The Airtricity League’s first round has passed and no word from Jim McCourt. The wonder is has this most avid and possibly longest-serving of supporters y.
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Emmy nominations dropped last Tuesday. As I ve said before, doing the Emmys right in this age is basically an impossible task. There are too many shows, and although the hit rate for these shows might be lower than it s ever been, there are enough good ones by sheer force of will that watching them all has to be mind-numbingly difficult.
THAT SAID, there are some weird-ass Emmy nominations this year. Four actors from Ted Lasso in the Best Supporting Actor - Comedy division? I adore Ted Lasso more on that in a bit but spread the love, y all! Four Best Supporting Actress - Drama noms from The Handmaid s Tale ? Four Best Guest Actor - Comedy noms from Saturday Night Live ? In this economy? A Best Drama nom for Lovecraft Country a show I liked, but with serious reservations but not Perry Mason ? HBO didn t even pick up Lovecraft Country for a second season, yet it has 18 nominations.
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For a time, CIA analyst-turned-man-of-action Jack Ryan looked like the perfect role for actors looking to flex their leading-man muscles. Playing Ryan requires a performer commanding enough to plausibly interact with movie presidents; restrained enough to assume an action hero’s faux humility; and confident enough to accept easy replacement when the job inevitably fails to work out. It’s the part that everyone wants and almost no one is willing to keep.
Ryan is the most famous character created by the late novelist Tom Clancy, in part because he has appeared in blockbuster movie adaptations and has been brought to life by the likes of Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. It’s easy to imagine Clancy satisfied with this arrangement, given his admiration for actor-turned-president Ronald Reagan. Yet somehow, this steady stream of star-powered, big-budget thrillers has failed to produce a viable long-running film series for long-time distributor Paramount.