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Emmys Analysis: A Loving And Nostalgic Night Of Television Triumphs Even As Only A Handful Of Shows Hogged All The Gold


The FOX Network broadcast itself was simply great (more on that below) but I have a severe case of deja vu after attending Monday night’s 75th Annual Emmy Awards. It is as if in this vast TV …

That said the Emmys which were delayed four months due to the writers and actors strikes actually were the first group of TV voters to weigh in since completed ballots have been in hand at accountants Ernst & Young since we voted in August (yes, I am a member of the Television Academy). As he was happily entering the Governors Ball following the Netflix sweep of Beef in the top five Limited Series categories,Ted Sarandos told me it was particularly interesting since these winner names have been in the envelopes waiting to be opened longer than any of the other key awards handing out statuettes in the early part of this year. Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers remembered Norman Lear, Jason Bateman and Jodie Foster recalled working as kids on Little House On The Prairie and The Courtship Of Eddie’s Father, Tracee Ellis Ross and Natasha Lyonne pricelessly recreated the I Love Luc y chocolate factory line bit in glorious black & white, and so much more.

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