related: Authenticity… I can't decide. Either MTV Unplugged's function is obsolete (1) the advent of social media access via YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc.. means musical artists uplugged already. Fans have seen these groups at their most 'bare-boned', minimalist, everyday Or
(2). MTV Unplugged live sessions…

Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged 2.0. was a revelation on par with going to church for me. I'm willing to go to hell, and argue against anyone who mocks it. Hill unburdened her soul. She was reflective, talked about her fears, the weight of supporting an entourage (this is all pre-tax trouble, prison).

Can't be pervy if you're just speaking the treath, right?

I do too. As a feature film or doc. Seriously/ no joke.

Yes. Doesn't that corroborate my point? U.S. settlers in these original colonies displaced indigenous people, and claimed land as unoccupied when it wasn't. Andrew Jackson's Trail of Tears forcefully removed and displaced Cherokees east of the Mississippi River.

it’s running with the premise that former slaves received the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as reparations in the post-Reconstruction period.

i agree. also, the amoint of ink and speculation based on an HBO Press Release..from tge Publicity Dept. is what unsettles me most of all.

The GoT showrunners leant their name in the same way George Martin and Joss Whedon lend their names to get projects greenlit funded and produced

Yes. Nichelle and Malcolm Spellman. Each has years of writing and producing experience on popular TV shows (The Good Wife, Empire) . Husband and wife but I dont believe theyve partnered to write and produce similar to the black spouses who are showrunners of The Game.

I concur with your point that the invented "Henry York" harmed, rather than helped the story. He was a chivalric knight who comes and goes at the convenience of the plot; he serves to soften — for the audience — all the turmoil Frances Farmer endured — at the hands of her mother, the barbaric psychiatric…

The 1983 FRANCES deserves a shout-out. IIRC, Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange met and fell in love on this film set.

The Vanity Fair article which is this Newswire's source, includes an eye-opening anecdote about Kakutani's dedication that neatly coincides w/ your point about reviewers whose critiques represent reading-time justification.

The aftershow chat between Issa and showrunner Prentiss (sp?) Penny inspired my exact same desire to call up make believe friends.. Issa said the epsiodes Wine Down is a thing she and her friends used to do —- BYOBoxWine and chill wth friends — erodes the make-believe/real life boundaries even more.

Daniel Stern wrote a long, loving tribute to his decades of friendship with John Heard, which crossed my FB feed last night. . Heard befriended Stern when Stern arrived in NYC , penniless, recent high school drop out. . It was a lock from there. He notes Heard's theater career too., which might get less press…

Lip Sync Battle scored an Emmy nom last week. Just when I worried LSB would run out of ideas, we know how L.L. Cool J will raise the bar next year — with a Dancing, Singing Itos' Battle Royale

Swap out Anne Hathaway for Amy Adams' Sharp Objects on HBO Go…. and the Teams of Streaming Sweethearts is still very much in realm of our current reality.

My comment about The Ranch wasn't meant to come off as elitist (w/r/t my taste or The Ranch's audience). I DID watch The Ranch's pilot. I was curious about Debra Winger and Sam Elliot's parts. The Ranch's production value looked ridiculously low. The show is set in Colorado at a Ranch. For a multi-camara show…

Yes — I loved loved loved Black Mirrors "San Junipero" episode dearly. I'm excstatic to see it garner Writing and Filming nomintations. . As this EW article points out, SJ clocks in at 61 min. Was this a way to game the system to avoid competiting head to head with other anthology series? (Feud? American Crime?)

I'm surprised more newish comedies which are very fresh and popular, got so little love. Not to mention Comedy Actresses! Where's Minnie Driver for Speechless? Rita Moreno or Justine Muchado for One Day at a Time? I'm aware Emmys take FOREVER to catch up with the pop culture trends.

— The Stunt Coordination category is a relatively new addition, irrc. (2013 - just checked). i wonder if the "newer" categories are more likey to reflect candidates who represent the best… IOW, do voters pay attention because they don't vote on autopilot, and no "canon" of favorite, go-to nominess exist.