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Published at: Sept. 19, 2004, 8:26 p.m. CST

I am – Hercules!!

That Garry Shandling is still some kind of funny dude!

Here are the crazy crazy noms. My even more out-of-step comments are in red. Hey now!!

Outstanding Comedy Series

Arrested Development • FOX •
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO •
Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
Sex And The City • HBO
Will & Grace • NBC •
Most deserving is "Curb Your Enthusiasm," no contest.

Outstanding Drama Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • CBS •
Joan Of Arcadia • CBS •
The Sopranos • HBO •
24 • FOX •
The West Wing • NBC •
It's insane (if not surprising) that "Angel" isn't on this list; it did a better job of closing out the "Buffy" story than "Buffy" did. Of the nominees, I say "24" deserved it this year over "The Sopranos," if only because of the amazing 2004 virus episodes. Everything after Gael got sprayed was gold.

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

Chappelle’s Show • Comedy Central •
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart •
Late Night With Conan O’Brien • NBC •
Late Show With David Letterman • CBS •
Saturday Night Live • NBC •
"Conan's" written material is the funniest stuff on the air, but "The Daily Show" is more consistent. Give it to TDS.

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Deadwood • Deadwood (Pilot) • HBO •
The Sopranos • Where’s Johnny? • HBO •
The Sopranos • Unidentified Black Males • HBO •
The Sopranos • Long Term Parking • HBO •
The Sopranos • Irregular Around The Margins • HBO •
The "Hole in the World" episode of "Angel" was far better than any of these, but I'll remember "Long Term Parking" forever.

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Arrested Development • Pilot • FOX •
Frasier • Goodnight, Seattle • NBC •
Scrubs • My Screwup • NBC •
Sex And The City • An American Girl In Paris (Part Deux) • HBO
Sex And The City • The Ick Factor • HBO •
Whoa! Where's "Curb"? Where's the "Wonderfalls" pilot? Among the nominees, I'll take "Arrested Development."

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

Chappelle’s Show • Comedy Central •
Chris Rock: Never Scared • HBO •
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central •
Late Night With Conan O’Brien • NBC •
Late Show With David Letterman • CBS •
"Conan" is absolutely the best written of these.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Larry David as Himself Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO •
John Ritter as Paul Hennessy 8 Simple Rules • ABC •
Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane Frasier • NBC •
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani Friends • NBC •
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk Monk • USA •
Larry David. Hilarious.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

James Spader as Alan Shore The Practice • ABC •
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano The Sopranos • HBO •
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer 24 • FOX •
Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet The West Wing • NBC •
Anthony LaPaglia as Jack Malone Without A Trace • CBS •
Spader was so good he saved the franchise.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Karen Green Friends • NBC •
Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Malloy Life With Bonnie • ABC •
Jane Kaczmarek as Lois Malcolm In The Middle • FOX •
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw Sex And The City • HBO •
It should be Caroline Dhavernas of "Wonderfalls." Of the nominees, Bonnie Hunt.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow Alias • ABC •
Amber Tamblyn as Joan Girardi Joan Of Arcadia • CBS •
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC •
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano The Sopranos • HBO •
Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg The West Wing • NBC •
Amy Acker's work on "Angel" made me laugh and cry a lot this year. Of the nominees, give it to Jennifer Garner.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Jeffrey Tambor as George Bluth, Sr. Arrested Development • FOX •
Brad Garrett as Robert Barone Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
Peter Boyle as Frank Barone Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane Frasier • NBC •
Sean Hayes as Jack Will & Grace • NBC •
Or Chris Eigeman, "Gilmore Girls." Of the nominees, Brad Garrett.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Victor Garber as Agent Jack Bristow Alias • ABC •
Brad Dourif as Doc Cochran Deadwood • HBO •
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti The Sopranos • HBO •
Steve Buscemi as Tony Blundetto The Sopranos • HBO •
John Spencer as Leo McGarry The West Wing • NBC •
Hard to argue with Buscemi. But, really, Adam Brody was better than any of the other nominees for his work in "The O.C."

