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There’s been a changing of the guard, a succession, if you will, in prestige TV (or whatever). In the span of five days, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ended after five seasons, Successionended after four seasons, Barry ended after four seasons, and Ted Lasso (maybe? probably? seemingly?) ended after three seasons. Those four shows have been nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy or Drama Series a total of 12 times, and they’ve won those top awards five times. So far. TV is different now, we think, is the point.

And: White House Plumbers is a five-part HBO miniseries based on Egil “Bud” Krogh’s Watergate memoir. It tells the bumbling story of the bumbling lead up to the bumbled burglary and stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson and an ensemble cast.

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
The Matty Healy, Ice Spice (and Taylor Swift) drama, explainedHealy, who is rumored to be dating Swift, faced backlash over comments he made about the rapper Ice Spice
Max streaming service says it will restore writer and director credits after outcry
Broadway Musicians Object to David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’The show plans to use recorded music instead of a live band, but a labor union says its contract for the theater requires musicians for musicals.
‘Oppenheimer’ Earns R Rating, Imax Film Prints Are 11 Miles Long and Weigh 600 Pounds
How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private PartyFor the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price.
We’re All Bored of CultureAnglo-Calvinist moralism has turned the American arts into something strenuously polite and deadly dull
Soft Pants: The Postpandemic Benefit That’s Here to Stay
Should we know where our friends are at all times?“I love you, now let me watch your location 24/7.”
Die-Hards Still Mailing Newspaper Clips to Family and FriendsSome people still deliver news, tips and the occasional obituary to their grown children using scissors, stamps and envelopes; ‘Sometimes they chuckle at me, which is fine’
Searching for Meg WhiteIt’s been over a decade since we’ve heard from the elusive White Stripes drummer. Could renewed attention over a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination coax her back into the spotlight?
Letterboxd Unboxed: How a Grassroots Social Network Is Revolutionizing Film Fandom
‘The Larry Sanders Show’ was a sitcom that changed sitcomsActors, writers and directors remember the highs and lows of making the seminal ’90s series, which aired for the last time 25 years ago this week

GUESTS:
Jim Chapdelaine: An Emmy-winning musician and a patient advocate for people with rare cancers
Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn
Irene Papoulis: Teaches writing at Trinity College
James Poniewozik: The chief television critic for The New York Times

The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

There’s been a changing of the guard, a succession, if you will, in prestige TV (or whatever). In the span of five days, <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2018-01-05/the-nose-muses-on-the-marvelous-mrs-maisel">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</a> ended after five seasons, <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2018-07-13/the-nose-on-the-art-and-industry-of-protest-and-hbos-succession">Succession</a> <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2021-11-05/the-nose-goes-on-a-voyage-with-abba-and-hbos-succession">ended</a> after four seasons, <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2019-04-12/the-nose-hits-that-old-town-road-and-kills-time-with-barry">Barry</a> ended after four seasons, and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2020-11-13/the-nose-got-the-boot-for-putting-boots-in-the-boot">Ted Lasso</a> (maybe? probably? seemingly?) ended after three seasons. Those four shows have been nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy or Drama Series a total of 12 times, and they’ve won those top awards five times. So far. TV is different now, we think, is the point.
And: White House Plumbers is a five-part HBO miniseries based on Egil “Bud” Krogh’s Watergate memoir. It tells the bumbling story of the bumbling lead up to the bumbled burglary and stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson and an ensemble cast.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/25/taylor-swift-ice-spice-matty-healy-karma/">The Matty Healy, Ice Spice (and Taylor Swift) drama, explained</a> Healy, who is rumored to be dating Swift, faced backlash over comments he made about the rapper Ice Spice</li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178308448/hbo-max-discovery-credits">Max streaming service says it will restore writer and director credits after outcry</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/theater/here-lies-love-david-byrne-musicians.html">Broadway Musicians Object to David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’</a> The show plans to use recorded music instead of a live band, but a labor union says its contract for the theater requires musicians for musicals.</li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/oppenheimer-r-rating-film-stock-11-miles-long-christopher-nolan-1235630631/">‘Oppenheimer’ Earns R Rating, Imax Film Prints Are 11 Miles Long and Weigh 600 Pounds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/how-to-hire-a-pop-star-for-your-private-party">How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Party</a> For the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/bored-of-culture-william-deresiewicz">We’re All Bored of Culture</a> Anglo-Calvinist moralism has turned the American arts into something strenuously polite and deadly dull</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/opinion/soft-hard-pants.html">Soft Pants: The Postpandemic Benefit That’s Here to Stay</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/23742552/location-sharing-iphone-friends-privacy-risks">Should we know where our friends are at all times?</a> “I love you, now let me watch your location 24/7.”</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-diehards-who-cant-stop-mailing-newspaper-clips-to-family-and-friends-a31bb450">Die-Hards Still Mailing Newspaper Clips to Family and Friends</a> Some people still deliver news, tips and the occasional obituary to their grown children using scissors, stamps and envelopes; ‘Sometimes they chuckle at me, which is fine’</li>
<li><a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a43846386/meg-white-interview-2023/">Searching for Meg White</a> It’s been over a decade since we’ve heard from the elusive White Stripes drummer. Could renewed attention over a Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nomination coax her back into the spotlight?</li>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/letterboxd-unboxed-grassroots-social-network-131500390.html">Letterboxd Unboxed: How a Grassroots Social Network Is Revolutionizing Film Fandom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/30/larry-sanders-show-oral-history/">‘The Larry Sanders Show’ was a sitcom that changed sitcoms</a> Actors, writers and directors remember the highs and lows of making the seminal ’90s series, which aired for the last time 25 years ago this week</li>
</ul>
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jim Chapdelaine: An Emmy-winning musician and a patient advocate for people with rare cancers</li>
<li>Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn</li>
<li>Irene Papoulis: Teaches writing at Trinity College</li>
<li>James Poniewozik: The chief television critic for The New York Times</li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p?si=89RJodkWRsOo1dck5BCdMA&amp;nd=1">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvYWMwYmU5NjktZDdkZi00NjBjLWE2NmMtYTZmOTAwZTFlYmQxLzcxZGM0YTBmLWU4Y2EtNDAyMS1hZWM5LWFhMDMwMDI2MDQyZC9iNjk1Y2I4Ny1mNmE5LTRjNzYtOGYxMS1hYTAzMDAyNjA0M2IvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/colin-mcenroe-show-rsspodcast">Stitcher</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/about">The Colin McEnroe Show</a> is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/tags/the-nose">The Nose</a> for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.