THE FANDOM ZONE 138: "A Devil of My Word" is Up!

"It's all true."

-- Chloe Decker to Lucifer Morningstar, Lucifer: "A Devil of My Word" 

After a successful liberation attempt, Karen and I are back with another HUGE episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

Lucifer 3x24: "A Devil of My Word"  (Season Finale)

Legion 2x07: "Chapter 15"

Gotham 4x22: "No Man's Land"  (Season Finale)

Arrow 6x23: "Life Sentence"  (Season Finale)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x22: "The End"  (Season Finale)

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like my copy of Domino #2 by Gail Simone, why Lucifer's showrunner is a bonehead, how Lucifer's series finale cliffhanger actually works as an ending, Lucifer throwing down with his wings out, being relieved that Ella wasn't completely Team Pierce, Lucifer's second season being its best, Karen's Star Wars geek cred fail, crying over Fry's dog, the subject of moral panic, Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent creating fear and panic over comic books in the 1950s, John Hammeos, Present Day Syd being jealous of Future Syd, the Shadow King being the hero and David Haller being the villain, Kerry not wanting to eat and poop, the Vermillion being quantum locked like Weeping Angels, David confronting the icky delusion bug, Ra's al Ghul wanting to bring down Gotham in order to make Bruce the "Dark Knight the city needs", Stabby Babs failing to stab Ra's al Ghul, the Penguin finally settling a long grudge against Tabitha, that awkward moment when Lee catches the Riddler torturing Jim Gordon with an industrial press, Stabby Babs going all "men suck" and establishing female-only turf, the first appearance of Man-Bat, Cassandra Cain as Orphan, the debut of the Bruce Signal, Beth Schwartz taking over as Arrow's showrunner, Laurel or Yanni, Oliver Queen's apology tour, the F.B.I. not giving Oliver two minutes to cope with Quentin's death before arresting him, Oliver going all Tony Stark, Mike Grell's Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters, another rant by Karen about not being able to hack a pacemaker, Quentin taking a bullet to save Black Siren, the decision to kill Quentin off camera, Yo-Yo being the only one willing to make the hard call of killing Coulson to save the Earth, Daisy throwing down with Graviton in Chicago, Fitz being Whedoned, Coulson getting a "Spy's Goodbye", the return of Justina's feedback, Lena Luthor not being able to figure out that Kara is Supergirl, and more!

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Be sure to come back tomorrow as Karen and I review the big season finales of The CW's The Flash and Syfy's Krypton, along with new episodes of The CW's Supergirl and FX's Legion, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 137: "The Force of Gravity" is Up!

"Thought that might shut you up."

-- Phil Coulson to Melinda May, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: "The Force of Gravity" 

You guessed it, Karen and I are back with another episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

Legion 2x06: "Chapter 14"

Krypton 1x08: "Savage Night" 

Gotham 4x21: "One Bad Day"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x21: "The Force of Gravity"

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like Karen joining Xan Sprouse and I on Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast to discuss the Psych episode "Dual Spires", Fox cancelling Lucifer, Legion's Crisis on Infinite Davids, a mouse singing Bryan Ferry's "Slave to Love", Brainiac using a kid as a suicide bomber, General Zod wanting to save Krypton and Adam Strange wanting to let Krypton die, genderswapping the character of Jax-Ur, Sardath and his daughter Alanna, the possible introduction of Hawkwoman, being burned repeatedly by Syfy, Jeremiah planting bombs all over Gotham, Harvey Bullock finally stepping up to the plate and getting respect, Lee not being as committed to the Riddler as he would like to think, Gotham's nod to Batman: The Killing Joke, Alfred finally accepting Selina as being part of Bruce's life, Glenn Talbot becoming the supervillain Graviton, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. connecting to Avengers: Infinity War, Coulson and May finally kissing, the Absorbing Man getting absorbed, why Deke sucks, not being Team Guyliner, ABC cancelling Inhumans, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Karen and I review the series finale of Fox's Lucifer, the season finales of Fox's Gotham, The CW's Arrow and ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and a new episode of FX's Legion, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 131: "The Real Deal" is Up!

