Spotlight Television series jockey for position as Emmys loom BRUCE R. MILLER Jun 19, 2025 Jun 19, 2025 Updated Jul 14, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The rubber stamp won’t be at play in this year’s Emmy nominations.kAm|@C6 E92? :? C646?E J62CD[ E96C6’D 2 C62= @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C 2 ?6H4@>6C E@ D=:A :? 2?5 86E 2 D9@E 2E E2<:?8 9@>6 E96 92C5H2C6] (:E9 D9@HD =:<6 “$F446DD:@?” 2?5 “$9@8F?” @FE @7 E96 CF??:?8[ :E’D 2? @A6? 7:6=5 7@C @E96CD 2?5 E92E 4@F=5 4C62E6 2 ?6H >FDE\D66 4@?E6?56C]k^AmkAmu@C E9@D6 @? E96 @FED:56[ E9:D :D E96 H66< G@E6CD 564:56 ?@>:?66D 7@C E9:D J62C’D AC:K6D] yF58:?8 7C@> E96 ?F>36C @7 25D :? 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Movies & TV The law of change: 'Matlock's' set may look awfully familiar BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal
Streaming review: Noah Wyle returns to the emergency room and 'The Pitt' delivers Taking place during 15 hours of one day, “The Pitt” shows what kind of emergencies roll in – from a horrifying foot injury to an alarming numb…
Review: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' greenlights chaos Hollywood loves making movies and television shows about Hollywood. But creators often enter the arena with rose-colored glasses. Not so with …
Review: Some moments in 'Four Seasons' are hotter than others Friends who vacation together don’t necessarily stay friends — or so we learn in the climactic changes in “The Four Seasons,” a Netflix adapta…
Maggie Q brings the heat to cold cases in 'Ballard' Actress Maggie Q says she’ll watch a serial killer documentary just before bedtime. Consider it an occupational hazard.
Change is in the air for 'The Gilded Age' After the first season, director Michael Engler told Cynthia Nixon her character was going to be married in the second season. “And then we’re…
