Critic’s Notebook: Surprises Galore in a Fast-Moving Emmy Show

From the opening, a classic skit for the ages lovingly spoofing TV, to the very last award, in which the year’s most-nominated series was denied the big prize, the 77th Emmy Awards was chock full of surprises. Yes, there were sweeps — Netflix’s shattering drama Adolescence won every award Sunday night in the limited-series categories for which it was eligible, each one a no-brainer. And Seth Rogen‘s Apple TV+ Hollywood satire The Studio, which set an Emmys record with 13 total wins (including nine from the Creative Arts awards last weekend), nearly swept as well. The most significant awards The Studio lost were in the supporting categories, which provided a true shocker,…