I’m Super-Ecstatic About:
* Lost re-entering the best drama race!
* Pushing Daisies‘ Lee Pace and Kristin Chenoweth.
* Samantha Who‘s Christina Applegate and Jean Smart.
* Damages‘ Glenn Close, Ted Danson and Zeljko Ivanek.
* Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston.
* All of 30 Rock‘s 17 nominations, but particularly the one for the riotous Will Arnett.
Yawns to:
• Tony Shalhoub
• Seven nods apiece for Two and a Half Men and Boston Legal.
* Entourage has a ho-hum year and still makes the cut.
* Dexter for best drama series. (Sorry, but it’s really not all that.)
I’m Super-Pissed About:
• The absence of any major nods for Friday Night Lights. Particularly egregious: Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton get snubbed again.
* Pushing Daisies shut out of best comedy race. Also, Chi McBride’s inspired supporting work goes unnoticed.
* No best comedy nod for Ugly Betty. The hilarious Michael Urie (the funniest sidekick on TV) and Ana Ortiz (the funniest sister on TV) were also given the shaft. And, no, I’m not singling them out because they appeared in the premiere of Ausiello TV. OK, maybe I did a little.
* Bubkes for the women of Mad Men.
* No love for Big Love‘s near-perfect sophomore season.
* Emmy misses its last chance to honor The Wire.
* Jim Parsons’ Big snub.
OK, that’s my two cents’ worth. Now it’s your turn. Post your own snappy judgments below.
For a list of the major nominees, click here. And for Michael Slezak’s take on this year’s crop, head over to Pop Watch.
YES, DEXTER is all that, shame on you!
I’m in agreement with most of those with an added “yay” for NPH’s supporting actor nod!
Oh NO you did NOT just say that about Dexter. That is the most idiotic thing I have read all morning.
Totally excited for Kristin Chenoweth! She deserves it!
Neither Ugly Betty nor Pushing Daisies should have been shut out of the best comedy race and definitely not both!
And although I didn’t think Big Love would get anything…it definitely deserves to.
Um.. I thought you said Scrubs was your favourite comedy on TV.
l kno why is Chi McBride always left out the race, he is part of the best thing on the show. Ditto on the wire
ooh and I forgot about Neil!! Yay for him! He deserves it as well!
Jim Parsons should have received a nomination, he is so funny! I am also in agreement about Ugly Betty’s hilarious supporting cast not being nominated
not to mention Ana Ortiz showed her range as an actress in the episodes following the death of her fiance. I wish Terry O’Quinn had been nominated, LOVE him! Very excited to see NPH get some love
No Ausiello – Dexter is all that AND THEN SOME! How could you diss one of the best shows on TV like that?? Shame on you!
Ugly Betty wasn’t completely shut out. Ms. Wilhelmina Slater made the final cut!
Glad to see Lost back. MICHAEL EMERSON!!! WOO HOO!
I’d say Chi McBride deserves a nod way more than Lee Pace…glad to see Christin C. get one, she’s awesome, but the show should really have been nominated as well.
Betty had a weak season, it would have been nice to see a couple actor nods, but there’s no way the show deserved it overall.
And Dexter is by far one of the best shows on TV. Just freaking mindblowingly good, and it’s the only show I’d be OK with beating LOST.
And I have to add…I’m glad to not see Grey’s get a show nomination, and Housewives completely shut out. Both are way overhyped and empty shells of their former glory.
Hurray for NPH! Hurray for Pushing Daisies!
Boo for Big Love! Boo for Chi McBride! Boo for Ugly Betty!
What else you should be super excited about — Michael Emerson being nominated for best support actor in a drama for Lost. Granted, slightly disappointed some of my other Losties didn’t get a nod (Terry O’Quinn– Hello??), but I’ve been rooting for Michael Emerson all season long. Also, I do agree about being super pissed that Jim Parsons got the snub too. His work in Big Bang was my favorite comedy work all season, but I guess for now I can live with Rainn Wilson, because he does deserve a nod.
And the one comedy that got REALLY screwed was Flight of the Conchords, totally deserved a nomination over dreck like 2.5 Men.