The Emmy Nominations

Emmy
Does drama include comedy?
Somehow, I don't think it does.
So, I will vote on this after I post my reply.
I get the idea, that this has passed into American iconography,
what I'm about to vote on.
I have never seen any of these shows, mind you,
but I believe in voting, ever chance I get.
I spellchecked this reply, since I wasn't sure of "iconography".
The only word found to be incorrect was "I'm".

LW: I gave up HBO for Showtime. Perhaps, not a wise choice, but anyway, I don't watch any of the above so I can't vote.

I'm in my child rearing years, so, unfortunately I seldom have an hour to sit through episodic tv and am really out of touch with most tv except for news, and information. Hit and run stuff, and some old shows that are in syndication at off times. Getting Tivo is on my long list for things to do! I reeeeally need Tivo.

I caught the first season of The Sopranos and saw the second on DVD, and enjoyed it, but have lost track. I'm not voting because I've hear that some of the other shows are very worthy too.

I might as well join this swelling chorus of posters and amit that I, too, have not seen a single episode of any of these shows. I don't even have cable, just tune in PBS now and then and otherwise use the tube to run my VCR. Sorry.

Emmy
I receive "basic cable", which does not include any
stations like HBO,Showtime, etc.
I watch PBS,Comedy Central and C-SPAN.
C-SPAN is god's gift to man, brought to you by the Cable Industry.
Last night, I watched the actual hearings of Dr.Kelly before parliament.

HBO buried the competition in nominations. I couldn't post more than one poll but I will post the comedies nominated and a link to the Emmy page on the nominations.

A link to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2003 Emmy nomination lead page:

http://www.emmys.org/primetime/2003/awards/

The nominations for best comedy are:


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Outstanding Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Original Programming
Larry David, Executive Producer
Jeff Garlin, Executive Producer
Gavin Polone, Executive Producer
Robert B. Weide, Co-Executive Producer
Tim Gibbons, Producer

Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • HBO Independent Production and Worldwide Pants Inc. in association with Where's Lunch Productions, Inc.
Philip Rosenthal, Executive Producer
Ray Romano, Executive Producer
Stu Smiley, Executive Producer
Rory Rosegarten, Executive Producer
Lew Schneider, Executive Producer
Tucker Cawley, Executive Producer
Steve Skrovan, Executive Producer
Jeremy Stevens, Executive Producer
Tom Caltabiano, Co-Executive Producer
Aaron Shure, Co-Executive Producer
Mike Scully, Co-Executive Producer
Lisa Helfrich Jackson, Co-Executive Producer
Mike Royce, Supervising Producer
Ken Ornstein, Producer

Friends • NBC • Bright/Kaufman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Kevin S. Bright, Executive Producer
Marta Kauffman, Executive Producer
David Crane, Executive Producer
Scott Silveri, Executive Producer
Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Executive Producer
Andrew Reich, Executive Producer
Ted Cohen, Executive Producer
Todd Stevens, Co-Executive Producer
Sherry Bilsing, Co-Executive Producer
Ellen Plummer, Co-Executive Producer
Brian Buckner, Co-Executive Producer
Sebastian Jones, Co-Executive Producer
Wendy Knoller, Producer
Mark Kunerth, Producer
Dana Klein Borkow, Producer

Sex And The City • HBO • Darren Star Productions in association with HBO Original Programming
Michael Patrick King, Executive Producer
John Melfi, Executive Producer
Cindy Chupack, Executive Producer
Sarah Jessica Parker, Executive Producer

Will & Grace • NBC • NBC Studios, Inc. in association with KoMut Entertainment and Three Sisters Entertainment
David Kohan, Executive Producer
Max Mutchnick, Executive Producer
Jeff Greenstein, Executive Producer
Jhoni Marchinko, Executive Producer
James Burrows, Executive Producer
Alex Herschlag, Executive Producer
Kari Lizer, Co-Executive Producer
Tim Kaiser, Co-Executive Producer
Adam Barr, Co-Executive Producer
Tracy Poust, Supervising Producer
Jon Kinnally, Supervising Producer
Gary Janetti, Supervising Producer
Bruce Alden, Producer
Peter Chakos, Producer
Bill Wrubel, Producer
Gail Lerner, Producer

I've only seen Curb and Sex in the City. My vote is for curb. That show really filled the Larry Sanders void for me.

I'm rewatching all the "Curbs" in HDTV, even though they're still doing that shrunken screen routine on the HDTV channels (not using the full potential of the resolution but cutting back on the bandwidth used). They are shaggy dog stories after all but with a real corker at the end. I get a lot of chuckles on Larry's fumbling through life and the end always makes me crack up. It could win again.

Go, You Crazy Jew! GO, LARRY!!! Who's my caucasian??? Are you my caucasian??


<voicing preference for Larry>

I tried Sex and the City, but it never really hooked me. I think the fast-paced, wry humor of Will and Grace (and that fabulously evil Karen character) are way underrated.

Well, "Will and Grace" have had a wealth of nominations and some wins (including Golden Globes). It's pretty stiff competition and I think the gay in-jokes put it down a notch with some reviewers. I don't know if Karen's misguided, woozy and snobbish character is actually evil because she always seems to be putting it on (she's acting likes she's acting which makes it even funnier). Her little running barbs about Grace's ensemble are always funny. She's just doing the best she can while dripping with dough!

...and Karen gets points about always being right about Grace's clothes and teeny breasts. I keep wanting to feed that woman.

Debra Messing--Someone force feed this bony woman a biscuit.

The Jack actor--Incredibly gifted. (I have forgotten his name...Sean something?)

Sean Hayes and he's nominated again this year.

Rent or look on cable for "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss" where Hayes carries the film with real acting aplomb in a dramatic as well as comedic performance. I don't think Jack is a character that explores even half of his potential and it's great. Sure, it's a stereotype but he manages to carry it off without over drawing the character. Makes me laugh just thinking about some of his antics.

Thanks, LW. I'll look for it. I think he's very talented.