We have already taken a look at PTR's picks for the best actors and actresses on television in both comedy and drama, and now it's time to name my picks for the best comedies and dramas. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will announce its 2006 Emmy nominations at 8:39 a.m. (EST) tomorrow. But before we get to the real nominations, PTR has been presenting its Ultimate Emmy Ballot, consisting of all the actors and shows that I feel should get a nom this year. Today, we'll take a look at the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories.
PTR's Ultimate Emmy Ballot: Best Comedy
Scrubs
My Name is Earl
Everybody Hates Chris
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
I know what you're thinking, "You left off Desperate Housewives!" I did and I have no doubt that it will be on the list of the real Emmy nominations tomorrow, but I just don't feel that it deserves it this year. Last season, the show skirted the line between ridiculous and funny, and it worked. This season, it landed on the ridiculous side far too much to be funny. I also left off Boston Legal (only because I don't watch it, and therefore, can't properly judge), Gilmore Girls (a down year for this show) and Will & Grace (even though it ended this season and will undoubtedly get a nom for that fact alone, this show stopped being funny several seasons ago and the finale alone should keep it from getting nominated). Scrubs is long overdue for a Best Comedy nomination and this season was its funniest so far. Earl, Chris and Mother are all new this year, but each had a strong first season. Mother allowed us to laugh again at the traditional sitcom and it served as a nice replacement for the dearly departed Everybody Loves Raymond. I don't regularly watch The Office, but the times that I have seen it have been hilarious (even though I do think this is a type of humor that not everyone gets).
PTR's Ultimate Emmy Ballot: Best Drama
Veronica Mars
Lost
Everwood
Cold Case
The West Wing
This category is going to be a hotly contested one (as usual) because there are just too many deserving shows and not enough nominations. Mars is my pick for the best drama on television and it really burns me that it never gets the recognition it deserves. Last year's winner, Lost, is a deserving shoe-in, even if it had a slower season. The 2-hour finale made up for any missteps in my book. Everwood has deserved a nomination every year that it has been on television, but this is its last chance. It has one of the most talented writing staffs on television, so it blows my mind that award shows ignore it. Cold Case is television's best procedural and it told some of the most moving and interesting cases of any crime drama this season. And finally, The West Wing ended with the same class, quality and distinction that it came in with almost 7 years ago. The way the show dealt with star John Spencer's death was a tribute to its enduring quality. The final episode is one for the television history books, and it proved that the show could out on a high note, even if it got lost somewhere in the middle.
So, there are my picks for the Best Show categories. Do you agree? Disagree? What would you include on your list? Drop me a comment with your ultimate ballot. And don't forget that the real Emmy nominations will be out tomorrow! I'll have a special breaking news edition tomorrow morning with a list of all the nominations in the big categories, and then reaction on each category later in the regular edition.
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*TV TONIGHT: CBS rolls out another edition of Rock Star featuring the newly formed group Supernova (Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke). 15 contestants will vie for the lead singer position and a chance to record an original CD with the band. The 90-minute Rock Star: Supernova premiere kicks off at 8 p.m. tonight on CBS, with another episode tomorrow night at 9 p.m.
*And lastly, we finally have a date for the third season premiere of Sci Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica. According to The Futon Critic, the show is set to kick off its third season on October 6th. It will run for 10 consecutive weeks before taking a hiatus. After the hiatus, the show will run for another 10 consecutives weeks sometime next year. No confirmation from Sci Fi on the premiere date yet.
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1 comment:
I would have to throw in The 4400 for the drama category. Although I can't stand Charlie Sheen since he made all the 9/11 comments, Two and a Half Men is a really funny show and should be in the best comedy category. I'm afraid I just don't get The Office.
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