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Doris Roberts as Marie Barone Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones Sex And The City • HBO •
Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Sex And The City • HBO •
Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes Sex And The City • HBO •
Megan Mullally as Karen Will & Grace • NBC •
Keiko Agena, "Gilmore Girls." Of those nominated, Megan Mullally. No, wait, Cynthia Nixon. Oh, I don't care. Just not Doris Roberts again, please!

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Robin Weigert as Calamity Jane Deadwood • HBO •
Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray Judging Amy • CBS
Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva The Sopranos • HBO •
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss The West Wing • NBC •
Stockard Channing as Dr. Abigail Bartlet The West Wing • NBC •
Drea de Matteo.

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Fred Willard as Hank Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon Frasier • NBC •
Danny DeVito as Roy Friends • NBC •
John Turturro as Ambrose Monk Monk • USA •
John Cleese as Lyle Finster Will & Grace • NBC •
John Cleese is a god.

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Bob Newhart as Ben Hollander ER • NBC •
James Earl Jones as Will Cleveland Everwood • WB •
William Shatner as Denny Crane The Practice • ABC •
Matthew Perry as Joe Quincy The West Wing • NBC •
Martin Landau as Frank Malone Without A Trace • CBS •
Adam Baldwin, "Angel." Of the nominees, Shatner for sure.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Louise Fletcher as Miss Eva Garrison Joan Of Arcadia • CBS •
Mare Winningham as Sandra Blaine Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC •
Marlee Matlin as Dr. Amy Solwey Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC •
Betty White as Catherine Piper The Practice • ABC •
Sharon Stone as Sheila Carlisle The Practice • ABC •
Carole Davis, who played the head of Wolfram & Hart Italy on the antepenultimate "Angel." Of the nominees, Betty White.

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Georgia Engel as Pat Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •
Laura Linney as Charlotte Frasier • NBC •
Christina Applegate as Amy Friends • NBC •
Cloris Leachman as Ida Malcolm In The Middle • FOX • Will & Grace • NBC •
I really liked Lake Bell on "The Practice." Of the nominees, Laura Linney.

Outstanding Reality Program

Colonial House • PBS
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition • ABC •
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! • Showtime •
Project Greenlight • HBO •
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy • BRAVO •
"Project Greenlight," hands down. It may be the best reality show ever forged.

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race • CBS •
American Idol • FOX •
The Apprentice • NBC •
Last Comic Standing • NBC •
Survivor • CBS •
"Big Brother" is better than all of these, but "Amazing Race" is the best of the nominees.





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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 8:31 p.m. CST

    "My out-of-step comments are in red." You mean virtually the ent

    by Jim Jam Bongs

    HTML is not to be played by the likes of you, Herc.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 8:32 p.m. CST

    EDIT: Most of the article looks red under Firefox and Mozilla, b

    by Jim Jam Bongs

    :p

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 8:36 p.m. CST

    multicolored to me!

    by Hercules

    on my browser, it looks like just just my comments are red. might be your browser, jj.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 8:47 p.m. CST

    Herc, You Schmuck

    by BirdMnJr

    Herc, seriosuly, quite whining about Angel & Wonderfalls. Yes, there both off the air and yes they are both good shows, but Sopranos, Deadwood, and a slew of the other drama nominees would slaughter Angel in a quality competition. And as for Wonderfalls, Curb & Arrested Development would massacre it in that quality competition. Get over it.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 8:48 p.m. CST

    the words "outstanding" and "television"...

    by dr.bulber

    my television is out standing in the trash.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 8:55 p.m. CST

    I miss the days when people said I didn't like "Angel" enough.

    by Hercules

    And if it makes you happy, pretend I secretly hate "Wonderfalls." Or don't. I post stuff like this because I get paid more when there are lots of talkbacks.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9 p.m. CST

    Bless you Herc==Carole Davis

    by zathras34

    Herc= Finally someone admits it..Carole Davis for Angel... So to the Emmy Board..Let us do as she say!!! "Come Come let us leave these stupid people and we will speak of them no more!!!" (Spitting....HACK POOOH!!!) Peace...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9:02 p.m. CST

