Shar Jossell It is an irrefutable fact that 2020 took a toll on everyone, everywhere. Facing a vicious political landscape and an unforgiving global health pandemic, people were desperate for an escape from reality.
When reading, working out from home and learning to bake everything from sourdough to banana bread grew stale, Americans reverted to one of the most steadfast pastimes of our culture: watching television.
And, if the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations for drama series are any indication, they were looking for escapism when doing so.Except for NBC’s “This Is Us,” all the drama series nominees this year opted to omit mentions of a pandemic in their storylines.
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