As we wind down the 2007/2008 television season, some are already starting to turn their attentions to the Emmy awards. The Hollywood Reporter has a good article breaking down the categories and the front runners for nominations. Although, it's a four pager, and if that annoys you, you can hit up the print version.
There's a nice bit of spin right off the top as Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences' chairman and CEO John Shaffner says, "The audience is coming back to scripted television!" He goes on to add, "It seems like viewers missed it during the strike. The quality in primetime has never been better. It's so amazing and great that it seems unfair to have to hold a contest." Really John? I guess we give him points for enthusiasm, but all of those articles I've seen about ratings being down across the board sing a different tune. More on the prospective Emmys, after the jump.
The linked article also puts forth the idea that 2008 could be the year that "Cable Ate the Emmys." I get what they're saying; with more and more really good shows being developed on cable they should take even more awards. Still, does that come as a surprise to anyone? This seems like a continuation of something that we have been watching for years now. Much of that theory hinges on their idea that cable should take three, if not four, of the five slots for drama series. Mad Men seems to be an early favorite, and I'd be good with that one winning.
Many of the other awards look to be holding to the status quo. Oddly enough, the one that I am most interested in is the new one for Reality or Reality/Competition Host. Of course, I'm only interested in it as long as Tom Bergeron wins, because he's been the best host on my television since Breakfast Time launched on fX in 1994. Yes, fX, remember the lowercase f? Ahhhh, TV made fresh daily. I do find it a little strange that the article seems to think he will be nominated with Samantha Harris. Now, I like Samantha just fine, but Tom is clearly the captain of that ship. Do you have a favorite award you're most interested in?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-26-2008 @ 1:45PM
SJ said...
The Wire should win Best Drama, no contest. They haven't given it for the past 4 years (and it has deserved one ever year) so they should at least reward it with one.
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5-26-2008 @ 2:17PM
Oreo said...
Shouldn't the first "to" be "too"?
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5-26-2008 @ 2:46PM
Brett said...
Oy, it certainly should, Oreo. Fixed it.
5-26-2008 @ 2:31PM
Ryan said...
I'm not holding my breath but I hope Lost can recover some Emmy love since this season has been practically flawless. But then again getting Emmy love hasn't meant much in a long time, so...
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5-26-2008 @ 5:09PM
Sam said...
I really hope that James Roday from USA network's Psych can snag a best actor in a comedy nomination -- if tony Shauloub from Monk from USA can win an award, James should at least get some recognition in form of a nomination. He is hilarious.
Also, hope that Adventures of Old Christine gets more emmy love in the form of best series -- does every nominee have to be the single camera comedy that nobody watches?
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5-26-2008 @ 7:25PM
Jamie said...
Two and a Half Men got nommed last year. But the single-camera's are better anyway.
5-26-2008 @ 6:01PM
C C said...
My Emmy nomination wish list, which will be hopelessly out-of-synch with the Emmy voters:
In the drama series category, nothing would make me happier than to see both Dexter and Big Love snag two of the spots ahead of (*preparing to duck*) Mad Men and Damages. I'm sorry, but unless I'm seriously missing something, I'm not seeing the brilliance of Mad Men. There's very little plot-I'm not a fan of "minimalist" storytelling. And the characters just bore me. Damages is a different deal: there's story all right, from the over-the-top, shock and manipulate the viewer at every turn school of screenwriting. It's just too much. I watched two reruns of Dexter last night: it's so good. The characterizations are brilliant; the ethical exploration of what good and evil and right and wrong are is unparalleled in television.
I hope Ray Richmond of the Hollywood Reporter is right and In Treatment has a shot at some nominations; Gabriel Byrne, Blair Underwood, Josh Charles, and Glynn Turman (the guest appearance of the year) were spectacular. I'm hoping the fact that In Treatment's main writer/producer, Rodrigo Garcia, is Gabriel Garcia Marquez's son will hold some water in Hollywood. I'm not holding my breath, though.
House getting more nominations than Grey's Anatomy would please me enourmously.
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5-26-2008 @ 7:25PM
Jamie said...
I think that with the right submissions, 30 Rock could easily win best comedy again this season. If I could pick the 6 episodes for 30 Rock's submissions, i'd pick "Rosemary's Baby," "Greenzo," "Somebody To Love," "Episode 210," "MILF Island" and "Succession."
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5-26-2008 @ 9:45PM
C C said...
I think "Rosemary's Baby" alone could get 30 Rock Emmys for comedy series and Alec Baldwin.
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