Clarence speaks with Delroy Lindo, the award-winning star of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods.

Early in his career, celebrated actor Delroy Lindo spent 10 years honing his craft on the stage. His first major recognition came with a Tony nomination for August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Upon returning to television and film in the early 1990s, Lindo’s supporting role in director Spike Lee’s landmark Malcolm X – and later Clockers – brought him the first of many film accolades.

But a new partnership with Lee in his newest film Da 5 Bloods appears poised to bring Lindo the greatest recognition of his legendary career. Lindo captivated with his incredible performance as Paul, a Trump-loving Vietnam vet. Viewers and critics alike widely acclaimed Lindo’s performance as perhaps the best of his career. His Paul is unafraid of his initially unexpected political beliefs. He loves his Vietnam war brothers, but he’s driven by the allure of treasure hidden in the jungles of Vietnam.

That unrelenting obsession culminates in a fascinating and remarkable monologue delivered by Lindo directly into Lee’s camera. It’s an unmistakably brilliant moment in an unmistakably brilliant performance.

As we head into Golden Globes, SAG, and Oscar season, critics groups have already recognized Lindo’s performance with Best Actor mentions, including the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle.

Here, in a podcast interview with Awards Daily’s Clarence Moye, Delroy Lindo shares his experience on working with Spike Lee and Da 5 Blood’s fantastic ensemble. He talks about what critics’ awards mean at this stage in his career. Finally, he dives into what it took to film that legendary monologue that closes Da 5 Bloods.

So, sit back and enjoy this podcast interview with Da 5 Blood’s Delroy Lindo and watch for more podcast interviews from Awards Daily as we head into the heat of awards season.

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The 2021 Golden Globe nominations are nearly upon us. To prepare, the Water Cooler Gang plus Jalal Haddad kick off their 2-week coverage with the film categories.

The 2021 film awards season is about to kick it into high gear. Next week, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announces their 2021 Golden Globe nominations in categories covering film and television. We start our 2-week coverage with the film categories on this week’s podcast. What film will lead nominations? How big will Netflix’s nomination haul really get? Will Trial of the Chicago 7 and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom dominate? And what about Mank? Will the brilliant ode to 1940s cinema and Citizen Kane resonate with HFPA voters? The Water Cooler Gang is joined by Jalal Haddad to dish the potential scenarios.

Be sure to check back with us next week as we cover the television races.

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The Water Cooler Gang tackles the Critics Choice nominations in the television categories. Plus, we review the first post-Avengers television series WandaVision.

The 2021 Critics Choice nominations were announced today. Traditionally, they contain a general sense of potential frontrunners for the upcoming Emmy race. While the Critics Choice did recognize Ozark, Mrs. America, and Schitt’s Creek, they also both showered affection on and snubbed some new series. Will the Television Academy similarly double-down on The Crown season four? Will they also wholly embrace Lovecraft Country or Perry Mason? We dive into the nominations and forecast how they potentially reflect the upcoming awards landscape.

But first, Disney+’s WandaVision heralds the new direction in Marvel’s television fortunes under the guidance of mega producer Kevin Feige. Does WandaVision and its slavish devotion to classic sitcoms work for Marvel neophytes? Or does it roll out its secret too slowly for general audiences? Clarence (avid Marvel fan) takes on the series with Joey and Megan (Marvel agnostics).

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Megan and Joey look at two new network sitcoms that dropped this week: FOX’s Call Me Kat and NBC’s Mr. Mayor.

For this week’s episode, Megan and Joey hang by the cooler to talk about two new network sitcoms, FOX’s Call Me Kat and NBC’s Mr. Mayor. Kat is a remake of the BBC Two comedy starring Miranda Hart while Mayor is the latest offering from Robert Carlock and Tina Fey. Can both shows compete with bingable streaming comedies, or do they feel like a feel-good throwback?

At the top of the episode, we talk about the fresh confirmation of HBO Max’s revival of Michael Patrick King’s Sex and the City titled “And Just Like That…” With everyone paired off (except for Kim Cattrall’s absent Samantha), how can this work when the original was all about finding love and being single? Don’t worry! We have a solution!

