Watercooler: Stephen King, Parks And Rec, Mandalorian, The Kid Who Would Be King, The Half Of It, Pet Sematary, Schitt's Creek, First Kid, Never Have I Ever, Community, Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters

By Peter ScirettaMay 1, 2020 2:15 pm EST

On the May 1, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they've been up to at the Water Cooler.

At The Water Cooler:

What we've been Doing:

Peter and Kitra got a silver play button from YouTube!

Inspired by a bizarre dream, Jacob has a question for the group.

Brad briefly tried Peacock through his Xfinity cable subscription

Hoai-Tran is a prisoner in her parents' basement.

What we've been Reading:

Brad checked out Ghostbusters: Artbook

Chris read If It Bleeds by Stephen King.

Hoai-Tran has been reading Severance by Ling Ma and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz.

What we've been Watching:

Brad and Chris and Ben and HT watched the Parks and Recreation Special.

Peter and Brad watched Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,

Peter has been binge-watching Eamon & Bec on Youtube, saw Never Have I Ever on Netflix, and is still watching Westworld.

Brad finished Big Mouth Season 3, rewatched Disney's First Kid.

Jacob watched Pet Sematary, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Girl With All the Gifts, Haunted, The Lion King, Beyond Skyline, 0.0 MHZ, Absentia, Rodman: For Better or Worse, 42-1, The Good the Bad the Hungry, and the season finale of Brooklyn 99.

Chris finished Schitt's Creek.

Hoai-Tran watched The Half of It, The Great, Les Misérables (2019), Time to Hunt, Invisible Life, is rewatching Community.

Ben watched The Lighthouse, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and The Kid Who Would Be King.

What we've been Eating:

Brad had Wonder Woman 1984-inspired SweeTarts Golden Ropes, Hershey's Cookie Bites, Laffy Taffy Jelly Beans

All the other stuff you need to know:

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