EMMY nomination day

Hello my dear TV lover friends.

I thought you might want my reaction to the Emmy nominations.  Finally it isn't a same old same old playing field so I am HOPING, PRAYING, CROSSING MY FINGERS, the results aren't same old, same old either.  Gave you the rundown on the top categories below with my thoughts on each.  Since I did some nice catch up work on Homeland and The Good Wife, I feel prepared.  Disclaimer -- I have not watched Downton Abbey yet but it is on my summer list, so we'll see where I land by the time the Emmy's role around.

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO

Girls • HBO

Modern Family • ABC

30 Rock • NBC

Veep • HBO

Big Bang whatever. Is Curb still on? GIRLS rules and is so smart. Modern Family classically best. 30 Rock ehh losing steam. Veep I saw one scene where Julia Louis Dreyfus took a pregnancy test and then spilled her pee on her ass't and I was rolling on the floor.  I say Modern Family or Girls get my vote.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Girls • HBO Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath

Mike & Molly • CBS  Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn

New Girl • FOX  Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day

Nurse Jackie • Showtime  Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton

Parks And Recreation • NBC  Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope

30 Rock • NBC Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Veep • HBO Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer

Lena LOVE. Melissa McCarthy ehh I don't watch this show the nomination is enough. Zooey love but this is a tough category. Nurse Jackie, if you don't already know I have an aversion to Edie Falco so that would be a complete NO. Amy, LOVE her and she seems to be the best person if you have watched her Smart Girls Rule the World webisodes. Tina, enough. Julia, I have always been a fan, but she doesn't need to win.  I give it to Amy Poehler because Lena Dunham can take the writing / directing awards which are so much cooler.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO Larry David as Himself

House Of Lies • Showtime Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan

Louie • FX Networks Louis C.K. as Louie

30 Rock • NBC Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Two And A Half Men • CBS Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Worst category ever, wow Female comedians rule.  I don't care and the big bang guy will probably win.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler

Desperate Housewives • ABC Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey

Modern Family • ABC Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy

Modern Family • ABC Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett

Nurse Jackie • Showtime Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow

Saturday Night Live • NBC Kristen Wiig as various characters

Sofia is great.  Really someone from Desperate Housewives get a posthumous nomination? NO TO BLOSSOM.  I give this 100% to Kristen Wiig -- she made my TV laughter roll for the past 7 years.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Modern Family • ABC Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett

Modern Family • ABC Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett

Modern Family • ABC Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy

Modern Family • ABC Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker

New Girl • FOX Max Greenfield as Schmidt

Saturday Night Live • NBC Bill Hader as various characters

Modern Family versus Stefan and Schmidt.  SCHMIDT all the way.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Glee • FOX Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste

Saturday Night Live • NBC Maya Rudolph, Host

Saturday Night Live • NBC Melissa McCarthy, Host

30 Rock • NBC Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup

30 Rock • NBC Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il

Two And A Half Men • CBS Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper

I thought this was an interesting category and wanted to by clear the Maya Rudolph rocks and should win this.

  

Outstanding Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire • HBO

Breaking Bad • AMC

Downton Abbey • PBS

Game Of Thrones • HBO

Homeland • Showtime

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Wow, what a power category.  I don't watch Boardwalk or Game of Thrones and haven't watched Downton yet.  Got stuck in season 4 of Breaking Bad and don't really feel like going back.  Love Homeland, but this year, it was all about Mad Men for me.  I love it, it worked perfectly, it should win. 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Damages • DirecTV Glenn Close as Patty Hewes

Downton Abbey • PBS Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley

The Good Wife • CBS Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick

Harry's Law • NBC Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn

Homeland • Showtime Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison

Mad Men • AMC Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

I should ignore this category and boycott the emmy's as a whole since Kathy Bates in Harry's Law is nominated?  WTF?  Ugggh.  Love Julianna and Elisabeth (but it was not a Peggy season).  CLAIRE DANES all the way.  She's all grown up now and a fabulous actress.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire • HBO Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson

Breaking Bad • AMC Bryan Cranston as Walter White

Dexter • ShowtimeMichael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

Downton Abbey • PBS

Homeland • Showtime Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody

Mad Men • AMC Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Again, don't watch Boardwalk or Dexter and see above about Breaking Bad and Downton.  Damian Lewis is amazing, but for me it is all about Jon Hamm.  Don Draper will be one of my favorite TV characters of all time -- thanks to him.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC Anna Gunn as Skyler White

Downton Abbey • PBS Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Downton Abbey • PBS Joanne Froggatt as Anna

The Good Wife • CBS Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma

The Good Wife • CBS Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart

Mad Men • AMC Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris

Christina Hendricks had a superb season.  She defies all the stories about her body -- she is actually about her acting.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman

Breaking Bad • AMC Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring

Downton Abbey • PBS Brendan Coyle as John Bates

Downton Abbey • PBS Jim Carter as Mr. Carson

Game Of Thrones • HBO Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister

Mad Men • AMC Jared Harris as Lane Pryce 

Could care less about this category.  Giancarlo Esposito got a lot of press...Mandy Patinkin should have been nominated for Homeland.  Or Alan Cumming for The Good Wife.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet

The naughty Canadian French Mother...

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

The Good Wife • CBS Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning

Have been watching him in season 2 and he is outstanding.

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television

Did I miss the memo that this was a miniseries?  But it rocked! 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie

American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television

Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon

Absolutely she should win every award for this role.

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race • CBS • World Race Productions Inc.

Dancing With The Stars • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions

Project Runway • Lifetime • The Weinstein Company, Bunim-Murray

So You Think You Can Dance • FOX •

Top Chef • Bravo • Magical Elves

The Voice • NBC

No Survivor or Idol.  This category sucks.  I give it to Top Chef.

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race • CBS Phil Keoghan, Host

American Idol • FOX Ryan Seacrest, Host

Betty White’s Off Their Rockers Betty White, Host

Dancing With The Stars • ABC Tom Bergeron, Host

So You Think You Can Dance • FOX Cat Deeley, Host

Let me tell you who is off their rockers -- the EMMY VOTERS.  Ryan, Ryan Ryan - you are American Idol!

Would love to hear your thoughts -- email me!!!