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That is a travesty. I don’t understand the love for Jennifer Coolidge. She’s fine, she’s somewhat entertaining but Emmy award against Rhea Seahorn (robbed year after year)? Every one on that nomination category can act circles around JC but especially Rhea and J. Smith Cameron (though she was underutilized in the Succession finale).

I’ve never understood her presence in entertainment. Can’t stand her. And to snub BCS year after year in favor of poorer performances seems like some sort of vendetta. I also don’t understand all the love for Beef. It was okay, but not all that great. Seems like the Emmy people decided that this would be the year for gay people and minorities, regardless of talent. At least Bear got some well-deserved attention.

I started watching The Leftovers (Max) last night. 2% of the world’s population just disappears one day. I’m only a couple of episodes in but it has me intrigued.

The Leftovers is one of my favourites. Season 3 was probably my least favourite, but I liked the ending.

Or perhaps people in the industry have a better understanding of acting talent than you do?

Pro tip for all: if you find yourself thinking "those [insert underrepresented group here] didn’t deserve it, they just got penciled in for [insert dubious and/or “woke” reason], you’re better off keeping that opinion to yourself.

If you’re implying that I’m a racist or a homophobe, you are way off base, my friend.

I don’t know you, so I can’t say either way, but your statement that I quoted is dubious at best, and my general advice stands.

You are not someone I have ever thought of as being bigoted, but saying that someone won an award just because they are gay or a minority is not a good look for you.

Though regarding last night’s Emmy Awards, they do seem to be lazy in their voting, giving six awards each to Succession and The Bear, five to Beef and two to Last Week Tonight. I thought it was weird when Schitt’s Creek swept the comedy awards three years ago, winning all seven.

1000% agree. Rhea Seehorn was robbed.

I don’t hate Jennifer Coolidge, but I don’t get all the love for her either. And her one-note shtick gets more and more grating in every new thing she pops up in. She’s basically doing an Owen Wilson impersonation (oh wow).

Or… is Owen Wilson doing a Jennifer Coolidge impersonation?

Same. But then I haven’t seen any of White Lotus.

But I agree that awards selection seems to get lazier every year.

I watched both seasons that she appeared in. She seems to always play the same character in whatever she does (not just WL)-- ditsy, neurotic, with an undercurrent of entitlement as if she knows or expects some underling will step in, alleviate her confusion, and help her out. Always speaking in a nasally Cali-Valley or just vaguely ‘stoner’ accent, as if she’s channeling Owen Wilson.

Her recent series of Discover commercials are an attempt to lampoon her persona, but they are hardly enough exaggeration over her actual acting persona to be IMHO real parody.

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Not really. He says flat out, “I am the one who knocks.” meaning he is the one to fear.

Any good he was doing for the family disappeared when he began lying to Skylar and if that didn’t happen in The Pilot it was an episode or two later.

Jesse’s later revelation, “It’s you, always you, it’s all about you want.” is his understanding that Walter was always a user of people.

Probably the least dramatic awards show since LOTR:ROTK swept the Oscars 20 years ago. If Succession was a nominee, it won. If The Bear was a nominee, it won. If Beef was a nominee, it won.

And I watched and enjoyed The Bear, but….Comedy? I don’t recall laughing once.

I have long contended that the Emmys should put a limit on the number of times a performer or show can win in the same role/category. 2 seems right…put a special gold star on their second trophy and then give someone else a shot.

I did think the episode where they catered the kid’s birthday party and accidentally spiked their punch with Xanax or whatever it was was pretty funny. But in general I agree; I really enjoyed The Bear, but it felt more like a drama to me. Honestly it seems like if the episodes mostly have a ~30 minute run time the show goes in the comedy category; if most of the episodes are ~1 hour it goes in the drama category.

My abject apologies for the derailment, folks. Carry on.