Roush on A Raisin in the Sun and John Adams
Question: I just had a dream where I ventured several months into the future. And the first thing I did? Run to the computer to see which dramas had been nominated by the Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series. I know, I'm a dork. To my surprise, here were the worthy five: Dexter, Friday Night Lights, House, Lost and The Wire. What a lineup! Also in my dream, I was excited by the Emmys' decision to finally get rid of all the forgettable TV movie and miniseries awards (moving them to the Creative Arts Awards). Too bad I woke up.— Marcus D.
Matt Roush: To be fair, ABC's beautiful remake of
A Raisin in the Sun and HBO's spectacular
John Adams miniseries (which begins this Sunday) are reason enough to keep the movie/miniseries awards in full view. I for one am beyond curious as to how the voting will go between
Raisin's Phylicia Rashad and
John Adams' Laura Linney, both remarkable performances. But yes, "dream on" where those best-drama candidates are concerned. Personally, I'd bump
House in favor of
Mad Men, but that would be one sensational dream ballot (it's never too early to start dreaming, I guess).
