Thu, 16 July 2009  The 2009 Emmy Award nominees were released this week, and while there are plenty of old guard classics filling the lists, there are also a few surprises-- especially in the "Best Comedy Series" category, which sees its first animated program since 1961 with a nod to Family Guy. Joining Seth McFarlane's controversial show on the "best" list are Entourage (great), Flight of the Conchords (great), Weeds (never seen it), How I Met Your Mother (don't find it funny), and of course 30 Rock (great) and THE OFFICE. Steve Carell is once again nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, and Rainn Wilson gets another nod in the Best Supporting Actor category. Unfortunately, Carell is up against fellow NBC powerhouse Alec Baldwin as well as Jemaine Clement from FOTC, Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory, Tony Shaloub from Monk, and Charlie Sheen for Two and a Half Men. It's funny to see Clement nominated without Bret Mackenzie, since the show is such a duo. Anyone who watches TBBT surely appreciates Parson's turn as "Sheldon," but is it enough to take the trophy? While Sheen's show grabs big numbers, it's surely scoffed at by most in the Hollywood comedy elite. Shaloub used to own this category, but momentum tells me Baldwin with continue to be the odds on favorite. Rainn Wilson faces an equally tough crop, including Jon Cryer, from Two and a Half Men, Kevin Dillon from Entourage, Neil Patrick Harris from How I Met Your Mother, and Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan from 30 Rock. Jeremy Piven, the usual winner, wasn't even nominated this year, so the category is a bit more wide open than in the past-- I know the internet seems to lap up most anything NPH does, but I've just never found his horn-dog "Barney" character to be amusing in the least. As for Cryer, see Charlie Sheen in the above paragraph. Jack McBrayer is amusing as Kenneth, of course, but he's definitely a smaller part of 30 Rock's success. I love me some Johnny Drama, but I'd probably lay money on Tracy Morgan taking it home So what do you guys think? Do the Office boys have a snowball's chance? Was season five of The Office funny enough to overthrow the competition? Let us know. For a full list of all the 2009 Emmy nominations, go HERE. Category: general -- posted at: 11:28 PM Comments[11] |
I think Wilson has an outstanding chance at the award this year. A former nominee on a popular show that is likely to NOT win the Best Comedy award, there may be sympathy to reward The Office someplace. And this would be the category. 30 Rock will likely split the vote in that category (and I can't believe there aren't enough Tracy Morgan haters to make sure he doesn't win).
Pleased to see Carell nominated as usual, and I think there's a fairly reasonable chance of him taking the award.
4 writing noms for 30 Rock seems unreasonable. They should limit to two or three per category at the tops.
Other noms I was pleased to see include Parsons in Big Bang Theory (though with the show was nominated), Mad Men's noms, Amy Poehler AND Kristen Wiig for Best Supporting Actress, and Justin Timberlake's noms for his work on SNL.
Pleased to see Carell nominated as usual, and I think there's a fairly reasonable chance of him taking the award.
4 writing noms for 30 Rock seems unreasonable. They should limit to two or three per category at the tops.
Other noms I was pleased to see include Parsons in Big Bang Theory (though with the show was nominated), Mad Men's noms, Amy Poehler AND Kristen Wiig for Best Supporting Actress, and Justin Timberlake's noms for his work on SNL.
posted by: Kevin Crossman on Fri, 7/17 01:23 AM EDT
Oh. And Jenna Fischer was robbed.
posted by: Kevin Crossman on Fri, 7/17 01:30 AM EDT
Every year people say Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski are "robbed" by these nominations, but really, they are the STRAIGHT MEN of The Office. They specialize in small, sarcastic moments, generally, which are not going to get you nominated against a Sheldon or a Johnny Drama. Dwight and Michael are the biggest "cartoon" characters on the show, and they're the ones that usually get the nods. It makes perfect sense to me.
John McCain (ewwwww, I really hope I never have to type that name ever again) has been commenting on Rainn Wilsons' Twitter. Yuck! As a wise man once said, "That man has never watched an episode of the Office in his life!"
Also, Jenna Fischer got engaged!
I'm looking forward to the next podcast.
Also, Jenna Fischer got engaged!
I'm looking forward to the next podcast.
posted by: theapplebook on Sat, 7/18 02:23 PM EDT
I didn't say Krasinski was robbed (this year).
Fischer had a lot of emotional moments this season, such as the storyline with her dad and her salesman storyline alongside Michael and Ryan.
Fischer had a lot of emotional moments this season, such as the storyline with her dad and her salesman storyline alongside Michael and Ryan.
posted by: Kevin Crossman on Sun, 7/19 12:17 PM EDT
Kevin, could you really say that the Pam's dad plotline went anywhere, or really touched anyone. I personally think it was a waste of time, and it was just to create some sort of tension. Although I still do think that she was robbed. Her stuff in the MSPC plotline was amazing!
posted by: theapplebook on Sun, 7/19 01:59 PM EDT
Krasinski & Fischer didn't have strong years, but I seriously thought Amy Ryan was an absolute lock for a nomination & win for Guest Actress in a Comedy.
posted by: Rick on Sun, 7/19 02:10 PM EDT
Kevin--
No, you didn't mention Krasinski, but other people did and have (and seem to mention him every year).
My point is just that neither of those two actors have parts that are truly "wacky" enough to grab the attention of a panel of judges. And while Fischer may have done some decent work, history tells us that the judges prefer Jamie Presley's trailer-trash character to what Pam engages in on a weekly basis.
That's not to say I don't think Krasinski and Fischer aren't good at what they do-- just that their characters are too subtle, for the most part, to win these sorts of awards.
No, you didn't mention Krasinski, but other people did and have (and seem to mention him every year).
My point is just that neither of those two actors have parts that are truly "wacky" enough to grab the attention of a panel of judges. And while Fischer may have done some decent work, history tells us that the judges prefer Jamie Presley's trailer-trash character to what Pam engages in on a weekly basis.
That's not to say I don't think Krasinski and Fischer aren't good at what they do-- just that their characters are too subtle, for the most part, to win these sorts of awards.
Rick--
Damn, I totally forgot about that! Maybe there are some kinds of rules about what qualifies as a "guest actress" on a show, and maybe Ryan was around too long or in too many episodes to qualify. But be that as it may, she definitely should have made the cut over many of these other noms. OK, that Aniston (don't just mean to single her out, either) appearance was amusing, but definitely just a drop in the bucket compared to what Amy Ryan brought to The Office.
Damn, I totally forgot about that! Maybe there are some kinds of rules about what qualifies as a "guest actress" on a show, and maybe Ryan was around too long or in too many episodes to qualify. But be that as it may, she definitely should have made the cut over many of these other noms. OK, that Aniston (don't just mean to single her out, either) appearance was amusing, but definitely just a drop in the bucket compared to what Amy Ryan brought to The Office.
You know, people complain about the Oscars and how predictable they are. I actually find that they're like an ep of LOST in comparison to the Emmys. And even with the ten noms for THE OFFICE, I still think 30 ROCK robbed so many noms from THE OFFICE, especially in the writing category. And 30 ROCK isn't even that good of a show. I lost interest halfway through the season and doubting I'll even get back into it when it starts up again. THE OFFICE is funny with substance. I give a shit beyond the humor. I'm one of those viewers who doesn't care if an ep is funny so long as it has a great plotline and character development. 30 ROCK on the other hand is just funny for the sake of being funny. There's nothing beyond just being wacky. So I think that THE OFFICE was still robbed this year in particular since so much was so good.
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