One of the biggest events this week was the announcement of the Emmy nominations. We had a few surprises and some things that just weren’t surprising at all.
Pick up where Breaking Bad left off.
More often than not, when a prequel takes over for a wildly successful show, you just aren’t going to have immediate success. Vince Gilligan changed that this year as his prequel, Better Caul Saul, picked up where Breaking Bad left off. This morning it logged seven Emmy nominations in its first year. I’m sure the executives at AMC where probably dancing in the offices when they saw that they were being rewarded for the risk that they took.
Umm where is Empire?
While the TV Academy was showing it’s love for Better Call Saul, it was giving the cold shoulder to another. Empire, was arguably the most popular show on Fox and it didn’t not receive a nomination in the Best Drama category. I’m not sure exactly what about that show didn’t resonate with the TV Academy but this was a serious Snub. This was a great show and it is wildly popular as well.
WTH! Where is Jim Parson?
Probably one of the single biggest moments of the announcement was when people realized that Jim Parson had not been nominated. For those of you who have been living under a bridge, Jim Parson plays Dr. Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. This is the 1st time in six years that Jim has not been nominated for Best Actor in a Comedic Series. He had previously won 4 of the last 6 times. I’m not sure what the TV Academy didn’t see in Jim Parson. Maybe they have a thing against actors being too funny in the roles they play? Maybe they have never seen The Big Bang Theory?
Stone cold locks –
Where as some of the categories contained some surprising omissions, some categories would be what we call a stone cold lock. Kevin Spacey will win an Emmy this year for his role In the Netflix Drama, House of Cards. His dominance as Frank Underwood not only set’s himself apart from the rest of the field, it has set Netflix up as one of the leaders in streaming entertainment.
Jeffrey Tambor will win an Emmy this year for his role in the Amazon Prime Series, Transparent. Jeffrey brings such humor and heart to the role that he is head and shoulders above all the other candidates. The omission of Jim Parson in this category only makes him more of a lock to win.
