After the Emmy nominations ...
Question: After the Emmy nominations were announced, I was angrier than I've been any other year. The new voting system and the greatness of some shows gave me hope to see some new faces on this year's list. I can overlook the mistake of no
Kristen Bell. I can see why Lauren Graham and
Kelly Bishop didn't make the cut. And I could have predicted that no
Lost stars were going to be nominated. But what I can't stand is the fact that Marcia Cross wasn't on the comedy-actress list. In a year when
Housewives was terrible, Cross' Bree was the only thing that kept me watching. She delivered the most amazing performance on the show, carrying the torch of a once-hilarious dramedy. The fact that Stockard Channing,
Lisa Kudrow or even
Debra Messing earned a spot over Cross is the biggest insult the Emmys made this year. And Hugh Laurie was overlooked in place of
Christopher Meloni. I am sorry, but this makes no sense to me. For the first time in several years, I won't be watching this awards show, because I am tired of such unfair nominations.
Answer: Given that the Emmys will be airing August 27 (it's early because NBC is carrying the show and has no Sundays free in September, thanks to football), I imagine a lot of folks will be ignoring the broadcast this year. Certainly the bizarre nature of the nominations makes it easy to dismiss, I agree. Going through the mail, I'd have to say that the Marcia Cross and Hugh Laurie snubs lead the pack where outrage is concerned.
