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66th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcement

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LaunchpadMcQ said:
I disagree about the drop. I think those were some fantastic episodes in seasons 5 and 6, and both of these seasons represent different things for each of the characters' developments. There's no reason to not enjoy these seasons if you enjoyed the first four; nothing earth-shattering happens, but as always, everything with Mad Men is in the subtext and these two seasons remain as brilliant as the first in moving these characters forward.
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Fair enough. Personally, after Season 4 (and episodes like The Suitcase, Beautiful Girls, etc.) the next two seasons felt lacking in comparison and the show ceased to be my "home show" ever since. Still good and deep and thoughtful, mind you (I loved -and was devastated by- Commissions and Fees from S5), but a lot of it felt like a re-tread of certain themes from the earlier seasons (though not executed nearly as well). S7 Part 1 is winning me over again, though. That last scene from The Strategy, mang.
 
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I still don't understand how It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is still snubbed when the Emmy's accept shows that are streamed by Netflix.

The Big Bang Theory winning or being nominated for anything over Sunny is a travesty.
 
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Aβydoς;120387382 said:
Orange Is The New Black a comedy? LOL why? Seems like the Emmy dudes weren't convinced it had the polish to be with the best dramas, so they put it in the (obviously) less important group.
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Technically, like Shameless, Orange is a dramedy. Meaning it could fit into either category.

I've got to say it... I think Hannibal S2 was better than True Detective. Alright, Alright was great in it, but if you take away the performances all you're left with is a cop drama that wanted to be something more but never achieved it.
 
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JABEE said:
I still don't understand how It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is still snubbed when the Emmy's accept shows that are streamed by Netflix.

The Big Bang Theory winning or being nominated for anything over Sunny is a travesty.
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It's especially sad after that episode where they essentially beg for an award.

But yeah, the fact that the Big Bang theory has been nominated for anything tells you everything you need to know about the Emmys.
 
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Macmanus said:
Edit: Also comparing this series with a Joon-ho Bong film because they both involve a serial killer is borderline nonsensical. That's like saying Snowpiercer was a better thing than The Wire because it featured a more enjoyable socio-economic critique. Or something just as silly.
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The reason I compared them is because the serial killer takes a backseat to the characters of the two lead detectives. Honestly though it's been like 5 years since I saw it so I could be remembering all the similarities wrong.
 
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ivysaur12 said:
On Miniseries v. Series complications:

http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/emmys-true-detective-fargo-category-explainer.html?mid=twitter_vulture
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CharminUltra

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LaunchpadMcQ said:
But yeah, the fact that the Big Bang theory has been nominated for anything tells you everything you need to know about the Emmys.
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Or that The Wire was never awarded one :p

I can't talk much since I have never seen more than 3 episodes of BBT, but what I saw didn't impress me in the least. Maybe it's just not good, or maybe it's just not my cup of tea.
 
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Zero315 said:
I've got to say it... I think Hannibal S2 was better than True Detective. Alright, Alright was great in it, but if you take away the performances all you're left with is a cop drama that wanted to be something more but never achieved it.
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As far as I'm concerned it's a goddamn eight hour episode of SVU or Criminal Minds, though to be fair a well acted and directed one. But the writing was consistently disappointing. To say Nick Pizzolatto is overrated would be putting it mildly.
 
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I was surprised when this popped up in my feed earlier. Apart from the terrible Lego episode, the second half of the past season was actually a huge improvement. It almost felt like the writers started taking drugs again and found their funny pants.

Cartoon Brew: ‘Simpsons’ Denied Animation Emmy Nom For The First Time Ever
The nominations for the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and the big animation news isn’t who was nominated, but who wasn’t: The Simpsons. The yellow-skinned family was denied a nomination in the Outstanding Animated Program for the first time in its history. (While the show wasn’t nominated in the animation category in 1993-’94, that was only because the producers of the show submitted to the comedy category instead, so they have never been denied an animated series nomination when they’ve submitted.)
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ridley182 said:
Or that The Wire was never awarded one :p

I can't talk much since I have never seen more than 3 episodes of BBT, but what I saw didn't impress me in the least. Maybe it's just not good, or maybe it's just not my cup of tea.
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wtf that's not my post lol

ivysaur12 said:
We'll get at least 134 episodes of The Good Wife. I'd take over any award.
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As long as the Kings get their 7 season plan, I can die happy, even if it doesn't get discovered 5-6 years after it ends. I think it still has the highest ratings for a network drama on Sundays, iirc, so the chances are good.

Revolver said:
Yeah it's a good show. I put off watching it for a long time too. I think the show has an image problem. The name made me think of a Lifetime movie and the fact it's a serial legal drama on CBS doesn't help matters.
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In one of the creator's interviews, he said how he regretted the name very much. Honestly, having watched the show, I get the different interpretations you can get from the title, but if I think it would have been better serviced by a different title, one with just as many implications.
 
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SilentSoldier said:
The fact that Big Bang Theory continues to be nominated is a travesty of the highest order.

Also, I was hoping Bellamy Young would get nominated for best supporting actress in drama for Mellie.
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JABEE said:
I still don't understand how It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is still snubbed when the Emmy's accept shows that are streamed by Netflix.

The Big Bang Theory winning or being nominated for anything over Sunny is a travesty.
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Intheflorsh said:
It's especially sad after that episode where they essentially beg for an award.

But yeah, the fact that the Big Bang theory has been nominated for anything tells you everything you need to know about the Emmys.
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You guys are silly. TBBT is one of the best comedy on TV. Season 7 one of the strongest of the show. So I don't get these kind of comment.
 
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Exactly how much of Big Bang Theory do you need to watch to form an opinion of it? It's not Arrested Development; there's no gradual build-up of self-referential humor where you need to watch everything in order to get all the jokes. You can literally spend an hour watching BBT and know all you need to know about the show's entire run.
 
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dead souls said:
A tedious bore like Boardwalk being snubbed just proves that sometimes even the Emmys get it right.
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Boardwalk Empire has been shunned by critics and people unrighteously. The show is splendid and each season is better that the one prior.
 
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Zero315 said:
The award is for best drama not best sleeping aid.
I like BW, but I never finished the third season because I actually did keep falling asleep.
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Wow, season 3 bored you? That's interesting because it was probably the least "boring" of all 4 seasons so far (with the exception of maybe s2). BWE is a slower paced show, but I'd never never call it boring personally. I have to wonder about anyone who can't sit through 40 minutes of such a top notch drama without getting bored.
 
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Vert boil said:
I was surprised when this popped up in my feed earlier. Apart from the terrible Lego episode, the second half of the past season was actually a huge improvement. It almost felt like the writers started taking drugs again and found their funny pants.

Cartoon Brew: ‘Simpsons’ Denied Animation Emmy Nom For The First Time Ever
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Like I said earlier, Bob's Burgers destroys everything else in that category this year.

It will probably lose to South Park, but Bob's Burgers continues to be absolutely brilliant. Honestly, I think it should get a Best Comedy nom. It's that good.
 
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No Hannibal noms is legit bullshit. Total crap. Even objectively i feel like it should have gotten some tech noms let alone drama.
 
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