Frakking Toasters ...
By Sarah Carlson
July 19, 2007
The Primetime Emmy nominations were announced this morning by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and of course, exiting "The Sopranos" earned 15 nominations. The good news for the nominations: "30 Rock" earned 10, including Best Comedy Series, Comedic Actor (Alec Baldwin) and Comedic Actress (Tina Fey). "The Office" earned nine, including Comedy Series, Actor (Steve Carell) and Supporting Actress (Jenna Fisher). Both of these shows deserve to win and are NBC's only saving graces as far as I'm concerned.
Now for the bad news: ABC's superb "Lost" was again overlooked by the Academy. "Battlestar Galactica" wasn't nominated, but that was expected; the Emmys are one giant popularity contest and genre shows -- especially those set in space -- don't stand a chance. But no love for "Lost"? Did voters just not watch the last half of season three, easily the most creative and intense episodes of the entire series thus far? Maybe t=they were too busy watching "Heroes," which was nominated, as was "Boston Legal," "Grey's Anatomy," "House" and "The Sopranos." At least Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson earned Supporting Actor noms, but a second-straight snub for the show itself is ridiculous. You're dead to me, Emmys. Dead.
On that note, let's watch a clip of the "Lost" season three finale and keep coming up with theories about what it all means. A great night to re-watch this season's episodes on iTunes would be Sept. 16 -- the night of the Emmys. If it's just going to be a "Sopranos" love-fest with parodies of the "Don't Stop Believing" ending, I'll pass.
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