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“I don’t want to write that dutiful thing that sits on your bookshelf or your TV, just waiting for you, like, ‘I know I gotta watch this because it’s good for me'”
Rob Sheffield on the wonderfully off-the-cuff, seat-of-the-pants house party that was this year’s Emmy Awards ceremony
Alan Sepinwall weighs in on an Emmy Awards broadcast that was low on fidelity and high on life
From Sarah Vaughan to Little Walter, veteran music supervisor Liza Richardson shares “some cool discoveries” she found while researching the music popular in 1950s Chicago
Ahead of what’s sure to be the weirdest Emmys ceremony in history, we weigh the night’s potential victors, and salute those whose deserving work was overlooked
The HBO series’ Emmy-nominated composers and creator discuss how their collaboration came to be and break down some of its key tracks
The show’s creator and cast eulogize the life-after-death drama
Reimagining the show as a realistic prestige drama misses the real-life strengths and complexity of the original sitcom
TV critic Alan Sepinwall breaks down the medium’s longtime love affair with police work, and grapples with how the industry can move forward
This year’s nominations include some highlights — a haul for ‘Watchmen!’ Improved diversity! — but largely overlook one of the best shows on TV
