Thu, 19 July 2007
The Office made big strides with today's Emmy nominations:
Comedy Series: The Office Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Steve Carell Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series: Rainn Wilson Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Jenna Fischer Directing For A Comedy Series: Ken Kwapis, for Gay Witch Hunt Writing For A Comedy Series: Greg Daniels, for Gay Witch Hunt Writing For A Comedy Series: Michael Schur, for The Negotiation Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series: Dean Holland, Dave Rogers, for The Job Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (half-hour) And Animation: John Cook, Peter J, Benjamin Patrick, for The Coup While JAMers are probably complaining about John Krasinski being left off the list (he was on the initial list of top 10 nominees for Supporting Actor), if you look at the actual nominees it's not like Krasinski was robbed. While I don't watch Jon Cryer's Two and a Half Men, I can say with certainty that the nominations for Jeremy Piven and Kevin Dillion, and Neil Patrick Harris are most deserved. Certainly Rainn Wilson did a better job this season than Krasinski who's Emmy chances were likely doomed to his character's required sleepwalking through the entire season. The fact that Wilson scored one of the slots should be viewed a big step forward for the show and actor, considering how competitive this category is. I pretty much agree with Kevin's comments above. Steve, Rainn, and Jenna really WERE the most integral characters to season three, and I also agree that John K. didn't really get a chance to show us anything noteworthy. I'm a bit more baffled by the TWO nominations for one of my least favorite episodes of season three, GAY WITCH HUNT. Are they giving Kwapis credit for that totally improvised kiss at the end? Maybe it got the recognition simply because it dealt with the issue of being gay in the workplace. For my money, though, there were MUCH better episodes they could have chosen (although the way I understand it, the show itself submits what they think are the best episodes). In any case, let's hope our favorite show gets the recognition they deserve come Emmy time.
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-- posted at: 3:38pm EDT
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yes, im so happy that the office was nominated for EVERYTHING that it was im kinda glad that rainn (dwight) got it instead of john (jim) becuz lets face it, jim was over in stamford just fucking around with karen while dwight was in scranton. 1. Kissing a gay man. 2. do we need to mention the bed during \\\"The Convention\\\" 3. He went behind Michaels back and tried to get his job. 4. Did one of the weirdest things i\\\'ve EVER seen with the stretchy ball on Michaels Desk. 5. Threw Eggs at a client. 6. Showed up at the Diwali Celebration in full blown indian gear (im indian btw) 7. Went to the CFO\\\'s house and saved the branch. 8 . Officially challenged Andy to a never ending shaking of hands contests 9. Tried to arrest Martin Nash 10 . Went to Asian Hooters and discussed some serious knife action. 11. Got Fired / spent more time with his famil 12. Got rehired and sold 3 printers at staples 13. Had some of Michaels Man Meat 14. Looked for Wedding Crashers 15. Captured a Bat and let JIM finish his quest 16 . Inspected the CFO David Wallaces house 17 . Saved JIM\\\'s Live with his pepper spray / sprayed andy for fun (dont take that the wrong way) 18. Threw watermelons off the roof LETTERMAN STYLE! 19 . Assembled a press conference 20. Summoned an Anti Flashing Task Force 21 . SABOTAGED (The ancient dutch art of screwing up your own team) Andy\\\'s team and made him float in the middle of lake scranton for hours! (is there a lake scranton? in real life or did they just make that up) and just hid andy\\\'s phone so yeah GO DWIGHT! and im TEAM ANGELA
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Wow, where is the outcry over the obvious snub for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or Speical?! (Yes, a real category.) Is there no respect out there for the flawless execution of Jan’s chesticle enhancement in The Job?! :) Seriously though, impressive showing by The Office this year! Tough competition in most categories, but I’ll tune in with fingers crossed. (Please, please be careful on the steps up to the podium Jenna!) I’m bummed about the Lost snub too, but I figure the Drama categories are going to be a big Sopranos farewell party anyhow. It is nice to see Battlestar Galactica finally getting some props.
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I agree with Kevin and Matt. Jenna Fischer has always been the heart of the show and REALLY deserved the nom for season 2. Rainn Wilson has gotten better and better as Dwight has become a deeper character. I wonder if he\\\'s happier over his nomination or Battlestar Galactica\\\'s? I think the show\\\'s themselves decide which episodes to nominate so maybe it\\\'s a symbolic nomination for the entire season. Negotiation was a very funny epsiode. I can\\\'t believe Tony Shaloub got nominated, Emmy nominations are like civil service once you get one it\\\'s forever.
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I\'m VERY happy that Jenna Fisher got a nomination! Hooray! She absolutely deserves it. I wonder if they picked Gay Witch Hunt just because it was the season premier? According to IMdb, he directed 5 episodes (two of which, at least, I liked A LOT better than GWH) so maybe they just wanted him to get the recognition? But that doesn\'t explain Greg Daniels for the same episode. Maybe for simplicity\'s sake? Anyway, I just really hope Jenna wins. I think that would be awesome.
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Matt, no offense intended, but you really seem to be off-base with the episodes that you like and don\'t like. I sometimes think you don\'t like an episode just so you have something to talk about on the podcast. Then by the end of the podcast, you\'ve talked yourself into liking a particular episode. And just so you know, all the episodes are better than the last.
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I\'m pretty happy with the nominations aside from John not being in there. But that\'s understandable as in he wasn\'t with the main cast for a good portion of the season. I think the office will have good competition with entourage up there. But if ugly betty wins than man that would suck. I know I\'m going off topic here but I can\'t believe Lost got snubbed again. This was the best season yet. It\'s also pretty interesting Steve Carell will be going up against the creator of The Office, Ricky Gervais. Hopefully Tony Shaloub doesn\'t win again. Monk isn\'t even that funny.
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