‘Better Call Saul’ Farewell, Limited Edition, and Another Jockey HBO-Netflix

Is it Emmy season at some point? In truth TV excesses and a collective obsession with recognition have turned the TV awards race into a year-round event. So while the FYC billboards, panels, and screens may be on hiatus, they will be back soon, even if no one is watching the show. With that in mind, here are some themes to watch out for in the upcoming season of the Emmys.

1. You better call Saul.it’s the last chance
Even the most casual internet user has probably experienced the constant advertising hysteria. You better call Saul.Especially considering that breaking Bad The spin-off’s final season ended a few weeks ago. The furor is certainly not without merit. The AMC drama did not win an Emmy despite 46 nominations. (Up until how i met your father He’s had two wins this year.) Well, it’s not over yet. Like the main series that spawned it, SaulIts ending was divided into two parts. The six episodes that aired over the summer, including a cameo by Emmy star Carol Burnett, will be allowed in 2023. That covers all categories, so there’s still room for Rhea Zehorn, Bob Odenkirk, Peter Gould and company. At least a swan song greeting.

two. Weird stuff That will be outside
Saul was not the only series to split the season in half, but Weird stuff It probably won’t be part of the conversation at next year’s Emmys. There’s always a chance, especially given the inflated moment of this finale, that Netflix might ask the Television Academy to deem one of the two episodes as a TV movie. After all, this year’s nominations have shown that the film category has become a strange trap for Emmy hopefuls with zero chances elsewhere, but it seems very important in this case. This is the most likely scenario Weird stuffThe possibility of an “Emmy” isn’t out of the question until the fifth and final season airs, presumably before the former teens who dominate the cast are old enough to rent cars and run for president.

3. Limited or not limited?
The Television Academy Board generally accepts requests from studios and platforms looking to pitch series in categories where strategists believe the show is best suited (read: most likely to be nominated). one hour show – Amazing Mrs. MaiselFor example, I would compete in drama without so much attractiveness. But this group also tends to say no. This will likely get a response from HBO if they post. white lotus Again as a limited series. Emmy rules state that a series can only compete in the limited/anthology categories if there are no recurring characters or stories. The Emmy-winning luxury hotel chain of the same name, Jennifer Coolidge, stars as the same character in the second season of the big Monday night limited series. Nothing will be official until the board assesses it early next year (probably between February and April), but barring catastrophic noise reductions, don’t be surprised if white lotus The transition to comedy categories will arrive in 2023.

4.Netflix vs. HBO, 6th round
An embarrassment of riches is never enough. One should have Hollywood’s most embarrassing wealth shame. That’s why the feud between Netflix and HBO (both in terms of nominations and overall earnings) has become an annual source of bragging, bickering and speculation in the city. This year’s Emmy gave Emmy legacy HBO a decisive win on both counts, but it came a year after an equally strong performance on its streaming flight. It won’t disappear in 2023. At the very least, the fact that the 2021 drama winner a crown (Netflix) and the winner of the drama 2020 and 2022 heritage (HBO) will compete against each other for the first time in three years, adding even more, ah, drama before the race. Add in the annual unpredictability of what’s on deck in the limited series categories and you’ve got a real horse race, and in an economy of layoffs, stock crashes and mergers, there’s no going to the glue factory for the loser. Definitely from the table.

5. Let the winners speak
Stopping reviewing these awards for a bit of editing. The people who receive the awards deserve their time under the fluorescent light of the Microsoft Theater. They must not be played so viewers can put up with another montage of police shows that were not nominated. And they certainly don’t need to share the high point of their career with a late night presenter who plays weekends with Bernie. Of course, Jennifer Coolidge interrupting with dance music was fun. And there are almost certainly no ongoing issues between Quinta Brunson and Jimmy Kimmel. But, before the 2023 show, those moments will be resurrected, just like “Slap” will be the next Oscar season. Producers would do well to ensure that these incidents do not happen again.