Tuesday, July 24, 2012

2012 Emmy Nominations - the Good, the Bad and the Stupid

Here are the actual Emmy nominations, and I highlighted the ones I chose in bluemy secondary choices in purpleyellow for something cool and red for something ridiculous.  Holy shit, HBO did a lot of campaigning.  They dominated almost every category and not always deservedly.  They should have coughed up some money for Lena Headey!
Worst Non-Nomination:  Parks and Recreation - WTF is wrong with you people?  I understand Community is too weird and clique-y but P&R is consistently hilarious unlike Veep, Girls and The Big Bang Theory.  HBO has too much money and Emmy voters are easily swayed.  Boo-urns!
Worst Nomination:  Jon Cryer - The show is dead and should be canceled.  Move on, old people.
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory - Better than the rest of the CBS laughtrack shows.
Curb Your Enthusiasm - It was a good season in NYC, but I kind of forgot about it.
Girls - I liked it, but did I laugh out loud?  Not enough.
Modern Family - Consistently good
30 Rock - Still better than most everything else.
Veep - It was alright, but HBO has the money to change minds.
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY - Very close - they did have 7 nominees.
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Subtle in a crazy way 
Lena Dunham, Girls - Crazy in a subtle way

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie - Becoming sober ruins a show; i.e. House and Rescue Me.
Tina Fey, 30 Rock - A comedic gem.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep - Everyone wants to hear Elaine swear, but is that enough?
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly - She's kind of mean - I liked her more as Sookie St. James.
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation - Too much young blood, she won't get what she deserves.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock - I was right, he is God.
Don Cheadle, House of Lies - Choose an actor on a show people watch - not just a famous one you want to suck up to.
Louis C.K., Louie - More subtle craziness.
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men - This is an abomination.  I apologize to Adam Scott, Garret Dillahunt and Joel McHale for other people's stupidity and reliance on familiarity.
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm - I understand.
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - Next year, can we get a nom for Howard?
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family - His first Emmy nomination - really, Academy, really?!?
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family - I knew he would be nominated, I'm just sick of him.
Ty Burrell, Modern Family - always stellar.
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family - see JTF note above.
Max Greenfield, New Girl - Don't spin-off just yet.
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live - He just can't compare and should be in a Variety category.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory - Eh, she's alright.
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives - I would never begrudge Mrs. Landingham - RIP.
Julie Bowen, Modern Family - She's annoying, but her character is good.
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family - Her character is annoying but she's good - see the difference?
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie - Finally - dumb Emmy voters have seen the Zoey Barkow light!

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live - This is just Bridesmaids fallout.
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm - He's a crowd favorite.
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family - Whatever.
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie - I wanted him for Supporting Actor, but he was listed here.
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live - You can get a nom for breaking character?  Mark me down.
Will Arnett, 30 Rock - I want him nominated for everything (especially GOB in 2013)!
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock - Ditto!
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee - Good for her - if only the candidates had to arm-wrestle for the award.
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live - More unnecessary Bridesmaids fervor.
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live - She was good, but SNL is just not funny anymore.
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock - I hated the way this storyline played out.
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock - Funny though it's like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia from 2007.
Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men - She's cool but this show is complete bullshit.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA - Perfect Category - suck it, bitches!!!  I watch good TV.
Boardwalk Empire - Pretty cool
Breaking Bad - Perfect
Downton Abbey - Fabulous
Game of Thrones - Awesome
Homeland - Amazing
Mad Men - Great
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law - She's cool, but no one has ever watched this show.
Glenn Close, Damages - What channel is this on?  Oscar nominee suck-up #2.
Claire Danes, Homeland - Is this what happened to Angela Chase?
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey  - Edith will sabotage the voting.
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife - I wish she was still a 'bad wife.'  Who turns down Knox Overstreet?  No one.
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men - It will eventually be named Sterling Cooper Draper Olson.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA - I almost had them all.
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey - It was the other Hugh's last season though.
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire - Kerry Washington got his name right - Bu-sem-me!
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - Gonna need a bigger mantle.
Michael C. Hall, Dexter - Now make your show better.
Jon Hamm, Mad Men - The new George Clooney and he hates dumb reality TV whores!
Damian Lewis, Homeland - God, that's a good show.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad - Awesome, just not enough.
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad - Walk on stage before they finish reading the nominees.
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey -  I heart me some Mr. Baaates.
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey - Good for you, though you were better in Season 1.
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones - I love you, but I hope you don't repeat.
Jared Harris, Mad Men -  Cheers for acknowledging Lane's downward spiral; plus, he did get to punch Pete.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - So Close - I'm too sentimental.
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad - Finally!
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey - Get ready for another award you sassy, old broad.
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey - Good for the long-suffering Mrs. Baaates.
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife - WTF is happening with this character?  Make her interesting soon.
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife - I like her; she's a not-as-sassy, not-as-old broad.
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men - She's got the life-story to become a female serial killer.
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad - Way to go, Tio - your weird mouth tics paid off!
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife - Continually creepy.
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife - He's a crowd favorite - again.
Jeremy Davies, Justified
Ben Feldman, Mad Men - Twitchy goodness.
Jason Ritter, Parenthood
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife - Sassy trickster.
Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy
Jean Smart, Harry’s Law
Julia Ormond, Mad Men - So slutty, demeaning and French!
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Uma Thurman, Smash


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