The 62nd installment of the Primetime Emmy Awards was a memorable one.

Held just over 15 years ago (on an extra-early date, due to pro football this-and-that), the NBC telecast saw the freshman sitcom Modern Family walk away with no less than a half-dozen awards (after racking up 14 total nominations). Mad Men would be named Best Drama for a third straight year and Temple Grandin commenced what turned out to be a seemingly endless onslaught at every applicable awards show, as the TV-movie tied an Emmy record with five major wins.

It was back when the Emmys were fun — anticipated, not dreaded. The Twitterverse was still taking shape at the time, so widespread snark and predisposition to derision was not yet pop culture’s default setting. Related Stories

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