I’ve got a mean case of Emmy fever, and I don’t need no stinkin’ cure. Quite the opposite, in fact, I plan to think about the Emmys every seven seconds right up until nominations are announced on July 6. One website that’s seriously enabling me is Emmy Watch 2006, from GoldDerby‘s forums moderator Robert Licuria. He’s listed the top 15 contenders in each of the major categories, including the five current frontrunners, and you might be surprised to see that he’s listed typical Emmy favorites like Michael Chiklis, Allison Janney, Eric McCormack, and Marcia Cross as potential snubs for 2006.
Of course, given the fact that Emmy has tweaked its nominating procedure this year, Licuria contends you should be more surprised if there’s not a shakeup in the usual suspects. "To put it simply," he says, "if Lisa Kudrow and/or especially Lauren Graham (pictured) make it into the top 5 of this very competitive [Best Actress in a Comedy] category, then the new system works. If we get lots of Housewives and a pot-seller, then the system has not been effective enough. Simple really. The new system is being dubbed the ‘Lauren Graham System,’ and that’s for a reason. For too long now Ms. Graham has missed out, been snubbed and ignored, and it’s time to end this cycle of fan torture. And I think that after years of snubbery, ATAS has decided to shake things up in the hope that contenders like. Ms Graham have a shot. Call it the Buffy Amendment."
Still, my colleague Nicholas Fonseca, who was kind enough to write a letter of advocacy to the folks at Emmy, is gonna have some mixed feelinsg if Licuria proves to be an astute handicapper. His pep talk on behalf of My Name Is Earl‘s Jason Lee, Grey’s Anatomy‘s T.R. Knight, and The Office seems to have worked, but EmmyWatch doesn’t rank Forest Whitaker (The Shield), Leisha Hailey (The L Word), or Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy) in the top 15 of their respective categories. Phooey! Ah well, at least Aunt Sassy isn’t down for the count yet, because as everyone knows, "People like Valerie Cherish, and they don’t want to see her brutalized."
I’d be interesting to see if this new system works. Two things though:
1.)Forest Whitaker NEEDS to be nominated for his work on “The Shield” this year. He was magnetic, hateable/sympathetic, all at once.
2.) Hopefully this will finally be the year of Lauren Graham. She’s always been an outstanding actress in her portrayal of Lorelai…but she also happens to be absolutely stunningly beautiful…I mean look at the accompanying picture to this article!
Kudos to Nicholas Fonseca for mentioning Leisha Hailey in his picks for Emmy nominations. Though I am not lucky enough to be able to afford Showtime (I am a graduate student, after all), I have marveled at Leisha’s ability for comic timing and heartfelt emotional response to the rather ridiculously depressing and thin story lines she has had to deal with in the first two seasons of The L Word (I am currently awaiting Season 3′s arrival on DVD so that I can weep in private over the loss of the beloved Dana). Though I, too, have resigned myself to the fact that Leisha probably won’t get nominated (no Emmy voters watch a TV show about lesbians now that S&TC is over anyway), it still warms my heart to see her name mentioned in print.
And Slezak, it would be a CRIME if Lauren Graham is not nominated this year and almost a national disaster if she doesn’t win. And I don’t even watch Gilmore Girls, so that excuse by Emmy faithfuls (that not enough people catch GG every week) no longer flies. Good luck Ms. Graham and may the first recipient of the “Buffy-Is-Snubbed-No-Longer” award prevail.
michael, the site isn’t working for me… how am I ever going to get my emmy fix in? And why doesn’t EW have their top 10-15 pics up yet… enough 80s videos, it’s time to get to work…
In my opinion there are five people who deserve Emmy’s and I will pitch a big, fat, lay down in the floor at Target kicking and screaming fit if at least a few of them don’t get one. Here is my list:
Jean Smart – 24
Gregory Itzin – 24
Lauren Graham – GG
Jenna Fischer – The Office
John Krasinski – The Office
I hope Lisa Kudrow is nominated and wins, because:
1. It would be great vindication for the underrated show, and
2. It would be greater for her to get up there and say “Well… I got it!”
I’d piddle.
It’s great that this is called the “Buffy Amendement” but where was it when Buffy was actually on the air? I just watched “The Body” again this weekend. How on earth SMG didn’t get a nomination for it, I’ll never understand. The Emmys need new blood. I’d like to see Wentworth Miller get a nomination, that would make my day.
Link isn’t working!!!!!
Oh my god Slezak you’re too cool!
I love Aunt Sassy! I still cringe each time Entourage is over and see that stupid Lucky Louie show. I torture myself thinking that The Comeback should have debuted. Can you image with everything that has happened in the last year Valerie saying that she gets her hair done by Madonna’s stylist? Or getting her own website with a community board or her own record contract? Man, that show could have gone a zillion places. Why isn’t LOGO picking this one up!
hahahaha, thataboy, it would make my LIFE if Valerie Cher– uhh, I mean Lisa Kudrow said that when she won her Emmy.
Lauren Graham, TR Knight, Gregory Smith, Kristen Bell and John Krasinski. One or all of them had BETTER BE NOMINATED.
Hey, I’m all for Lauren Graham getting an Emmy nod as much as the next person, but if Marcia Cross is snubbed, then this system doesn’t work, either. She’s the only one of the Housewives I’d consider for an Emmy, and in my book, she’s the one to beat this year.
Lauren Graham, Lauren Graham, Lauren Graham. Enough said.
Except shame on the Emmys for ignoring the WB until now. I second Sarah for the lateness of the Buffy Amendment. I recently DVR’ed Hush. I’ll put that up against any winning drama episode. Is it too much to ask for them to honor Everwood?
Gah! Sorry guys, the Emmy Watch site looks like it’s down right now.
I have complete faith that the Emmy Committee, will find a way to completely mess this new system up, and nominate the same crap they always do. I will do what I always do in such cases… From the day of the announcement of nominations till the day of the awards, I watch the DVD’s of shows that were ignored in the past… starting with Season one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Gilmore Girls, Everwood. You see, there’s a good cure for an Emmy Fever Mr. Slezlack, it’s called good television.
after reading that goldenderby thing, I think that guy is just grabbing names out of a hat. However, I like some of his picks… and if any of his Will and Grace predictions are right, then I will definetely never watch the emmmy’s again… how that terrible show (loved it once upon a time) can keep getting nominations is beyond me.