So my overall thoughts on this year's Emmy's?  I loved it.  I thought they did a good job in keeping things moving at a decent pace.  But I was especially pleased by the winners.  I haven't been this elated with the winners since the 2006 Emmy broadcast when 24 won best drama series and Kiefer Sutherland won best actor in a drama series and Jon Cassar won best directing for a drama series.  I actually did horribly in my predictions.  I only got one or two right.  But, as you can imagine, I have never been this happy to be so wrong.  Homeland deserved everything it won.  I was ecstatic when Damian Lewis won best actor.  Especially since I thought for sure that Bryan Cranston had it in the bag.  Of course, Claire Danes' win was no surprise.  But I was thrilled about it anyway.  Homeland winning the Emmy for best writing was great as well.  Although, curiously, it did not win for directing.  Instead, that went to Boardwalk Empire.  But, eh, that's okay.  The biggest surprise of all, however, was that it took the top prize itself, best drama series.  I thought for sure that they were gonna go with either Mad Men or Downton Abbey.  To say the least, I was happy.  Also was happy for Aaron Paul.  I personally would have gone with Giancarlo Esposito, but Paul is great too so I certainly can't and won't complain.

I'm not a fan of Jimmy Kimmel.  The guy just comes off smarmy and I don't like his attitude towards Jay Leno.  His comment about Jay Leno really made me dislike him, I'm not gonna lie.  But I can't deny that he did a good job hosting the Emmy's.  There were some funny skits.  I was especially laughing at The Breaking Bad Show.  That was hilarious.  And hey, it didn't hurt to see many of the Emmy nominated women punch him!  ;)

So those are my thoughts on this year's Emmy broadcast.  It was a great show.  Very well put together.  Moved well.  Was frequently funny but best of all were the winners.  The only winner that made me roll my eyes was when Jon Cryer won best actor in a comedy series.  Seriously?  Two and a Half Men hasn't been relevant in a long time.  It was never any good.  But that aside, I have no complaints and am ecstatic at most of the winners.  Chief of which was the love they poured on Homeland.  It was a great year for television.  Now, as TV shows begin to premiere, let's hope for another great year of television.

Emmy Predictions

Who Will/Should Win at the Emmy's This Year.


It's been too long since my last blog.  I don't know if anyone actually reads this, but just in case, I apologize for that.

Before I go on with who I think will and should win tonight, a quick thought on the nominees: they are OKAY.  I only really have one complain and that is the snubbing of Justified.  I never expected Fringe or The Walking Dead to be nominated, but Justified?  There is no excuse for it's snubbing.  I'm especially disappointed in the snubbing of lead actor Timothy Olyphant getting snubbed.  Shameful of the Emmy's.  I also really wanted Hugh Laurie to get a nomination for his final time on House.  One of television's greatest performances and it's now unrewarded, at least by the Emmy's.


Well, the Emmy's are about to start so here are my quick predictions as well as who I'm rooting for.


BEST DRAMA SERIES:

Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men


A tougher category to call than usual.  It appears to be a race between Mad Men and Downton Abbey.  A win by either one would not surprise me, but I'm gonna go a head and say it'll go to Mad Men and thus put Mad Men in a rare position of being a four time winner.  BUT, I wouldn't entirely count out Homeland or Breaking Bad either.  I am personally rooting for Homeland.  It was my second favorite show of last season (Fringe being #1).  But I'm going with Mad Men for will win.

Will Win: Mad Men
Should Win: Homeland



BEST COMEDY SERIES:

The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep

Who Will Win: Modern Family
Who Should Win: Don't care


BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland


Who Will Win: Bryan Cranston
Who SHOULD Win: Damian Lewis


BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Louise C.K., Louie
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory


Who Will Win: Louise C.K.
Who Should Win: Don't care


BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julie Louise-Dreyfuss, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly

Who Will Win: Julie Louise-Dreyfuss
Who Should Win: Amy Poehler


BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Juliana Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Who Will/Should Win: Claire Danes


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - DRAMA:

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Who Will/Should Win: Giancarlo Esposito


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - COMEDY:

Ty Burell, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Ed O'Neil, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Who Will/Should Win: Ed O'Neil


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - DRAMA:

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Anna Gun, Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Who Will Win: Maggie Smith
Who Should Win: Anna Gun


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - COMEDY:

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Meritt Weaver, Nurse Jackie
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Who Will Win: Kristen Wiig
Who Should Win: Don't care


Those are my predictions.  I'll write a brief conclusion on my thoughts after the show later tonight.