Out of all of the Emmy snubs ...
Question: Out of all of the Emmy snubs this year, to me the most egregious were of Showtime's groundbreaking, genre-bending
Dexter and
Michael C. Hall, the brilliant actor who brings the disturbed title character to life. Not only was it the best performance of this TV season, but I can't picture anyone else conveying Dexter's subtle emotional arc while remaining true to both his monsterish and darkly comedic tendencies. When you stop to think that this is the man who played David Fisher on
Six Feet Under, the accomplishment of his transformation here is even more stunning. Do you think the Emmys will ever appreciate this vastly underrated actor?
Answer: He was nominated for a 2002 Emmy during the run of
Six Feet Under, so at least he's on the radar. But yes, this was one of the more shocking oversights. The most common explanation I heard from people, including a few Showtime execs, was that this macabre show is just too "out there" for the Academy membership, many of whom are of an older generation and are no doubt scared off by the grisly nature of
Dexter. A shame, because while the show is disturbing and can be hard to watch at times, the gore is largely implied, and the tone is playfully creepy.
Dexter was one of the year's originals, and Hall was mesmerizing. Not only should he have been nominated, but if he had been, he would have been considered a front-runner.
