Im not sure weve even scratched the surface withWatchmen, really.
Ever-victoriousRegina Kingwore a Breonna Taylor shirt while reminding viewers to make voting plans.
Andstillthere are levels ofWatchmendiscourse weve barely tapped yet.
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Everyone drives electric cars.
The handsomest president ever has instituted a sweeping system reparations.
Nobody tweets, and Donald Trumps existence was avoided thanks to the actions of a gay Black anti-racist crusader.
Violent racism still exists, but at least its not a nationwide campaign strategy.
Appointment TV is still apparently a thing.
This isnt just an optimistic world; its a world where optimists stage public demonstrations promoting good vibes.
That’s far afield from the nuke-haunted America envisioned by Alan Moore in the perfect originalWatchmencomic.
And it certainly doesnt describe the America we are currently living and dying in.
A good day now is a day with only two ongoing disasters.
The ceremony could have been a glitchy nightmare.
Credit Kimmel for turning his hosting gig into a brisk showcase for deadpan nonsense.
He had playfully distant interactions with Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston, both on their way to thelatest partialFriendsreunion.
A nurse practitioner named Katie Duke recalled working in New York City during the early days of the crisis.
The space between those two sentences is vast.
The first was a hard-won bit of existential wisdom from the frontlines of COVID-era essentiality.
to doesanyoneactually watchThe Morning Show?
The pivots could be strenuous.
Thats not fair, but nothing about the Emmys is technically fair.
DoSuccessionviewers watchBetter Call Saul?
Will they catch up with it on Netflix?
Television has always been the medium that helped us understand each other, said TV Academy Chairman Frank Scherma.
That was one of many noble declarations throughout the night about the transformative power of the small screen.
He was sort of joking; I dont know.
Maybe exploring television’s failures would require a more reflective awards show.
In this universe, it was mostly possible to sit back and enjoy the ramshackle glamour of the Pandemmys.
Were any viewers put off by that final bit of anti-namedropping?
The 2020 Emmys seemed to assume anyone watching shared a common enemy or three.
Which brings me back toWatchmen, the only show about cops to win any big prizes this year.
The world may be terrible, Kimmel said, But TV has never been better.
I agree with the first part.B+
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