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Well, the Emmy Awards happened again tonight.

My thoughts are about as predictable as most of the winners. In a year of excellent new shows, the common theme was to tread the same ground. However, that is not saying that some of those winners were not deserved.

Overall, with a great host and some memorable moments, the Emmys reminded me why TV is so great right now, and why film needs to catch up. However, many of the winners last night did not reflect the greatness of television right now. Hold the phone, you’re telling me that an award show is out of touch with what is popular and innovative right now? I don’t believe it.

Without further adieu, here are the highlights and lowlights of last night’s ceremony:

Seth Meyers As expected, Seth Meyers gave a fantastic monologue that makes me miss his presence on Weekend Update and also makes me wish I put in some effort to watch him on Late Night. NBC must be pretty chill, because he mostly just made fun of their poor ratings (30 Rock is over, so somebody has got to do it). Meyers also spent most of his monologue reminding everyone that network television still exists. Speaking of which…

Network vs. Cable vs. Streaming The big theme of the night was that network and cable are now just pawns in a game that will one day be dominated by streaming. Voters decided to teach Netflix a lesson, as they walked home empty handed. Yeah, how dare they take risks and try and elevate the format!

Modern Family Just a few short minutes after Bryan Cranston encouraged everybody to take more risks, Modern Family won the Emmy for Best Comedy for the fifth time. Modern Family was once a great show that is now past its prime. The fact that it wins every year makes me dig deep into the conspiracy theory handbook. As Matt Zoller Seitz said, “Modern Family has dirty pictures of everyone in the Academy.” Sure, you could debate whether or not Orange is the New Black is a comedy, but like it or not, it was far and away the best show nominated for Best Comedy this year. I am starting to realize that the Emmys might not know anything about comedy.

Billy Eichner It wasn’t all bad news for comedy. The amazing Billy Eichner got to showcase his talent with a special edition of Billy on the Street. It is so great to see how far he has come. He deserves all the success he gets.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Bryan Cranston They are the king and queen of television.

Fargo It is a shame that Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, and Billy Bob Thornton went home empty handed. However, I am thrilled that Fargo won Best Miniseries. It is my favorite show of 2014 so far. Fargo did exactly what the film version did: showed me that the world is a horrible place, yet it still managed to warm my heart. For the first time ever, I actually gave a crap about this category. The Coen Brothers might not pay attention to the Emmys, but I hope they know that Noah Hawley did them proud.

Best Joke You Didn’t Hear While engaging in awkward yet endearing banter on stage, Woody Harrelson told True Detective co-star Matthew McConaughey that “[he's] grateful that [McConaughey] got all the plagiarized lines.” This is in reference to the recent controversy surrounding the authenticity of True Detective. The line didn’t get too big of a laugh, but it was a great little bit of self-deprecating humor.

Best Gaffe: Gwen Stefani referred to The Colbert Report as “The Colbort Report” (with “report” pronounced properly). On a scale of 1 to Adele Dazeem, I give it a 7.

Cary Fukunga: Bro of the Century Fukunga’s win for Best Director for True Detective was well deserved. The guy became a sort of star in a very short period of time. It doesn’t seem like Hollywood has gotten to him yet because holy crap, what a bro. He seems like a way less competitive version of Otto Rocket. After the show, Fukunga reportedly called some friends and asked if they wanted to catch some waves at Pismo Beach.

Film: A lot of jabs were made at the expense of movies tonight. Fair enough. However, TV should be nice. Without film, there would be no TV. There would be no Louie, True Detective, or Fargo. So maybe the popcorn is overpriced, but hey, it’s a great excuse to leave the house. Now, give us Matthew McConaughey back.

Broad City You’re still the winner in my heart.

Episode 12: In this week’s episode, Cassie and Ian discuss the Tony Awards, share highlights from the brilliant third season of Veep, and review The Fault in Our Stars.

That is what I am here for.

In this new feature, I will offer brief reviews on whatever films I watched on recent flights and decide whether it is good on a plane, better in real life, or both. Will it distract you from the snoring stranger to your right? Can noise canceling headphones do it justice?

On two long flights in which I had to cross the Atlantic Ocean, I watched Enough Said, Frozen, The Counselor, and Inside Llewyn Davis. Here is what you should or should not watch en route to your next destination:

Enough Said

This charming indie romantic comedy from Nicole Holofcener finds Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a divorcee who falls in love with a new man (James Gandolfini) who happens to be the ex-husband of her new friend (Catherine Keener). Enough Said is not the kind of film you see if you want your life changed; it is just what you watch when you want to see a bunch of people shoot the shit for 90 minutes with the help of some well-written dialogue. It definitely doesn’t hurt that Julia Louis-Dreyfus in general can do no wrong. Also worth seeing for a great performance by the late, great James Gandolfini, who proves that he can play gentle just as well as he can play intimidating.

Is it an airplane movie: Yes. It’s light, funny, and it doesn’t make you hate humanity at all.

Frozen

After months of hype and thousands of Adele Dazeem jokes, I finally sat down to watch Frozen. Even with high expectations, it did not disappoint at all. Frozen definitely belongs in the Disney Hall of Fame, and it is the best animated feature that the studio has done outside of Pixar since Mulan. During the instant classic “Let It Go,” I felt an instinctual need to start applauding. Then, I turned around and realized I was on an airplane where people don’t clap until the plane has landed.

Is it an airplane movie: No. Watch it on the biggest screen you can find, with you volume turned up as high as possible. Noise canceling headphones are a myth, just like the dinosaurs.

The Counselor

Cameron Diaz has sex with a car. Javier Bardem acts like a more eloquent Tommy Wiseau crossed with Hunter S. Thompson. There are cheetahs. There are beheadings. There is no way The Counselor isn’t a future cult classic. When it came out in October, The Counselor had high expectations. After all, this was a film written by Cormac McCarthy and directed by Ridley Scott. Honestly, I am not quite sure what to make of the finished product. The Counselor is like the Schrodinger’s Cat of movies: it is both awful and awesome simultaneously. Some of the dialogue is marvelous, and some of the scenes toy with your emotions in ways that I could never imagine. Yet, the story makes absolutely no sense. What separates The Counselor from No Country for Old Men is sense of motivation. Also, No Country only had to say “you can’t stop what’s coming” once in order for us to get it. The Counselor jams it down our throats. Sometimes, the messiness works in its favor. Other times, you just want to know why everybody wants to kill Michael Fassbender. Also, I just want to know who Fassbender’s dialect coach was. Anyway, The Counselor may be a disaster, but it is one that I couldn’t take my eyes off of.

Is it an airplane movie: Yes. If you love it (which I think I did?), then it will take up two good hours. If you hate it, then you can just turn it off and jump out through the emergency exit.

Inside Llewyn Davis

I have already seen Inside Llewyn Davis, which you all know because I haven’t been able to shut up about it for the past few months. I decided to put it on while flying because I was tired and wanted something to lull me to sleep. I am not saying that Inside Llewyn Davis is boring. What I am saying is that it has become so comforting and familiar to me at this point that I can watch it at anytime and in any place.

Is it an airplane movie: It would be more effective to hold a screening of it on the front lawn of every Oscar voter to let them know what they missed.