You know how much I wish I
could program one [or all] TV network(s). Sometimes I also wish I could be in
charge of picking Emmy winners. Last week the Emmy ballots came out and I
started thinking about my “dream” nominations.
I love Homeland and Mad Men as
much as the next TV fanatic, but sometimes the nominations become a little
boring and predictable with notorious oversights. You know how on those online
polls there is always one show that takes ALL the awards, Emmy voters are just
like that! They nominate EVERYBODY from a couple of shows and I am pretty sure
they don’t even bother to watch others.
With all of that said, no-one
can stop me from picking the names I wish got a nod and I will also take the
opportunity to predict who will actually get nominated.
[In bold are the names I wish
and think will win]
| Community |
Best Actor Comedy
My dream picks:
Alec Baldwin – 30
Rock
Jason Bateman –
Arrested Development
Louis C.K. - Louie
Joel McHale - Community
James Roday – Psych
Predictions: Alec Baldwin, Don
Cheadle, Jon Cryer, Matthew Perry, Jake Johnson
So, nothing surprising about Alec
Baldwin, Jason Bateman or Louis C.K. since they get nominated
every year. However, on that account, I agree with Emmy voters. But instead of nominating
Jon
Cryer or some former “Friend” I would like to see a couple of new
names. I absolutely believe Joel Mchale deserves a nomination
and I am shocked it hasn’t happened yet. He is hilarious on Community [as well as The Soup]. And what about James
Roday? Well I really like Psych and
I think James is really funny with a very different style than the other actors
on the list. But, mainly I would just like to see some variety in the
nominations. That’s not going to happen. I predict the shocking nomination in
this category will be Jake Johnson from New
Girl and no more surprises other than that. The award will probably go to Alec
Baldwin, and I accept that just because I love 30 Rock.
Best Actress
Comedy
 |
| Krysten Ritter |
My dream picks:
Zooey Deschanel –
New Girl
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Veep
Amy Poehler – Parks
& Recreation
Krysten Ritter – Don’t
Trust the b… in apartment 23
Predictions: Zooey Deschanel, Lena Dunham, Tina Fey , Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Amy Poehler
Among my dream picks I have
the veterans: Fey, Poehler, Louis-Dreyfus and the “New girl” Zooey
Deschanel. My last pick was Krysten Ritter. I would love to see
a surprising nomination like that, especially because I actually liked Don’t Trust the b… and I think Krysten is
very talented. I could settle for Kat Dennings from 2 Broke Girls. However, I predict that last spot will go to Lena
Duhnam and she is great and everything, but I would like Emmy voters to
think outside the HBO box sometimes. I am also secretly wishing Sutton
Foster from Bunheads gets a
nomination because, how shocking would that be? The win will either go to
Julia-Louis Dreyfus or Tina Fey. Much deserved for any of
them.
 |
| Jake Johnson and Max Greenfield |
Best Supporting
Actor Comedy
My dream picks:
Ty Burrell – Modern
Family
Jim Rash -
Community
Jeffrey Tambor –
Arrested Development
Max Greenfield – New Girl
Simon Helberg – The
Big Bang Theory
Predictions: Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Max Greenfield, Chris
Colfer
I believe ONE nomination for Modern Family should be enough and my
pick is Ty Burrell since he is the one who makes me laugh the most. I
also think Arrested Development deserves
some recognition and it’s hard to pick but I would go with the more senior
actor Jeffrey Tambor. Then I picked Simon Helberg from TBBT because Jim Parsons and Johnny
Galecky get all the recognition for that show. I believe Simon is equally
funny. Max Greenfield is a no-brainer and finally Jim Rash! He is SO
entertaining! And like everybody else on Community
overlooked! A nomination for him would be “Dean-tastic”! But what will
actually happen? Everyone from Modern
Family will get nominated plus Max Greenfield and probably Chris Colfer…
boring…
 |
| Jessica Walter and Jeffrey Tambor - Arrested Development |
My dream picks:
Ellen Barkin – The
New Normal
Jessica Walter –
Arrested Development
Alison Brie -
Community
Anna Gasteyer -
Suburgatory
Jane Krakowski – 30
Rock
Predictions: Kristen Bell, Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Betty White and one veteran either
Ellen Barkin or Jessica Walter
If I had to pick one person from Arrested Development to get a nomination it would be Jessica
Walter. She is brilliantly funny and has a very particular comedy
style. Another veteran that did an amazing job is Ellen Barkin and her show
was unfortunately cancelled so I would love to see her up there. Anna Gasteyer hasn’t got much
recognition for her job on Suburgatory and
she certainly should. I also picked Jane Krakowski because it is 30 Rock’s last year and she was great on
the role. Finally Alison Brie! Again, Community
deserves it! It truly does, yet it is always ignored. Nevertheless, none of
my dream picks will make it to the actual nominations. Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara
and Betty
White are all amazing, but so predictable… and I love Kristen
Bell! I am a hard-core Veronica
Mars fan, I am waiting for the movie like a geek for the next Star Wars, but her character is NOT really
a ‘funny’ character.
Best Comedy
 |
| 30 Rock |
My dream picks:
30 Rock
Arrested
Development
Community
Modern Family
Suburgatory
Predictions: Girls, Modern Family, Veep, House of Lies and either 30 Rock or Arrested
Development
As I said, I feel Arrested Development still deserves some
recognition. Modern Family makes me
laugh (although I think it is a little bit overrated) and 30 Rock is one of my favorite comedies of all times. Community
is also one of my favorites and one of the most original comedies ever and
it has been ignored for too long! Finally I would love to see the 5th
spot go to a less expected show like Suburgatory
or Don’t Trust the b in apartment 23.
However, the ‘non-comedies’ (Girls,
House of Lies) will probably dominate the real nominations. The question
is, will they be on board the Arrested
Development online revival or go with the usual shows like 30 Rock?
You may also want to read:
Emmy Fantasy Nominations - Drama
You may also want to read:
Emmy Fantasy Nominations - Drama
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