So, can we talk about how on fire South Park has been this season? Of course we can, this is my blog, I can talk about whatever I want. So will you listen to me talk about how on fire South Park has been this season?
If you’re still, reading, then I’m guessing you’ve answered in the affirmative. I’m not sure what my favorite moment of the first four episodes has been. It might be Father Maxie, the town’s priest, suggesting they kill the young Jew who preaches heresy against the economy. It might be the Road Warrior queef from this past weeks episode (I know some people love the Martha Stewart moment, but it crossed that fine line into disgusting for me) Oh, no, wait, it was definitely Mickey Mouse beating Joe Jonas unmercifully for not wanting to sell sex to little girls while wearing purity rings anymore. That one definitely wins.
(Note: The clip has profanity, namely, the F word)
While, yes, “The Coon”, the episode about vigilante justice was kind of flat and there were moments in this weeks’ “Eat. Pray. Queef.” that were had to watch (Maybe I’m a guy though, and that was kind of the point? My female friends found it non-stop hilarious). The guys, though, have really come back super-duper strong after a weak half-season this past fall. So, yeah, lets hope they keep it up. Have your socks been knocked off as much as mine? I'm certainly looking forward to tonight's episode.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
So, NBC Has Renewed SVU...
Sorry, NBC, but I have a question for you: What? I know SVU is your top-rated non-sports show. Obviously, from a business perspective, of course you are going to renew SVU. I'm actually a fan of the show, it's the only Law and Order I can stand (I'm a fan of the new Law and Order UK, too, but that's more because the lawyers have to wear silly wigs). But logistically, I have a question for you, NBC: What?
Sorry, but I just don't understand how SVU can fit into NBC's lineup with this new Leno thing. He is taking over the 10PM slot 5 nights a week. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the 10PM timeslot allows for more ickiness (you know, things like rape and child molestation) than the 9PM timeslot. So how in the hell can a show like SVU, which is focused on really heinous (especially heinous, sorry) crimes, exist at 9? Is the show going to have to cut back on dealing with difficult issues like it does?
I understand that shows like CSI, Original Recipe exist in all their mostly gruesome glory at 9 PM. But CSI doesn't deal with topics like rape and child molestation in such a frank manner. The straightforwardness of it is part of the reason I watch SVU, it's a crime show that deals with the gruesome in a direct manner. But that sort of SVU can't exist at 9PM. So I don't get what NBC is doing. Maybe this is just me being angry at them for giving Jay Leno 5 nights a week to unleash his own little unfunny version of televisual misery. Maybe I'm just depressed because this is likely another nail in Chuck's coffin. But I'm just perplexed by this move creatively. On top of that, leads Meloni and Hargitay are some of the higher compensated actors on TV, and that this whole Leno thing was done to cut costs for NBC, SVU has gotta be kind of expensive to produce. Then again, neither lead has signed on to the new season yet, so maybe they are cutting it back. Can any of you think of a reason for its renewal, besides the ratings?
Sorry, but I just don't understand how SVU can fit into NBC's lineup with this new Leno thing. He is taking over the 10PM slot 5 nights a week. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the 10PM timeslot allows for more ickiness (you know, things like rape and child molestation) than the 9PM timeslot. So how in the hell can a show like SVU, which is focused on really heinous (especially heinous, sorry) crimes, exist at 9? Is the show going to have to cut back on dealing with difficult issues like it does?
I understand that shows like CSI, Original Recipe exist in all their mostly gruesome glory at 9 PM. But CSI doesn't deal with topics like rape and child molestation in such a frank manner. The straightforwardness of it is part of the reason I watch SVU, it's a crime show that deals with the gruesome in a direct manner. But that sort of SVU can't exist at 9PM. So I don't get what NBC is doing. Maybe this is just me being angry at them for giving Jay Leno 5 nights a week to unleash his own little unfunny version of televisual misery. Maybe I'm just depressed because this is likely another nail in Chuck's coffin. But I'm just perplexed by this move creatively. On top of that, leads Meloni and Hargitay are some of the higher compensated actors on TV, and that this whole Leno thing was done to cut costs for NBC, SVU has gotta be kind of expensive to produce. Then again, neither lead has signed on to the new season yet, so maybe they are cutting it back. Can any of you think of a reason for its renewal, besides the ratings?
