Emmy Time

Okay, I'm not usually happy with all of the nominations for any of my favorite awards ceremonies so why should this year be any different for the Emmys?

This year's nominations were announced earlier this morning and though I'm happy to see certain inclusions, I'm a little disappointed about some talented people who were overlooked.

Some Nice Surprises

Okay, I'll admit it: I was pleasantly surprised to see Kevin Dillon (Drama) nominated for his supporting work in Entourage. Jeremy Piven is always acknowledged (and rightly so) but Dillon just gets better every season and I thought the nomination was a much-needed nod his way.

And I am thrilled to see 30Rock get some much-deserved recognition for a terrifc debut season. Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey and the show itself were all recognized in the top categories and that is terrific. I'm convinced that Tina Fey truly is this era's Mary Tyler Moore. She's really quite good, very funny and an unexpected refreshing performer in prime-time.

And of course my trusted favorites like The Office, The Sopranos, House and Heroes were all recognized in different ways... and this is all good.

But then there was some missteps.

Some Not-so-nice Surprises

24, one of the best dramas on TV, was noticeably left off of the list of best dramas - but Boston Legal which, even good friends who love it tell me is more humor and fluff than serious drama, makes the list. Are they nuts?

James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, king and queen of The Sopranos, earn nominations and well-deserved, but Lorraine Braco gets a nod for barely being on screen all season? Yes, her final appearance was a tremendous scene but the rest of the year she was inexplicably missing or irrelevant. Now Hayden Panettiere as the lovable, indestructible Claire from Heroes would have been a nice touch. Or any of the three wives from Big Love? They're terrific!

And where's a supporting actor nod to Steve Schirripa as Bobby Bacala? This would have been such a wonderful inclusion. As an actor, he really emerged as quite a talent in the last season and his character was finally fleshed out. Does William Shatner hamming it up on-camera in Boston Legal really warrant a nomination? Or Terry O'Quinn as the same ole Locke on Lost? He was intriguing in season one but even my hubby who still watches the show (not sure why) agrees that he doesn't deserve the recognition for this season. (Season one, maybe...)

Tony Shalhoub in Monk - is it really necessary to nominate this guy EVERY year? Yeah, he's strangely freakish about germs and bizarrely clean...we get it. Enough already! What about Adrian Grenier from Entourage? How about John Krasinski on The Office?

Best Reality Show Competition - and no Survivor?! Are you kidding? This past season was great... terrific competitors, some real characters and a fascinating setting. Sure, Amazing Race will probably win as always but it should at least be nominated!

Oh well, if they had just asked me, I could have straightened out everything beforehand.

Sigh.