When the 2023 Emmy Award nominations were announced back in July, it was expected that shows like “The Last of Us” and “Succession” would dominate the playing field.
What was surprising to many fans, however, was that the Netflix juggernaut “Stranger Things” was shut out of the series and acting categories.
Breakout star Joseph Quinn stole the show with his turn as metalhead Eddie Munson, while Sadie Sink’s Max Mayfield was at the center of arguably one of the best scenes in the series’ entire run.
Well, the reason for the so-called snubbing of “Stranger Things” has nothing to do with the quality of work, and everything to do with eligibility rules.Back in June 2022, the TV Academy finally got rid of the “hangover episode rule,” which made it so series that debuted before the May 31 cut-off could include episodes that aired after the eligibility deadline, but before nomination voting,…
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