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Since it's Emmy Time...
Aug. 24th, 2006 09:48 pmI snagged a news article predicting what I would like to see happen tomorrow night. I can't believe it's less than 24 hours away. Giddy with anticipation and hopeful it turns out the way we want with a solid night for 24. Oh please please PLEASE!!! Article in Boston Globe below!
Should win: ``The Sopranos." The season, in which Vito was outed and Tony was shot, wasn't bloody enough for some fans. But there's still more script wit and acting depth in every inch of this show than in a mile of ``24."
Will win: Fox has been pushing ``24" to voters, and it did have a strong year. But I'm thinking the lighter ``Grey's Anatomy" will take the prize in a wave of love for Seattle Grace. It's a respectable choice, and ``24" will probably get its due in the acting categories.
Missing in action: Where is ``Lost"? ``Rescue Me"? ``Rome"? The omissions here are stunning.
Should win: Some think Denis Leary (at right, top) just plays himself on TV and in movies. But if he plays himself in ``Rescue Me," he must be a man on fire. As fireman Tommy Gavin, he's a walking time bomb of 9/11 post-trauma. Leary is too controversial for an institution like the Emmys, especially after this season's rape episodes, and he'll probably be overlooked.
Will win: It'll be Bauer's hour. Kiefer Sutherland's ``24" performance is repetitive and grunt-heavy, but voters will likely want to honor the by-any-means-necessary American hero he has created.
Missing in action: As a grieving brother, Michael C. Hall deserved praise for the final season of ``Six Feet Under." Hugh Laurie is the only reason to watch ``House"; the show's nomination for best drama but not best actor is among this year's biggest gaffes. And leaving out James Gandolfini of ``The Sopranos" symbolizes the Emmys' almost willful resistance to honor greatness.
Should win: My girl Kyra Sedgwick (at right, bottom) deserves to say ``Thank you, thank you very much" tomorrow night. On ``The Closer," she's created a unique and fierce detective who uses charm to lure her prey.
Will win: Sedgwick may well win, although Mariska Hargitay of ``Law & Order: SVU" is so beloved in Hollywood that she could steal the gold. She has been nominated three times already, and (cynicism alert) voters may not want to hurt her feelings, especially since she just had a baby.
Missing in action: Edie Falco. Seriously, Edie Falco. Her performance on ``The Sopranos" after Tony was shot should have guaranteed her a nomination, if not a win. What were Emmy voters thinking? Oh, wait, they weren't thinking.
Should win: Oddly enough, I find myself rooting for Alan Alda. He was critical in making the final season of ``The West Wing" work as well as it did. And Jean Smart brought needed emotional believability to ``24" as the first lady.
Will win: Voters will probably honor both Smart and Gregory Itzin, who played a weak, duplicitous president. They were the reason to watch ``24" last season.
Missing in action: Anyone who saw ``Rome" knows it's an embarrassment of supporting-actor riches, including Lindsay Duncan, Polly Walker, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, and Ciaran Hinds. But I doubt many voters watched the great HBO series. Also overlooked: Chloe Sevigny from ``Big Love" and John Scurti, Andrea Roth, Diane Farr, and Callie Thorne from ``Rescue Me."
Should win: ``Scrubs" had a great season. This hyper-imaginative comedy captures the craziness of hospital life, the challenges of relationships, and the joys and sorrows of growing up, and it features one of TV's best acting ensembles.
Will win: In what may be a token nod to younger viewers, the Emmys may reward ``The Office." And ``The Office" deserves big props for its offbeat subtleties and its distinctive comic rhythm. Still, I think ``Scrubs" is more crafted and has more range.
Missing in action: Paging ``Entourage," ``My Name Is Earl," and ``The Comeback." Please come to the voters' attention immediately.
Should win: On ``The Office," Steve Carell has turned his Michael Scott into one of TV's most memorable bosses. And he has successfully distinguished Michael from Ricky Gervais's British version of the same character.
Will win: What? A moment of Emmy sense? Carell will win and should win. And his movie popularity will only help his chances.
Missing in action: Zach Braff is part of the ``Scrubs" ensemble, but he also pulls the show together with his boyish vulnerability. And Jason Lee has turned the karma-seeking hero of ``My Name Is Earl" into an Everyman who's easy to root for.
Should win: Lisa Kudrow was underappreciated as Valerie Cherish on ``The Comeback." It's not easy to make audiences cringe while they're laughing. And Kudrow gave Valerie a character arc that made her more empowered with each episode. Alas, her nomination is her prize.
Will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the only reason to watch ``The New Adventures of Old Christine," and she is a good reason to watch. She'll win, for this show and for voters' fond memories of ``Seinfeld."
Missing in action: Marcia Cross is the defining star of ``Desperate Housewives," and she shone in an otherwise uneven season of the series.
Should win: As the epitome of Hollywood wheeling and dealing, Jeremy Piven walks off with every episode of ``Entourage." And Jaime Pressly turns ``My Name Is Earl" into a wonderful spectacle of sleaziness. A Joy episode is always a joy.
Will win: Piven's going to win, and Pressly may, too. Although Megan Mullally stands a good chance; voters may want to both salute ``Will & Grace" as it leaves the air and give Mullally a push in her new talk-show career.
Missing in action: Where to begin? How about with Rainn Wilson from ``The Office," Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke from ``Scrubs," Ethan Suplee from ``My Name Is Earl," and David Cross from ``Arrested Development."
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