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FYC:
The HBO darlings everywhere (The Last of Us, Succession, The White Lotus, Perry Mason, Somebody Somewhere, White House Plumbers, Love & Death);
The Apple gang (Bad Sisters, Slow Horses, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Black Bird);
Poker Face, The Great, The Bear, Evil (especially Katja Herbers) and The Good Fight.Please! These gays, they're trying to murder me!
Emmys will be arriving for S3 trust.
Already furious about her inevitable robbery
FYC: Bad Sisters (Anne-Marie Duff) Cunk on Earth (Diane Morgan), Fleishman Is in Trouble (Lizzy Caplan/Claire Danes), Industry (Marisa Abela/Myha'la Herrold), Physical (Rose Byrne), Poker Face (Ellen Barkin/Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Chloë Sevigny), The White Lotus (Sabrina Impacciatore)
My current comedy series eight (assuming Ted Lasso misses eligibility per Indiewire’s report):
Obviously Ted Lasso is safely in and the pre-nominations frontrunner if it does make eligibility and there’s a question over whether Hacks itself will make eligibility due to the new rule on hanging episodes. Regardless of those wait and see scenarios though I do feel like this field is prime for a breakthrough from something that comes along in the Spring, whether a returning show that didn’t quite breakthrough on freshman season last year or a new show à la Abbott and Severance. It obviously remains to be seen what that is or if we even have one (I currently have Mr and Mrs. Smith in that slot based on sheer pedigree) but I think what I find more interesting is that each of the returning series contenders from last year feel like they could be too strong to push out. Maisel and What We Do in the Shadows are obviously the vulnerable ones here considering they were essentially contending for those last few spots this year (and the former is coming off of the first year in its history in which it’s gone home from the Emmys empt handed whilst the latter had a dismal guild performance in a much weaker field last year) but even with those shows they feel like they have strong cases. The former is contending with its final season and is still a pretty widely watched audience juggernaut whilst the latter feels like it has a really strong concentration of support within the Television Academy (like Better Call Saul and Curb Your Enthusiasm). I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how both perform at the guilds and how Maisel‘s final season ends up being received (although personally I would be surprised if it were any worse than this season’s reception considering how “How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall” was not only received but also how mapped the direction it seems to be going in for its final season from there was).
There’s obviously a question over how well The Bear does but I’m actually feeling quite optimistic about its chances here? The overall buzz still feels very loud months after it aired, its Hulu’s most commercially successful comedy* contender after Only Murders in the Building and I think it will be bolstered by critical support. With a vacuum at the winter awards in the comedy actor category due to Ted Lasso‘s ineligibility there it wouldn’t actually surprise me if Jeremy Allen White and becomes the early frontrunner in comedy actor.
Predictions and awards races aside I have to say I’m really looking forward to this season in comedy. It’s been said that the comedy field this year feels weaker on paper than last year’s but I’m actually just as excited about it tbh. Although that could just be because of how much I’ve enjoyed these seasons of The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, Physical and The Rehearsal that have already aired (as well as the primetime ineligible Big Boys) and the state of excitement I’m currently in over Abbott Elementary
ThursdaysWednesdays.FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.
Don’t forget that they’re coming for Netflix’s Beef…
FYC: Bad Sisters (Anne-Marie Duff) Cunk on Earth (Diane Morgan), Fleishman Is in Trouble (Lizzy Caplan/Claire Danes), Industry (Marisa Abela/Myha'la Herrold), Physical (Rose Byrne), Poker Face (Ellen Barkin/Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Chloë Sevigny), The White Lotus (Sabrina Impacciatore)
I find it so ironic that Netflix rarely ever does well in comedy and is the only series category they’ve yet to have won because I personally find most of their comedy series to be vastly better than most of their dramas and limited series lol.
FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.
I find it so ironic that Netflix rarely ever does well in comedy and is the only series category they’ve yet to have won because I personally find most of their comedy series to be vastly better than most of their dramas and limited series lol.
Last year they had no nominees in series and it’s looking like the trend will repeat.
FYC:
The HBO darlings everywhere (The Last of Us, Succession, The White Lotus, Perry Mason, Somebody Somewhere, White House Plumbers, Love & Death);
The Apple gang (Bad Sisters, Slow Horses, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Black Bird);
Poker Face, The Great, The Bear, Evil (especially Katja Herbers) and The Good Fight.Please! These gays, they're trying to murder me!
Letterboxd: Brayfers
!EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE!
- SEVEN OSCARS
- BEST PICTURE
- Michelle Yeoh, Best Actress
- Ke Huy Quan, Best Supporting Actor
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress
- Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
- Paul Rogers, Best Film EditingFYC (TV):
- Abbott Elementary
- House of the Dragon
- The White Lotus
- The Last of UsSeries:
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- Hacks
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Atlanta
Letterboxd: Brayfers
!EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE!
- SEVEN OSCARS
- BEST PICTURE
- Michelle Yeoh, Best Actress
- Ke Huy Quan, Best Supporting Actor
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress
- Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
- Paul Rogers, Best Film EditingFYC (TV):
- Abbott Elementary
- House of the Dragon
- The White Lotus
- The Last of Usidk these people. sorry to these people.
Your loss.
FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.
I find it so ironic that Netflix rarely ever does well in comedy and is the only series category they’ve yet to have won because I personally find most of their comedy series to be vastly better than most of their dramas and limited series lol.
The reality is though no one really watched The Chair or Mo or the last season of Russian Doll and visibility matters with the Emmys, but mostly with Netflix.
The Netflix audience watches Cobra Kai or Emily in Paris and teen comedies. They need to make something commercial happen.
To be fair, their 2 biggest English-language seasons to date didn’t do great with Emmys this year. Stranger getting series but nothing for acting/writing/directing; Bridgerton not getting that either.
Shows from this century which had 3+ major noms for every season:
C: 7 30 Rock (06)*
4 Maisel (17)
3 Barry (18)
2 Ted Lasso (20)
Hacks (21)
I would predict Maisel to continue its downward slide, except its upcoming season is the end so that could help.
Writing and Directing for these two or I’ll be very sad. I do believe one has stronger writing and the other stronger directing but I can’t choose which one I’d like to be “The Boy from 6B” of S2 (as in the episode with most nominations at the Emmys).
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