Posted on: July 8th, 2010 EMMY Nomination Highlights

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As a TV reviewer, I fail at Emmy time. I get lost in sci-fi fare and miss a lot of the mainstream programming. Even the ones I want to see are on networks I don’t get, being too cheap to fork out for premium channels. Perhaps GKS should pay my cable bill, and write it off as a business expense? (Editor’s Note: LOL.)

So here’s a few QUICK highlights of this morning’s Emmy Nominations. There was a well deserved nod for Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester from Glee for Lead in a Comedy Series, as well as his co-star Lea Michele as Rachel Berry. Glee was tough to watch this year because it got pretty intense and sometimes not very glee-full, but they put on a good season and deserve all the attention they can get.

Outstanding Drama Series highlights include Dexter, True Blood, Breaking Bad and Mad Men. Michael C. Hall in Dexter, is butting heads with Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad for the Lead in a Drama Series.

An interesting lesser focused upon race will be for Outstanding Costuming in a Series, pitting Mad Men vintage attire against The Tudors’ wonderful doublets against 80s Madonna fashion in Glee.

human-target-1Okay so honestly, this is all I’m really interested in. I’m so glad Human Target got recognized for the Outstanding Main Title Design. Strikes me that I haven’t written much on Human Target for GKS, and that’s a shame because it was really the most delightful element of last year’s television line-up. It was funny and full of great quotable punch lines.

The Human Target, aka Christopher Chance, is based on a comic character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino. He’s sort of a body guard with a shady past for which he feels he has to atone. He usually does this by protecting pretty ladies and then making out with them. In the television series on Fox, Chance is played by Mark Valley who is as strikingly handsome as they come, but he’s also genuinely funny.

Jackie Earle Haley has made the simple supporting role as Guerrero into a cult icon with his constant catchphrase ‘dude’ and ability to create mischief without even cracking a smile. Human Target has been renewed for a second season, thank God, so you really should catch up on it. It’s very James Bond, though on a more street/less gadget and glamour level. Like a Connery Bond. Yes. I digress.

I think that Human Target’s opening credits are the best on television today. Some may argue with me by bringing up True Blood, which does have great credits, but they are long and pretty intense and sitting through them every week gets a little tiresome. HT’s credits are just classy and well designed and simple. I just like them. Decide for yourself.

So yeah, the Emmys. The Pacific, HBO WWII fare, took the big haul with 24 nominations. Glee snagged a happy 19 nods, and Mad Men stayed strong at 17 nominations. My predictions? I have none. Lost will pick up a few trophies for sure. As long as Jane Lynch picks up Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Glee, I’ll be a happy awards ceremony watcher person.

The Emmy’s air August 29th on NBC.

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3 Responses to “EMMY Nomination Highlights”

  1. Moks Says:
    July 8th, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    The Pacific, Breaking Bad and Modern Family took their repsective genres to new heights this year. All the Emmys should just be divvied up between those three amazing programs!

  2. Dalyn Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 8:23 am

    I’m just happy that Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton finally got some Emmy recognition for Friday Night Lights. Unfortunately they won’t win, but it’s still nice to see them get the nod. And I would actually take out True Blood in the best drama category and replace it with FNL. I’m not a TB hater. I watch the show every week. But the show is way corny, and in my opinion not even close to the quality of FNL.

    As far as Glee, I couldn’t get past the third episode of season 1. It was entertaining, but the kids in the glee club were way too distracting to me. It seemed they were picked more for their singing ability, and the fact that they couldn’t act for shit didn’t matter.

    Happy about Modern Family. I wish Community would have gotten as much recognition in the comedy category. Those two shows were constantly funnier than more popular The Office, Parks and Rec, and 30 Rock. Hell, Community did the impossible and made me like Chevy Chase. Hell, even John Carpenter couldn’t accomplish that! And where is the Eastbound and Down love?

    Love the little Fuck You to Jay Leno.

    I have no desire ever to watch Dexter. My girlfriend still loves Mad Men, though I started getting bored with it halfway through season 2. And I really need to watch Breaking Bad. Hell, my roommate has season one. I should just borrow it.

  3. Dalyn Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 8:29 am

    Oh, and one more thing. I know they are probably throwing it a bone since it is the final season, but this season of Fringe was way better than this last season of LOST. And I love LOST. I’m actually one of the only people I know that loved the last episode and how it ended. But I still think Fringe was better, not that that show will ever get nominated for best Drama.

    Oh, and MONK? That show is still around? Do people still watch that?

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