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Five key takeaways from the 2020 Emmy nominations

Television has been there for us during the Great Pandemic Shut-In. Now it's time to honor the shows that saved us from ourselves and the plague outside our front door. Nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards, scheduled to air Sept. 20 on ABC, were announced this morning, and there's plenty to celebrate, bemoan, debate and quietly overthink as we wait for a COVID-19 vaccine. Here are five takeaways to get things started:

The academy misses the fantasy of 'Game of Thrones'

HBO's "Watchmen" received 26 nominations. Disney's "The Mandalorian" landed 15. Netflix's "Stranger Things" is up for the top drama prize and FX's vampire comedy, "What We Do in the Shadows," emerged as

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