Thursday, September 20, 2012

TV: Emmy Predictions








The Emmys
are a couple of days away. For the Primetime Emmys predictions it’s same as past years: I play to win but am happy if the one I want to win takes the statue. Here now are the fearless predictions:

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire | Breaking Bad | Downton Abbey | Game of Thrones | Homeland | Mad Men
WILL WIN: Breaking Bad (it’s time to dethrone Mad Men)
WANT TO WIN: Breaking Bad (an awesome season)

Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Girls | Modern Family | 30 Rock | Veep
WILL WIN: Modern Family (still top of its game)
WANT TO WIN: Modern Family (another solid season)

Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Colbert Report | The Daily Show| Jimmy Kimmel Live | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Real Time with Bill Maher | SNL
WILL WIN: The Daily Show (it’s a non-stop streak)
WANT TO WIN: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (fun stuff)

Reality – Competition Program
Amazing Race | Dancing with the Stars | Project Runway | So You Think You Can Dance | Top Chef | The Voice
WILL WIN: Amazing Race (still awesome)
WANT TO WIN: Amazing Race (love it)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire: Steve Buscemi | Breaking Bad: Bryan Cranston | Dexter: Michael C Hall | Downton Abbey: Hugh Bonneville | Homeland: Damian Lewis | Mad Men: Jon Hamm
WILL WIN: Bryan Cranston (he got scary this season)
WANT TO WIN: Jon Hamm (needs to finally get one)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Damages: Glenn Close | Downton Abbey: Michelle Dockery | The Good Wife: Julianna Margulies | Harry’s Law: Kathy Bates | Homeland: Claire Danes | Mad Men: Elisabeth Moss
WILL WIN: Claire Danes (She was intense)
WANT TO WIN: Claire Danes (she rocked her first season)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory: Jim Parsons | Curb Your Enthusiasm: Larry David | House of Lies: Don Cheadle | Louie: Louis CK | 30 Rock: Alec Baldwin | Two and a Half Men: Jon Cryer
WILL WIN: Jim Parsons (emmys love him now)
WANT TO WIN: Louis CK (really funny guy)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Girls: Lena Dunham | Mike & Molly: Melissa McCarthy | New Girl: Zooey Deschanel | Nurse Jackie: Edie Falco | Parks & Recreation: Amy Poehler | 30 Rock: Tina Fey | Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
WILL WIN: Zooey Deschanel (she was wonderfully quirky)
WANT TO WIN: Amy Poehler (finally deserves one)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Breaking Bad: Aaron Paul | Breaking Bad: Giancarlo Esposito | Downton Abbey: Brendan Coyle | Downton Abbey: Jim Carter | Game of Thrones: Peter Dinklage | Mad Men: Jared Harris
WILL WIN: Peter Dinklage (another great season)
WANT TO WIN: Giancarlo Esposito (he was awesome)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Breaking Bad: Anna Gunn | Downtown Abbey: Maggie Smith | Downton Abbey: Joanne Froggatt | The Good Wife: Archie Panjabi | The Good Wife: Christine Baranski | Mad Men: Christina Hendricks
WILL WIN: Maggie Smith (a respectable choice)
WANT TO WIN: Maggie Smith (so fun to watch)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Modern Family: Ed O’Neill | Modern Family: Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Modern Family: Eric Stonestreet | Modern Family: Ty Burrell | New Girl: Max Greenfield | SNL: Bill Hader
WILL WIN: Ed O;Neill (spreading the winning around)
WANT TO WIN: Max Greenfield (made douche-y so funny)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory: Mayim Bialik | Desperate Housewives: Kathryn Joosten | Modern Family: Julie Bowen | Modern Family: Sofia Vergara | Nurse Jackie: Merritt Wever | SNL: Kristen Wiig
WILL WIN: Kristen Wiig (sentimental choice)
WANT TO WIN: Mayim Bialik (very funny this season)

Writing for a Drama Series
Downton Abbey • Episode 7 | Homeland • Pilot | Mad Men • The Other Woman | Mad Men • Commissions and Fees | Mad Men • Far Away Places
WILL WIN: Homeland-Pilot (contained episode)
WANT TO WIN: Mad Men-Commissions and Fees (gripping)

Writing for a Comedy Series
Community • Remedial Chaos Theory | Girls • Pilot | Louie • Pregnant | Parks & Recreation • The Debate | Parks & Recreation • Win, Lose, or Draw
WILL WIN: Parks & Recreation-The Debate (deservedly so)
WANT TO WIN: Community-Remedial Chaos Theory (brilliant)

Directing for a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • To the Lost | Boardwalk Empire • Face Off | Downton Abbey • Episode 7 | Homeland  • Pilot | Mad Men • The Other Woman
WILL WIN: Mad Men-The Other Woman (craftily done)
WANT TO WIN: Breaking Bad-Face Off (fantastic finale)

Directing for a Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken | Girls • She Did | Louie • Duckling | Modern Family • Virgin Territory | Modern Family • Baby on Board | New Girl • Pilot
WILL WIN: Louie-Duckling (shot in Afghanistan)
WANT TO WIN: Curb Your Enthusiasm-Palestinian Chicken (great climax)

Good thing I don’t bet on miniseries; I have no idea if American Horror Story, Game Change or Hatfields & McCoys will win. All I know is Julianne Moore will win for her Sarah Palin role in Game Change. Anyway,  let’s see how I do. I’ll post after the Emmys with the results and commentary.

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