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Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in categories that don’t get lots of attention in your typical TV reviews, in hopes of spurring the Academy to consider our favorites below the line

Arrested Development deserves to be the first comedy nominated for Sound Editing in decades

7/17/13 11:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

Top Of The Lake’s opening titles perfectly capture the miniseries’ appeal

7/16/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

Cinemax’s action series mark a TV high in the stunt coordination category

7/15/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

It takes all kinds to populate Game Of Thrones—good thing the casting department’s so good

7/12/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

A vital Bunheads routine deserves to liven up the reality-show-dominated choreography category

7/11/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

Downton Abbey’s costumes create character as much as the scripts do

7/10/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

Why music is a crucial element of Hannibal’s waking nightmares

7/09/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

New Girl’s editing team gave the show’s comedy and drama its punch

Todd VanDerWerff

7/08/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

Enlightened’s cinematography deserves to break the category’s bias against half-hour shows

7/05/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

The Middle’s production design sets it apart from other sitcoms

7/04/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…

The weird, wonderful music of Bob’s Burgers

7/03/13 12:00am

Emmy nominations are announced July 18. This year, we thought we’d highlight some of our favorite elements in…