Emmy "Nots"
Let's quickly talk about who did NOT get nominated, but should have.
1. Bradley Whitford (THE WEST WING)- as his wife (Jane Kaczmarek) said on Good Day, "he WAS the West Wing this season." The guy has basically taken over the show since Rob Lowe left, likely giving it an extra season or two of life with his charisma. He should have won a supporting emmy in the past but especially deserved a nod for lead actor this season. The nomination for Martin Sheen over him can only be explained by old voters who don't watch the show, voting for a name over a performance.
2. LOST - What's to say? The show WON the Best Drama emmy last year and wasn't even nominated this year. By far, this is the most talked about snub this year, especially online where the LOST fanatics reign supreme. This is my favorite show on the air right now, and since my opinion is gold, well... you see where I'm going. Shafted - Big Time. For a show that thrives on unexplainable phenomena, this omission is the most mysterious of all.
3. John Krasinski (THE OFFICE) - Okay, if you're going to pick a snub from The Office, the easy choice would be Rainn Wilson. Rest assured, Rainn will indeed garner a nom. or two before the NBC hit ends its run. The wacky characters always do. But I'm going to go with the less obvious choice here. The subtleties of Krasinki's "Jim" are so spot on for a guy who is the most normal person in his office, but not that bothered by it (see Ryan). He balances the soft art of quietly and sometimes anonymously heckling Dwight and Michael, while he struggles with his treadmill career path and his unfulfilled "friendship" with Pam. A show's "regular guy" is brilliantly played when you can totally identify with him, yet he is still amazingly compelling to watch. Such is Krasinski.
AND one snub that I go the other way on (in other words, I love it!)...
...ZERO nominations for the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES!! Love it. It didn't take long (1 year) for the academy to choke on the media's oversaturation of these "ladies" as much as the rest of us have. I'm sure I'll hear it from my boss on this one, but I love that they got shut out. I'm setting the new over/under on the show's run at 2 more years, and I'll take the under.
1. Bradley Whitford (THE WEST WING)- as his wife (Jane Kaczmarek) said on Good Day, "he WAS the West Wing this season." The guy has basically taken over the show since Rob Lowe left, likely giving it an extra season or two of life with his charisma. He should have won a supporting emmy in the past but especially deserved a nod for lead actor this season. The nomination for Martin Sheen over him can only be explained by old voters who don't watch the show, voting for a name over a performance.
2. LOST - What's to say? The show WON the Best Drama emmy last year and wasn't even nominated this year. By far, this is the most talked about snub this year, especially online where the LOST fanatics reign supreme. This is my favorite show on the air right now, and since my opinion is gold, well... you see where I'm going. Shafted - Big Time. For a show that thrives on unexplainable phenomena, this omission is the most mysterious of all.
3. John Krasinski (THE OFFICE) - Okay, if you're going to pick a snub from The Office, the easy choice would be Rainn Wilson. Rest assured, Rainn will indeed garner a nom. or two before the NBC hit ends its run. The wacky characters always do. But I'm going to go with the less obvious choice here. The subtleties of Krasinki's "Jim" are so spot on for a guy who is the most normal person in his office, but not that bothered by it (see Ryan). He balances the soft art of quietly and sometimes anonymously heckling Dwight and Michael, while he struggles with his treadmill career path and his unfulfilled "friendship" with Pam. A show's "regular guy" is brilliantly played when you can totally identify with him, yet he is still amazingly compelling to watch. Such is Krasinski.
AND one snub that I go the other way on (in other words, I love it!)...
...ZERO nominations for the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES!! Love it. It didn't take long (1 year) for the academy to choke on the media's oversaturation of these "ladies" as much as the rest of us have. I'm sure I'll hear it from my boss on this one, but I love that they got shut out. I'm setting the new over/under on the show's run at 2 more years, and I'll take the under.
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