Emmy nominations were announced today. I would assume Angels in America is going to dominate the miniseries categories. I doubt if the usually staid Emmy voters will be hip enough to vote for Arrested Development which takes the fun out of the comedy series category. I’m surprised Friends isn’t around for a sentimental vote, but such can still happen with Sex & the City. And while Curb Your Enthusiasm was amusing, Scrubs should really be listed in its place (even at the risk of voting for a network show over one from HBO. I guess the nominators really want to make the most out of their cable subscriptions).For drama, I would assume this is finally the year for The Sopranos. Edie Falco might win, probably for her work in the season before this. And why is Reiko Aylesworth’s name not mentioned at all? I’m torn between rooting for James Gandolfini and Kiefer Sutherland for best actor. Even better, they should decide the winner by having them box.
Screw the on-location game show “Reality TV” category.
I’m torn, too, between rooting for Jon Stewart and David Letterman. But at least I got a nice chuckle out of seeing Jay Leno and the Tonight show aren’t even nominated. Tee. And hee. (Actually I’d probably vote for Late Show as best show and Daily Show as best writing. The first ten minutes of TDS are uniformly excellent, but I really don’t care for Ed Helms or Rob Corddry.)
By the way, the telecast of the awards is September 19, hosted by Garry Shandling.