Sunday, April 5, 2009
You Should Be Watching Chuck
You know those shows, those shows that keep getting better and better and yet get no love from critics AND not a big enough audience? Yes you do, don’t lie to me. What do you mean you can’t think of any shows like that? You’ve heard of Chuck, right? Yes? Well, then you have. And don’t tell me I’m putting words in your mouth.
Chuck, during its first season, was lots of fun, but fairly, and by fairly I mean heavily, formulaic. And yet, it still cracked my top 10. Twice. Now, nearing the end of its second and hopefully NOT final season, Chuck has been really, really hitting its stride. Don’t get me wrong, it IS still formulaic. But it’s also doing things that aren’t formulaic. I was hoping for more payoff on the Dark Intersect storyline (I haven’t given up hope, it’s gotta factor in somehow to the supposed season finale gamechanger, right?), but between that plotline, the whole Sarah and Chuck relationship, Chuck’s search for his dad AND his attempt to get the intersect out of his head (I’m guessing those last two are gonna dovetail), there’s a lot going on. Chuck, for being formulaic, is doing some really entertaining stuff outside its formula.
But besides that, Chuck has also turned into one of the best ensemble casts on all of TV. Zachary Levi has turned Chuck into more than just “Nerd who’s in way over his head”, into a full-blown hero. His chemistry with Yvonne Strahovski is starting to near going off the charts (not in the sizzle way, but in the sweet “can’t these crazy kids just get together way). I’m being fully honest when I say that they are quickly approaching Jim and Pam, my favorite TV couple. Adam Baldwin is awesome as always. Ryan McPartlin has turned what should have been a one-note character in Captain Awesome (aka Devon, Chucks brother-in-law to be) into possibly my favorite character on the show. Even Morgan, who I hated in the pilot and first season, has become mildly likeable.
So yeah, you should be watching Chuck. The plot is good, the cast is fantastic, its well written, and most importantly, its FUN. Fun is something that is missing from TV far too much nowadays. With NBC cutting 5 hours of programming next season to make room for Jay Crappo (look for a post on my feelings on that down the line, but can you guess what they are?), Chuck is in serious danger. Lets hope an upcoming episode is “Chuck vs. The Giant Chin” I’m rooting for Chuck.
Chuck, during its first season, was lots of fun, but fairly, and by fairly I mean heavily, formulaic. And yet, it still cracked my top 10. Twice. Now, nearing the end of its second and hopefully NOT final season, Chuck has been really, really hitting its stride. Don’t get me wrong, it IS still formulaic. But it’s also doing things that aren’t formulaic. I was hoping for more payoff on the Dark Intersect storyline (I haven’t given up hope, it’s gotta factor in somehow to the supposed season finale gamechanger, right?), but between that plotline, the whole Sarah and Chuck relationship, Chuck’s search for his dad AND his attempt to get the intersect out of his head (I’m guessing those last two are gonna dovetail), there’s a lot going on. Chuck, for being formulaic, is doing some really entertaining stuff outside its formula.
But besides that, Chuck has also turned into one of the best ensemble casts on all of TV. Zachary Levi has turned Chuck into more than just “Nerd who’s in way over his head”, into a full-blown hero. His chemistry with Yvonne Strahovski is starting to near going off the charts (not in the sizzle way, but in the sweet “can’t these crazy kids just get together way). I’m being fully honest when I say that they are quickly approaching Jim and Pam, my favorite TV couple. Adam Baldwin is awesome as always. Ryan McPartlin has turned what should have been a one-note character in Captain Awesome (aka Devon, Chucks brother-in-law to be) into possibly my favorite character on the show. Even Morgan, who I hated in the pilot and first season, has become mildly likeable.
