![]() If Westworld sweeps this category, though, I will find an antique player piano and destroy it with a six-shooter. If Stranger Things wins, I’ll be irritated but not mad it’s the least interesting of the nominated series, but probably the most likable, and it was a bonding experience for a lot of households, mine included. This Is Us, one of the strongest freshman series in memory, could sneak in and take the top prize because it’s the perfect merger of accessibility and seriousness, plus it was on a regular broadcast network, not cable or streaming, and the old-school shows often turn into sentimental favorites. My money is on The Handmaid’s Tale to take the top prize and many others, including best actress (Elisabeth Moss) and direction (Reed Morano). Better Call Saul is the most interesting series in terms of form, and The Handmaid’s Tale is the most powerful by a mile. The only exception was Westworld, a series that didn’t do so well critically but mixes the HBO Quality TV insignia proudly. Robot, and Orphan Black didn’t have a prayer. ![]() Bear in mind that I have a long track record of wrongly picking things I happen to like as winners, so don’t lay down your money based on my gut, please.Īlmost every TV series that toyed with established storytelling norms got shafted this year. So let’s move through my knee-jerk reactions, category by category. There’s plenty to be outraged about in this year’s Emmy nominations, plenty to be happy about, and a few things worth being puzzled by. This is an outrage! A shame! A travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham. Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta.
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