December 18, 2020 - 2020 in Review — COVID-19, the streaming wars and the reinvention of Kaley Cuoco

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 11 a.m.

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:

  1. Top 5 stories of the year (6:23)
  2. Adapting cop procedurals with Alexi Hawley (36:19)
  3. What left us in 2020 (1:01:35)
  4. Showrunner Spotlight: Kaley Cuoco ('The Flight Attendant') (1:15:15)
  5. Critics Corner with Alan Sepinwall (1:55:02)

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