So yeah, you should be watching Chuck. The plot is good, the cast is fantastic, its well written, and most importantly, its FUN. Fun is something that is missing from TV far too much nowadays. With NBC cutting 5 hours of programming next season to make room for Jay Crappo (look for a post on my feelings on that down the line, but can you guess what they are?), Chuck is in serious danger. Lets hope an upcoming episode is “Chuck vs. The Giant Chin” I’m rooting for Chuck.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
I Don't Understand: Danny Gokey
Now, let me preface this post by saying that I don’t actually watch American Idol with any sort of regularity. It’s one of those shows that I’ll have on if there’s nothing else. I only voted once, in the season two finale (Ruben over Clay, please). I read recaps of it, and will youtube performances that sound interesting, just so I can kind of keep up with it. But Idol is not one of those shows I watch religiously.
So with that said, what’s the big deal about Danny Gokey? There have been a large number of problems with recent seasons of Idol: that the judges’ pimping has become beyond blatant, that backstory has become more important than singing on the show, that, according to Simon, artistry has no place n the show, that Paula is seemingly significantly less looped on booze and painkillers recently. So I guess this is where my not understanding Gokey comes from: he kind of seems to embody all of these (save the Paula one).
I mean, yeah, the guy is a good singer. But isn’t everyone on the show? From the performances that I’ve seen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta are better, and can command a stage more. Even for, you now, how much she just didn’t fit the show, Megan Joy had an interesting vocal quality. But I just don’t get why Gokey is this season’s Idol Chosen One. He’s not the best singer, he doesn’t seem to have the best personality, he ain’t all that endearing, and he is kind of schlubby looking (sadly, a factor on the show). He actually seems to be kind of a douche, with his mocking of Matt’s awful performance of Viva La Vida by Coldplay. I’m gonna lay out an argument here though, which, even though it’s logical (and thus has no place on a show that tells people they would have fit in perfectly at Studio 57- Good Job Kara!), seems to really make me question Idol’s general policies: I get that you have a significant financial stake in the winner, and thus would lie to pick someone you think will do well, but, if America is the one who is buying your winners CDs, then shouldn’t they pick the Idol they want without you telling them which Idol to pick? I just… don’t understand. Can you explain this one to me readers?
I'm Baaaack
Oh hey the few readers I may still have! Guess what, I'm back!
But this time, I mean it. No really. I know that each and every time I say that I mean it, I let the blog go silent for a long time, but this time, folks, it's the real deal.
Welcome to Levy on TV 2.0
By which, I mean that I've got a new layout! Did you see it? I assume you did, since you're reading this post. Well, do you like it? There's also gonna be some new features starting, the first of which is right above this post! Because I am still at school, and junior year is significantly more work than those other two years I've done, I don't know how often I'll be able to post. I'm currently trying to build up a backlog of posts so that I'll have something I can post during the busy times. I'm currently aiming for like 3-4 posts a week, but that may fluctuate based on work load. Finals are fast approaching, so the blog may go a little slack then, but it'll be back over the summer.
One thing, though, reader(s), is I am gonna need your help. Mainly, your comments. See, I like writing this blog. It's a way of deluding myself into thinking my opinions matter. But if I'm writing to no one, well, then there's a much greater chance the blog will fall to the wayside. So please comment, if possible.
Well, did you miss me? Wondering who the hell I am and why I'm talking to you like you've ever been here before? Any features you want to see more or less regularly? Shows you want to see covered more often? Lemme know folks. I aim to please. And at bullseyes. But mainly to please.
But this time, I mean it. No really. I know that each and every time I say that I mean it, I let the blog go silent for a long time, but this time, folks, it's the real deal.
Welcome to Levy on TV 2.0
By which, I mean that I've got a new layout! Did you see it? I assume you did, since you're reading this post. Well, do you like it? There's also gonna be some new features starting, the first of which is right above this post! Because I am still at school, and junior year is significantly more work than those other two years I've done, I don't know how often I'll be able to post. I'm currently trying to build up a backlog of posts so that I'll have something I can post during the busy times. I'm currently aiming for like 3-4 posts a week, but that may fluctuate based on work load. Finals are fast approaching, so the blog may go a little slack then, but it'll be back over the summer.
