Pachinko's Incredible Performances Makes Its Emmys' Snub Criminal

When I reviewed the outstanding drama series Pachinko, currently streaming on Apple TV+, there was no doubt in my mind that this was the type of show that ought to clean up at the Emmys. While awards aren’t everything or even the best indication of the artistic value of a show, it is hard to think of a work that was more comprehensively excellent this year. It was gorgeously shot, meticulously constructed, and incredibly well-acted; a triple threat of television that completely ran the table in all regards. Yet, even with all that it managed to accomplish, the Emmy nominations came and went without giving the show its due. Despite it being a stunning work of art unlike anything that has been released this year, it was passed over for the many awards it deserved. To see it get nothing for acting or best drama series, in particular, made it one of the day’s most grave oversights. It serves as one of those moments where you look through the long list of mediocre nominees and wonder if Emmy voters even had the show on their radar. You worry that they may have just skipped seeing it entirely.