"That other thing we talked about.  I want you to promise me that you'll do that, no matter what happens."
"No.  No, no, it's not important, especially now.  It's...That's...It's just symbolic.  It wouldn't even change anything."
"Symbols are important.  Institutions are important.  People need things to believe in, Fitz, especially now.  People need hope."
"Okay."
-- Phil Coulson and Leo Fitz, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: "The Real Deal" 

Finally back in The Fandom Zone, Karen and I have returned with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

Lucifer 3x16: "Infernal Guinea Pig"

The Flash 4x15: "Enter Flashtime"

Gotham 4x13: "A Beautiful Darkness"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x12: "The Real Deal"  (Episode #100)

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like Karen's naturally curly hair, my meeting David Tennant, Ray Fisher, Ezra Fisher, and Matt Ryan at Wizard World Cleveland, Karen's recent migraine issues, our new review format, Charlotte being a big ol' control freak, wanting an episode of Lucifer like The Office, Cain and Abel not being the Cain and Abel from The Sandman, Mazikeen still being pissed off that Dr. Linda and Amenadiel hooked up, the Roy Orbison song "Mystery Girl", wondering why Barry didn't just run back through time only eight minutes to prevent a nuclear weapon from exploding, the return of Jay Garrick and Jesse Quick, Harry telepathically sharing the memories of his dead wife with his daughter Jesse, my shared moment with Sean Pertwee over bad karaoke, Poison Ivy's plant chestbursters, Bruce experiencing a vision of his future Batman self, Alfred as Secret Agent Man, the Joker dressing the Penguin up in a clown suit, the Michigan J. Frog Alien from Spaceballs, Deke trying way too hard to be cool, the long-awaited return of Deathlok, Ghost Rider's brother Ghost Runner, everyone being pissed that Coulson didn't tell them that he's dying, waiting for Yo-Yo's bionic arm replacements, expecting Fitz & Simmons' wedding to go horribly wrong, a sick Justina making for an unhappy Fandom Zone Podcast, teasing Karen's secret project, and more!

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Be sure to come back soon as Karen and I review new episodes of The CW's iZombie, The Flash, and Black Lightning, and Fox's Gotham, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 128: "Past Life" is Up!

"But we know the solution works!  We can stop this today!"
"No, it’s not about today.  It’s about tomorrow.  Even if we solve this problem, the world is never safe, the job goes on, we go on."
-- Daisy "Quake" Johnson and Phil Coulson, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: "Past Life" 

Back in The Fandom Zone once again, Karen and I have returned with another HUGE new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  So huge, in fact, we're splitting it up in two parts!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

Lucifer 3x13: "Til Death Do Us Part"

Supergirl 3x12: "For Good"

The Flash 4x12: "Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash"

Black Lightning 1x03: "Lawanda: The Book of Burial"

Arrow 6x12: "All for Nothing"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x10: "Past Life"  (Midseason Finale)

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like grumbling about our sound quality, talking like we're hosts on NPR, explaining what MFF and MMF means, Charlotte asking Dan out on a date only to be interrupted by Mazikeen, the awkwardness of Lucifer and Pierce posing as a gay couple in the suburbs, explaining what machinima means, a hedge trimmer standoff, McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy, Morgan Edge's car being hacked, Lillian Luthor in the LexSuit, Sam freaking out that the MRI turned up nothing, the weird coincidence of the Ant-Man and the Wasp trailer and The Flash both featuring shrinking office buildings on the same day, Joe West's worst nightmare, how to breathe oxygen after being shrunken down, me being freaked out as a kid by Dr. Shrinker, Cecile violating everyone's privacy with her new telepathic power, Barry not making tally marks correctly, some Twitter feedback from Ken from Chicago, the awkwardness of Khalil becoming paralyzed after Jefferson lays into him about getting athlete's foot in his daughter during sex, some background on Lady Eve and her ties to Kobra, the cool easter egg with a copy of Outsiders (vol.2) #16, Annisa figuring out how her Thunder powers work, the Vigilante flipping on Cayden James, Black Siren killing the Vigilante, Thea getting a paper cut from her scrapbooking, Kasius going completely over the edge after Sinara is killed, Jemma getting her revenge on Kasius, Karen not living a linear existence, our theories about Coulson's icky black chest scar, why I would love to write for Arrow, some new Justina feedback, our editor Rob holding my TitanTalk podcast hostage, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Karen and I review new episodes of Fox's Lucifer, and The CW's Supergirl, The Flash, Black Lightning and Arrow, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 127: "The Elongated Knight Rises" is Up!

