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Episode 463
Best TV of the Past and Present
In this episode, we recap this year’s Emmy nominations and revisit the Emmys from five and ten years ago. We discuss which shows stand the test of time, which snubs still hurt, and which actors got pity Emmys. Plus stay tuned to see which light we give the J.Lo Affleck marriage.
In this episode, we recap this year’s Emmy nominations and revisit the Emmys from five and ten years ago. We discuss which shows stand the test of time, which snubs still hurt, and which actors got pity Emmys. Plus stay tuned to see which light we give the J.Lo Affleck marriage.
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- Background: Emmys Awards Wiki
- References: This year’s nominees, the 2017 awards, and the 2012 awards
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- Sidetrack: List of EGOT winners
- Must see TV: Yellowjackets (Showtime), The Great (Hulu), Station Eleven (HBO), The Handmaid’s Tales (Hulu), Modern Family (Peacock), Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)
- Snubs: Reservation Dogs (Hulu), Anthony Starr as Homelander on The Boys, We Own This City, Yellowstone (Peacock), Broad City (Hulu), The Leftovers (HBO), The Americans (Prime), Amy Pohler as Leslie Knope on Parks and Rec (Peacock), Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon in S1 of American Horror Story (Apple TV), Key and Peele,
- Watch: Selena Gomez doing interviews with Steve Martin and Martin Short
- Enjoy: Pachinko’s opening title sequence
- Rabbit trail: Comic Con is next week!
- Count: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has how many Emmys?
- Huh? Wait, who is Zooey Deschanel dating?
- Rewind: 2012’s Tracy Morgan Emmy prank
- Pure joy: Tracy Morgan singing at the airport
- Redlight mentions: J.Lo’s newsletter On The J.Lo | Dark Water =/= Deep Water; slugs =/= snails
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