Posts by Chris Ryan
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Who Has the Upper Hand? Channing Tatum vs. Bradley Cooper
The Upper Hand is where Grantland staffers pit unsuspecting entertainers against one another to determine who currently has a greater grip on the hearts and minds of America. It’s a long way of saying X>Y.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘State of Affairs’ and the Future of Television
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk Katherine Heigl and the future of television.
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Adult Contemporary Spies: PBS’s Worricker Trilogy Comes to a Close
The Worricker trilogy isn’t really about torture, or terror, or what we do to stop either, or whether you need one to stop the other, or if they just perpetuate one another. What it’s really about is the way different perspectives and views shape the world.
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This Is Their Youth: The British Teen Crime Drama ‘Glue’
Everything feels important when you’re young. To take that time period in a person’s life and make it actually important, by creating a clash between good and evil, is a recipe for good storytelling.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Too Many Cooks,’ ‘Homeland,’ and ‘The Walking Dead’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Too Many Cooks,’ ‘Homeland,’ and ‘The Walking Dead.’
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NBA After Dark Podcast: Celebrating Boogie and the Kings, Worrying About the Cavs
Juliet Litman, Chris Ryan, and Andrew Sharp talk Boogie and the Jazz and try to diagnose what’s wrong with the Cavs.
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Has Russell Brand Just Been Saying the Lyrics of Blur’s ‘Parklife’ All This Time?
Several people on the YouTubes have noticed a similarity between Brand’s patter and that of the English actor Phil Daniels and his rant-verse in Blur’s iconic single “Parklife.” So they made a remix of one of Brand’s rants, set to the song. Thanks, Internet. PARKLIFE!
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Homeland’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Homeland.’
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Grantland Channel Video: Tough Calls With Bradley Beal
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal joins Grantland’s Chris Ryan for another episode of Tough Calls, where Bradley decides if he’ll be playing this NBA season with poison ivy, whether he would fight Floyd Mayweather, and if he wants Nelly to join the Wizards.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Taylor Swift, ‘Birdman,’ and ‘Gracepoint’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Birdman,’ Taylor Swift, and ‘Gracepoint.’
