I wasn’t expecting any actor to stand out due to the film having an ensemble, but a few performances surprised me (Rylance, Abdul-Mateen II, Redmayne and Langella). In terms of nominations, I’d say Baron Cohen, Rylance and Abdul-Mateen II have decent chances. Strong was underwhelming, which sucks cause I got him at 100/1. Redmayne is in an…[Read more]

My guess is that Lovecraft Country will be long forgotten when voting starts, which will be months from now. Their biggest advantage is the barren drama field, which especially helps Majors. The Globes didn’t embrace Watchmen and I see this as a similar scenario, but then again, the competition is weaker this time.

I don’t think The Boys <…[Read more]

Pleasantly surprised to see Stefani Robinson’s name in the end credits.

Netflix cancelling shows without a proper ending is becoming very absurd.

Despite my personal disdain towards 60+ minutes episodes, this one flew by. Turman and Buckley continue to deliver and Whishaw got more this time. Still nothing from the two “leads”.

I miss the typical Fargo gullible character from previous seasons, like the ones played by Freeman, McGregor and Stuhlbarg. Schwartzman is getting somewhere near…[Read more]

They have no idea what they’re doing with Trump, Biden and Harris. Terrible writing for these three characters. At least Fineman got a chance to shine.

Seeing how protective Whishaw’s character was of Cannon’s son, maybe he ends up raising the kid and gives him his name. I don’t think they mentioned the kid’s name, so he might be named Mike.

First Look

More here.

I think the premiere was decent even though it seemed to go in a different direction than previous seasons. It felt dumbed-down, which most recently hurt Westworld’s third season. Since I’m on the topic of doing a different Fargo than usual, I’m bothered the title theme is changed. The previous one, accompanied by the tune, was outstan…[Read more]

Was Judas and the Black Messiah’s eligibility confirmed? It seems easy to miss the deadline.

I didn’t know how I feel after watching the premiere, so I gave the second episode a chance and it doesn’t seem like my type of series. I think I’ll wait for the season to end and then decide if I’m continuing. I’ve started a new thing of not forcing myself to watch everything, often because I find myself watching something just for the sake of doing  it.

It’s not fair to blame other nominees for Pelphrey’s snub. Even though Braun was one of the worst nominees this year, it’s the voters’ fault for voting for him, not his. Same with every name-check.

Pelphrey didn’t get in either because not enough actors watched the season or because he lacked name recognition. Based on the hype for him around…[Read more]

My impression is that Colman is once again overshadowed. If last year she was hurt by huge expectations and bigger focus on the cast, now she’s facing a bigger performance from a co-star. I expect the spotlight to center around Thatcher and Diana, which might push one of them in lead.

I also think it’s up to Netflix whether Colman wins the Emm…[Read more]

Do we know when the predictions center is opening?

The nominations Euphoria received this year were very well deserved, but the show itself isn’t really worthy of a series nomination and I doubt it gets in next time. It’s a teen drama after all. Zendaya got in thanks to the current climate and the crafts tend to recognize smaller shows, which is why I don’t see signs of broader support.

I wanted to share my thoughts on the whole show instead of splitting it through three threads, so bear with me.

I somehow ended up fourth in the rankings. I was pretty sure the categories I didn’t get right would drag me down because I had winners ranked fourth or sixth.

I’ll start with Schitt’s Creek. Sweeping every comedy category is huge,…[Read more]

The Schitt’s Creek sweep makes me regret not predicting Culkin in a Succession sweep.

Schitt’s Creek is indeed overrated, but I’m beyond happy Murphy wasn’t left out of the sweep.

Final Thoughts

In my eyes, the three Series categories were locked ever since the nominations came out. All three frontrunners did better than their competition and I don’t see these categories as competitive.

Succession | Schitt’s Creek | Watchmen

My first impression for Drama Actress was it’s going to be either Linney or Colman. Since it…[Read more]