but what was the start — what was the catalyst for writing the handmaid's tale? lp, we can and will resolve - the problems which now confront us. and, after all, why shouldn't we believe that? we are americans. applause god bless you, and thank you. at which there was a big pushback against what the �*70s had been doing, particularly in the expansion of — of women's rights. so, �*70s quite expansionist. you could have your own credit card. chuckles stuff like that. and then, you get this pushback, and that was when they started activating the evangelical religious right as a political force. significant also is the fact that i had studied 17th century american puritanism as a graduate student in the early �*60s, and i get to say bad things about those people because they are my ancestors. so, the family... literally. literally, yes, literally, they were puritan new englanders. but it's interesting that you witness what's happening in germany, ronald reagan is elected, so you start imagining the possibilities of a future totalitarian american regime but then, you r

>> totally cheated on "the handmaid's tale." >> jimmy: you play a spy in "the veil"?s, i play a british spy, an intelligence agent. >> jimmy: that actor you beat up in the clip, is that somebody you got to know? >> he's a stuntman. >> jimmy: a stuntman, yes. >> not a random guy. >> jimmy: i figured that, i didn't think he was one of the guys yelling about fruit as he drives by. [ laughter ] you're sitting there, one minute you're maybe having lunch with the person, and the next minute you're punching them in the face. >> yeah, well it's kind of my job. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but yeah, i have to -- we trained a long time for that fight. he was a great stuntman. we trained for weeks and weeks and weeks. >> jimmy: weeks and weeks and weeks? >> yeah. apparently it may not actually have been enough. the first take -- that's the second time, what you saw, that we shot the whole scene. the first take, i went and did the wrong thing. it wasn't anyone's fault. i went up against a wall like this. and actually broke my back. >> jimmy: you broke your back? >> yes. >> jimmy: for real?

after a couple of rounds, people dropping in and out, turns out he's a want to be commander in the handmaid'semist positions that are detrimental to women, we will of law, they are insurrectionists sympathizers, they don't respect our constitution, they want to turn this country into some christian nationalist extremist place that we do not as americans really want. they need to focus on the extremism of the republicans, you look at someone like stefanik, who basil just brought up, what are discussing display on the sunday show this morning, she talked about january six prisoners, january six felons as hostages. she made excuses for donald trump using the term poisoning the blood of america concerning immigrants. she is -- in her propaganda level of sufficiency when it comes to trumpism and his ilk, here's someone in republican leadership and in new york, taking advantage of this. i don't know that the american people actually know how despicable these people are, the things they're saying what they plan to do. you use that as they go into the election year with full aggression, pedal to the

category from sarah snook from "succession," keri russell in the diplomat and elisabeth moss in "the handmaid'sface. >> i pick a spot and med there. >> reporter: raising a glass to cast reunions from. [ cheers and applause and the "sopranos. a tribute to norman lear and for the first time anthony anderson hosts. >> i can check that off the bucket list. >> reporter: with an all-african american production team at the helm now, the last emmys drew in the lowest audience in the history of the telecast with 5.9 million viewers and the awards show has direct competition for viewers as the tampa bay bucs face off against the philadelphia eagles in a wild card game at the same time monday night. >> wow anthony anderson will be great thank you. >> and favorite show the best show this past year >> "succession" and "the bear," "ted lasso." i'm going with "the bear." guys, it's a perfect weekend to stay inside and watch the movies maybe youhaven't seen them because we have rain in the northeast. notice the snow still happening in the great lakes it's going to be there for a little while we get a bit of a

but now you're firmly in the handmaid's tale and you're going to have , tale and you're going to havele—sex spaces. >> but surely, i mean, it sounds like the stuff of fiction, right? i mean, the fact that jk rowling had to set up bira's place to up because rowling had to set up bira's place was to up because rowling had to set up bira's place was no. up because there was no. >> well, she is a known transphobe well, that's what they say. >> transphobe exactly. >> known transphobe exactly. for protecting >> known transphobe exactly. for protec' is g >> known transphobe exactly. for protec'is absolutely incredible. to me is absolutely incredible. there were no, uh , single sex there were no, uh, single sex services scotland for rape services in scotland for rape victims, right? so, i mean , victims, right? so, i mean, look, i just don't i don't see why . why, for a start, i don't why. why, for a start, i don't see why a man got the job as head this centre. don't see head of this centre. i don't see why role that . why that wasn't a role that. look, you know, i'm not saying that discrimin