The final season of “Game of Thrones” — by far its weakest — landed 32 nominations, the most ever for a drama series in a single season. Despite their love of Iron Thrones and three-eyed ravens, it’s clear that Emmy voters are paying attention to more pressing issues too. And where there’s racial tension, there’s Trump to fan the flames. Trump, then a real estate developer, took out ads in the local New York papers to “BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. No word yet if Trump plans to return to reality TV if this second-term deal doesn’t work out.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2019 00:11 UTC