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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Emmy nominations are out

The Emmy nominations are out. Diane Holloway, in her TV Blog, has a list of the “major cateogory nominees”. Here’s my unsolicited comments

Outstanding Comedy Series:

Arrested Development: I don’t know who (other than the critics) who watches/likes this. I tried it, it was boring, even though most of the actors are excellent. So, what’s Portia DeRossi doing next??
Curb your Enthusiam: Another like above, but without the talent.
The Office: An acquired taste, but it (at least) deserves to be here.
Scrubs: It’s about time! One of the best comedies on the air.
Two and a Half Men: An Emmy nomination? Really?? It’s a good show, but come on!

I guess this means my “pick” for Comedy Series would be The Office then…

Outstanding Drama Series:

Grey’s Anatomy: A fantastic show. It went a little over the top toward the end of the last season, but still good.
House: Not my cup of tea, and kind of a “formula” show, but okay, its good.
The Sopranos: Another of those “critic favorites”. I don’t see the appeal.
24: Yuck! Ptui!
The West Wing: It was once good, and the last season wasn’t its worst, but no longer an award winner.

My pick would be Grey’s Anatomy, but if House were to get it, I wouldn’t be too upset.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy:

Larry David: Sheesh. Nobody should be getting an Emmy for playing themselves.
Kevin James: I like Kevin, and King of Queens was underrated; it was at least as good as Everybody Loves Raymond.
Tony Shalhoub: I’ve lost interest in Monk, but Tony is still great.
Steve Carell: A good actor, in a good part. Deserves the nomination.
Charlie Sheen: He’s good, but I think that Angus T. Jones (Jake) deserves the nomination more; he’s terrific.

I’d give the Emmy to Tony Shalhoub.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama:

Christopher Meloni: Who? (He’s in Law & Order SVU, I don’t watch that)
Denis Leary: This is on my list to watch, haven’t gotten there yet. I like Dennis, though.
Peter Krause: 6 Feet Under was a great show. This is a good nomination.
Kiefer Sutherland: No. No. No.
Martin Sheen: Was he still on the air? Okay, he didn’t have much air time in this last season. Still good, though.

I’d say Dennis Leary or Peter Krause. But I have a sick feeling it’ll be Kiefer Sutherland…

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy:

Lisa Kudrow: I didn’t see her series but I heard that it was bad, bad, bad. It certainly didn’t last long enough for an Emmy
Jane Kaczmarek: Yeah, okay.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Good choice.
Stockard Channing: What a lousy show. She was wasted on it.
Debra Messing: Definitely not.

Julia should get it.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama:

Kyra Sedgewick: Definitely. This is a great show
Geena Davis: The only thing worse than the show was Geena’s acting.
Mariska Hargitay: I’m a big fan of the actress, but definitely not the character.
Frances Conroy: Good show, I don’t know about the nomination. Maybe.
Allison Janney: This was not her best season.

I’d give it to Kyra Sedgewick, but I doubt she’ll get it.

I’m going to leave the rest of the nominations without comment…

7/6/2006 12:03:45 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)