Emmy Nomination Hopes

     The Emmys are only a few months away, and the nominations will be announced tomorrow morning.  I always have high hopes the couple weeks before the Emmys, and usually I am partially disappointed.  This year I am routing for one show in particular…Community.  Now don’t get me wrong, I obviously am wanting Homeland and other various shows to do well, but they are the ones that everyone expects to do well, and they will probably be announced on the day of nominations.

     Community is easily the best written comedy on television today.  This past season was the best one yet.  The show was not only nominated for best comedy in the Critic’s Choice Awards, but it also won, which is why I am hoping voters are paying attention.  The problem with Community is that nobody really watches it.  NBC is so dissatisfied with its numbers that they recently fired the show’s creator, Dan Harmon (worst decision in the world in my opinion).   After they fired him, I wanted even more for the show to be nominated for Best Comedy just so it can be thrown in NBC’s face that Dan Harmon is an absolute genius.

     If any of the actors from Community could somehow pull a nomination I would also be incredibly happy, especially if it is Danny Pudi for Supporting Actor or Allison Brie for Supporting Actress.  I actually think that Joel McHale for Lead Actor stands a pretty good chance for a nomination. 

     Hell, I would be happy for the show to even get a nomination for best lighting or something along those lines. 

Some other hopes that I have for tomorrow:

-Nick Offerman for Supporting Actor for his work on Parks and Recreation (Ron Swanson is one of the best characters on television and he is one of the announcers tomorrow so I am hoping that means his name is on the list finally)

-Homeland to get as many nominations as possible

-Zooey Deschanel for Lead Actress and Max Greenfield for Supporting Actor for their work on New Girl

-American Horror Story to shine in the Miniseries/TV Movie category

-Madeleine Stowe for Supporting Actress for her work on Revenge (If Revenge is to get any recognition, it will be through her)

I will report back soon with all of the nominations!

Update (Major Spoiler contained)

Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of writing, but I have taken a short break from my regular TV lineup and am instead catching up on movies and reading.  (BTW...I read The Hunger Games and it is now my new obsession...you should read it!)
Just to give you a quick fill-in on the television world, this past week a major thing happened on The Walking Dead.  When I first started this blog back in December I mentioned that a hit show was killing off a lead character.  Well...the character in question was Shane.  I agree with the article for sure since I cannot imagine how this show is going to survive without him.  However, it really shows that The Walking Dead writers have balls, and anyone who said they were being too safe and boring can basically shut their mouths now.  I guess we will see if the finale next episode will bring any more shocking news, and we will have to wait till next season to see how the show will do without him.

Sorry for the spoiler for anyone who hasn't seen the episode yet...but don't say I didn't warn you!

Oscars!

The Oscars are tonight! I'm not as excited as usual for the show this year as I am not predicting there to be any surprises.  I think The Artist will walk away with the most awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.  The Descendants will come in second because of Best Actor, and maybe even Best Screenplay.  For most of the categories, you can just look at who has dominated for the other award shows, and they will be the ones to come out of top once again tonight.

Make sure you tune in tonight at 7 on ABC.  I'm sure Billy Crystal will not disappoint.

Quick Thoughts

During the last episode a few weeks ago of The Office (Pool Party), I started to pick up on the Kathy-Jim dynamic the show was going with (like when Kathy needed a chicken partner and asked where Jim was).  The end of this week's episode confirmed my suspicions in the last minute of the episode in which Kathy was on the phone saying she planned to hook up with Jim during their trip to Florida.  Even though I suspected it, I am freaking out about where the show is going to take this.  I am going to be PISSED if Jim cheats on Pam.  The two of them are probably the cutest couple on television and the first few seasons of this show were all about the two of them getting together.  They also just had a new baby and are great parents on the show, and there is no sign at them having a faltering marriage.  I am hoping this just turns into one of those Kathy tries to kiss Jim and he rejects it type of moments so that she can just go away.

Quick Advice

I got around to watching the pilot of NBC's Smash, and I was impressed.  I had lower expectations because I didn't want to get my hopes up, but watching it reminded me of watching the movie Chicago.  As long as the show can continue to remind me of Broadway, I will continue to be hooked.  The only thing that could potentially harm this show is if they start to focus too much on the dramatics of the characters (such as too much focus on Debra Messing's adoption).  I was also very impressed with Megan Hilty and thought she killed that baseball number.  I think her voice is better than Katherine McPhee's!  If you like Broadway, and even if you just like quality scripted drama television, you should give this show a try...it will probably be sticking around for awhile!

Quick Advice

I haven't written in awhile, so I wanted to give you my first quick impression about new winter TV.  Fox's Alcatraz is extremely good.  Especially if you are a Lost fan, this looks like it could potentially be the next best thing!