One thing, though, reader(s), is I am gonna need your help. Mainly, your comments. See, I like writing this blog. It's a way of deluding myself into thinking my opinions matter. But if I'm writing to no one, well, then there's a much greater chance the blog will fall to the wayside. So please comment, if possible.
Well, did you miss me? Wondering who the hell I am and why I'm talking to you like you've ever been here before? Any features you want to see more or less regularly? Shows you want to see covered more often? Lemme know folks. I aim to please. And at bullseyes. But mainly to please.
Monday, January 12, 2009
The Top Ten Shows of 2008
So, yeah, readers, I left that previous top ten hanging. Because I’m lazy. So, in order to combat the chance of that happening again, the entire top 10 is going to be in one, neat handy-dandy post. Huzzah! You’ll notice differences from that original one too. So yeah, here’s the top 10.
10. So You Think You Can Dance- FOX
The best of the reality talent shows, with the best host on all of television. Sure, this past season was not their best one, nor even their second best. Sure, there were phenomenal contestants this year (Mark and Will, please move to the front of the class), but this season kind of fell a little flat. I could do with less of Nigel and Mary and more of guest judges like Lil’ C. But even with all of these problems, SYTYCD still manages to clock in at number 10 on my list.
9. Chuck- NBC
Chuck can be frustratingly formulaic at times. If there is one big, gaping flaw with the show, it is that every episode seems like the one before it, but with different guest stars. But the rigidity of the formula allows more room for the lead characters (as well as those zany background credited players) to shine. Zachary Levi is an incredibly likeable lead, Adam Baldwin is always great, and Yvonne Strahovski is proving to be more than just an attractive blonde to look at. Plus, how can you not love a show with a character named “Captain Awesome?”
8. The Office- NBC
The Office has had an up and down year. There has been some absolute brilliance in this year, but there’s also been a whole lot of unpleasantness. (How uncomfortable was the most recent Christmas special?) However, The Office still proves itself to be one of the most solidly funny shows on TV, always delivering in at least some capacity. Jim and Pam are still one of the absolute best couples on TV, with real real chemistry, and the Andy-Angela-Dwight love triangle has been great. It wasn’t The Office’s best year, but it’s still been a pretty darn good one.
7. Flight of the Conchords- HBO
All it takes is a few lines to explain Conchords’ place here “Just because we’ve been playing Tonsil Hockey doesn’t mean you get to score the goal that’s in my Jockeys”, “Bret you got it goin on. Not in a gay way, just in a ‘hey mate, I wanted to say that you’re looking okay’ way”, “My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant.” “So you thin maybe you’ll be a prostitute, just to pay for your lessons, your learning the flute. Ladies wouldn’t pay your very much for this, looks like you’ll never be a concert flautist.” I rest my case.
6. Doctor Who- BBC
So, I’m kind of a Film/TV Sci-Fi nerd. Well, a really big one. And there is no better sci-fi on TV than Doctor Who (Ok, well, I’m far behind on Battlestar Galactica, so that may be better, but I’m not in a place to judge). My ultimate wildest dream is being a companion to the doctor, getting to travel through time and space. This season boasted a really good companion in Donna (a previously very irritating Catherine Tate), and a run of absolutely amazing episodes leading up to a mostly satisfying finale. The Silence in the Library two-parter will be something I will re-watch for years to come, as will the Midnight episode, which is absolutely A+ suspense. And I can’t wait until Steven Moffat takes over the shows reins in 2010.
5. I Love Money- VH1
A very unconventional pick, yes, but anyone who has read the blog for a while knows my absolute love for all things VH1 Celebreality. And I don’t think VH1 will ever produce a better show than the first season of I Love Money. It was a show full of really compelling characters (and I call these people characters because no human beings actually behave in this way), which was crafted in a brilliant way so as to reward manipulation and smarts over brawn. It produced a bona-fide VH1 star in Megan, who was kind of nothing before this and now is, like her (which I mostly do) or hate her (as most others do), a powerhouse VH1 character. There was no better mindless entertainment this year than I Love Money.