"Oh, don't worry, you'll get your chance.  There's no way this is going to stick."
"Probably gonna stick."
"The Elongated Man?  Please, it's so literal.  You think Prince would have settled for 'Shorty Guitar Man'?" 
-- Ralph Dibny and Harry Wells, The Flash: "The Elongated Knight Rises" 

Back in The Fandom Zone once again, Karen and I have returned with another HUGE new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  So huge, in fact, we're splitting it up in two parts!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

Lucifer 3x12: "All About Her"

Supergirl 3x11: "Fort Rozz"

The Flash 4x11: "The Elongated Knight Rises"

Black Lightning 1x02: "Lawanda: The Book of Hope"

Arrow 6x11: "We Fall"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x09: "Best Laid Plans"

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like The 27 Club, Karen's rant about Lucifer going back to being selfish and showing zero growth, wanting to see Abel with Cain, Mazikeen getting pissed at Dr. Linda, Charlotte throwing Cylon Shade on Pierce, wondering how the hell a blue star is fatal to only men, the return of Livewire and Psi, Sarah Douglas as Ursa, Brainiac 5 being shocked for some reason that 21st Century technology is primitive compared to the 31st Century, nobody leaving Supergirl alone about how she's feeling, Alex going all FBI on Ruby's bully, the Heart classic "Barracuda", the return of Corrine Bohrer as Prank (!), wondering who captured the Trickster and Prank in 1991 Central City if the Flash wasn't around, some background on Big Sir, Ralph finally becoming the Elongated Man, Black Lightning needing all the exercise he can get, the awkward moment of Black Lightning being called out for only saving his daughter from a seedy sex motel, Lynn being really unfair to Jefferson about using his powers, Tobias Whale strangling a guy using only one hand, Lawanda taking herself off the board to record evidence on Lala, the first black lesbianism on a superhero show, Jennifer getting called out by her boyfriend for boozing it up in the middle of the day, wondering how Cayden James can hack elevators and turn them into electrified weapons, wondering why Oliver's son William was on a field trip with only a bus driver and some bullies with no teacher supervision, Green Arrow's connection to the Outsiders, why nobody should ever trust Oliver, wondering why someone would go driving without removing toilet paper from their windshield wipers, Daisy and Sinara's zero-gravity fight, Fitz and Simmons' bootstrap paradox with building a time machine, some new Justina feedback, Karen's plea for people to watch Timeless, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Karen and I review new episodes of Fox's Lucifer, The CW's Supergirl, The Flash, Black Lightning and Arrow, and ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 126: "The Resurrection" is Up!

"You should at least give a brother a moment to say something heroically clever.  Now you've just pissed me off."
-- Black Lightning, Black Lightning: "The Resurrection" 

Back in The Fandom Zone at last, Karen and I have returned with another HUGE new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  So huge, in fact, we're splitting it up in two parts!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

The Gifted 1x12: "eXtraction"

The Gifted 1x13: "X-roads"  (Season 1 Finale)

Supergirl 3x10: "Legion of Superheroes"  (Midseason Premiere)

The Flash 4x10: "The Trial of the Flash"  (Midseason Premiere)

Black Lightning 1x01: "The Resurrection"  (Series Premiere) 

Arrow 6x10: "Divided"  (Midseason Premiere)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x08: "The Last Day"

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like Karen's move to Georgia, my routine being completely thrown off without Karen, Karen's identity being tied into being online, the Stepford Cuckoos manipulating everyone, Polaris being bipolar, The Gifted meeting Office Space, how The Gifted could cross over with Legion, wondering what will happen to Jace now that he left Sentinel Services, Jesse Rath being given the worst makeup and costume job as Brainiac 5, Supergirl in a coma, Smallville handling the Legion better than Supergirl, my theory on Reign joining forces with Supergirl against the Worldkillers, nobody liking James with Lena Luthor, some backrground on "The Trial of the Flash" comics storyline, Cecile providing an absolutely horrible defense for Barry Allen, the Elongated Man being the voice of reason, Vibe vibing Fallout to a "dead Earth" and maybe killing a whole bunch of people, Black Lightning doing more in the first 5 minutes for CW superhero shows than The Flash did in all 60 minutes, violence actually having consequences on Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce being inspirational both in and out of his costume, the way to connect Black Lightning to The Flash, actually casting an albino African-American as an albino African-American villain, Annisa Pierce's Jessica Jones moment, wondering what the motivation is for Green Arrow's enemies to team up and work for Cayden James, Karen's rant about Curtis, Dinah and Rene being pissed off about trust issues, Thea Queen making a scrapbook photo album for Quentin Lance, Robin and her timey-wimeyness, May's relationship with Robin, a very long Justina feedback, Karen's neglected blog, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Karen and I review new episodes of Fox's Lucifer, The CW's Supergirl, The Flash, Black Lightning and Arrow, and ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 125: "Queen Takes Knight" is Up!