    I don't know how you keep picking Conan over Chappelle's Show

    by Fatboy Roberts

    It's not even a contest. Conan's great, but Chappelle's Show turned out one of the best sketch comedy seasons EVER this year.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9:11 p.m. CST

    ugh

    by MiltonWaddams

    enough with the angel/wonderfalls already. a lot of good shows have gone off the air. constantly whining about them won't ever get them back.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9:12 p.m. CST

    Opinions Are Like Assholes

    by BlankGeneration

    hercs and the emmy nominating boards too

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9:44 p.m. CST

    jesus this is sad. for NEXT years emmys is Herc going to compare

    by BEARison Ford

    That show sucked ass, I'm sorry. Herc is pretty much saying "Yeah that episode where Phoebe turned into a genie on Charmed was SO much better than the season finale of Sopranos NO CONTEST"

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9:51 p.m. CST

    On the odds of Angel being nominated

    by Battousai

    I think the academy would rather pose nude, Abu Ghraib style than nominate Angel.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 9:54 p.m. CST

    Battousai, when you're right you're right

    by Hercules

    But who gives a shit what the academy thinks? Everybody's happy as long as Jennifer Aniston turns up and brings her tits.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:01 p.m. CST

    tune into to NBC for the last hour of Titantic where everybody d

    by Tall_Boy

    the last hour of this movie kicks all kinds of ass, they should have released the film as just the last 2 hours. Kind of like "The Passion of the Christ"

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:05 p.m. CST

    OOH! Maria Menounos!

    by Battousai

    A perennial member of the All-Breasts first team!

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:27 p.m. CST

    So was Shandling Botoxed within an inch of his life or what?

    by Willowy

    He was so smooth and shiny! And he talked like you do when you've been out in the cold too long. You know, like when your cheeks and lips freeze up? What a pathetic, vain display. Gross, Gary. Reeeaallly gross.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:34 p.m. CST

    I hate Sarah Jessica Parker.

    by FluffyUnbound

    She was cute for about 5 seconds about a century ago, but now she is an annoying bitch. Then again, the people at the Emmys this year seem divided into three groups: slumming movie stars, people I hate, and people whose shows I have never watched even once. That third group grows every year, and it's getting so bad I may have to add a fourth group: people whose shows I have never watched even once and who I can't even name or recognize from a photograph.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:36 p.m. CST

    Did they forget Ritter in the "In Memorium" section

    by Xandr37

    unless I missed something I think they forgot John Ritter when showing all of the people that passed away this year?!?!?!

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:37 p.m. CST

    Who was the woman that presented with Keifer?

    by Xandr37

    Anybody know? Thanks

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:40 p.m. CST

    why, after YEARS, does AICN still refuse to learn basic html

    by Fantomex

    MOMMY I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:52 p.m. CST

    Reason 1342323 why Conan is the best

    by Battousai

    Has anyone seen "Pierre Bernard and his recliner of rage"? He says things like "I got my Angel DVD today except it didn't have the original credits they used in episode 1 they used the new credits introduced in the episode 7." "Bottom line America: I shouldn't have to buy two Angel DVD's to see the original credits." John Stewart my ass.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:54 p.m. CST

    Harry and Buffy

    by Battousai

    Does anyone remember the time Harry talked about watching Buffy for the first time on DVD and saying something like "I don't know what happened to Angel I think Cordelia turned him into a vampire and they're all mad at her." That cracks me up.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:58 p.m. CST

    Angel NOT nominated?!

    by MonkeyGod464

    I cant believe the world hasnt embraced a WB show starring a vampire as a drama classic along the likes of 24 and the Sopranos. Wait, thats right, it's a WB SHOW STARRING A FUCKING VAMPIRE.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 10:59 p.m. CST

    Still don't get Curb

    by pablo2004

    I mean I get the show I just don't understand why everyone is so ga-ga over it. It's amusing but not laugh out loud funny. It has some really annoying qualities too, every stranger Larry meets is going to be insane and every woman on the show is a complete and utter bitch. Arrested Development deserves it EOD.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 11 p.m. CST

    dave

    by carouselambra

    i love conan as much as anyone, if not more, but dave chappelle's comedy is so funny i don't know who to root for. probably conan just because he brings it every single night. but damn, how can anything be better than the "white people dancing" or "charlie murphy's hollywood stories" sketches?

