NDBT

I’ve officially avoided HP spoilers and after I get off of here, I’m going back to my hostel and reading my 3rd Ngaio Marsh (bad news: I figured out the 2nd one as well) and going to bed to avoid any. I’m considering wearing earplugs to the release party as well. On the bad spoiler side – when I was on the computer in the lounge last night, someone decided to put “LOST; the answers” on and now I know who fathered Sun’s baby, how Locke lost the use of legs, and some stuff about Juliet, despite my attempts to block up my ears and type simultaneously. Grrrr…. stupid 3rd season spoilers.
But on to the important news for which I am risking HP spoilers today: EMMY NOMS!!!
Some bits from EW:

” I’m actually relatively happy at the moment. Perhaps because I don’t watch 24, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, or Friday Night Lights — all of which failed to receive Outstanding Drama Series Emmy nods this morning.” [Ed: OK – up front – I haven’t seen all of Lost’s 3rd season, but the miniseason was good, and I know for a fact that Grey’s Anatomy; the freaking soap, used a bizarre hallucinogenic episode in the spring. How the hell does that get nominated? Have they threatened Emmy voters? Threatened to denounce them as homophobic if they didn’t vote? Grrr…. As one commenter wrote in, “Lost REALLY should be up for drama, and probably win. Greys is one of the most overrated things in TV history with unpleasant characters…well, Sandra Oh is terrific at least and deserves the nomination.” Seriously – how do you nominate something where everyone and their mother HATES the main character? And a lot of the others, as well?]

“PopWatch’s Mike Slezak also notes the absence of love for [Becki] Newton and wonders why there was no recognition for The Office‘s John Krasinski or any nominations at all for the CW, save for a sound editing nod for Smallville.” [Ed: Umm – Jenna Fischer and not John Krasinski? They must be joking.]

“I’m not sure how anyone involved with HBO’s The Wire can resist the urge to go fetal every time the Emmy nominations are announced, as they were this morning. And as, once again, The Wire — TV’s best drama, best ensemble, best…everything was ritualistically ignored. However, amidst some very odd choices, there were some bright spots. Some of the best and worst of the 2007 Emmy picks:

But thanks for…
Recognizing the painful, subtle, funny work of Debra Messing on USA’s Starter Wife; Ricky Gervais’ ripping second season on HBO’s Extras; Neil Patrick Harris’ hilarious, series-making turn on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother; Vanessa Williams’ absolutely perfect diva-ness on ABC’s Ugly Betty; and of course the beautifully underplaying Jenna Fischer on NBC’s The Office.

Ease back a bit on…
The Felicity Huffman nominations. This woman is a hell of an actress, yes. And she lends some serious brains and sense to the daffy world of Desperate Housewives. And she won an Emmy already. This season, you could feel the writers handing her gigantic, weepy, overblown scenes so she could get another nod, and it skewed the entire show. She’s awesome, we get it; back down a little.” [Seriously]
The nominees (who should win – bold, and I’m leaving out supporting actors in a reality competition type categories) and my thoughts (remembering I only saw the first 3rd of this year’s season):

DRAMA SERIES (I think I’ve made my thoughts on LOST fairly clear here).
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES (WHAT IS WITH NOMINATING MARISKA HARGITAY EVERY YEAR AND SNUBBING CHRISTOPHER MELONI???? And Eddie Izzard should be in here, too)
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Spader, Boston Legal
Kiefer Sutherland, 24

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES (awww – no Henry Ian Cusick? Hope the Lost actors don’t split the votes)
Michael Emerson, Lost
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
T.R. Knight, Grey’s Anatomy
Terry O’Quinn, Lost
Masi Oka, Heroes
William Shatner, Boston Legal

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES (Oh, you’ve got to be kidding)
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters (Hey, a 3rd show! And she was good on six feet under…)
Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES (hey! Love for studio 60! And I like David Morse – that should be a good episode)
Tim Daly, The Sopranos
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
John Goodman, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
David Morse, House
Eli Wallach, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Forest Whitaker, ER

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kate Burton, Grey’s Anatomy
Leslie Caron, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Marcia Gay Harden, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elizabeth Reaser, Grey’s Anatomy
Jean Smart, 24

COMEDY SERIES
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES (John Krasinski!! Stop nominating Jeremy Piven!)
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Rainn Wilson, The Office

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Beau Bridges, My Name Is Earl
Martin Landau, Entourage
Sir Ian McKellen, Extras (huh – I’ll have to check this ep. out *update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHupZTS_iY*)
Giovanni Ribisi, My Name Is Earl
Stanley Tucci, Monk

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Dixie Carter, Desperate Housewives
Salma Hayek, Ugly Betty
Judith Light, Ugly Betty
Laurie Metcalf, Desperate Housewives
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES (YAY! Good shows! Deserving nominations!)
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Jim Broadbent, Longford
Robert Duvall, Broken Trail
William H. Macy, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King
Matthew Perry , The Ron Clark Story (he deserves something after the spectacular failure of Studio 60)
Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Sea Change

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Queen Latifah , Life Support
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Enough already)
Mary-Louise Parker, The Robber Bride
Gena Rowlands, What If God Were The Sun

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Toni Collette, Tsunami, The Aftermath
Judy Davis, The Starter Wife
Samantha Morton, Longford
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (huh – didn’t even hear about this – but I like Anna Paquin)
Greta Scacchi, Broken Trail

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