OK, some people do watch and some people do care. I just don't happen to be one of them. I looked at the list of nominees and don't even know who some of them are. I thought some of the ones I did recognize did a good job on the show or other production they were nominated for, but unless I've seen all of the nominees in their respective productions I have no clue if they're deserving or not. It's hard to root for an industry where they will cancel my favorite shows because of poor ratings at the drop of a hat. I'm happy for any actor that wins an award because I'm sure it helps them get more acting jobs. It certainly looks good on a resumé. But any actor is only as good as his next performance. Many award winners have literally disappeared because they couldn't get another decent role and faded from the public's eye. There are also far too many actors that use the podium as a public venue to vent their outrage or have some kind of political agenda. I don't watch TV to have someone preach their views to me. If I did I'd just watch Fox News.
I somewhat agree. I usually don't watch and usually once I read the nominees, I usually lose interest because they generally don't agree with what I like and watch. Perfect example, Dead To Me got a bunch of nominations this year, yet I thought this was a much weaker season than the first season (which I don't believe got nominated), full of cliches, etc. I thought the actresses who played the leads were OK, but nothing special. I saw the The Morning Show and I thought Reese Witherspoon was much better than Jen Aniston, yet, it was Jen who got the nominations. And there's this fascination with all things Netflix and HBO, which frankly are networks that are simple to write for, because (and especially in the case of Netflix) they can write any crap they want and hope it sticks. It's easy to write for those networks given there is basically no restriction to how you write. To me, someone who can write for classic network TV and make a quality show deserves an Emmy. It's why I'm really rooting for The Good Place to win. Write a show with a bunch of violence and curse words and overtly sexuality and everyone gives you kudos.
But anyway, I do watch bits and pieces, but if there's a good ballgame on at the same time, I'm watching that.