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 11:03 p.m. CST

    Forget the Ritter question, I answered it myslef :)

    by Xandr37

    He died last year. I just got thrown off because he was still nominated this year. But again does anybody know who the woman presenting with Keifer was?

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 11:21 p.m. CST

    The woman preseting w/ Kiefer...

    by somethingreal81

    was Joely Richardson from Nip/Tuck. You should check that show out. It's better than most of the shows honored tonight.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 11:26 p.m. CST

    I always thought Shandling was a comedian

    by punjeb

    Was it me, or did Shandling do the single worst job of hosting in 57 years? (Yes, I know, this was the 56th annual Emmys, that's my point). His neurotic, laid-back personna seemed more apathetic and smugly amateurish than anything. No disrespect, but ANY in the "In Memorium" segment, or Danny Thomas (from the Bob Hope award) would have done better...then the host would have been dead to go along with the jokes. Sigh, it makes we wish for the glory days of David Letterman hosting! "Oprah. Uma. Uma. Oprah."

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 11:37 p.m. CST

    Overlooked

    by kartaron

    why isnt the shield on here? Seriously the third was the best season so far.

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  • Sept. 19, 2004, 11:40 p.m. CST

    colors

    by kartaron

    If you dropped a </font> after the line that would fix it for the rest of the browsers. thanks

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 12:07 a.m. CST

    why do we watch these travesties?

    by Dr Farragammo

    wow this was more clueless than usual. Larry David and Curb didn't get anything? (at least nothing that I saw). 24 gets nothing, another mistake. And Grammar gets award for best actor in a comedy series again?!?!??! You have a guy who died, and was probably one of the nicest and funniest sob's in the business, and Larry David one of the best assholes in the biz(and I mean that as a compliment). Now Frazier in it's first 4 years was genuinely funny, but there is obviously somehting political going on there. AND no noms for NIP/TUCK or The SHIELD? I haven't seen RESCUE ME but I have heard lots of good things about it too.What happened to all the nods FX got the past 2 years? Is 6 ft not nominated till next year? I didn't think this season was that great but they normally get a bunch of noms. And the reason I think the DAILY SHOW won all the categories it was in: in any other political climate I think it may not have won, but it's (sadly since it's not even a REAL news show) one of the few shows out there giving a dissenting viewpoint to all the talking points propaganda that prevents us from getting any honest answers out of the news shows. They've stepped up to the plate and that's why they deservedly won. But I am a Conan junkie, and a Chappele junkie too. It would be nice for Dave to get something next year, but his show is one of the greatest hit or miss shows ever: When it's good there's no better, when it's bad it's really juvenile and predictable, and Chappelle's standup ususally blows his show away. And why the hell not get Conan, Chappelle, or Stewart to host? I don't know why they didn't have Conan back last year, but he and the other two I mentioned , would all be great. Shandling is better than most people give credit, but not as a host. And Arrested Development? I watched that show for the 1st 6 eps, being a huge David Cross fan, and wondering what the hell Bateman's been up to, and I wasn't that crazy about it. It didn't suck but nowhere near as funny as it ought to be. At least one angel won, which is good because tommorrow all the right wing hatemongers can get on their horn and go off on how Hollywood loves their fags and AIDS isn't that big a deal and all their other bullshit they poison their minds with . Kind of a surreal monent watching Pacino & Gandolfini shake hands, huh?

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 2:17 a.m. CST

    WHY HAS PATRICK DUFFY NEVER BEEN NOMINATED FOR "MAN FROM ATLANTI

    by Eugene O

    Otherwise the awards are a farce!

