Is there any way the TV ...
Question: Is there any way the TV Academy can overlook
Kyle Chandler and
Connie Britton for best actor/actress Emmys this year after watching the recent episodes of
Friday Night Lights? If they do, they'll lose what little credibility they have left. These two have more chemistry than any couple on TV, and are truly enjoyable to watch. What are the odds of actors on a show with such poor ratings getting recognized at the Emmys this year?
Answer: I'll say it right now.
Friday Night Lights is this year's litmus test for the Emmys' viability. Ratings be damned,
Friday Night Lights has been for much of the season the best drama on network TV. (The only show that comes close, including in its realism, is HBO's
The Wire, which has also been ignored by the Emmys too long.) Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton should be front-runners in the acting race, not underdogs. For either to be ignored would be a new last straw. Their faces in the final episode, as Tami told Eric of her pregnancy and he dissolved into joyful laughter amid expressions of love and delight that momentarily banished all of the stress and conflicts around them — well, it doesn't get better than that.
