On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did have one reaction: Seems to me that most years, TV writers have > complained about who got overlooked (I wish I owned the copyright on the > word "snubbed"), but didn't identify which nominees they thought were > unworthy. This year, though, Sepinwall, Poniewozik and Goodman are naming > names. > My biggest gripes in Drama: 1. Elizabeth Moss - WTF? This is the kind of thing that makes it hard for me to get into the Emmys too much. It is not clear to me which Mad Men episodes qualified for these nominations, but either this year or last year Moss kicked some serious ass, and she deserves to win an Emmy for her performance in the last episode of this most recent half season all by itself. There was plenty of room to put her in either supporting actress or lead actress. It seems odd to say this about a show that has received so much fan and critical buzz, but Mad Men is going to go down as one of the most under appreciated great shows in the history of television. 2. Ignoring the fabulous work of the two stars of "The Americans" (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys). To take up Jon's challenge, I would have made room for them by omitting Dockery and Daniels 3. Ignoing Demian Bichir and Diane Kruger in "The Bridge". Since there seems to be so much monkey business with the categories, Bichir could have easily been placed in the supporting actor group, where I would put him head and shoulders above anyone actually nominated other than Dinklage and Paul. Kruger is more deserving IMO than either Margulies or Washington, but if there is some unwritten rule that they have to squeeze in some broadcast shows, I would probably put Kruger ahead of Robin Wright in season 2 of HOC. 4. The Supporting Actor category seems like a real mess to me. Dean Norris is a no brainer for someone who should have been there, and for my money Bob Odenkirk deserves a nomination more than someone like Jon Voight, for a role that was okay but not extraordinary. And - what is the deal with the "Guest Actor/Actress" categories? Paul Giammati was a guest actor on Abbey, as was Dylan Baker on The Good Wife, but the other 4 guys are regulars on their shows, aren't they? Similar questions with most of the women in the Guest Actress category - most glaringly Kate Mara, who arguably was a lead actress in that show, and apparently went with guest actress instead of supporting actress to avoid competing with Wright. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