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 3:06 a.m. CST

    Angel is GONE! Get the bleeding hell over it!

    by Grabthars_Hammer

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 3:13 a.m. CST

    For f's sakes, this is Aint It Cool News, not What Herc Would Gi

    by Grabthars_Hammer

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 7:58 a.m. CST

    Angel and Wonderfalls rule !

    by DonnieDarko

    The only two shows from last year that deserve something like a reward are Angel and Wonderfalls. If you can just look only a tiny, tiny bit between the lines, you will see that those two shows are superior written and directed than all those other crap that is nominated. But as it is a fact that 95 % of the world population is dumb and full of shit (best examples for thast is Bush with his wannabegodgivenrightstomakewar and that dumbfuck Michael Moore with his faked wanna be documentary films) the good shows were and always will be canceled and get no rewards. And by the way...who gives really a fuck about the Emmys or the Oscars ? The really good films are shown on independent festivals. Films that those grandpas from the Academy are simply not able to understand.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 8:23 a.m. CST

    Why not call the article "Herc whines about Angel and GG while i

    by minderbinder

    By the way, it looks like your "spoiler of the year" was figured out pretty quickly...because a bunch of other spoiler sites scooped you. More news, less hype, guy.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 9:57 a.m. CST

    the thing about Angel

    by Olsen Twins_Fan

    is that it wasn't nominated for shit, so SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 10:10 a.m. CST

    can anyone

    by ZO

    take this guy seriously? angel for best show and every acting category? uggh

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 10:45 a.m. CST

    Angel, aside from not getting any nominations, did not even get

    by jim

    How great would it have been amongst all those clips of the final scenes of The Practice, Friends, and Frasier, to see that last scene of Angel with Angel saying "I want to kill the dragon"? It wouldn't even have had to be long (like the other ones were). Just use that one line. I think they could have spared 2 seconds. Then again, watching the rest of the show it was obvious they had no time to spare (just ask Sarah Jessica Parker, or the dude who accepted for Arrested Development). Was it 45 seconds from the time they touched the Emmy?

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 10:54 a.m. CST

    Did anyone else notice?

    by Larry Jay

    That SHATNER won an emmy?

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 12:06 p.m. CST

    this show is going to suck next year

    by NYC

    Sometimes the Emmy's get things very right: Roseanne, Laurie Metcalf(Roseanne), the cast of the Golden Girls, Sela Ward...Sometimes they overlook terribly: John Goodman(Roseanne), Sara Gilbert(Roseanne), Wendie Malick(Just Shoot Me), Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, Susannah Thompson(Once and Again), Calista Flockhart...It was awesome seeing Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker finally get recognized for their great work. And Mary Louise Parker deserves an award for every perfomance she does. And for her breasts. And how could anyone hate Sarah Jessica? I've loved her for about 20 years and she is about the most adorable, refreshing actress around. Forget the overrated halle berrys and botoxed to death catherine zeta jones of Hollywood. I think SJP is one of the most foxiest and coolest chicks.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 3:14 p.m. CST

    Noone needs to hear this again, but...

    by joe brady

    I will never understand anyone's affection for the Buffyverse. Angel over the Sopranos? I just don't get it. Larry David annoys the hell out me even worse than Jason Alexander's fictionalization of him. Sopranos won a shitload of awards, and they deserved it. Best show on television.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 4:26 p.m. CST

    a smorgasboard of comedy shows, a dearth of sitcoms

    by Homer Sexual

    Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, Dave Chappelle; all excellent, top-quality shows (Chappelle the best right now, I must say). But the sitcoms? Ugh! Only Curb Your Enthusiasm is any good, despite throwing a bone to Arrested Development. The sitcom is a dying format, and the hourlong drama is struggling. There are a lot of hour-long dramas out there, but most seem to be L&O or CSI related. As long as the "Big" commercially-sponsored networks try to appeal to the masses with blandness, this will continue.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 4:44 p.m. CST

