Well, although I am not an Emmy voter, I will let you know my opinions. First off, The Office was robbed. 30 Rock is a very funny show, but I don't think it holds a light to our friends at Dunder/Mifflin. After all, this blog is named after a quote by our friend Jim Halpert. As far as Ricky Grevais winning best actor, I can't really comment on his qualifications. Extras is critically acclaimed, as is Mr. Gervais, so I will give the academy a mulligan. In my opinion, as much as I love Steve Carell in The Office, Alec Baldwin steals every scene that he has in 30 Rock. He is a breath of fresh air for he sitcom genre, although none of these shows hold a candle to Arrested Development. Kudos to Jeremy Piven for another victory as Ari Gold on Entourage, he makes the show. The same goes to Jamie Presley on My Name is Earl.
On the drama front, I think that the best drama of last year was not even nominated: The Shield. This season was short, only ten episodes, but it was truly spectacular. Each episode burned up the screen with great dialog and even better performances. Michael Chicklis and Walton Goggins each deserved awards, best and supporting actors respectively, as two friends turned enemies after several years of dirty laundry catching up to them. In addition to their dynamic, C.C.H. Pounder was unequaled in her performance as the newly appointed Captain Whymes. Over the years we have seen her character develop into the strongest female character on television. Speaking of strong female characters, Elizabeth Martin was fabulous as Juliet on LOST and should have beat out Katherine Heigl. It was nice to see Sally Field pick up an award for the underrated Brothers & Sisters. Terry O'Quinn was also deserving as Locke on th aforementioned LOST.
Well, congrats to the winners and lets hope this coming season will provide plenty of great television moments.
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