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We’re kicking off 2021 with a look at the TV for which we’re most excited. Also, if Emmy doesn’t shift, what are the frontrunners at the halfway mark?

We’re back in the new year full of hope and good cheer! Given that, the Water Cooler Gang looks forward to the first few months of 2021. What television series are we most looking forward to? Plus, now that we’ve reached the halfway mark of the 2021 Emmy season, what series are in the front runner spots for Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series?

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Joey, Megan, and Clarence each reveal their top shows of 2020.

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This week, Joey, Megan, and Clarence gather ’round the Water Cooler to exchange virtual Xmas gifts. Plus, we each reveal our pick for the show you must watch before 2020 ends.

Xmas 2020 is finally upon us. We’ve made our lists and checked them twice. Given that we all proclaim ourselves more nice than naughty, we’re exchanging virtual Xmas gifts around the Water Cooler. But first, we each reveal our selections on the shows we think you should watch before the end of the year. We know you all have them. We have 16 of them. They’re shows that may not have made it to the top of your list during the year, but they’re vital and influential shows that you should consider before making your best of 2020 television list.

Speaking of which, next week we’ll be back with our final podcast of 2020! And that will be our official Best of 2020 TV lists. Be sure to watch Awards Daily TV throughout the next week as other AD TV writers provide their own takes on the best television 2020 had to offer.

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This week, Joey and Clarence look at the recent announcements by Warner Bros and Disney for their future streaming experiences and ponder the future of film itself.

Warner Brothers recently rocked the entertainment world with a major announcement regarding their 2021 output. All Warner’s titles would premiere in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day. Needless to say, filmmakers did not react well to the news. Then, Disney announced a plethora of major upcoming development both for their streaming platform Disney+ and in theaters. Disney, in particular, seemed intent on reaffirming their commitment to theaters in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, Joey and Clarence take a look at the streaming wars in this week’s podcast. Will the industry change from the Warners announcement? Or will Disney’s intent to balance between theaters and streaming platforms serve as a beacon for other companies? And what will audiences do with all this content?

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Jordan joins Megan and Joey to dish the Saved by the Bell reimagining, Murder on Middle Beach, and some Dolly Parton Christmas joy.

Reboots usually suck. That we can all agree on, right? Peacock is the new network on the block, and it’s banking on nostalgia for Tracey Wigfield’s Saved by the Bell reimagining. This new version lets Zack Morris and AC Slater take a backseat for a new batch of high schoolers at Bayside. How does it fair? One thing is for sure: Josie Totah is a bonafide star and she deserves a full awards campaign. But first, we start our podcast with a discussion of HBO’s recently finished Murder on Middle Beach, the emotional 4-part true crime drama from director Madison Hamburg. The director’s mother was brutally murdered in 2010 and he has spent nearly an entire decade devoted to finding the truth. It’s one of the best shows of the year.

But then what about Dolly Parton? We can’t possibly ignore a brand new musical featuring 25 new Dolly songs, can we? No, we can’t. Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square is schmatlzy, cheesy, and has Dolly Parton on a CGI cloud. That’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.

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This week, the Water Cooler Gang revisits the twists and turns and circle jerks of HBO’s The Undoing finale. Plus, we dive into David E. Kelley’s other fall project, ABC’s Big Sky.

It’s a David E. Kelley podcast, folks! First up, HBO’s The Undoing wrapped its limited season last night. We talk about the merits of the finale and of the series on the whole. Did we correctly guess the killer? Did the finale leave a bad taste in our mouths? Will it improve or hinder future awards prospects? Who gives the series-best performance? We’ll see if all of our questions were answered as we close the door on The Undoing.

Also, David E. Kelley brought Big Sky to ABC with a very controversial series premiere. We unpack that one and try to figure out where the show goes from there. Is Twin Peaks the prototype here? Can Kelley avoid the same fate as that network classic’s second season? Will audiences stick around long enough to warrant a second season? Can Big Sky bring the network back into the awards race? Find out what we think in this week’s podcast.

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