tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2955098944860717558..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-39422609359754500362012-06-21T21:18:32.512-04:002012-06-21T21:18:32.512-04:00This year's Community animation was cute, but ...This year's Community animation was cute, but it wasn't really great animation. Abed's Christmas episode had a much higher degree of difficulty than, say, an episode of Archer (the best animated program on television, just by virtue of the fact that it's one of the best comedies on TV, but it uses a lot of static reusable backgrounds and a lot of cheats in the actual animation). isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-34886344416767400972012-06-21T20:43:48.840-04:002012-06-21T20:43:48.840-04:00But best comedy? You might as well ask them to no...But best comedy? You might as well ask them to nominate Sunny.Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-27335189377771389002012-06-21T20:28:26.578-04:002012-06-21T20:28:26.578-04:00Louie got an acting and writing nod for Season 1, ...Louie got an acting and writing nod for Season 1, so it's already on the Emmy radar screen.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60352655703728483002012-06-21T18:59:17.011-04:002012-06-21T18:59:17.011-04:00So, you're saying that Dinklage is thinking st...So, you're saying that Dinklage is thinking strategically here. Hmm. That's called commitment to character.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2259188340704027122012-06-21T18:42:42.726-04:002012-06-21T18:42:42.726-04:00Gack, I can't imagine the Emmy voters have the...Gack, I can't imagine the Emmy voters have the guts to pull the trigger on Louie. But then, my dream is Modern Family gets dropped.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-19412066939653443632012-06-21T18:42:23.681-04:002012-06-21T18:42:23.681-04:00"Margaret Cho reprises her role as totally no..."Margaret Cho reprises her role as totally not dead North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-il, kidnapper, professional golfer and TV weatherman. Margaret also appears as Jong-il’s super gay, basketball-loving son, Kim Jong-un."<br /><br />"Andie MacDowell plays Dave Williams’ wife, Claire, in the classic Leap Day movie “Leap Dave Williams." She encourages her husband to do something crazy on Leap Day because, after all, real life is for March."Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-12557943800269818202012-06-21T17:16:09.529-04:002012-06-21T17:16:09.529-04:00I think that while there are folks who are fans of...I think that while there are folks who are fans of both, the two are VERY tonally different. Were I guessing, Modern Family and 30 Rock are locks to return, Big Bang Theory and Parks are both pretty likely to be back in the mix, and I wouldn't be shocked to see Office and Glee fall out of the equation this year (certainly critical consensus is that both took significant steps backwards this year), leaving space for two new nominees, which I'd bet come from some mix of Louie, Girls, New Girl, Veep, and Nurse Jackie.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-64056626240583666902012-06-21T16:38:59.609-04:002012-06-21T16:38:59.609-04:00And here's an interesting thought; since they&...And here's an interesting thought; since they're both new shows with a good shot at a nomination, does Girls or New Girl crowd one or the other out, or split the vote?Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-80772855374194992842012-06-21T14:22:32.738-04:002012-06-21T14:22:32.738-04:00Bean and Headey both submitted as leads last year....Bean and Headey both submitted as leads last year. This year, everyone submitted as featured. The male lead category is very hard to get a win in (Jon Hamm, Hugh Laurie, Michael C. Hall, and Timothy Olyphant have all been nominated for roles they're eligible for again this year but never won, and Cranston has won for every season of Breaking Bad).<br /><br />It's a strategic call for Dinklage--yes, he'd probably get a nomination if he submitted as lead, but getting the win is hard. In supporting, he's the automatic frontrunner.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-25867062959015048452012-06-21T14:14:45.662-04:002012-06-21T14:14:45.662-04:00As a viewer, I believed Sean Bean was the lead in ...As a viewer, I believed Sean Bean was the lead in season 1, and Dinklage was in season 2. Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28430861227084796082012-06-21T13:11:56.937-04:002012-06-21T13:11:56.937-04:00Adam, I'm not sure on that one. Does Game re...Adam, I'm not sure on that one. Does Game really <i>have </i>a lead?Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-36333053938718957392012-06-21T12:16:36.711-04:002012-06-21T12:16:36.711-04:00I would watch an entire show based around this pre...I would watch an entire show based around this premise: "Kelsey Grammer plays 'Kelsey Grammer,' a bored millionaire and former actor who has turned his talents to graft, petty crime, and perhaps even murder in an effort just to feel something again from inside the gilded cage of fame."Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-46856893177918873642012-06-21T10:43:08.483-04:002012-06-21T10:43:08.483-04:00To me, the most interesting question is if Emmy is...To me, the most interesting question is if Emmy is going to embrace "Girls." It's not a populist hit, but the critics have eaten it up (largely deservedly so). I can envision a situation where it gets no nominations at all, a situation where it gets a bunch of nominations, but substantially all for Lena Dunham as actor/director/writer/producer, and one where it gets nominations across the board (for Mamet and/or Williams as supporting actress, Driver for supporting actor, and guest acting).<br /><br />There's a similar question about "Homeland." While Danes is a lock and Lewis is close to one, is the love going to spread up to Best Drama and down to the supporting cast?Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38171790245945695632012-06-21T10:39:54.842-04:002012-06-21T10:39:54.842-04:00Dinklage should have submitted as a lead this seas...Dinklage should have submitted as a lead this season for GoT.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-80518995228987902092012-06-21T10:37:37.543-04:002012-06-21T10:37:37.543-04:00Rob Lowe has always submitted as a lead--he certai...Rob Lowe has always submitted as a lead--he certainly did for West Wing, where his claim was defensible, and I believe he did for the couple of seasons of Brothers and Sisters he did (where his claim was not).<br /><br />To the extent that this season of Parks had a leading man, there's really no question it was Scott, so that's defensible. <br /><br />Because of how Modern Family (and, to a lesser degree, SNL) submits with all performers in supporting category, lead is now the less competitive category in comedy acting, despite some great performances we're seeing right now that are clearly leads.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33225395534920307902012-06-21T10:28:49.954-04:002012-06-21T10:28:49.954-04:00Rob Lowe and Adam Scott submitted for LEAD actor c...Rob Lowe and Adam Scott submitted for LEAD actor comedy? I'm hoping that this is part of a "clear the field for Ron F'ing Swanson" strategy for best supporting actor as opposed to ego run amok.<br /><br />--bdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-83351213457640699222012-06-21T09:14:10.020-04:002012-06-21T09:14:10.020-04:00Animation has taken advantage of the double-dip sc...Animation has taken advantage of the double-dip scenario in the past. For instance, a few years ago, Family Guy was able to submit as both Best Comedy and Best Animated by submitting a double-length episode for Best Animated (I think it was one of the Star Wars ones) and the regular series for Best Comedy. I am a touch more annoyed by this year's Community effort, because it's right at 50% animated/50% live action as I recall, unlike last year, when they won, where the episode was wholly animated.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33745722075134986522012-06-21T09:00:53.096-04:002012-06-21T09:00:53.096-04:00Where else can you find descriptions like this?
&...Where else can you find descriptions like this?<br /><br />"In the "30 Rock" live episode, Jon Hamm plays Abner, an African-American character played by a white actor in the horribly racist 1950s sitcom “Alfie and Abner.” He also plays a confused and misogynistic David Brinkley."Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-20465276071989583832012-06-21T08:50:48.660-04:002012-06-21T08:50:48.660-04:00Let me just echo Sepinwall here; the lack of nomin...Let me just echo Sepinwall here; the lack of nominations for <span>Rob McElhenney and Kailtin Olson is just annoying as hell, but sadly not surprising. They both had a really, really strong last year so here's hoping. (Besides that, my only hope is for Max Greenfield and Miyam Bialik to get nods and for Modern Family to get only one nomination per category. Also, that Lena Headey gets nominated so there's an Emmy clip of her drunkenly giving Sansa advice.)</span><br /><br />*One more thing: I do hope Community does NOT get nominated for Animated, ecause I think the animation series writers are right in that they're getting shuffled off to the side a bit and there's a certain amount of them being hosed by the rules.Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.com