Jean Smart is wonderful but this is the reason people hate the Emmys

They should have wheeled her out on a toilet...

After M*A*S*H won for the 14th time I stopped watching.

I know, OP. Bruce Vilanch used to have a joke that when he was writing, they had to think outside the box because they knew Edie Falco was going to win every other year.

Still, I don’t begrudge Jean this at all. She has had a wonderful career and it’s wonderful to finally see her peak with a long running series. I hate her Broadway venture was a flop.

Fantastic* not wonderful x 2.

Jean is lucky to be upright. She can barely walk.

Oscars should be capped at two, or perhaps even one.

Emmys should be capped at between two and four per performer. Or maybe have a rule that last year's nominee is ineligible this year.

Candy Bergen had to DEMAND that they stop nominating her for Murphy Brown, and that was back in an era where a star had more power than they do today. If Jean Smart tried this today, the HBO producers would probably ignore her.

I want to see some love for The White Lotus. I'm picky when it comes to what I will watch on tv and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

R7 The White Lotus gets shitloads of love, thank you very much.

[quote]Candy Bergen had to DEMAND that they stop nominating her for Murphy Brown, and that was back in an era where a star had more power than they do today.

She didn't have to demand. She just stopped submitting herself to be nominated.

You've always had to apply for a nomination.

Unfortunate example, but Bill Cosby never submitted himself for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in the '80s. Otherwise, he would have won at least once for The Cosby Show.

R9 Submissions are done in consultation with agents and the producers/network. The suits do most of the work.

But if the star doesn't want to be nominated, they just say I'm not doing it, R10.

I could never figure out why John Larroquette was getting one year after year after year.

If that was Deborah Vance’s dress there would be more bling

I could watch Jean Smart win every year.

I wish the 'Hacks' writers would create a fabulous guest spot for Delta Burke. I would love to see Delta make a comeback--or at least shine for a few episodes on 'Hacks'--and then win an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress.

I never knew that about Cosby.

John Goodman also stopped submitting his name for Roseanne because he wasn't winning and he thought he would be unlikely to win one for the show by that point.

Is Jean going to win every year like Julia did for Veep? I do think it's in better taste to just bow out if you win at least four in a row. I mean, how many trophies does one need for one show?

If they changed the rules, the historical comparisons of awards would no longer be relevant. What would the Datalounge do if those conversations were eliminated?

R5 she said she was recovering from a broken knee during her acceptance speech.

She broke her knee during her acceptance speech?

"Hacks" is only going to run for five years, which means it only has one year left.

I think it would be great if Jean Smart won next year too so that she could receive the Emmy for each year of the five-year run of the show. She's that good!

Baldwin withdrew his name too.

R21 Stephen?

R22 Billy, of course.