Keeping pace with Hollywood’s perpetual awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here . The 2024 Emmys presenters have been typecasted as their most iconic television roles — a double-edged sword in the acting world.
Mekhi Phifer, Mindy Kaling, and Zach Braff stood in a fake hospital set to present Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series , with the latter reminiscing on his struggling actor meal of 7-Eleven hot dogs in a room full of rich people. Other archetypes gracing the stage tonight included TV dads, moms, lawyers, cops, and villains— yes, they had villains twice! Instead, they could’ve easily opened their mind to the more niche roles cast on television. Vulture staffers got to work and compiled a list of all the archetypes the Emmys missed this year.
We salute you. -Gay assistants (Elliot Park from Young and Hungry , Rolando from Modern Family , Darcy Leeds from I Love That For You ) -Bartenders (Nick from New Girl , Sam from Cheers ) -Sassy little sisters (Selena Gomez from Wizards of Waverly Place , Kady from My Wife and Kids ) -Loser boyfriends (Chris Pratt from Parks and Rec , Ross Gellar from Friends , Tariq from Abbott Elementary ) -Drug dealers (Walter White from Breaking Bad , The Guy from High Maintenance , Nancy Botwin from Weeds , Stringer Bell from The Wire ) -Aliens (Alf from Alf , Spock from Star Trek , Colin Farrell from Sugar ) -Siblings that got written out (Morgan from Boy Meets World, Chuck Cunningham from Happy Days ) -Sexy Presidents (Fi.