4. Lost- ABC
I cannot remember a creative resurgence like the one Lost has this past season, well, ever. So, soo, sooooo good was Lost’s fourth season that I once again have complete and utter faith in this show and will blindly follow it to its end. Season 3 had a whole slew of problems (Nikki and Paulo, we thankful hardly knew ye), but season 4, with the change in the formula, the mystery of who the Oceanic 6 would be, and the knowledge that it was building to castaways leaving the island gave the show so much strength and steam this past season that even Lost haters were jumping back towards the bandwagon. Just a ridiculously impressive season these guys turned out.
3. The Middleman- ABC Family
I cannot think of a better freshman season than the one The Middleman had. Nearly (I say nearly, because the Cursed Tuba one was kind of weak) every episode was nothing but fantastic, boasting some of the most interesting characters who I genuinely would love to spend time with. The Middleman was so witty, clever, geeky, cool, fun, and a bunch of other adjectives that are good things. Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar had absolutely fantastic chemistry, and I truly hope that we get to see more Middleman-Dub Dub banter. Unfortunately, we most likely never will since neither ABC (we’ll get to that in a quick sec), nor ABC Family seems to recognize true genius when they have it, opting not to renew in order to give us more episodes of, say, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” or “According to Jim.” Sorry, I’m bitter.
2 & 1. It’s A Tie!
30 Rock- NBC
Oh, Tina Fey, why do you make me love you so? Between your dead-on Palin and 30 Rock, I fell even more for you this year. The thing that I love about 30 Rock is that every single character is funny, and yet it doesn’t seem like anyone is trying to out-funny their peers. Fey’s Liz Lemon seems to be an equal amount of buffoon as the rest of the show’s characters, and accomplishing a successful comedy without a straight man deserves props. I can only hope it continues to get even better.
Pushing Daisies- ABC
Why, ABC? Why? Why must you rob me of the sweetest, cutest, most heart-warming show on all of TV? Daisies achieved the perfect balance of sweet and tart, with adorable, surreal, fairy-tale awesomeness, undercut by biting humor and wit. There is not a single, single thing I would change about Pushing Daisies if I could, which is a feat no other show, including those on this list, can claim. The entire cast is absolutely fantastic and will hopefully continue to do amazing this. So I say again, Why ABC? And I swear, if you don’t air the remaining three episodes (as it seems like you may be planning on doing), there’s a decent chance I’ll never tune into ABC again.
So there you have it folks. My top 10 of 2008. As a disclaimer, there are a bunch of really acclaimed shows that I never finished, or got caught up on, so things like Mad Men, Damages, and The Shield, just to name a few, never stood a shot of making it onto the list. But of the TV I watch, which is, trust me, a LOT, these were the 10 shows that I dubbed the best. But enough about me, what do you folks think?
10. So You Think You Can Dance- FOX
The best of the reality talent shows, with the best host on all of television. Sure, this past season was not their best one, nor even their second best. Sure, there were phenomenal contestants this year (Mark and Will, please move to the front of the class), but this season kind of fell a little flat. I could do with less of Nigel and Mary and more of guest judges like Lil’ C. But even with all of these problems, SYTYCD still manages to clock in at number 10 on my list.
9. Chuck- NBC
Chuck can be frustratingly formulaic at times. If there is one big, gaping flaw with the show, it is that every episode seems like the one before it, but with different guest stars. But the rigidity of the formula allows more room for the lead characters (as well as those zany background credited players) to shine. Zachary Levi is an incredibly likeable lead, Adam Baldwin is always great, and Yvonne Strahovski is proving to be more than just an attractive blonde to look at. Plus, how can you not love a show with a character named “Captain Awesome?”
8. The Office- NBC
The Office has had an up and down year. There has been some absolute brilliance in this year, but there’s also been a whole lot of unpleasantness. (How uncomfortable was the most recent Christmas special?) However, The Office still proves itself to be one of the most solidly funny shows on TV, always delivering in at least some capacity. Jim and Pam are still one of the absolute best couples on TV, with real real chemistry, and the Andy-Angela-Dwight love triangle has been great. It wasn’t The Office’s best year, but it’s still been a pretty darn good one.
