Exactly how mad will you be ...
Question: Exactly how mad will you be when
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip scores multiple Emmy nominations, including best drama, best actor (
Matthew Perry), best supporting actor (
Bradley Whitford) and best actress (
Amanda Peet). I know it's going to confuse me much as the Russian translation at the end of
Rocky IV did. But based on
Aaron Sorkin's track record, the show's continued critical support and the cast's star power, I just know it's going to happen. Plus it fits that Emmy mold so perfectly, despite its many obvious and pointed flaws. If it takes a nomination away from
Friday Night Lights, I just won't know how to react.
Answer: Continued critical support? Who are you reading? Beyond that, what are you smoking? I suppose there's an extreme outside chance that one or more of these high-profile actors may get a nomination, but talk about your dark horses. And Sorkin for writing? Maybe for the pilot, before it all fell apart, but even that will be tainted by the show's unhappy fate. Just because it got a rare reprieve to burn off its remaining episodes in the summer (to little notice — and again, continued critical support? really?) doesn't mean it stands a chance at the Emmys. But how mad would I be if this got in the way of
Friday Night Lights getting recognition? I suppose you'll find out if I end up having to pick up my shattered jaw off the floor on July 19.
