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We're going to change it up for today's Ask Alan mailbag. Usually, I do these as videos. But I know not everyone can as easily watch videos, especially if you're checking me out during a break in your workday. So let's go old-school, with (gasp!) written responses to your questions. If you prefer this, or want me to stick to video going forward, sound off in the comments, or email me at alan@whatsalanwatching.com. That's also where you can send questions for future mailbags, whatever the format winds up being.
Alan Sepinwall
I'm going to do four questions this week, looking at the planned new Emmy category devoted to celebrating the legacies of iconic series, why The Bear connected with audiences when so many binges haven't, and two different questions related to The Shield and Breaking Bad.
Rogorn: If there really is a Legacy Emmy in the future, personally I think that you should be the only person in charge of choosing at least the first 10 winners. If so, which ones would you pick?
First, no one person should have that much power. Especially not me. I very easily get drunk on power.
Second, for that don't know, earlier this year the television Academy announced the addition of a new major award, the Legacy award, "which will be presented to television programs that have made a 'profound and lasting impact' on audiences and remain relevant to society, culture and the industry." Other criteria include:
A minimum of 60 episodes aired across a minimum of five seasons.
Continued or sustained relevance, influence or inspiration:
To a genre of television.
To an existing or new audience.
To society and culture.
Franchise properties must be considered as a whole and awarded as such.
Award may only be bestowed on a program once.
You can approach this idea in a couple of ways: