The Seat Fillers Podcast

Brett and Adam react to the highs and lows of the 93rd Academy Awards.

In the big pre-Oscars podcast, Brett and Adam predict all of the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam discuss the recently-announced format of this year's Academy Awards before reacting to the Oscar nominations.

Happy 5th Anniversary to us! 5 years ago, our very first podcast episode was recorded - here it is in it's entirety. In their inaugural podcast, The Seat Fillers Adam Hlava and Brett Halverson introduce themselves and the pod before jumping into a discussion about the 2015 Oscars, Ryan Gosling, comic book movies and the scary new movie The Witch. 

Brett and Adam react to the Producer's Guild, Director's Guild, and BAFTA Award nominations. Then they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Supporting and Lead Actor and Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture.

Brett and Adam react to the Golden Globes, then make their Oscar nominee predictions for Best Sound, Cinematography, Adapted and Original Screenplays.

Brett and Adam discuss the landscape of the awards season with the release of nominations for the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Awards. Then they reveal their top ten movies of 2020.

Brett and Adam return to The Seat Fillers to talk Oscars, including news on the new producers of the show and some of the movies expected to be in the awards mix. Then they give their thoughts on whether Tenet is a must-see theatrical experience. Finally they discuss other movies and shows they've watched such as Let Them All Talk and The Mandalorian.

In a mid-year tradition, Brett and Adam pick their top five favorite movies of the year so far, with a bonus pandemic-only top five TV shows.

Brett and Adam emerge from quarantine to catch up and talk about some of the shows and movies they've been watching during the pandemic, including Survivor, The Last Dance, The Way Back, The Invisible Man, Extraction, and more. This episode was recorded before the death of George Floyd, so we were not able to acknowledge it. #BlackLivesMatter

In their annual pre and post-Oscar special episode, Brett and Adam react to the winners and losers of the 92nd Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam take one last look at the state of the awards season before making their final picks for all 24 categories at Sunday's 92nd Academy Awards. To watch most of the Oscar nominated Shorts, check out: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9315174/oscars-shorts-where-to-stream-2020

Brett and Adam react to the 92nd Oscar nominations, including the snubs, surprises and how they fared in their predictions.

Brett and Adam recap the Golden Globes, then make their final Oscar predictions for Best Director and Best Picture. Finally they swoon over Greta's Gerwig's wonderful “Little Women.”

Brett and Adam attempt to paint the award season landscape by looking at the Oscars shortlists as well as the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Then they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress and Lead Actor. Finally they give their thoughts on “Marriage Story” and the excellent “Watchmen.”

Brett is joined by his wife Anna for a discussion about the types of Christmas movies and a countdown of their top 5 favorite Christmas movies. Finally, they recommend two new Christmas movies “Klaus” and “Noelle”, and Anna gives her tips for enjoying movies during the holidays.

Brett and Adam get into the thick of award season with the Gotham, National Board of Review, and New York Film Critics Circle Awards, as well as the AFI Top Ten Films of 2019. Then they make their Oscar predictions for Best Editing, Cinematography, and Original Score. Finally they share their thoughts on “Knives Out” and “The Irishman.”

Brett and Adam weigh in on the Martin Scorsese vs Marvel feud, then predict the Oscar nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, and Production Design. Finally they discuss “Parasite.”

Brett and Adam react to the Gotham Award nominations and the Academy's Governors Ball, which officially kick off award season. Then they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Makeup and Hairstyle, Costume Design, and Animated Feature. Finally they discuss Steven Soderbergh's latest Netflix film “The Laundromat.”

Brett and Adam kick off the Oscar season by predicting the nominees for Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. Then they talk about HBO's excellent slate of shows including “Watchmen” and “Succession”, their documentary “Diego Maradona”, and Bong Joon-Ho's “Parasite.”

Adam and Brett are joined by Mike Bennett on their 100th episode to talk about the HBO hit “Succession” and the year in music so far for 2019. Finally, they celebrate the centennial episode with a discussion of some of their favorite movies of the decade.To listen to The Seat Fillers 2019 Spotify Playlist, go to: http://bit.ly/2019SFs .

Brett and Adam discuss the election of David Rubin as President of the Academy, and the BAFTAs creating a new category for Best Casting Director. Then they share their reactions to “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” and some of their favorite scenes from Tarantino movies. Finally, they preview season 2 of HBO's “Succession.”

Brett and Adam react to the Emmy nominations, and take a way-too- early look at this year's Oscar race. Then they discuss Midsommar and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Brett and Adam talk about the state of the film industry in 2019 and pick their top five favorite movies for the first half of 2019.

Brett and Adam return from a short hiatus to assess the state of television before getting into the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere. Finally they catch up on some of the biggest movies of the past month including “Us” and “Captain Marvel.”

Brett and Adam give their final thoughts on the 2018 Oscars and take a very early look at next year's awards. Finally Brett discusses HBO's “Leaving Neverland” and Adam meets his documentary quota with the harrowing “Apollo 11.”

In a special pre and post-Oscars episode, Brett and Adam discuss the good, bad, and weird of the 91st Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam predict the winners of the 91st Academy Awards.

