Since I have been gone and the Emmy's are coming up on August 29th, I thought I might devote my next few blogs to the nominees for the major categories....I mean really, truthfully, as much as it is sad to say...no one really cares who wins certain awards except for those in that field and their friends and families. Sorry, but it's true. So with that being said I'd like to start with the OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES.
Nominees: True Blood HBO, Mad Men AMC, Breaking Bad AMC, Dexter SHOWTIME, The Good Wife CBS, and Lost ABC.
This is quite the fierce category actually. I mean you have 4 cable shows going up against 2 network shows, one a fairly new show that is starting to catch on and another show that retired this year. It seems that most award shows tend to go towards sentimental favorites or the tried and true. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has a lot to consider when they put out these nominations. For instance, here is their schedule for this year. Please note the eligibility period.
2010 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS CALENDAR
June 1, 2009 ‐ May 31, 2010
Eligibility period Week of March 1
Online entry process begins. Rules and Procedures available at www.emmys.tv
April 16
Deadline to reinstate or apply for membership in the Television Academy and be eligibility to
vote in the primetime competition
April 30
Entry deadline for ALL entries that were originally presented 6:00 PM ‐ 2:00 AM,
June 1, 2009 ‐ May 31, 2010
June 4
Nominating ballots are posted on the Television Academy’s website
June 21, 5:00 PM
Deadline for returning the nominating ballots to Ernst & Young
July 8, 5:35 AM
Nominations are announced live from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre
Week of July 19
At‐home judging DVDs for Creative Arts Awards categories are mailed
Week of July 26
At‐home judging DVDs for Telecast Awards categories are mailed
August 10, 5:00 PM
Deadline for returning at‐home judging ballots for Creative Arts Awards categories to Ernst &
Young
August 17, 5:00 PM
Deadline for returning at‐home judging ballots for Telecast Awards categories to Ernst & Young
August 21
Creative Arts Awards and Ball
August 29
NBC Telecast and Governors Ball
Imagine having to go back in your mind and think of some of the shows you've watched. Which ones have made an impression? I mean there are literally tons of shows on the air at any one time. That is just for the nominations. I find it very interesting that most shows being nominated for outstanding series or actors, actresses, etc....are for shows that are on cable. But the networks are still hanging in there. I mean, c'mon Lost made it in, the last opportunity for it to do so. Lost barely made it and with acting nods to boot! So kudos to May sweeps!
OK, so opinions about the drama that deserves to win....That is really a tough one. All of these shows are excellent examples of what creative minds can come up with. Each show is unique and not necessarily formulaic. Some would say that I am "True Blood" all the way. But that is not necessarily true. I am really trying to be critical here and look at each of these shows on their own merit. Sure "True Blood" is special, it broke the "vampire show" curse. That has to mean something. Alan Ball has everything to do with that. What he did with Six Feet Under he has now managed to do with True Blood. He has created a compelling show with equally compelling characters. Because in the end most successful shows come from characters as much as any plot line. Characters that you love or love to hate. Characters with "rooting" value. But no other nods in any major category so.....it is not our year.
All of that being said I find cable shows to have the advantage because they can go places that other shows can't. Be it with sex, violence, language....you name it. So it kinda makes you wonder how fair of a competition one can have. So we are back to characters and what they do for a show as well as the writing and directing. Dexter is one that has been pretty consistent over the years with the exception of Season 2. This season's cliff hanger was insanely off the hook!!!!!! I mean who didn't scream at the TV?! Then you combine that with John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer, Arthur Mitchell.....I mean, wow! Michael C. Hall never fails to amaze me, more about him in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama category.
To figure out what show could possibly win this category, you have to ask yourself...Did any actors from the show get acting nods? Writers? Directors? It makes you wonder when a show, like True Blood, gets a nod for Outstanding Drama but yet no actor nods? So, sorry my Trubie friends we will not win this one. So that leaves Mad Men, The Good Wife, Dexter, Lost, and Breaking Bad. So what should we use next, writing? Then that would only leave 3 shows: The Good Wife, Lost, and Mad Men. Now if we judge by directing then we have Mad Men, Dexter, Breaking Bad, and Lost. So Dexter and Breaking Bad are back in and The Good Wife is out.
So my prediction IF we do not use the acting category would have to be LOST as it is the last time it can be nominated or Mad Men, which has won before.
OK now if we go with the acting nods then the show with the most acting nods, this includes guest actor/actress, then we are REALLY close between Mad Men and The Good Wife with Lost nipping at their heels.
So there you have it....a VERY close race no matter how you look at it. I'm going to say that it is a 3-way (if we go by acting) between Lost, Mad Men, and The Good Wife. Hey, I didn't say who I thought would win....I'm not a psychic.....just a viewer who would vote for ALL of these shows to win, like the kids in soccer who ALL get trophies for participation.
But, if you were to ask me who I thought SHOULD win, my personal choice would have to be Dexter. But that's just me....I like the show, so shoot me! LoL
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