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Beyoncé wanted a pyramid design for her ‘Homecoming’ show. But how best to evoke the energy of historic black colleges, yet still be a work of art?
Every year, The Envelope looks beyond the best actor and actress awards to bring you the Envys, special honors for those special TV moments.
For the showrunners of shows such as “Pose” and “This Is Us,” planning a story into the future can result in a satisfying ending. But flying by the seat of your pants keeps you nimble.
Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill is fast becoming shady lawyer Saul Goodman in “Better Call Saul.” But what about that Cinnabon manager Gene Taković? How does he get there?
‘When They See Us’ puts the Central Park 5 squarely in the sights of young actor Jharrel Jerome, who earned an Emmy nomination for playing Korey Wise.
Roundtable discussions
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Showrunners: How to choose a project and end a series
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Comedy: TV is in a funny place, and it’s worth the risks
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Drama: Leaving your comfort zone for weirder places
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The complete Oscars actors roundtable interview
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Niecy Nash spoke with the mother of the wrongfully imprisoned Korey Wise before playing her in “When They See Us.” “Her love and pain were baked into the performance”
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“Fleabag” creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge (and co-writer of the next James Bond movie) brought her character’s story to a heartbreaking end but promises she’ll be OK.
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“Chernobyl” and “When They See Us” made us see history anew. Count on one of them to win the best limited series Emmy.
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HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ earned 19 Emmy nominations, but it’s not the whole story. These books and films add to the picture.
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HBO’s “Chernobyl” is not just a look at the past, say the Emmy-nominated series’ writer Craig Mazin and director Johan Renck. It’s a warning.
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Ava DuVernay, writer-director of ‘When They See Us,’ wanted to honor the five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of beating and raping a woman
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Mandy Moore gets old and frail in the third season of “This Is Us,” she says in this video interview.
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The women of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ -- Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein and Marin Hinkle -- find their voices and their strength in the fictional 1950s and in today’s Hollywood.
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The stories behind Billy Porter’s flashy ‘Pose’ gowns and other costumes
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Bill Hader earned a directing nomination (and shared a writing nod) for the crazy “Barry” episode “ronny/lily,” in which a hit goes terribly wrong and the hitman makes a key realization. Here’s how it came together.
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“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about the absurdities of life and the blessings found in creative collaboration.
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HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ demonstrates how close the world was ‘to an event that was going to decimate most of Europe, and would also have this tremendous impact, obviously, on the rest of the world,’ notes actor Jared Harris.
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We know “Game of Thrones” is going to win drama series. But how many other Emmys can it take for its final season?
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The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards will go host-less this year, says Charlie Collier, new chief of Fox, which will air this year’s ceremony.
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The film academy’s new president immediately inherits a range of challenges facing the 92-year-old institution
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The new Marvel land at Disney California Adventure Park will be called Avengers Campus and will include a Spider-Man attraction.
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“Angel Has Fallen” over-performed at the box office with $21.3 million while “Overcomer” and “Ready or Not” finish third and sixth, respectively.
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New movies opening in L.A. this week include Keira Knightley in “Official Secrets”
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