HBO Beats Netflix In Reversal Of Emmy Fortune (nytimes.com) 33
"Succession," HBO's portrait of a dysfunctional media dynasty, won best drama at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday night, the second time the series has taken the prize. The New York Times: Jesse Armstrong, the show's creator, also took home the Emmy for best writing, the third time he's won in that category. And Matthew Macfadyen won best supporting actor in a drama for the first time for his performance on the show. It was the sixth time in eight years that HBO has taken the television industry's biggest prize for a recurring series, making it yet another triumphant night for the cable network. HBO, as well as its streaming service, HBO Max, won more Emmys (38) than any other outlet, besting its chief rival, Netflix (26).
"The White Lotus," the cable network's beloved upstairs-downstairs dramedy that took place at a Hawaiian resort, won best limited series, and tore through several other categories. The show won 10 Emmys altogether, more than any other series. Mike White, the show's creator and director, won a pair of Emmys for best directing and writing. And performers from the show, Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge, both received acting Emmys. "Mike White, my God, thank you for giving me one of the best experiences of my life," Bartlett, who played an off-the-wagon hotel manager, said from the Emmys stage. But HBO's chronicles of the rich were not the only winners on Monday night.
"Ted Lasso," the Apple TV+ sports series, won best comedy for a second consecutive year, as the tech giant continues on an awards show tear. Apple TV+, which had its debut in November 2019, won best picture at the Oscars ("CODA") earlier this year. And Jason Sudeikis repeated as best actor in a comedy as the fish-out-of-water soccer coach in "Ted Lasso." There were other big moments in the comedy awards. Quinta Brunson, the creator of the good-natured ABC workplace sitcom, "Abbott Elementary," about a group of elementary schoolteachers at an underfunded Philadelphia public school, won for best writing in a comedy. It was only the second time a Black woman won the award (Lena Waithe was the first, in 2017, for "Master of None").
"The White Lotus," the cable network's beloved upstairs-downstairs dramedy that took place at a Hawaiian resort, won best limited series, and tore through several other categories. The show won 10 Emmys altogether, more than any other series. Mike White, the show's creator and director, won a pair of Emmys for best directing and writing. And performers from the show, Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge, both received acting Emmys. "Mike White, my God, thank you for giving me one of the best experiences of my life," Bartlett, who played an off-the-wagon hotel manager, said from the Emmys stage. But HBO's chronicles of the rich were not the only winners on Monday night.
"Ted Lasso," the Apple TV+ sports series, won best comedy for a second consecutive year, as the tech giant continues on an awards show tear. Apple TV+, which had its debut in November 2019, won best picture at the Oscars ("CODA") earlier this year. And Jason Sudeikis repeated as best actor in a comedy as the fish-out-of-water soccer coach in "Ted Lasso." There were other big moments in the comedy awards. Quinta Brunson, the creator of the good-natured ABC workplace sitcom, "Abbott Elementary," about a group of elementary schoolteachers at an underfunded Philadelphia public school, won for best writing in a comedy. It was only the second time a Black woman won the award (Lena Waithe was the first, in 2017, for "Master of None").
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Does it run on Linux?
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Actually, it does. There was a while where it didn't work, but it works now.
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Pretty sure Westworld does.
Yet no Paramount+ nominations (Score:1)
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Better Call Saul also got shafted this year.
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Better Call Saul was late to the game, and on top of it, boring. Even for people that loved the show, it was a long, sprawling nothingburger other than the bus chant and a couple moments in among the doldrums of Gene rediscovering his inner Slippin' Jimmy.
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Cowboy Trumps.
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Emmies happened.
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Emmies happened.
This.
Every since the wokies took over every single award festival, they are meaningless. Oscars, Nobel Prizes Emmys, Golden pissbuckets. It's all one big let's-suck-each-others-dick show.
Just look at how this Amazon Rings thingy is received. The wokie "professionals" love it, the paying customer seems to hate it (I haven't bother watching so I can't comment).
We need a new plague. Oh, wait...
Ergh (Score:2)
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The Emmys happened? (Score:2)
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Will Smith hit Chris Tucker it was awesome.
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How is assault awesome?
Mature adults discuss, not act like dumb teenagers.
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It's called sarcasm dumbass, the original assault was against Chris ROCK not Tucker, I thought that might make the sarcasm obvious but I guess not for some people ready to jump on their high horse at a moment's notice.
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If only there was an emoticon or emoji to communicate sarcasm to avoid poor communication. /s
"Succession" is terrible. (Score:3, Insightful)
I enjoy a good bit of watching people be miserable bastards on shows, but usually I like to have somebody to root for. You can't root for anybody on that show, and never could. They give you brief glimpses of humanity, only to use those brief glimpses as an excuse to once again pull the rug out from under you and show you that no, these people really are empty nothings and hateful assholes all the way around.
Humanity is such a disaster right now I don't get how there's any appeal in a show where literally no one comes off well. It's just rich assholes being rich assholes to each other. I think we've spent enough time inflating rich asshole's egos. Do we really need to waste entertainment time doing the same?
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But I agree they dragged it out for too long with no relief from the nihilism. At the end of Season 2 when Kendall has all the ammunition to take a stand and overthrow Logan it was such a catharsis. And then they just took it back and started over at square 1 for season 3.
I guess they don't want to compromise on the central theme of the invincibility of entrenched power and wealth. Mission accomplished. The end.
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Beginning of Season 3 was where we stopped. We thought they'd been telling an interesting arc, and Kendall going to bat was gonna be epic and awesome and...never mind. He folded like a cheap suit. And the show was just more of the same. Bleh.
Gilded Age is a MUCH better show. They'd better not kill that one. At least it had some interesting side-characters and wasn't completely based on ego and rage.
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"Seinfeld" walks into the room...
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"Seinfeld" was at least funny sometimes. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" does a better job at the "group of friends that are absolute shitbags" dynamic. That show slays. You'd never see George trying to beat the shit out of a bunch of kids on a basketball court while wearing an official's uniform.
Will Smith (Score:1)
Did Will Smith assault Chris Rock again?
No One Cares (Score:1)
about the Emmies. Literally the most boring, and stupid, of the award shows. I don't care if HBO won the most, because I'm never going to pay the shitty HBO fees for the one or two shows that are halfway decent. Game of Thrones? Shitty. House of Dragons? Lame. Westworld? Decent. Succession? Boring.
HBO has always been, and always will be, the absolute lowest valued channel/platform per dollar spent.
First USA, Novell, Blackberry, then Netflix (Score:2)
Companies that are first on the scene with their particular niche get full of themselves and think they don't have to improve; thinking their top ranking can't be beat. America was the biggest manufacturer after WW2 and thought why try harder on quality, etc "We're number one." So John Demming to statistical process control to Japan after being rejected in America, and the industrial slide began. Novell thought because they were the big boys in networking and had a stranglehold on the market that they would
A contest... (Score:1)
A contest of who lays better turds.