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What Are the TCA's?

We recorded this episode of The Spin-off at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena where Mike, Joe and AJ were attending the Winter press tour for the TV Critics Association (TCA). The purpose of the TCA’s, as they’re known, is for broadcast and cable channels to promote their new shows. But do they really mean anything in the era of Twitter?

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KCRW placeholderBy Michael Schneider • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

We recorded this episode of The Spin-off at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena where Mike, Joe and AJ were attending the Winter press tour for the TV Critics Association (TCA). The purpose of the TCA’s, as they’re known, is for broadcast and cable channels to promote their new shows. But do they really mean anything in the era of Twitter?

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    Michael Schneider

    Senior editor at Variety

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    Josef Adalian

    Vulture

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    A.J. Marechal

    Variety

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    Darby Maloney

    Producer

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