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Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: 'Desperate's' Dis while 'Daisies' Blooms
Writer's Strike be damned. It's that time again... self congratulatory time that is... here in Hollywood. Sure thousands of people are out of work and the industry is in shambles but let's still hand out awards to people for pretending to be someone else.
Do I sound bitter? OK, admittedly I am. I always find award show season to be so stressful and frankly annoying. There are way too many shows now handing out statues to actors.
How about a nationally televised award show for Best Camp Counselor or Best Scientist or Best Teacher? I'd like to see my favorite High School teacher, Mrs. D, walk down the red carpet draped in Armani.
Where am I going with this? I don't know. I just wanted to vent for a second, but since it's my job to cover TV, instead I'll move on and vent about some of the snubs and surprises among the nominees.
First of all, how could the "Desperate Housewives" not have been given a nod for Best TV Comedy? After an uneven season last year (for which they were nominated), the show has been at the top of its game with the addition of Dana Delany to Wisteria Lane and culminating with the Tornado episode. Dana would have been tops on my list for a supporting actress nomination yet neither she or any of the 'Desperate' divas made the list.
Meanwhile, "Grey's Anatomy," which has been, in my opinion, a disaster this year, got a nomination for Best TV Drama again. The far better and award ignored "Friday Night Lights" would have been a better addition in this category. The HFPA apparently prefers hokey dialogue (George and Izzy? C'mon!) to realistic drama.
I'm also disappointed that "Weeds" was left off the list this year for TV Comedy in favor of "Californication." The show consistently delivers the funniest most bizarre moments on television and Kevin Nealon for Supporting Actor is just as deserving as Jeremy Piven or William Shatner. No Elizabeth Perkins as TV's best love to hate her TV bitch is just wrong.
It may actually be good news for Kiefer Sutherland, while he sits in prison, that "24" was for the first year in a long time not nominated for Best TV Drama nor was he for Best Actor. This show may have officially jumped the shark.
Seven actresses (rather than the normal five) made the list for Best Actress in a TV Drama including Minnie Driver from F/X irreverent show "The Riches." What I can't understand is how she can be recognized while Eddie Izzard gets ignored. He is that show.
I'm not all grumpy. I was happy to see "Pushing Daisies" get nominations for Anna Friel, Lee Pace and the show. Then again considering how much the HFPA loves their European actors, I guess it wasn't a surprise. Remember it's Hollywood FOREIGN Press.
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