The Emmy nominations came out today, and I don't think I have ever been more disappointed in the slough of shows, actors and actresses slated for the awards show this year.
A DISCLAIMER: Now, this year was fairly lacking for television, with heavy hitters like Lost, 24 and Battlestar Galactica ending their runs, and Breaking Bad missing the cut off for inclusion by 2 months, but still. This group of nominees is pure ass.
Going award by award (comedies first), let's take a look at these abominations of nominations (rhymes are awesome!):
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
I'm mostly okay with this one, although Jane Krakowski getting nominated at all makes me want to barf. I really like 30 Rock, but she is easily the worst part about it and I cringe every time she is on screen. And not in a good way, like with vintage The Office, but in a "get the fuck off the screen you annoying bitch" kind of way. She should have been replaced by Phyllis Sommerville or Cynthia Nixon from "The Big C", Cobie Smulders from "How I Met Your Mother" or by Alison Brie from "Community". Otherwise I'm generally okay with this list. It's really too bad Curb Your Enthusiasm didn't have an eligible season. Suzie Essman would run away with this award.
My Nominees (winner in CAPS)
Phyllis Sommerville, "The Big C"
SOFIA VERGARA, "Modern Family"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Alison Brie, "Community"
Cynthia Nixon, "The Big C"
Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory" (she is seriously the only watchable thing about that show)
Sofia Vergara is one of the many amazing things about Modern Family. Second choice would be Phyllis Sommerville.
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
I hate this list. Every single one of those Modern Family nominees deserved it, but I still hate the 4 of the 6 nominees are from the same show. Two and a Half Men needs to burn in hell, so I hope Jon Cryer breaks something before the ceremony, and Chris Colfer's mouth shouldn't be allowed on television (also, I'm ultra-biased against Glee this year because it was a steaming pile of poop compared to the first season). This year was mother-fucking LOADED with awesome supporting roles for male actors in comedies, and they still nominate 4 guys from the same show? Bullshit! I can't even write a real sentence, so here's a list of extremely deserving people who got snubbed: Dani Pudi and Donald Glover (Community), Oliver Platt (The Big C), Aziz Ansari, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe,
My Nominees:
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
NICK OFFERMAN, "Parks and Recreation"
Oliver Platt, "The Big C"
Adam Scott, "Parks and Recreation"
Donald Glover, "Community"
but really, ANY of these guys deserve to win. That is just how f'ing loaded this category is this year. And they still nominated Jon fucking Cryer. Ty Burrell is my second choice and I hope he wins the real thing.
Best Actress in a Comedy
This one is hard for me, because I don't generally watch a lot of female-led comedies, and, to be honest, I don't think I'd change a damn thing in this category. All of the nominees are deserving, except maybe Melissa McCarthy, but that's just because I loathe Chuck Lorre and everything he does. Melissa McCarthy is generally a good actress and, while I haven't subjected myself to an episode of Mike & Molly, I imagine she performs well in it.
Winner: AMY POEHLER, "Parks and Recreation"
Laura Linney is clearly the best here, but her role is barely comedic at all. Amy Poehler made Leslie Knope so unique and hilarious. For those who don't believe me, watch the season 3 episode "The Flu". You will cry laughing.
Best Actor in a Comedy
I don't like this list either. Not because the majority of these guys are undeserving (Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson were the only good things about The Office this year, but the season as a whole was so damn bad that I feel like it doesn't deserve anything), but there are more deserving people, like Joel McHale (Community) and Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother).
My Nominees:
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Joel McHale, "Community"
Josh Radnor, "How I Met Your Mother"
ALEC BALDWIN, "30 Rock"
Steve Carrell, "The Office"
Rainn Wilson, "The Office" (he deserves to be in the lead category)
I realize he has won this like 4 times in a row, but he's just that damn funny, and this category is rather weak. My second choice would be Josh Radnor.
Best Comedy
This category is an abortion. This is easily the worst of them all. The Office, Big Bang Theory and Glee were travesties last season. At least with the other categories, you could make cases for individual performances in poor programs (except Jon Cryer), but there is no excuse for those three shows making it in. I could understand if it was a garbage year and the committee was just picking old favorites, but this year had a great lineup of comedies. I am appalled. Simply appalled.
My Nominations:
"The Big C"
"Community"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Modern Family"
"PARKS AND RECREATION"
"Raising Hope"
Parks and Recreation's 3rd season may go down as one of the best comedy seasons of anything ever. Every episode was pure comedic gold. My second choice would be... nothing. I enjoyed each of these shows, but P&R completely killed it every single week. 1-2 more consistent seasons and it will legitimately enter the conversation when discussing Best Comedies of All Time with the likes of Arrested Development and Seinfeld.
So, you can see how terrible the nominations are. I'll get to the dramas in a day or two, because those offend me less. The drama field was a barren wasteland, so I can't fault a lot of the choices, although a few irk me. But we'll get to that later.
