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Craft Roundtables Editing Panel — Watch

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June 16, 2026

“Editing is the craft that shapes performing, pacing, and storytelling in television,” IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill said in his introduction to our 2026 Craft Roundtables panel on editing. “It’s where picture and emotion come together, often in ways that the audience never sees but always feels.”

It was a fitting start to a discussion about an art form that’s all about the subtleties of storytelling. The roundtable reflected that sentiment with an eclectic group of shows ranging from tense dramas and classically constructed sitcoms to documentaries and one unclassifiable improvised comedy. But while the editors worked on dramatically different material, they shared a commitment to nailing the details that make their shows distinct.

Panelists included Shane Reid (“John Candy: I Like Me”), Christian Hoffman (“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat”), Laura Zempel & Lauren Connelly (“Beef”), James Renfroe (“Shrinking”), Mark Strand (“The Pitt”), and Jon Philpot (“Hacks”).

The conversation quickly turned to tone and to how their shows use tools like humor and perspective to ensure things never get too melodramatic.

“On ‘The Pitt,’ that’s the thing that is most important to us: not veering into melodrama,” Strand said. “It would be so easy to do, there are so many melodramas out there where that’s the bread and butter, and that’s what they’re cashing in on. And so trying to ground it in reality, as all these shows do, is of utmost importance.”

On the surface, a show like “Beef” has little in common with “The Pitt.” But Connelly and Zempel explained that avoiding melodrama is also top of mind for them, citing creator Lee Sung Jin’s sense of humor as a tool that keeps things grounded.

“One thing that drew me to ‘Beef’ was that I love to laugh in the darkest of moments. For me, when I’m telling a serious story about my own life, I will crack a joke,” Connelly said. “And I think that’s something that ‘Beef’ and Sung Jin does incredibly well. I think that, tonally, keeps it out of melodrama. There’s a relatability to all the characters that he created and the way we edit them, and you still relate to them despite how crazy the stuff happening around them is.”

Watch the complete conversation from IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables in the video above.

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BBC Faces ‘Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone’ Dilemma After Old Tweets

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June 17, 2026

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The BBC has declined to commit to airing Season 2 of reality series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone after The Guardian newspaper uncovered the presenter’s alleged historical misogynistic remarks.

Ashley Cain was being cultivated by the BBC as a presenter who could resonate with young male viewers, but the former professional footballer is now facing scrutiny after being accused of describing women as “slags,” “sluts,” and “bitches” on X/Twitter.

In an investigation on Wednesday, The Guardian published a series of Cain’s unsavory comments, including a message to one woman in 2015 in which he allegedly told her to “suck a dick, and f**k off.” In another 2014 remark, he is accused of writing to a second woman: “Go and choke on a cock you slut.”

Cain did not respond to The Guardian‘s requests for comments. It’s not clear whether Cain has a representative, but Deadline contacted the presenter via Instagram and through his charity, The Azaylia Foundation. Cain’s X/Twitter account has been deactivated.

The BBC was said to be unaware of Cain’s social media comments, but it is understood that executives consider them to be deplorable. “We are very clear we expect the highest standards of behaviour from everyone who works with or for the BBC,” a BBC spokesperson said. “When allegations are brought to our attention we take them seriously. We will consider this information carefully and do not intend to comment further at this stage.”

No decision has been made about whether Season 2 of Into The Danger Zone will air after it was filmed earlier this year. The BBC has asked True North, the Sky-owned producer behind Into The Danger Zone, to review its social media background checks. True North has been approached for comment via a Sky spokesperson.

Into The Danger Zone follows Cain as he meets young men on the fringes of society in some of the brutal and intense places in the world. He is no stranger to television, having previously appeared on MTV’s Ex on the Beach and The Challenge.

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Seth Meyers Concedes Trump Is Right That UFC Is More Important Than the World Cup to Some

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June 17, 2026

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President Trump insisted this week that UFC matches are more important to some people than the World Cup, and on Tuesday night, Seth Meyers agreed. But according to the NBC host “some people” is only made up of two groups.

To kick off his monologue, Meyers noted that the president was set to attend a cultural performance and concert at the G7 Summit in France, and joked that he hoped Trump wasn’t “too cultured out” from his birthday celebration on Sunday. The celebration included a UFC fight on the White House lawn, motorcycle stunts and more. In a meeting at the Summit, Trump argued that UFC is “maybe more important than the World Cup” to some people.

“Sure, to some people,” Meyers conceded. “Dentists, plastic surgeons, end of list.”

Trump also said in a new social media post that he’d be holding a rally on the 4th of July at the Lincoln Memorial, and promised it’d be very entertaining, because “We will have none of those people that put you to sleep.”

“Who puts you to sleep? Oh, you mean the Knicks?” Meyers joked, pulling up a photo of the president appearing to be asleep at the NBA Finals game he attended. “The only guy who fell asleep this year watching the Knicks.”

Elsehwere in his monologue, Meyers made fun of Trump’s “Memorandum of Understanding” with Iran, the 60-day deal struck to open the Strait of Hormuz.

“Oh yeah, nothing sounds tougher than ‘Memorandum of Understanding,’” Meyers quipped. “Sounds like an email you get from your condo board about your new doormat.”

You can watch Seth Meyers’ full monologue in the video above.

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Obama Knows Americans Feel ‘Discouraged’ Right Now, but He Has Faith in Next Generation | Video

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June 17, 2026

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Former President Barack Obama appeared on “Good Morning America” on Wednesday alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama, where they opened up to Robin Roberts about their legacy after eight years in The White House.

“Look, there’s a lot of stuff I’m proud of. For all the resistance from our political opposition, the Affordable Care Act has now helped 50, 60 million people and continues to help people, even though the current Congress has tried to weaken it and taken away some of the subsidies that were really helping a lot of working people,” Barack shared. “The thing I’m probably the most proud of is the tone we set. I’m very proud of the message we sent to the country that we’re representing everybody.”

“I always used to feel like I was making a mistake a day,” he further admitted. “The thing that we were good at, and allowed me to sleep at night and get up and go back at it, was I always felt that when we made decisions, we were making decisions with the American people in mind.”

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The couple’s sit-down interview was taped from their Obama Presidential Center, which is set to open on Thursday with performers such as Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and Bono, just to name a few.

“People are a little discouraged right now,” Barack noted at one point. “But again, I believe that we go through these cycles and there’s going to be a younger generation that pops up and there are going to be leaders who pop up.”

“People just have to be fed up enough. They have to want more,” Michelle added. “I think the Presidential Center, hopefully, will remind people of just how close we are to moving this country in the direction that we want to move it in.”

The 44th President of the United States held office from January 2009 through January 2017. He was succeeded by President Donald Trump’s first term, followed by his former Vice President Joe Biden and now Trump, again.

“The Obama Legacy: First Interview Post White House” airs Thursday on ABC News Live, before streaming on Hulu and Disney+.

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