The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, airs Sunday, Aug. 29 at 8/7c.
They are here again! Emmy time! This looks like an exciting year in television. I feel like there may be things missing, but when you only have so many slots available to nominate people too you have to distill things down. I think these are great nominations (except SNL) and I can't wait to read what all the critics and reviewers have to say about what this spells out for TV.
One thing is clear though, the categories are so black and white that it is hard to route for certain choices...I'm talking about your dramedy here, your funny/dramatic or more commonly quirky/dramatic series. I'm looking at you Nurse Jackie...comedy? Eh... I do have some laugh out loud moments, but thats not what your content is about. But up against Dexter you stand NO chance. TV is getting complicated, which is beautiful and great and there should be more shows like that giving people like me headaches about the labels.
LOST...finale nom...doesn't deserve it I think. But what a beautiful series. Visually stunning shots and well as locales. Writing moving, composition...I want to make Micheal Giacchino compose a musical and then let me star in it, and he should win in his category Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score). Anyway...
See the list of some of nominees below (for a full list go to Emmy website here or by clicking on the title):
They are here again! Emmy time! This looks like an exciting year in television. I feel like there may be things missing, but when you only have so many slots available to nominate people too you have to distill things down. I think these are great nominations (except SNL) and I can't wait to read what all the critics and reviewers have to say about what this spells out for TV.
One thing is clear though, the categories are so black and white that it is hard to route for certain choices...I'm talking about your dramedy here, your funny/dramatic or more commonly quirky/dramatic series. I'm looking at you Nurse Jackie...comedy? Eh... I do have some laugh out loud moments, but thats not what your content is about. But up against Dexter you stand NO chance. TV is getting complicated, which is beautiful and great and there should be more shows like that giving people like me headaches about the labels.
LOST...finale nom...doesn't deserve it I think. But what a beautiful series. Visually stunning shots and well as locales. Writing moving, composition...I want to make Micheal Giacchino compose a musical and then let me star in it, and he should win in his category Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score). Anyway...
See the list of some of nominees below (for a full list go to Emmy website here or by clicking on the title):
How are you supposed to choose? Breaking Bad, Dexter or Mad Men? I love LOST and TB (and don't watch The Good Wife) but it's a different game with those three. They appeal to the mind, to our deepest morals, show raw, deep, deranged emotion and giving it a sympathetic face....my hear goes pitter patter for this!
Comedy Series
Another genre where I only miss one show (I haven't gotten on board with Curb...yet) and the rest are great...but interesting choices. 30 Rock, Modern Family and The Office are true comedies, and both The Office and 30 Rock have won before (the shows in general, including actors) so i think it should go to Modern Family. But Nurse Jackie and Glee a GREAT shows...they just aren't quite "comedies". Glee almost should be categorized as Variety, Music or Comedy Series. Curb is good I hear...
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Matthew Fox, Lost
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Hugh Laurie, House
HIM...that is all. Who else can so expertly make you feel how you feel about him...look at his character on paper...he is a PSYCHOPATH. By the literal definition of psychopath. No remorse for his deaths, he enjoys the struggle, he doesn't want to stop--which is kind of the ideas they've been playing with this last season...but he kills at least 13 people a season...1 an episode for 4 seasons...thats 52 people!!! And yet I feel so bad about his recent loss...Rita...
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
- Glenn Close, Damages
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
- January Jones, Mad Men
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Not gonna lie, only watch two of these and between January Jones and Mariska Hargitay...
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
- Michael Emerson, Lost
- Terry O'Quinn, Lost
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
- Martin Short, Damages
- John Slattery, Mad Men
OMG! Did you see this season of Breaking Bad? YES! HIM...beautiful work. And to think his character wasn't originally supposed to stick around. He MADE this season, Cranston was beautiful no doubt but Aaron was completely full in his performance.
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
- Rose Byrne, Damages
- Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
- Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Understated performances, but quite captivating. And a little eerie at times.
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- Steve Carell, The Office
- Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Matthew Morrison, Glee
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Tony Shalhoub, Monk
I don't think he will win, but I really enjoyed the closing of his chapter in my life. Monk was a quirky, brilliant, sad, brave person who was crazy. A lead character in the show was his shrink. It was a sweet send off with great laugh out loud moments.
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
- Lea Michele, Glee
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
I want one of the Modern Family ladies in this category... I don't watch united States of Tara, yet. Gimme a break I watch A LOT already (see Summer List 2010)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Chris Colfer, Glee
- Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
- Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
I'd be happy for any of these guys to win. It is a brilliant ensemble piece and they each deliver...but Ty Burrell has found his role. He is able to be goofy to appeal to his lanky/geeky looks and do physical comedy, a trick he is QUITE talented at. I mean Charlie Chaplin/Jim Carey physical gags that are visuals feasts. Almost lyrical...I hope he wins most.
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Julie Bowen, Modern Family
- Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
- Jane Lynch, Glee
- Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
- Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
I don't think this needs an explanation. ^_^
Reality-Competition Program
Don't Care!
Reality Host
- Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
- Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
- Heidi Klum, Project Runway
- Jeff Probst, Survivor
- Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
See Above!
Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Saturday Night Live
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Really, just to stick it to the network for kicking him off too early. Although I believe if they can't find 5 good Variety, Music or Comedy Series shows then they should just put 4. Saturday Night Live has NO business being nominated for any awards. Sorry SNL, I just used to watch the good episodes you had...
Will post full list later...
Will post full list later...
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