Voting for the 2021 Emmy nominations is officially underway. Much of Los Angeles is covered with FYC billboards. With California opening up, the Television Academy and CBS are likely breathing a sigh of relief that they will be able to put on a full ceremony with almost zero COVID restrictions. That means red carpets, paparazzi, and post-parties galore. But will this year’s September 19 telecast feature enough stars to entice viewers to watch?

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First off, if you’re not watching “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” yet, why aren’t you? The NBC musical dramedy was one of the best new network series last year and earned a TCA Awards nomination for Best New Program. The good news is that the first season is available to stream on Hulu and Peacock. The better news is that season two returned tonight and the show doesn’t appear to have missed a beat.

LISTEN: Alex Newell wants Niecy Nash to play her mom on “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” [Podcast]

Of course, Zoey (Jane Levy) still has her unique powers that allow her to understand what people around her are feeling through song.

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With the end of 2020 came momentary relief as well as a stark reminder that we’ll continue to need to self-isolate. If anything over the past nine months, television has offered brief but soothing balms to increasing levels of tension and stress and while January doesn’t have a tone to offer in terms of new television (though plenty will still be binging the buzzy “Bridgerton” to be able to ignore that fact) there’s plenty of old, comforting favorites.

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Niecy Nash, if you’re not booked, Alex Newell has a gig for you. The star of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” says he wants the Emmy-winner to play the mom of his character Mo on the NBC series. And if Nash can’t sing, well, they’ll figure it out. That was just one topic of conversation when Newell joined the Four Quadrant podcast in an episode taped on June 11, 2020, when, frankly, there were more pressing matters.

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Sometimes an actor gets an opportunity to show a completely different aspect of their talents and it ends up taking their career to another level. That’s been the case with Jane Levy in NBC’s midseason favorite, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” And while Levy’s character has mostly witnessed the rest of the talented cast sing their hearts out for the first seven episodes, that all changes when the appropriately titled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Glitch” episode airs on Sunday.

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Thank goodness for new TV premieres in January because on the film side, things are looking bleak. There are plenty of new series to stream and binge with the creative minds behind “Veep” and “The Big Sick” debuting their latest outputs. We’re also coming to the end of beloved series such as “Bojack Horseman” and “Schitt’s Creek,” the latter of which has earned some late in life love from fans who found the little show that could through Netflix.

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