Seat Fillers Music Correspondent Mike Bennett joins Brett and Adam to talk about the good, bad and ugly of the 2019 Grammys. But first they react to the BAFTA winners and the Academy's decision to cut several awards from the telecast. Finally they discuss Steven Soderbergh's new Netflix movie High Flying Bird.

Brett and Adam are joined by their significant others Anna and Joelle to count down their top ten favorite movies of 2018. Then Brett and Adam react to the SAG and Director's Guild Award winners.

Brett and Adam break down the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam react to the Critics Choice Awards and predict the Oscar nominees for Best Director and Best Picture.

Brett and Adam predict the Oscar nominees for Best Lead Actress and Lead Actor. But first they react to the insanity of the Golden Globes and discuss the Writers, Producers and Directors Award nominations and how they'll shape the Oscar landscape. Finally they review If Beale Street Could Talk and other movies they watched over the holidays.

Brett and Adam predict the Oscar nominees for Best Cinematography, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress. But first they react to the release of several Oscar nominee short lists and the SAG award nominations. Finally, Adam fills his annual documentary quota by seeing the “They Shall Not Grow Old,” Brett gushes over “Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse,” and they finish with an appreciative discussion of “Roma”.

Brett and Adam react to the Kevin Hart Oscar controversy and wonder if anyone will end up hosting the show. Then they discuss the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations, and the regional critics award winners. After, they predict the Oscar nominees for Best Production Design, Editing, Original Score and Song. Finally, Adam talks about The Favourite and Roma and Brett discusses Support the Girls.

Brett and Adam predict the Oscar nominees for Best Adapted and Original Screenplay, and Best Animated Feature. But first they react to the Independent Spirit Awards nominations and National Board of Review and Gotham Award Winners. Finally they give their thoughts on Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (not good!) and Widows (good!).

Brett and Adam predict the nominees for Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup & Hairstyle, and Best Costume Design. But first they react to the Oscars choosing new producers for the telecast. Afterwards, Brett talks about seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway and the harrowing documentary Free Solo, and Adam was pleasantly surprised by Bohemian Rhapsody.

Brett and Adam predict the first Oscar nominees of the season with Best Sound Editing and Mixing. But first they react to the Gotham Award nominations and their potential impact on the Oscars, and make early predictions on the Best Picture race. Finally they give their thoughts on A Star is Born, First Man, and Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House.

Brett and Adam react to the 2018 Emmys. Then they look ahead to some of the films expected to make Oscar pushes this year, including Roma, First Man, A Star is Born, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice, and many others.

Brett and Adam celebrate new members of the EGOT club and react to some of the recent Oscar news. Then they talk about some of their favorite summer TV shows including Making It, Insecure, and Better Call Saul. Finally they predict some of next week's Emmy winners.

Brett and Adam react to the announced changes to the Oscars telecast as well as last month's Emmy nominations. Then they discuss the summer's hottest shows Succession and Killing Eve. Finally they look at the best and worst of the summer movie season, and Brett makes a bold prediction about BlacKkKlansman.

Brett and Adam are joined by music correspondent Mike Bennett to discuss some of 2018's new albums, including music from Drake, Kanye, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Snail Mail, Lucy Dacus, Flasher, Janelle Monae, Nine Inch Nails, Father John Misty, and Kacey Musgraves. Then they pick their favorite album of the year so far, and finally talk about some movies and TV they're watching.

Brett and Adam discuss the spooks of “Hereditary” and the thrills of “Incredibles 2.” Then they pick their top five favorite movies of 2018 so far.

Brett and Adam triumphantly return after a hiatus to discuss some of their favorite movies of 2018 so far, and look ahead to some potential Oscar nominees. Finally they pay tribute to the amazing run of “The Americans.”

In a special pre and post-Oscars episode, Brett and Adam breakdown the highs and lows of the 90th Academy Awards.

Brett and Adam make their final Oscars predictions ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards. To play the Showdown, visit www.theSeatFillers.com/showdown

Brett and Adam discuss the final three Best Picture nominees, including Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour and The Post. But first they react to the BAFTA Awards and play another round of Guess The Tomato with Annihilation. Finally Adam discusses the Oscar-nominated Live-Action and Animated Short films, and Brett is joyfully delighted by Paddington 2.

Brett and Adam are joined by the Lady Seat Fillers, Anna and Joelle, to discuss their favorite movies of 2017. But first Adam and Brett react to the Writers Guild Awards, and finish by continuing their discussion of the Best Picture nominees with Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MO.

In the first of a three pod series on the Best Picture nominees, Brett and Adam discuss "Dunkirk," "Get Out," and "The Shape of Water" in depth. But first they react to the Directors Guild Awards and Netflix's surprise Cloverfield sequel.  Remember to play the Oscars Showdown to see if you can beat the Seat Fillers at their own game. 

Brett and Adam are joined by music guru Mike Bennett to discuss the good and bad of the Grammys. Then they catch up on High Maintenance and The Good Place.

Brett and Adam react to the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards.