THB #170: The Big Emmy Wave, Pt 1 of 2

(Note: This got out of hand… it was 1 piece, but as the sun starts to set, I am now splitting it into 2 pieces over 2 days… June 2021 - November 2021 and then, December 2021 - May 2022. I hope it offers some perspective on an insane amount of quality television.)

We’re in the heat of it now. Eligibility for Emmys closed 2 weeks ago and voting starts next week.

I’ve seen a lot of charts… what can one say?

I decided to go after it in a different way today. This is a list of titles that I found something special (aka, worthy of serious Emmy consideration) over the last year.

That’s 90 series, limited series, and films (doc and narrative) in 52 weeks of TV. And that doesn’t even consider all the solid and solidly mediocre shows that we have all consumed in the same year.

To be honest, it also includes 8 series/limited series that I haven’t seen, but I know are well-loved by people I respect. And for me, at least another 300 hours spend on theatrical movies and some streaming films in the same …