Warner and Discovery Split Yet Again, ‘Dept. Q,’ and Alan Siegel on the Golden Era of ‘The Simpsons’ from The Watch

Warner and Discovery Split Yet Again, ‘Dept. Q,’ and Alan Siegel on the Golden Era of ‘The Simpsons’

57 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2025 at 11:04 pm.

Chris and Andy talk about the news that Warner Bros. and Discovery will once again be splitting into two different entities

They also discuss the trailer for Noah Hawley’s ‘Alien: Earth’ series

Then, they talk about the rest of ‘Dept. Q’ and how this show could be Netflix’s ‘Slow Horses’ if they wanted it to be

before Chris is joined by Alan Siegel to talk about his new book ‘Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed’

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Chris and Andy talk about the news that Warner Bros. and Discovery will once again be splitting into two different entities (7:12). They also discuss the trailer for Noah Hawley’s ‘Alien: Earth’ series (11:43). Then, they talk about the rest of ‘Dept. Q’ and how this show could be Netflix’s ‘Slow Horses’ if they wanted it to be (21:19), before Chris is joined by Alan Siegel to talk about his new book ‘Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed’ (36:37).

Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Guest: Alan Siegel

Producer: Kaya McMullen

Video Production and Editing: Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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