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In other words, this years Emmy season could actually be interesting.
Lets talk Emmy season.
Now, in the streaming era, Im not so sure.
You cover both races, so what do you think?
Joe Reid:Oh, sure, thats definitely been noticeable over the course of the past several years.
Summer was for reruns and burn-offs.
That calendar no longer exists in any impactful way.
Certainly not when it comes to how awards season is shaped.
TV shows can and do premiere all across the calendar.
If that sounds insane, its because it is.
I think we saw the peak of Peak TV Emmy madness about two years ago.
Things seem alittlemore manageable now, but clearly, its still pretty packed.
But lets drill down to this year.
In your mind, whats the biggest open question mark for this Emmy season?
Showtime should see decent returns onThe CurseandFellow Travelers.
There is a likely path to five to seven of those shows getting Best Series nominations.
All of this on a platform that most people dont even have.
Yeah, for me, Apple TV+s tally is the biggest outstanding question I have for this season.
Their sheer size means theyre always going to have a decent amount of contenders.
But leaders at both platforms have made it clear theyre more interested ingourmet cheeseburgersnow.
I dont know how Apple goes about fixing that.
Maybe its just attrition.
Does this also bug you?
(The answer is nothing!)
Its super-boring when two shows gobble up all eight nominations in a single category.
Set that number at two and see what happens.
so we can finally all accept that half-hour dramas are both realandspectacular.
