On the June 26, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about HBO, and then gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.

Right here at the top of the show, I’d like to issue a quick correction.

In The News:

• Warner Bros. Discovery Must Protect HBO at All Costs – But Can They Actually Pull It Off?
• HBO's Harry Potter TV Series Summons Succession Veterans As Showrunner And Director

In the Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing: 
• Ryan - training for a marathon 
• What we’ve been Reading:
• Ben read The October Country by Ray Bradbury.
• Ryan read Legends of the MonsterVerse omnibus, killing floor Jack Reacher book 
• What we’ve been Watching:
• Ryan watched Land of Bad, Critters 2, Transformers commentary track, Cast Away, Godzilla Raids Again, Dirty Harry movies. 
• Ben watched Touch, Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go, The Thin Man Goes Home, and Cold Mountain.
• What we’ve been Playing:
• Ryan played Star Wars Hunters. 

All the other stuff you need to know:

• You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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