    'Angel' 'Angel' 'Angel' 'Angel' 'Gilmore Girls'

    by Boba Feet

    You have got to be kidding me. Even if these series had an ounce of good writing (the frigging OC, for Bleeding Jesus's sake), no teen drama or fantasy genre work is taken seriously by the Hollywood establishment. The X-files took years to get any kind of recognition at all in Tinseltown, and they were a once in a lifetime show. Take Angel for what it is; a good but cheesy television version of kids playing Vampire: The Masquerade. High drama it's not. And as far as the Gilmore Girls....come one, man. Put the fucking crack pipe down and step away from the remote.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 6:16 p.m. CST

    And the award for most comedic talkback goes to.....Orionsangels

    by jim

    I am still laughing at that question about Al Pacino's suits.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 6:18 p.m. CST

    The Buffyverse.

    by CynicKil

    I'm starting to understand people's disinterest in the Buffyverse to a point. The thing is these shows are highly entertaining. The key word is that they're clever. They are written well. But they're not innovative like supporters believe. If David Lynch directed "Angel" it would've been ten times more innvoative then it is and possibly worthy of awards. Not to say that it isn't worthy. If Buffy were written and directed by the same people behind something like say, thirtysomething/my so-called life then it's tone automatically would've been more serious and weighty. THEN we could've had more ground to stand on in defending the show. As it stands yes they were great entertainment and had some great written and performed moments. But the shows themselves rarely took themselves seriously enough for dramas. How could they expect the establishment to?

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 7:01 p.m. CST

    the damn orchestra!

    by Dr Farragammo

    ....needs to shut their fucking yappers. They are doing us a disservice for 2 reasons : (1) there are plent of talented people with things to say,either professionally,personally,or politically, and have people to thank, and all it takes is one jackass :Elaine Stritch, to ignore the cues anyway and leave everyone else scrambling thru what should be a great moment in their career. (2) For the annoying,pompous and egomaniacal few that yammer on endlessly about how their shit doesn't in fact stink, but is manna from heaven, we are left without the privilege of seeing themselves hang themselves with their own rope, and therefore learning who the jackasses in the industry are, and having a good chuckle. I, for one, don't need to see the nightly news start at 10 sharp. and by the way : fuck you elaine stritch , you old drunk skank, bill maher deserved that award, but being that the Emmy's were on the same channel that shitcanned him a few years back, there wan't a chance of that happening. The Emmy's are obsolete, as are the Oscars and the Grammy's. I declare the only valid award show is The Golden Globes, because they are the only ones to have a fucking clue about what is going on in the industry of TV & Film. Last nite they show clips of Nip/Tuck, yet they get only 1 nom for writing? and the shield gets nothing?!!?!? i can't get over that.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 8:11 p.m. CST

    cocksuckers

    by Headless Roland

    No nomination for Ian McShane makes this years Emmy Awards a total farce anyway, so who cares who won any of this stuff.

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 9:18 p.m. CST

    Reality Check Herc

    by Bart of Darkness

    Angel is OVER, Buffy is OVER. And neither deserved any kind of award when they were still in production. Like, no way!

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  • Sept. 20, 2004, 11:12 p.m. CST

    For those who said.."Angel is gone get over it this is for you

    by zathras34

    ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL So for all those who said "ANGEL IS GONE GET OVER IT!!"I SAY TO THESE PEOPLE..BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY. ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL ANGEL. I could go on,but for those whom have said its Theyre gone get over it...I SAY NO!!! And when the mini movies comes out...I will be right back in the face of whom say "quit talking about buffy and angel" How about you leave and we will talk about all we want... (must be the weather, I'm feeling violent tonight) Must be A WITHDRAW FROM NO BUFFY AND ANGEL.. Peace....

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  • Sept. 21, 2004, 8:55 p.m. CST

    Brad Dourif and Robin Weigert were fucking robbed by those Acade

    by Johnny Smith

    Other actors and actresses who should have been nominated for drama serieseseses: Amy Acker ("Angel"), Clancy Brown ("Carnivale"), Ian McShane ("Deadwood"), Michael Rosenbaum ("Smallville"), John Glover ("Smallville"), Ray McKinnon ("Deadwood"), Amy Madigan ("Carnivale"), Anthony Michael Hall ("The Dead Zone"), and John Hannah for a two-episode guest stint on "Carnivale".

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