January 2024 Emmys: Overexposure
The Emmys were in January this time?! Jeff and Aunt Beth are there to make sense of it all.
That’s Auntertainment! Mini-Episode: January 2024 Emmys
January 21, 2024
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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/12/24
January 12, 2024
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Where’s the Ranch?! (CREDIT: Adult Swim)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The Book of Clarence (Theaters)
–Mean Girls (Theaters) – They’re singing this time.
–Soul (Theatrical Re-Release) – Finally, there’s some Soul in the theater!
TV
-Creative Arts Emmy Awards (January 13 on FXX)
-Primetime Emmy Awards (January 15 on FOX)
–@fter Midnight Series Premiere (January 16 on CBS) – The successor to @midnight; Taylor Tomlinson hosts.
-Eric André Live Near Broadway (January 18 on Adult Swim)
Music
-Kali Uchis, Orquídeas
-The Vaccines, Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations
Sports
Australian Open (January 14-28 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+)
That’s Auntertaiment Mini-Episode: 2023 Emmy Nominations Reactions and What’s Jeff Watching? #10
July 16, 2023
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Announcing the Emmy nominations lol (CREDIT:
Television Academy/YouTube)
Strike one! Strike two! (Three strikes and you’re out of Emmys?)
Jmunney’s 2023 Emmy Wish List
June 28, 2023
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I’ve been making an Emmy wishlist for most of my adult TV-viewing life. Every year, the task keeps getting more and more Herculean with the proliferation of an endless supply of new shows. I could easily name about a hundred people who deserve an Emmy in 2023, but instead, I’ve decided to do the opposite this year by just picking One Wish Per Category.
These aren’t necessarily my top choices in each category, but they are ones who could use the boost, as none of them appears to be the most likely to win, or even necessarily be nominated. (A few of them weren’t even included on the official Emmy ballot!) But they’re all worthy of viewers’ attention, so before the official nominations are announced on July 12, consider giving these a chance if you happen to ever enjoy that increasingly elusive phenomenon of “free time.”
That’s Auntertainment! Mini-Episode: 2022 Emmys
September 18, 2022
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The Emmys are an endangered species, but they sing no victim’s podcast.
2022 Emmy Predictions/Preferences
September 11, 2022
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Interesting. Apparently they give out awards for TV now. Well in that case, I’ll let you know who and what I think’ll win AND whom and what I would vote for! Then we can commiserate together via NBC on Monday, September 19.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 9/9/22
September 9, 2022
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Time to be a Barbarian!!!! (CREDIT: 20th Century Studios/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Barbarian (Theaters)
–Clerks III (Theaters Beginning September 13)
TV
–College Bowl Season Premiere (September 9 on NBC) – The dynamic Manning duo are back.
-Creative Arts Emmy Awards (September 10 on FXX)
–Jeopardy! Season 39 Premiere (September 12, check local listings)
-Primetime Emmy Awards (September 12 on NBC)
–The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 Premiere (September 14 on Hulu)
–Atlanta Season 4 Premiere (September 15 on FX) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9
-Santigold, Spirituals
Jmunney’s 2022 Emmy Wish List, Part 4: Variety and Reality
July 8, 2022
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CREDIT: Netflix/Screenshot
Fun (or Frightening?) Fact: this year’s Emmy ballot includes nearly 3000 performers. We’ve all known for several years now just how overwhelming television has become, but somehow it still had room to launch into another level. So for my personal wish list, I decided not to think about it too hard. I’ll just include however many or however few selections per category I’d like to. I’ve probably forgotten some worthy contenders, but I won’t stress about it too much. We’ll find out what the TV Academy thinks when the nominations are announced on July 12!
When will Holey Moley become “The Multiple Emmy Award-Winning Holey Moley”? Hopefully very soon!
I was a little surprised to see Conan on the ballot again, as our orange-topped late night legend wrapped his TBS run over a year ago. But I suppose he did last into June, and the Emmy eligibility period does begin in the previous year’s June, and I’m certainly not going to complain about honoring our boy Conezy one more time!
And finally, hopefully How to with John Wilson can shine through in the weird category it’s been submitted in.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
*=I have placed this nominee in a different category than the Emmy ballot.
**=Not on the Emmy ballot
Variety Talk Series
Conan
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson*
Whose Line is it Anyway?
Jmunney’s 2022 Emmy Wish List, Part 3: Limited Series
July 7, 2022
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Fun (or Frightening?) Fact: this year’s Emmy ballot includes nearly 3000 performers. We’ve all known for several years now just how overwhelming television has become, but somehow it still had room to launch into another level. So for my personal wish list, I decided not to think about it too hard. I’ll just include however many or however few selections per category I’d like to. I’ve probably forgotten some worthy contenders, but I won’t stress about it too much. We’ll find out what the TV Academy thinks when the nominations are announced on July 12!
Some years, I watch a lot of limited series. Other years, not so much. This ended up being one of the lean seasons. From what I did watch, overall I appreciated the performances more than the shows.
You might notice that I have Pam & Tommy in parentheses, and that’s because while I did mostly enjoy it, I also felt torn about the whole enterprise, as it was produced against the wishes of the real Pamela Anderson. At least Lily James did her justice. Speaking of justice, more people need to pay attention to the under-the-radar Miracle Workers and its always-up-for-anything lead star.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
*=I have placed this nominee in a different category than the Emmy ballot.
**=Not on the Emmy ballot
Limited or Anthology Series
The Dropout
Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail
(Pam & Tommy)
Jmunney’s 2022 Emmy Wish List, Part 1: Comedy
July 5, 2022
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Fun (or Frightening?) Fact: this year’s Emmy ballot includes nearly 3000 performers. We’ve all known for several years now just how overwhelming television has become, but somehow it still had room to launch into another level. So for my personal wish list, I decided not to think too hard. I’ll just include however many or however few selections per category I’d like to. I’ve probably forgotten some worthy contenders, but I won’t stress about that too much. We’ll find out what the TV Academy has to say when the nominations are announced on July 12!
My favorite Comedy of the season was Kyle Mooney’s singular Netflix show, Saturday Morning All Star Hits, but I can’t find it anywhere on the ballot! Not in Comedy, nor in Animation. Oh, well.
Anyway, there are a few other newbies that I’d really love to see all over the ballot, like Abbott Elementary, Girls5eva, Only Murders in the Building, and The Sex Lives of College Girls.
And one important note: Kevin Can F*** Himself is in the Drama field on the ballot, correctly. But I’ve got Eric Petersen (as the titular stereotypical thoughtless sitcom husband) down for Comedy, as the scenes with him function best as parody.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
*=I have placed this nominee in a different category than the Emmy ballot.
**=Not on the Emmy ballot
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Afterparty
Barry
Dickinson
Girls5eva
Only Murders in the Building
Resident Alien
Saturday Morning All Star Hits**
Search Party
The Sex Lives of College Girls
What We Do in the Shadows
Young Sheldon
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