"The sun never shines here."
-- Carmine Falcone, Gotham: "Queen Takes Knight"

You guessed it, Karen and I are  back with another HUGE new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  So huge, in fact, we're splitting it up in two parts!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

 

The Walking Dead 8x07: "Time for After"

Lucifer 3x09: "The Sinnerman"

The Gifted 1x09: "OutfoX"

Supergirl 3x09: "Reign"  (Midseason Finale)

The Flash 4x09: "Don't Run"  (Midseason Finale)

Legends of Tomorrow 3x09: "Beebo the God of War"  (Midseason Finale)

Gotham 4x11: "Queen Takes Knight"   (Midseason Finale)

Arrow 6x09: "Irreconcilable Differences"  (Midseason Finale)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x03: "A Life Spent"

 

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like the return of our old Dangerous Habits: The Constantine Podcast theme music, Karen and I spending quality time together, finally giving up on Eugene being redeemed, Daryl being on a suicide mission, speculating on how Morgan will fit into Fear the Walking Dead, Rick being a Briefs Guy, Rick vs. another Road Warrior Walker, what John Constantine would think of Jadis and the Scavengers, speculating on whether Pierce is the real Sinnerman, Mazikeen finally getting Lucifer to listen to her, Fenris 2: The ReFenrising, wondering if Reed always knew that his Lauren and Andy could be mutants someday, more of Amy Acker being wasted on The Gifted, wondering what the point is of a non-dairy cheese omelette, my Christmas gift for my nephew Kaleb, Reign's Fortress of Sanctuary, Reign's epic beatdown of Supergirl, the Martian Manhunter's favorite Star Wars movie, being concerned about Legends of Tomorrow replacing Supergirl on The CW's schedule, the return of Katee Sackhoff as Amunet, The Thinker's big bodyswapping twist, Ralph realizing that he's coming off as a jerk, Iris throwing shade on Felicity stepping all over her and Barry's "I do" moment, Martin Stein using physics to get himself a Beebo doll, Agent Sharpe flirting with White Canary, Citizen Cold getting to know Heat Wave, Karen's awkward chess metaphor, Sofia Falcone's overly complicated plan, Grayson not being the only Dick in Wayne Manor, that awkward moment when Wild Dog sells out Team Arrow, the return of Mama Smoak, the return of Karen's Thea impression, Matthew McConaughey as Lando Calrissian, explaining "616" of the Marvel Universe, Daisy being sick of "Quake, Destroyer of Worlds, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Karen and I review Episodes 2 and 3 of Netflix's The Punisher, the midseason finales of AMC's The Walking Dead and Fox's Lucifer and The Gifted, and a new episode of ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 124: "Crisis on Earth-X" is Up!

"My entire life has been marked by two things.  The first one is change.  From when I was a kid to when I was an adult, things were always changing.  But no matter how different things became or what new challenges I had to face, I always had the other thing in my life was marked by, and that's you.  You've always been there. As a friend, as a partner. As the love of my life. You're my home, Iris.  And that's one thing that will never change."

"That was really nice.  When I was nine years old, I wanted to be a ballerina, remember? Even though I was not a very good dancer.  And the day of the recital, I froze.  I couldn't move, and I wanted to die.  Then I looked in the audience and I saw you.  And you got up and you climbed on the stage and you did that whole routine with me.  We killed it.  I mean, we bought the house...down.  And from that moment, I knew that, with you by my side, anything was possible.  The Flash may be the city's hero, but you, Barry Allen...you're my hero.  And I am happy, excited, and honored to be your wife."
 – Barry Allen and Iris West, Legends of Tomorrow: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4"

Karen returns to join me for another HUGE new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  So huge, in fact, we're splitting it up in two parts!  This week's reviews of comics on television include:

 

Supergirl 3x08: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"

Arrow 6x08: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2"

The Flash 4x08: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3"

Legends of Tomorrow 3x08: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4"

 

The Walking Dead 8x06: "The King, The Widow, and Rick"

Gotham 4x10: "Things That Go Boom"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x01: "Orientation (Part 1)"  (Season Premiere)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5x02: "Orientation (Part 2)"

 

