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Post by Hamilton Addict on Jul 29, 2020 10:57:51 GMT
The Primetime Emmy Award nominations were published yesterday, and there were quite a few surprises. A full list of nominees can be found here: edition.cnn.com/2020/07/28/entertainment/emmy-nominations-2020/index.html. Limited series Watchmen seems to have come out on top, with 11 different nominations. In the meantime, Netflix dominated over other media companies, with their shows gaining 160 nominations. Personally, I thought the biggest shock came with the lack of love for Better Call Saul. Season 5 of BCS has widely been praised as its best year so far, and yet it's been snubbed in almost all of the leading categories. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn were all seen as locks for nominations prior to the announcement, but I guess that's just the name of the game. It's a shame, but one can only hope they'll have a little more luck by the time their final season rolls around next year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2020 11:12:43 GMT
I thought Watchmen was brilliant, well worth a watch and self contained with (it looks like) no plans for a second series. It upends expectations and, like Lindelof’s other work on Lost and The Leftovers, plays with narrative in a really clever way.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jul 29, 2020 12:39:38 GMT
I thought Watchmen was brilliant, well worth a watch and self contained with (it looks like) no plans for a second series. It upends expectations and, like Lindelof’s other work on Lost and The Leftovers, plays with narrative in a really clever way. I loved it, although I thought it lost its way in the last couple of episodes and fell into many tropes that the original comics purposefully subverted, but ultimately that wasn't enough to take away the brilliant writing prior, especially episode 6. I haven't seen a lot of the nominated shows but it seems like this is the favourite to win in a lot of categories and I would be perfectly happy if it did (and hopefully make up for all the snubs The Leftovers had).
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jul 29, 2020 13:06:28 GMT
I'm glad that some of my favourite comedy performances finally got a nomination for the first time: Annie Murphy in Schitt's Creek, and D’Arcy Carden and William Jackson Harper in The Good Place.
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Post by theatreian on Jul 29, 2020 14:31:15 GMT
Glad to see Paul Mescal got a nomination for Normal People. Pity Daisy Edgar Jones didn't.
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Post by Rory on Jul 29, 2020 15:36:30 GMT
Glad to see Paul Mescal got a nomination for Normal People. Pity Daisy Edgar Jones didn't. Yes, very well deserved for him but very disappointing for her. It seems like it should have been either both of them or neither of them.
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Post by londonpostie on Jul 29, 2020 18:06:24 GMT
I thought Paul Mescal's performance was groundbreaking and phenomenal.
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Post by theatreian on Jul 31, 2020 16:22:39 GMT
I thought Paul Mescal's performance was groundbreaking and phenomenal. Paul duetting with Dermot Kennedy last night. A talented guy!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 31, 2020 16:41:53 GMT
Schitt's Creek for all the wins. Please and also Thanks.
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