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Especially notable? “Olive Kitteredge” won a lot of awards; “Game of Thrones” broke a 15-year-old record for most wins; Viola Davis shattered a much more shameful record from the Emmys’ 67-year run.

“‘I’ve been given the opportunity by the August Wilson estate, he did 10 plays—I’m directing, producing and acting in one, and I’m executive producing the other nine,’ said Mr. Washington. ‘I made a deal with HBO. We’re going to do one a year for the next nine years.'”

“I’m prepared to be exasperated Sunday night when the Emmys are awarded. That said, here are my ironclad predictions.”

“‘Look, you can’t tell kids something is cool. No one’s really been able to reach teen girls,’ Patricof says.’“My kids are addicted to Snapchat, but it’s a tool.'”

Kyle Buchanan: “Nor am I saying that just because a movie features a gay or trans character that that character deserves to be the undisputed lead … But if these movies are being made because the queer and trans characters are so fascinating, let’s keep those characters at the center, where they belong.”

“The fact that they’re puppets being manipulated becomes an existential issue as well. You know someone’s manipulating them – they don’t know it.”

“On Thursday, the film was withdrawn from the Toronto International Film Festival just one day before it was set to enjoy its world premiere after news emerged that the film’s director, Matthew Cullen, has moved to sue the producers for fraud. It’s a turnabout almost worthy of the novel’s unpredictable comic suspense.”

The super-abundance of TV programming can be traced to the basic laws of supply and demand — the network appetite keeps growing. The increase in indie film production is more idiosyncratic.

“Boston native Seth Stevenson demonstrates the do’s and don’ts of non-rhoticity, the intrusive r, and the broad a. Soon enough, you’ll be pahking cahs, sawring wood, and taking a bahth.” (video)