In this episode, Karen and I talk about things like the Funko figure of Henry Cavill's Superman having his receding hairline, "Crisis on Earth-X" feeling like one big movie, our Earth-Prime desperately needing superheroes right now, Earth-X now being Earth-10 in DC Comics, William Katt from The Greatest American Hero, Jax as the amazing Sticky-Man, Sara and Alex's one-night stand, Heat Wave crashing at Professor Stein's house, the mystery of Barry Allen's daughter Dawn Allen or his granddaughter XS from the Legion of Super-Heroes, the return of Tommy Merlyn as Prometheus-X, Heat Wave flirting with Killer Frost, wanting to trade Earth-38 Winn for Earth-X Winn, the debut of Russell Tovey as The Ray, Wentworth Miller as Citizen Cold, Reverse-Flash coming so close to killing Felicity, Harry Wells trolling Cisco, Felicity stepping all over Barry and Iris' big "I do" moment to make it all about Olicity, wondering if Oliver killing his alternate self is homicide or suicide, The Flash letting the Reverse-Flash just leave instead of imprisoning him or killing him, Professor Stein's funeral, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock, Rick trying to get Jadis and the Scavengers to flip on Negan, why Maggie put Gregory in with the captured Saviors, Siddiq's really specific walker kill count, Daryl swiping left, Lee as the leader of the Narrows, distinguishing between the Latin and German versions of "Ave Maria", Gordon playing mind games with Professor Pyg, wanting to see TV shows based on Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol and The Invisibles, Sofia's complicated plan worthy of John Crichton from Farscape, the disappointment of not getting S.W.O.R.D., Deke as a Han Solo wannabe, really obscure Marvel aliens the Vrellnexians, that awkward moment when you learn the Earth got blowed up real good, FitzSimmons being separated and messed with yet again, some new feedback from Justina, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Karen and I review the midseason finales of Fox's Gotham, and The CW's The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow, along with new episodes of ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., AMC's The Walking Dead, and Fox's Lucifer and The Gifted, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

WESTWORLD Leads 2017 Emmy Nominations with 22

These violent delights have viable noms.

With Game of Thrones missing in action, HBO's science fiction western thriller Westworld filled the void nicely with a leading total of 22 nominations for the 2017 Emmy Awards, including acting nominations for Sir Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, and Thandie Newton.

Netflix's fan-favorite series Stranger Things was close behind with an impressive 19 for its first season, with acting nominations for David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, and Shannon Purser.  Justice for Barb, indeed.

FX's American Horror Story: Roanoke earned 4 nominations, as did USA's Mr. Robot, Showtime's Penny Dreadful, and BBC's Sherlock, all down from last year.

Other recognized geek-favorite shows include Fox's Gotham and The Simpsons, Starz's American Gods, FX's Archer, Comedy Central's South Park, AMC's The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Netflix's Luke Cage and Sense8. 

Some notable oversights include FX's Legion and Fox's Lucifer, both of which failed to earn a single nomination.

You can read the full list of nominations HERE, but this is the breakdown for the shows listed above...

WESTWORLD (22 Nominations)

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series -- Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -- Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series -- Thandie Newton as Maeve
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series -- Jonathan Nolan -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series -- Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Main Title Design
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music -- Ramin Djawadi
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) -- "The Original"
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "The Original"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series -- "Contrapasso"
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) -- "The Original"
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special -- "The Original"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "The Bicameral Mind"
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie -- "The Original"
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program -- "DiscoverWestworld.com"

STRANGER THINGS (19 Nominations)

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -- David Harbour as Jim Hopper
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series -- Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series -- Shannon Purser as Barb Holland
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series -- The Duffer Brothers -- "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series -- The Duffer Brothers -- "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series -- "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"
Outstanding Main Title Design
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music -- Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) -- "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series -- "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street"
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) -- "Chapter Six: The Monster"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series -- "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series -- "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"
Outstanding Music Supervision -- "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street"
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program -- "Stranger Things VR Experience"

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ROANOKE (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special -- "Chapter 1"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special

MR. ROBOT (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series -- BD Wong as Whiterose
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc + eps2.0_unm4sk-pt2.tc"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx"
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program -- "The Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience"

PENNY DREADFUL (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) -- "Perpetual Night, The Blessed Dark"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series -- "Ebb Tide"
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) -- "Perpetual Night"
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special -- "No Beast So Fierce"

SHERLOCK (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes -- "The Lying Detective"
Outstanding Television Movie -- "The Lying Detective"
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special -- "The Lying Detective"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie -- "The Lying Detective"

GOTHAM (3 Nominations)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series -- "Destiny Calling"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role -- "Heavydirtysoul"
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie

THE SIMPSONS (3 Nominations)

Outstanding Animated Program -- "The Town"
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance -- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson -- "Looking for Mr. Goodbart"
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program -- "The Simpsons -- Planet of the Couches"

AMERICAN GODS (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Main Title Design
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "The Bone Orchard"

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series -- "Passage"
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series -- Kelsey Scott -- "Passage"

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series -- "Slingshot"

ARCHER (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Animated Program -- "Archer Dreamland: No Good Deed"

LUKE CAGE (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie

SENSE8 (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Obligate Mutualisms"

SOUTH PARK (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Animated Program -- "Member Berries"

THE WALKING DEAD (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special -- "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"


The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards is scheduled to air Sunday, September 17th on CBS.