Yes!

You people already now how much I loved the first season of Abbott Elementary, and this is a nice note on their big day of Emmy nominations:

Yes, we can complain about how the Emmys are a popularity contest that shuts out most newcomers and shows with smaller audiences. But occasionally a series is so immediately undeniable that it almost makes the system seem like it works after all. Nominations for Brunson, Abbott Elementary, and several of the show’s supporting cast members (including Sheryl Lee Ralph and Janelle James) are the best kind of foregone conclusion. And with Black creators and talent still so underrecognized by awards bodies, it’s worth calling out how rare it is for a show created by a Black woman with a majority-Black cast to get such extensive Emmys love. Somewhere Principal Coleman is cheering while diverting school funds to an absurdly luxurious Emmys party.

I also LOVED Somebody Somewhere, so I also agree with this:

Bad: A shutout of the lovely Somebody Somewhere. Awards shows tend to reward shows that are loud and direct. If only we lived in a world that had room for the quiet and wandering beauty of Bridget Everett’s performance of a woman like herself finding herself in small-town Kansas. The same goes for Jeff Hiller as her close friend Joel, who plays off Everett’s natural charisma while trying to find his own boundaries. There is more texture in that show and that relationship than in many of the more high-profile nominees.