"At their best and most pure, the Emmys ought to be a recommendation engine, where the TV industry presents its picks for the best of the best and encourages the home audience to go back and watch anything good they might've missed while they were busy with Love Island earlier this year. The TV Academy nominated 21 total shows across Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology."
"Returning for the first time since 2023, Black Mirror delivered what you'd expect: a series of parables and dark prophecies about our technological future. I can't say for sure how much of my low ranking here is attributable to the fact that the terrifying technological present has made the showless novel or, whether after seven seasons, these stories have simply become less impactful and more predictable."
"I was riding so high on Only Murders in the Building after its musical-themed third season; it was the perfect example of a show taking a big swing to ward off stagnation. I respected the swing the show took in season four, decamping to Los Angeles to deal with a film adaptation of the titular podcast. Unfortunately, rather than stay in L.A., the show became bicoastal, keeping one foot in the Arconia with a new cadre of eccentrics (and yes, Richard Kind in an eye patch was a highlight)."
Emmy nominations can function as a recommendation engine for viewers to revisit quality television. Twenty-one shows received nominations across Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology. Rankings evaluate each show's nominated season only and attempt to bridge differences between genres. Some nominated shows appear more deserving than others, though none are outright bad. Black Mirror returned after 2023 with parables about technological futures but felt less novel and increasingly predictable after seven seasons. Only Murders in the Building shifted to Los Angeles in season four and became bicoastal, creating too many narrative elements with only a few effective moments.
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