded as a part of Paley Dialogues LA, hosted by the...
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