It’s possible the networks are throwing a little shade this morning, as they now have to contend with that for-pay digital online movie clearing house, Netflix, in the world of scripted television. It must make them feel all goofy in the wallet now that another viewing vehicle has entered the ring. Haha! James Gandolfini may be laughing just a little bit way up there, since his groundbreaking show on HBO, The Sopranos, can be counted as the first time network television really had to compete with an outside source full of curses and nudity in order to make their little shows on the boob tube really work. Dennis Franz’s butt cheeks on NYPD Blue weren’t happy about that development. So let’s see how everyone fared.
Sheesh. Modern Family. This has really GOT to be the end of the run for this show, right?! Yes, sure. It was groundbreaking. It was television innovation, but now it’s more or less the same running gags that we’ve come to expect season after season, right?! Like seriously, how many more times do we need confirmation that Phil Dunphy is some sort of dorky, idiot brother you only call on holidays? Or that Julie Bowen’s character is uptight, screamy, and nails on a chalkboard annoying in a strained neck vein kind of way? This is what we’re saying. Nonetheless, we’re still talking about five nominations this go round. Urgh.
The big news is that Netflix managed to pull in a couple of big nods. The Kevin Spacey starrer, which he’s been nominated, House of Cards, and Arrested Development, which landed former child star, and forever comedic foil, Jason Bateman a nod in the lead actor, comedy category. This wasn’t too surprising. But what it says to the industry is that traditional television be it, network or cable, isn’t the only game in town. As more and more people flock online to stream their entertainment choices, the networks better find a way to keep up. Don’t be surprised if NBC announces a lineup of purely online offerings. Haha, NBC. People only slightly ever watch your network. Whatever will they do now that 30 Rock has ended? Create a show about a psychic talking monkey that has a Jekyll and Hyde complex? COULD TOTALLY HAPPEN! Have you seen their fall shows for the last two seasons?
As reported by the New York Times, a senior broadcast network executive said, “It’s hard to say anything about the Netflix thing because we only sound defensive or whiny.” We say, “Step your game up.”
In the world of snubs, of course there are many. Some of you brought up Morena Baccarin from Homeland, and how strange it is that she’s nominated and there’s nothing for Michelle Fairley’s Catelyn Stark from Game of Thrones who this season [SPOILER ALERT! But really if you don’t know this by now, you’ve been in a coma] saw her daughter-in-law stabbed in the womb, her son shot full of arrows, and the dismantling and demise of all she worked for and THAT was right before having her throat slit. Yeah, that shouldn’t be rewarded, but we dunno, being Brody’s pretty wife who doesn’t get the luxury of displaying the epic Claire Danes Ugly Cry Face, gets a nom? Uh-huh. Beat it, Inara. (Some of you will get this reference.) And then there’s Christina Hendricks from Mad Men, who we assume will forever be locked out. Even Don’s latest fling, “Sylvia” played by Linda Cardellini (Velma from the Scooby-Doo movie!) got an Emmy nod.
Here’s the list. Tell us what you think in the comments.
Comedy Series
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
Veep
Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Lead Actress, Comedy
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Lead Actor, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress, Drama
Connie Britton, Nashville
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Lead Actor, Drama
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Damien Lewis, Homeland
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Adam Driver, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Bill Hader, SNL
Tony Hale, Veep
Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Morena Baccarin, Homeland
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor, Drama
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, The Good Wife
Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, Homeland
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper, Mad Men
Harry Hamlin as Jim Cutler, Mad Men
Dan Bucatinsky as James Novack, Scandal
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Margo Martindale as Claudia, The Americans
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell, Game Of Thrones
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, The Good Wife
Linda Cardellini as Sylvia Rosen, Mad Men
Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing, The Newsroom
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson, Shameless
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton, The Big Bang Theory
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz, Nurse Jackie
Louis C.K., Host, Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake, Host, Saturday Night Live
Will Forte as Paul, 30 Rock
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Molly Shannon as Eileen Foliente, Enlightened
Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste, Glee
Melissa Leo as Laurie, Louie
Melissa McCarthy, Host, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Host, Saturday Night Live
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy, 30 Rock
Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spector
Political Animals
Top of the Lake
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Toby Jones, The Girl
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
Imelda Staunton, The Girl
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Charlotte Rampling, Restless
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolia
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum
John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter
Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake
Scott Bakula, Behind the Candelabra
Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
SNL
Reality – Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Host For A Reality or Reality Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
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