Globes Predictions-TV

Today I will make my picks for who and what I think will win in each category for the TV side of the Golden Globes.  Unlike the movies, I am pretty sure with a lot of my picks since, as you can tell by the name of my blog, I watch a lot of television.  Usually you can tell who will win based on previous winners and the Emmys, but this year there are a lot of new faces, so I am warning you that many of my picks may be off since I am expecting quite a few surprises this Sunday.

Best TV Drama Actor:

Kelsey Grammer (Boss)

Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)

Damian Lewis (Homeland)

Jeremy Irons (The Borgias)

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

Who I want to win: Damian Lewis.  He made me love him even though I thought he was a terrorist.  This is one of the best dramas I have ever seen and I would love it to win in every category possible.  I would love Grammer too just in case this happens when he gets on stage…Click Here

Who I think will win: I know that Grammer and Buscemi are the favorites (and I would love to see Grammer win for the fact that nobody has heard of this show) but I am having a feeling that Cranston will win.  Breaking Bad was probably the biggest snub in the Best Drama category, so I think voters will make up for it by giving their lead actor the statue. 

Best TV Drama Actress:

Claire Danes (Homeland)

Juilanna Margulies (The Good Wife)

Mireille Enos (The Killing)

Callie Thorne (Necessary Roughness)

Madeleine Stowe (Revenge)

Who I want to win: This is a hard one for me to decide.  Danes is phenomenal on Homeland, so I would love to see her win.  However, Margulies is perfect on The Good Wife and Stowe is on a different level as ice queen Victoria Grayson.  I would love to see any of them.

Who I think will win: Danes is the expert favorite, but I am going to say Margulies.  She was beat last year by Katey Segal who isn’t even nominated this year, so I think she will win this time around.

Best TV Drama Series:

Homeland

Boardwalk Empire

Game of Thrones

American Horror Story

Boss

Who I want to win: Homeland. Read my previous posts about how great it is and how it is hands down the best show of the year.

Who I think will win: This one is basically a draw between Homeland and Boardwalk Empire, their odds are almost the same.  I am going to say Empire will win though as it is a bigger name show.  Don’t be surprised if American Horror Story manages to sneak in though, as Globe voters love shows that are different (example:Glee), which is exactly what AHS is. 

Best TV Comedy Actor:

Matt LeBlanc (Episodes)

Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)

David Duchovny (Californiacation)

Thomas Jane (Hung)

Before I start, let me tell you that I despise this category.  Both Jim Parsons (previous multiple winner) and Steve Carell (nothing for his final year…seriously?) were left off this list.  This makes it very difficult to guess who will win.

Who I want to win: I am going to say Baldwin just for the fact that I love him and would love to hear his acceptance speech.

Who I think will win: I have no idea.  I will go with Galecki for the fact that if you can’t give the award to the one Big Bang guy, how about give his co-star a chance?  Plus, my brother-in-law told me that he was better this season and grew as a character. 

Best TV Comedy Actress:

Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)

Laura Dern (Enlightened)

Laura Linney (The Big C)

Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

Tina Fey (30 Rock)

Who I want to win: Amy Poehler.  I love this show and her character is just so lovable.  She is, in my opinion, one of the funniest women on television today.  I find Deschanel adorable as well.

Who I think will win: Usually Globe voters go for the “dramedy” type comedy actresses, usually the Showtime women.  Therefore, I think Laura Linney will take this one just as she did last year.  However, Laura Dern has a similar type of comedy style, and is a critic favorite.

Best TV Comedy Series:

Modern Family

New Girl

Glee

Enlightened

Episodes

Who I want to win: Modern Family.  Since none of my NBC shows are on this list, Modern Family is definitely one of the funniest shows on TV.  New Girl has its moments though were I am constantly cracking up, and I would love to see a freshman show win.

Who I think will win: Glee has won the past two years, and the voters enjoy the show, but I think Modern Family will take this one because of its superior writing.

Before going into the supporting acting categories, I want to say how much I hate that they group all of the supporting cast together.  They need to start splitting it into comedy, drama, and miniseries/TV movie so that all supporting cast members are fairly rewarded.

Best TV Supporting Actor:

Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce)

Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Paul Giamatti (Too Big to Fail)

Tim Robbins (Cinema Verite)

Who I want to win: Peter Dinklage.  He is the best character on one of my favorite TV shows. His acting is flawless.

Who I think will win: Peter Dinklage.  He won the Emmy a few months ago, and I think because most of the rest of his competition are from TV movies, the voters will go with an actual show actor.  This will be the way voters honor Game of Thrones.

Best TV Supporting Actress:

Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

Jessica Lange (American Horror Story)

Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)

Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce)

Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)

Who I want to win: Jessica Lange.  AHS is arguably the most original show on TV and Lange uses her terrific veteran acting to bring Constance to life as one of the most three dimensional characters on TV. 

Who I think will win: Jessica Lange. Voters love her.  Everyone loves her.  The role is perfect.  Experts love Downton Abbey though, so Maggie Smith could pose a threat.

So that’s all my picks.  Make sure you watch the Golden Globes this Sunday at 8 on NBC!!