COVID-19 Pandemic


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Soledad O'Brien on where she was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and what pandemic production has been like
06:10
Alan Zweibel, interviewed from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, on how he has been coping during the Stay at Home mandate
11:22
Margaret Cho on COVID protocols for TV production during the COVID-19 pandemic
03:14
Tim Reid on production during the COVID-19 pandemic
02:04
Dr. John Leverence on how the COVID-19 pandemic might impact the television industry, moving forward
02:55
Yeardley Smith on production on The Simpsons during the COVID-19 pandemic -- moving from recording like a radio play with everyone together, to recording in her home, to recording solo at the studio
04:10
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Sharon Bialy

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Sharon Bialy on submissions for a show like Better Call Saul, and on how the casting process works -- and how casting was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
02:40
Sharon Bialy on casting a lot of theater actors during early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on how the pandemic impacted casting protocols
03:47

Yvette Lee Bowser

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Yvette Lee Bowser on running the first season of Run the World, which shot in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the show getting a second season
06:10
Yvette Lee Bowser on how pandemic production operated on Unprisoned and on the Zoom writers' room on the show
04:19

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho on what she's most looking forward to when the COVID-19 pandemic ends
00:53
Margaret Cho on shooting and traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic
00:56
Margaret Cho on COVID protocols for TV production during the COVID-19 pandemic
03:14
Margaret Cho on what production has been like during the COVID-19 pandemic
01:01
Margaret Cho on doing remote shows and connecting with fans during the COVID-19 pandemic
00:34
Margaret Cho on what the COVID-19 pandemic experience has been like for her, on the violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic, and on the many streaming services she's been watching
02:25

Ane Crabtree

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Ane Crabtree on where she was when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and how it impacted production
09:55

Ramin Djawadi

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Ramin Djawadi on scoring The Eternals during the COVID-19 pandemic
02:32

Dr. John Leverence

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Dr. John Leverence on how the COVID-19 pandemic might impact the television industry, moving forward
02:55
Dr. John Leverence on the role television has played during the COVID-19 pandemic
02:59

Eryn Krueger Mekash

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Eryn Krueger Mekash on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted makeup for television and what the then-current production conditions were like
05:28

Donald A. Morgan

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Donald A. Morgan on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted production on Last Man Standing and The Conners
04:45
Donald A. Morgan on the challenges of shooting the live episodes of The Conners -- one shot during the COVID-19 pandemic
01:36

Soledad O'Brien

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Soledad O'Brien on where she was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and what pandemic production has been like
06:10

Lyn Paolo

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Lyn Paolo on reuniting with the cast and crew of The West Wing to work on a pre-election benefit special in 2020 "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" and how it came about, and on working on the special during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that impacted production
02:23
Lyn Paolo on the shoot for Inventing Anna starting right before the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020, on working as a costume designer on various shows during the pandemic including working in full hazmat suits, and on the impact of the pandemic on production
03:35

Tim Reid

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Tim Reid on missing international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
01:01
Tim Reid on production during the COVID-19 pandemic
02:04

Fatima Robinson

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Fatima Robinson on choreographing the halftime show for Super Bowl LVI (Dr. Dre and West Coast hip-hop All-Stars) and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the show
02:25

Glenda Rovello

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Glenda Rovello on her experience of production during the COVID-19 pandemic
02:06

Yeardley Smith

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Yeardley Smith on production on The Simpsons during the COVID-19 pandemic -- moving from recording like a radio play with everyone together, to recording in her home, to recording solo at the studio
04:10

Alan Zweibel

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Alan Zweibel, interviewed from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, on how he has been coping during the Stay at Home mandate
11:22
Alan Zweibel, interviewed from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, on how he has been coping during the Stay at Home mandate
11:22

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