Today I want to focus some of my attention on the comedy nominees, starting with the lead actors – Should Win: I love me some Lee Pace. He is brilliant as Ned the Piemaker on PUSHING DAISIES. I also think that 30 ROCK wouldn’t be nearly as funny as it is without Alec Baldwin (It’s important to note that I would also be okay with Tony Shalhoub and Steve Carell taking this one). Will Win: Four of my favorite people
We can’t talk about the men without talking about the women – Should Win: There is no one better, for me, than Chandra Wilson from GREY’S ANATOMY. Miranda Bailey is one of the greatest characters on TV. Watching her deal with her falling-apart family was brilliant. If I had to offer an alternative, I would say Dianne Weist as Gabriel Byrne’s psychiatrist in IN TREATMENT was also fantastic. Will Win: This one might be a battle between Murphy Brown and Miranda
So this is another stacked field from which it’s hard to pick a favorite. These characters totally run the gamut – sociopatchic businessman, woe-be-gone lawyer, mentally insane crazy lawyer, womanizing ad exec, and Ben Linus. Should Win: I love Michael Emerson from LOST. I think that he does so much with just one beady-eyed stare at one of the other characters. He has made it possible to totally understand where a crazy person is coming from and to identify with
Let’s take a minute to talk about the women – here are the nominees: Should Win: I think Holly Hunter is mind blowing as Grace on SAVING GRACE. She literally holds nothing back. Will Win: I think the Academy will give it to Sally Field again (for BROTHERS AND SISTERS) or Glenn Close for DAMAGES because she’s a movie star moonlighting as a TV actress. Should Be Nominated: Connie Britton. She should have been nominated for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and
The Emmys are next weekend, and I wanted to take the next few days to talk about who I think should win, who I think will win, and who is missing from the list, based on my (sort of) expert opinion! Should Win: Michael C Hall is fantastic as the murderous DEXTER and I think Hugh Laurie is aces as HOUSE. Will Win: History has a way of showing us that we should NEVER ever count out James Spader. He just keeps
It’s been one of those crazy weeks that almost felt like it would never end. Seminar after workshop after lunch meeting led for a busy time at the office and then all I wanted to do was sleep when I got home. I’m finally caught up on the week, and wanted to take sometime to reflect on what I watched. SUNDAY Just MAD MEN and SKINS for me this week. As for MAD MEN, I thought it was another solid hour
I promise! I’ve just been terribly busy with the 9-5 thing and haven’t had a chance to blog nearly as much as I want to. Expect a big old post about my week (or a few of them so you can pick and choose) tomorrow!
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of your favorite shows? With the help of iTunes and the Paley Center for Media – now is your chance! Available for purchase and download on iTunes are insightful looks into some of our favorite shows – BATTLESTAR GALACTICA INSIDE PROJECT RUNWAY WEEDS CHRIS CARTER AND FRANK SPOTNITZ ON THE X-FILES THE CLOSER SEX AND THE CITY MONK AN EVENING WITH HOLLY HUNTER AND SAVING GRACE ONE NIGHT WITH 30 DAYS AMAZING JOURNEY: THE
Since the Olympics are on TV, this kind of counts as a TV related post! Have you seen the latest Michael Phelps magazine cover? Looks like he’s not wearing any pants…
Looking for your GOSSIP GIRL fix but can’t stand the wait for new episodes? There’s no better place to turn in your time of need than to BBC America this Sunday night, August 17, at 9 (Eastern) for the long awaited premiere of controversial teenagers-gone-wild dramedy SKINS (it moves to 10PM in subsequent weekly airings). GOSSIP GIRL and SKINS are targeted towards the same audience (don’t believe me – would you believe Mo Ryan over at The Watcher?). The stories deal with pretty teenagers experimenting with drugs, drinking, and sex; language