It's time for one of my favorite times of the year and that is when the emmy nominations are released. Usually I have a bunch to gripe about, however this year is somewhat different. Alot of what I personally would have voted for got nominations. So instead of going category by category, I will just list my good, bad , and ugly.
Good-
1.) Overall love for Justified. After a first season that was a little off kilter and uneven, FX delivered with what was the best season of television I have watched in 2011. The first season laid the groundwork, this year expanded on that foundation and had me wondering about next year as soon as the credits rolled on the final episode. Acting is all around top notch and happy to see the show got 4 acting nominations. Glad to see Walton Goggins get some dap after his years on The Shield, and of course Timothy Olyphant.
2.)Game of Thrones domination. It is my first time having HBO in my house, and I must say the show did not disappoint. And though the show is a little dense and heavy handed, everything about it is pretty awesome. A little surprised to see it get a best series nomination, solely based on the Academies lack of nominations in the past for fantasy series.
3.) Park & Rec. Much like my feelings for Justified being the best drama, Parks & Rec. was the best comedy, and it wasn't even close. Closest shows were Archer & It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, not a nomination for either show. The ensemble nature of the show is unbelievable. I highly suggest watching on instant netflix. If you can get through the first 6 episodes which are clones of The Office, you will be privy to some of the best laughs of the last 2 years.
Bad-
1.) Jon Cryer. He's on a show called Two and a Half Men. Though the problems with the show are not his fault, he has to bear the brunt of that. Should not have been nominated on principle.
2.) A nomination for best Supporting Actress to Betty White. We get it. She's old and says sexual things. It's not funny. Let's quit acting like it is.
3.) 4 guys from Modern Family being nominated. The only show I have ever watched where I thought everyone should have been nominated in the same categories was The West Wing. Having these four guys in their splits the vote which means it will go to the Glee kid, or number 1 on my bad list. Terrible.
Ugly-
1.)The omission of Ron F'ing Swanson. One of the 2 or 3 funniest characters on television on a show that is starting to get recognition. Yes, the jokes are always about food or his mustache, but that's better than the jokes always being about sex (Still looking at you Cryer). Luckily, in a character sense, Ron would never want an award. So we can take solace in that. However, Nick Offerman is getting robbed of seriously great work.
2.) Nothing for It's Always Sunny. The problem with this is not just the big awards. I have come to terms with the fact the actors don't get respect (though Charlie Day being in a huge movie will help) and the show itself will never get nominated. But the fact that they can't pick up a writing credit, when the main players write the scripts for the episodes is ridiculous.Not many comedies get funnier in their 5th and 6th seasons. IASIP has done just that.
3.)The fact that I would like to see Timothy Olyphant or Michael C. Hall win best actor, and instead Jon Hamm will. Nothing against Hamm, but the other two are better actors. Olyphant just embodies the character and actually shows some emotion, other than smarm and suave like Don Draper. And Hall is the only person in the dramatic categories that gets no help. See anybody else nominated from Dexter? Nope, because the other main characters are pretty bad. Should he be penalized for being the only thing good on the show? No. does he get penalized? Absolutely
So there you have it. My Emmy roundup. And I must say the best show I have watched recently was season 3 of Breaking Bad, which was on hiatus so no nominations. But don't you worry, next year they sweep all the major ones. The show is fantastic.
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