7. Flight of the Conchords- HBO
All it takes is a few lines to explain Conchords’ place here “Just because we’ve been playing Tonsil Hockey doesn’t mean you get to score the goal that’s in my Jockeys”, “Bret you got it goin on. Not in a gay way, just in a ‘hey mate, I wanted to say that you’re looking okay’ way”, “My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant.” “So you thin maybe you’ll be a prostitute, just to pay for your lessons, your learning the flute. Ladies wouldn’t pay your very much for this, looks like you’ll never be a concert flautist.” I rest my case.
6. Doctor Who- BBC
So, I’m kind of a Film/TV Sci-Fi nerd. Well, a really big one. And there is no better sci-fi on TV than Doctor Who (Ok, well, I’m far behind on Battlestar Galactica, so that may be better, but I’m not in a place to judge). My ultimate wildest dream is being a companion to the doctor, getting to travel through time and space. This season boasted a really good companion in Donna (a previously very irritating Catherine Tate), and a run of absolutely amazing episodes leading up to a mostly satisfying finale. The Silence in the Library two-parter will be something I will re-watch for years to come, as will the Midnight episode, which is absolutely A+ suspense. And I can’t wait until Steven Moffat takes over the shows reins in 2010.
5. I Love Money- VH1
A very unconventional pick, yes, but anyone who has read the blog for a while knows my absolute love for all things VH1 Celebreality. And I don’t think VH1 will ever produce a better show than the first season of I Love Money. It was a show full of really compelling characters (and I call these people characters because no human beings actually behave in this way), which was crafted in a brilliant way so as to reward manipulation and smarts over brawn. It produced a bona-fide VH1 star in Megan, who was kind of nothing before this and now is, like her (which I mostly do) or hate her (as most others do), a powerhouse VH1 character. There was no better mindless entertainment this year than I Love Money.
4. Lost- ABC
I cannot remember a creative resurgence like the one Lost has this past season, well, ever. So, soo, sooooo good was Lost’s fourth season that I once again have complete and utter faith in this show and will blindly follow it to its end. Season 3 had a whole slew of problems (Nikki and Paulo, we thankful hardly knew ye), but season 4, with the change in the formula, the mystery of who the Oceanic 6 would be, and the knowledge that it was building to castaways leaving the island gave the show so much strength and steam this past season that even Lost haters were jumping back towards the bandwagon. Just a ridiculously impressive season these guys turned out.
3. The Middleman- ABC Family
I cannot think of a better freshman season than the one The Middleman had. Nearly (I say nearly, because the Cursed Tuba one was kind of weak) every episode was nothing but fantastic, boasting some of the most interesting characters who I genuinely would love to spend time with. The Middleman was so witty, clever, geeky, cool, fun, and a bunch of other adjectives that are good things. Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar had absolutely fantastic chemistry, and I truly hope that we get to see more Middleman-Dub Dub banter. Unfortunately, we most likely never will since neither ABC (we’ll get to that in a quick sec), nor ABC Family seems to recognize true genius when they have it, opting not to renew in order to give us more episodes of, say, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” or “According to Jim.” Sorry, I’m bitter.
2 & 1. It’s A Tie!
30 Rock- NBC
Oh, Tina Fey, why do you make me love you so? Between your dead-on Palin and 30 Rock, I fell even more for you this year. The thing that I love about 30 Rock is that every single character is funny, and yet it doesn’t seem like anyone is trying to out-funny their peers. Fey’s Liz Lemon seems to be an equal amount of buffoon as the rest of the show’s characters, and accomplishing a successful comedy without a straight man deserves props. I can only hope it continues to get even better.
Pushing Daisies- ABC
Why, ABC? Why? Why must you rob me of the sweetest, cutest, most heart-warming show on all of TV? Daisies achieved the perfect balance of sweet and tart, with adorable, surreal, fairy-tale awesomeness, undercut by biting humor and wit. There is not a single, single thing I would change about Pushing Daisies if I could, which is a feat no other show, including those on this list, can claim. The entire cast is absolutely fantastic and will hopefully continue to do amazing this. So I say again, Why ABC? And I swear, if you don’t air the remaining three episodes (as it seems like you may be planning on doing), there’s a decent chance I’ll never tune into ABC again.
