Emmys Recap

The Emmys were last night, and included many surprises, and a few not so surprising winners.  Here are my thoughts.

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If there was one category that I was really hoping for a miracle in, it was supporting actress in a comedy.  Julie Bowen is one of the funniest women on television right now.  She has the grace, class, and comedic timing that many actors would kill to have.  The buzz seemed to be towards Jane Lynch winning again, but hands down, Bowen was the funniest of the year. Well that miracle happened, and she took home the prize.  Making things even better, her TV husband Ty Burrell won supporting actor in a comedy immediately after she won.  Yay Dunphys!! With only 2 seasons under their belt, half of the adult cast on Modern Family already has an Emmy (including Eric Stonestreet's win last year).  Next year, I would love for it to be Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara's turn.

One somewhat controversial upset, however, was Steve Carell's loss to Jim Parsons for lead actor in a comedy series.  I, for one, am very happy Parsons won his second Emmy in a row, but with it being Carell's last year on The Office, it would have been nice for him to finally take home the much deserved top prize.  Instead, he'll go down in TV history as one of those actors who never won for the iconic character they played for years (such as Martin Sheen, on The West Wing).  My theory on how Parsons won, is that each actor submits an episode for Emmy consideration...but Johnny Galecki was also nominated, therefore, Emmy voters saw two of Parsons' performances within the same season, and only saw one of Carell's.  But, that's just my theory.  Maybe they just can't stand the guy. *shrug*.

Speaking of theories:  Melissa McCarthy wins best actress in a comedy series for Mike & Molly.  McCarthy has had an incredible year.  Hit new show, became even more popular for being the standout in "Bridesmaids", then received her first ever Emmy nomination and win. My theory is that Bridesmaids was on the mind of Emmy voters...and it pushed her over the edge to win.  I admit it...I was wrong on my Laura Linney prediction that I made way back in 2009.  It makes me sad.  Oh well, there's always next year.

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Let's take a moment to rejoice in the fact that Friday Night Lights finally got some Emmy love.  Jason Katims took home best writing for a drama series, and Kyle Chandler beat out expected winner Jon Hamm.  This was the 2nd moment of the night (2nd only to Bowen's win) that I came up out of my seat with excitement. With Katims' and Chandler's wins, I managed to hold on to a glimmer of hope that FNL would beat out Mad Men for best drama series....but alas, Mad Men took home their 4th consecutive win, joining the ranks of Hill Street Blues, LA Law, and The West Wing.  It was expected, and many would argue is deserved, but I for one am ready for a change.  Give another show a chance, please.  Yes, I finally gave in and started watching Mad Men.  Yes, it is very well done show. But...I'm ready to see something else win.  One final Mad Men note:  The show continues to have zero wins in the acting categories.  Many members of this cast are very talented (some more than others), but they just aren't able to win.  This year was probably their best shot, and it didn't happen, so the question is, will they ever win an Emmy for acting? Only time will tell.

Final thought: JULIANNA MARGULIES!!!  I'm so happy she won best actress in a drama series.  Margulies' performance is consistently top notch every single week on The Good Wife. If anybody else would have won (except for Connie Britton) it would have been a travesty.  Observe:

Alright, that's all the time I have for now.  It's premiere week, so soon I'll be reviewing the new shows that I'll be giving a try, and we'll see what will stay and what will get deleted from the DVR.