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Earlier: Nearly everyone in the TV industry was expecting “Succession” and “Watchmen” to be HBO’s Emmy power players in 2021 (and they were, the former winning Best Drama Series and the latter Best Limited Series), but the network’s hyper-stylized high school drama “Euphoria” was no slouch either. The Sam Levinson-created series nabbed three Emmys, including a major prize for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series thanks to Zendaya (now the category’s youngest winner ever)....

The holiday season is a two-sided coin. For some, the world is filled with twinkly lights, family celebrations, and people spreading cheer. But for others, winter is hard. Those lights barely brighten these long, cold nights. Lost loved ones aren’t around to celebrate, and remembering as much can make their absence heavier. All that superficial cheer — or even the genuine kind — spurs pain in anyone struggling with depression or general hardship....

But really, “The One With the Embryos” isn’t just a flawless episode of television; it’s a flawless episode of “Friends,” in that it illustrates just how deeply the creative team understood their show. Lifting Phoebe out of the A-plot actually works in her favor, since learning facts from her past would spoil some of the enigmatic character’s mysterious allure. Meanwhile, we get to learn loads about Monica (animals dressed as humans are a legit pet peeve), Rachel (her actual favorite movie is “Weekend at Bernie’s”), Joey (childhood friend: Maurice, the Space Cowboy!...

They also provided major challenges, given that each character — like their counterparts in the show’s British predecessor — would be wearing whatever costume Pain conceived for them for the duration of the series. “I had to ask myself, ‘How do you create characters that are going to stand up over time?’” Pain told IndieWire. “You have to tell the story, but you’re also thinking ahead in terms of the different scenarios the writers might come up with later....

“I just want to say, my mother just passed away, and this was very special for her and me,” del Toro said. “This is not only the first time you’ll see the movie, it’s the first time she’ll see the movie with us.” He reflected on his mother’s love of the “Pinocchio” fairy tale, and how the Disney movie forged a bond between them that influenced the rest of his filmmaking career....

“This is a historic day for the IDA workers who worked tirelessly to get a union at our organization,” Hansen Bursic, an organizing committee member of the union, the Documentary Workers United, said in a statement. “We are excited to get to work to accomplish the goals laid out in our mission statement and fight for a contract that benefits staff.” In his own statement, IDA Executive Director Rick Pérez said the union marked “a positive step forward that will help forge a new direction for the organization and its staff....

“I was ready for it. I was very nervous and also very superstitious. I didn’t want to acknowledge the possibility that I would win. I didn’t want to write down a speech,” Lawrence said. “I had everything in my head. I was very, very nervous but I was ready. All of the adrenaline clears out and they call my name and I’m elated and I’m in shock…And then I fell, and it erased everything from my mind....