So there you have it folks. My top 10 of 2008. As a disclaimer, there are a bunch of really acclaimed shows that I never finished, or got caught up on, so things like Mad Men, Damages, and The Shield, just to name a few, never stood a shot of making it onto the list. But of the TV I watch, which is, trust me, a LOT, these were the 10 shows that I dubbed the best. But enough about me, what do you folks think?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Slight Delay, But Other Stuff Instead
So, I said that my top ten lists would be up today. Turns out, that's not gonna happen. I had intended to write them during a car ride this afternoon, but an intense discussion unfolded, so no top ten lists. But they will be up tomorrow, no ifs ands or buts about it. In the meantime, in honor of tonight's Golden Globes, I'm going to post my picks for should win and will win, and if you so choose, you can mock my failures at picking or marvel at how right I ended up being in the comments. Italics means should win, bold means will win. Let the picking commence!
TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
"Dexter"
"House"
"In Treatment"
"Mad Men"
"True Blood"
TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
"30 Rock"
"Californication"
"Entourage"
"The Office"
"Weeds"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne - "In Treatment
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - "House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - "The Tudors
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Sally Field - "Brothers And Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay - "Law And Order: Special Victims Unit"
January Jones - "Mad Men"
Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christina Applegate - "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera - "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Debra Messing - "The Starter Wife"
Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
Kevin Connelly - "Entourage"
David Duchovny - "Californication"
Tony Shalhoub - "Monk"
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"A Raisin in the Sun"
"Bernard and Doris"
"Cranford"
"John Adams"
"Recount"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ralph Fiennes - "Bernard and Doris"
Paul Giamatti - "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey - " Recount"
Kiefer Sutherland - "24: Redemption"
Tom Wilkinson - "Recount"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Judi Dench - "Cranford"
Catherine Keener - "An American Crime"
Laura Linney - "John Adams"
Shirley Maclaine - "Coco Chanel"
Susan Sarandon - "Bernard And Doris"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins - "Cranford"
Laura Dern - "Recount"
Melissa George - "In Treatment"
Rachel Griffiths - "Brothers And Sisters"
Dianne Wiest - "In Treatment"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
Denis Leary - "Recount"
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"
Blair Underwood - "In Treatment"
Tom Wilkinson - "John Adams"
Agree? Disagree? Feel free to call me a putz in the comments.
TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
"Dexter"
"House"
"In Treatment"
"Mad Men"
"True Blood"
TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
"30 Rock"
"Californication"
"Entourage"
"The Office"
"Weeds"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne - "In Treatment
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - "House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - "The Tudors
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Sally Field - "Brothers And Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay - "Law And Order: Special Victims Unit"
January Jones - "Mad Men"
Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christina Applegate - "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera - "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Debra Messing - "The Starter Wife"
Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
Kevin Connelly - "Entourage"
David Duchovny - "Californication"
Tony Shalhoub - "Monk"
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"A Raisin in the Sun"
"Bernard and Doris"
"Cranford"
"John Adams"
"Recount"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ralph Fiennes - "Bernard and Doris"
Paul Giamatti - "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey - " Recount"
Kiefer Sutherland - "24: Redemption"
Tom Wilkinson - "Recount"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Judi Dench - "Cranford"
Catherine Keener - "An American Crime"
Laura Linney - "John Adams"
Shirley Maclaine - "Coco Chanel"
Susan Sarandon - "Bernard And Doris"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins - "Cranford"
Laura Dern - "Recount"
Melissa George - "In Treatment"
Rachel Griffiths - "Brothers And Sisters"
Dianne Wiest - "In Treatment"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
Denis Leary - "Recount"
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"
Blair Underwood - "In Treatment"
Tom Wilkinson - "John Adams"
Agree? Disagree? Feel free to call me a putz in the comments.
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