It is a confusing but often entertaining time to watch television. Appropriately, the 2022 Emmys honoring all that television was also a confusing, often entertaining experience. chaneyj writes
Some fresh series centering historically underrepresented voices were honored, including, which beat longtime favein the Outstanding Reality Competition category. And while a lot of the major winners were predictable, this year’s awards also reflected the wide spectrum of places to find good television. For the first time in nearly a decade, a network sitcom, ABC’s, won the award for Outstanding Comedy Writing.
Like a streaming platform fine-tuning its user interface, the telecast itself introduced some new features. Chyrons highlighting messages from the winners appeared at the bottom of the screen during many acceptance speeches, an approach that allowed them to thank all the people they wanted without wasting precious airtime saying all those names.
selected whatever random track was cued up in his Spotify Emmys playlist. The rare time Zedd played something perfectly evocative of the past year in TV — Kate Bush’sThe Emmys also decided that advertising would no longer be limited to the commercial breaks, which is why we got an extended bit that was actually an ad for the Kia Telluride X-Pro and Jake Lacy hanging backstage to tout his upcoming role in the Peacock series.
In other words, the Emmys felt different and the same, filled with familiar characters as well as shout-outs to shows that some people didn’t even know existed. Like listening to Jennifer Coolidge, a winner for her role in, talk about how a lavender bath earlier in the evening had caused her to “swell up in her dress,” the ceremony was a lot. But likebefore she could finish that perfectly Coolidge-ian speech, it also made us want more.
It was emotional, inspirational, the sort of spontaneous expression that makes you appreciate what it’s like to watch a talent be overtaken by their gift on live television. You had to sit through a lot of random song choices by Zedd and jokes about how Netflix is poor now to get to stuff like that. But that’s how TV in 2022 works, isn’t it? You have to sift through a lot, but eventually, you will discover some shiny gold.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Emmys 2022: Inside the Parties & Behind the ScenesAn insider look at the 74th Emmy Awards, hosted by Kenan Thompson.
Read more »
Black women winning at the 2022 Emmys is more than just a monumental moment in HollywoodSheryl Lee Ralph, Quinta Brunson, Lizzo and Zendaya dominated the 2022 Emmys, making the biggest night in television a historic moment for Black women in TV.
Read more »