Television, it turns out, is geeky as hell. That seemed to be the major takeaway as the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Severance leading all nominees with 27 total, HBO’s The Penguin coming in second with 24, The Last of Us in fifth with 16, and Andor coming in sixth with 14, including Outstanding Drama Series.

Sen. Alex Padilla's forcible removal from a Dept. of Homeland Security news conference is among the real-world events the 'Andor' showrunner likens to his 'Star Wars' prequel.

A slow-burning tale about the creep of authoritarianism, the show explores how the “Star Wars” universe’s revolutionary Rebel Alliance is born from the wreckage of state surveillance, militarism and the erosion of civil liberties under the fascist-coded Galactic Empire.

The series, which wrapped up its run earlier this year, was a prequel to a prequel. That’s the sort of setup that should be the kiss of death for any show, creatively. When all of the events in a show lead up to a result the audience already knows about, writers have a higher bar to clear to imbue them with real drama.

With 14 Emmy noms today for the second season of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s Andor –the third most ever for a Star Wars show after the second and first seasons of The Mandalorian (24 noms and 15 noms)–you’d think there be some cause to celebrate.

Andor season 2 has garnered 14 nominations at this year's Emmy Awards, but as one expert puts it, a major snub has become our villain origin story.

Only Martin Short got a nomination this year for Only Murders in the Building, leaving co-stars Selena Gomez and Steve Martin in the dust. With the addition of shows like Nobody Wants This, The Residence and The Studio this award cycle, it was going to get tougher to get both Martins AND Gomez in, but it's tough to see regardless.

Emmy nominations day. Which means that it's once again time to find out if the Emmys voters will validate your TV tastes, or make you feel like everyone else spent the year watching TV shows you’ve never even heard of before.