Yo-Yo Ma, Main Theme from “Malena” (Giuseppe Tornatore Suite)

I actually caught a late-night airing of this on PBS Masterpiece earlier this year. It’s a short miniseries (I believe only two episodes!) but found it quite good. It is definitely less gothic in tone and more subtle in its cues for suspense than the Hitchcock film, but what it achieves is powerful nonetheless and the performances are all…[Read more]

Those are very solid numbers, especially for a Friday night in the summer!

Wonderful idea! Even if there can’t be a live, in-attendance ceremony (because who knows what this time, next year will even look like), Kelly would make a great remote host, if the telecast were to still follow a similar model as this year’s. The cover songs she’s…[Read more]

Interesting. I often feel like an Emmy acting award (most especially that of lead actress) is a simultaneous nod to both the performer and the writers. Case in point: the winning submissions by the most recent lead actress champions, B&B’s Heather Tom and JMW, are showcases of tour-de-force performances rooted in intricately-crafted story by…[Read more]

How sweet that the compass still carries special meaning for both Maura and Michael (and he even keeps his close by on his nightstand!). It was especially interesting hearing about the process that went into prepping for scenes together and how Michael feels he became a better actor through his working with Maura. Love how they’d even run lines…[Read more]

Saddened by the news of Kristian Alfonso’s leaving. I wonder now if she had already taped her final scenes when she was a guest on the Soap Opera Digest podcast (such a great listen btw) last November; I find it insane how long some DAYS actors (as in Alfonso’s case, almost three-quarters of a year?) have to wait before finally being able to…[Read more]

Poor KKL though! I was so convinced this was finally her time! It is quite bizarre how Ari’s now been nominated (in the exact same category!) each year that KKL also earned a nom, and both ended up losing out. I suppose in order for either to win down the road, they must not be nominated alongside each other!

Huge congrats still to Tamara Braun…[Read more]

Heather Tom makes history! And the B&B writing team takes the gold! These two wins were by far the sweetest surprises of the night! What a wonderful parting gift too for Patrick Mulcahey, whose brilliant scripts deserve all the Emmys in the world! Lead Actress was such a toss-up for me because I was rooting most for Heather, Ari or KKL to prevail…[Read more]

^^^ Great interview by Michael Fairman. Scott discussed his reasons for not submitting his name for Emmy consideration this year, Heather gave her unique perspective as both actor and director in the daytime medium, and Jacquie reminisced about the shooting of those difficult scenes which finally landed her that coveted golden Lead Actress…[Read more]

I find it hard to believe that Melissa Reeves could be let go from the show just for “liking” a few instagram posts. I mean, it’s not like she wrote an entire opinion piece expressing those views for the New York Times, or is actively recruiting DAYS cast members behind the scenes to support her cause. Did anyone even consider that perhaps she…[Read more]

^^^ I couldn’t stay for its entirety, but did see parts (I’ll try to catch up with the rest over the weekend) but it was so much fun seeing Carjack reunited and that special spark still there, after all these years! What a wonderful gift on Emmy night!

William Fitzsimmons, “Passion Play”

Interesting theory… you certainly could be onto something there. I, for one, prefer catching the show on NBC (or On Demand) but I realize many (perhaps most?) opt for the convenience of streaming. It’s crazy that DAYS now finds itself a few days ahead in its televised schedule — even more reason for the show to regroup and perhaps recycle…[Read more]

Despite the minor setback (start of filming was postponed until tomorrow), it’s so awesome that B&B is the first soap back in production and blazing the trail for its innovative safety protocols (using life-sized blow-up dolls/actors’ real-life partners as stand-ins for intimate scenes), which even sparked national news coverage over the past…[Read more]

Lol yes, this is why assessing the strength of the performances based on these clips is quite problematic. As you said, this particular scene where Brooke interrogates Taylor was taken from a peripheral story arc that saw its resolution in the course of just a few episodes. It is in no way representative of the multi-faceted obstacles Brooke had…[Read more]

Fascinating stat! Thanks EmmyLoser for pointing this out. Perhaps we really are underestimating DAYS’s chances…

Sara Bareilles, “Breathe Again”

It’s my favorite of the reunions Alan has put together so far and I highly recommend watching it. Justin Deas proves he’s still the life of the party! Of course, leave it to Beth Ehlers – true to form as the model participant (can we expect anything less?!) – to honor its theme (“Cocktails with the Coopers”) and be the only one to actually drink…[Read more]

I just find it so ironic that, where the other three soaps would kill right about now just to have a single episode of original programming to air, DAYS is just blindly trudging forward, to hell with whether or not any of its episodes (like Tuesday’s show due to the George Floyd memorial service) gets pre-empted. I get that show execs had already…[Read more]

Love the choice of intro music that segues into the acting clips! I’m getting the impression that these clip packages weren’t put together for the purpose of our judging, but rather, what will be presented on Emmys night as a tribute to the nominees for each category shortly before the respective winner is unveiled. So I’m not even gonna venture…[Read more]