My Dream Emmy List

Here's who I think should be nominated &/or win Emmy's this year. I'm not totally sure some of these are even eligible but really who cares? Here's my Dream Emmy List.

I don't watch The Good Wife or Breaking Bad or Mad Men or Game of Thrones (which is apparently really good & I need to start watching it but there you go) so if you don't see certain shows or actors listed, it's because I've never seen them. Not that I don't think they are worthy, although, that could totally be the case. Preemptive ramble abort.

Best Drama:

• Fringe - this show is AMAZING, mind blowing ideas & totally grounded performances.
• Justified - can do no wrong, as strong in its second season as its first.
• Terriers - short-lived but intense & funny & riveting drama.
• Friday Night Lights - it's last season, never been nominated for Best Drama that I know of, throw it a bone!
• Southland - the move to TNT made a good show even better. Amazing cast, willing to shock you.

Best Comedy:

• Community - I'd say it's underrated but it seems to be a critical darling. All the cool kids watch it. Why don't you?
• Cougar Town - People put off by the admittedly lame title are missing out on a hilariously funny show
• Archer - sure it's animated but it's still one of the best & funniest comedies on TV right now
• Louie - funny but squirm-inducing. Makes you think about what you're laughing about.
• Modern Family - consistently makes me laugh. What more could you want?
• Park & Recreation - adding Adam Scott & Rob Lowe seems to have rounded out the cast perfectly instead of adding unnecessary bulk. It's literally a laugh out loud show. Leslie Knope!

 Best Actor, Drama:

• Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights - if I thought it's help him win, I'd leave the rest of the ballot blank or put his name five times. He IS Coach Taylor & he is SO deserving of the Emmy. Again, last season!
• Timothy Olyphant, Justified - sigh, love him. Love his conflicted character.
• Ben McKenzie, Southland - OC? What OC? He's totally left his teeny-bopper past behind him & grown into this fully realized adult role.
• John Noble, Fringe - Probably will be shut out due to snobbery over the SCI-FI elements of the show but he made you believe he was two different versions of the same man. Each was impressive & flawed, one was funny, the other terrifying.

Best Actress, Drama:

• Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights - see Kyle Chandler's entry above, insert Mrs. Coach.
• Regina King, Southland - her detective is the best character on a very strong show. She is a force to be reckoned with but not in an intimidating way.
• Anna Torv, Fringe - see John Noble's entry above, change pronoun to she!
• Mary McCormack, In Plain Sight -I don't know that I'd quantify IPS as a straight-up drama, because it makes me laugh a lot, but I'd love to see some different cable shows get some Emmy love & she's great as the good at her job but lousy with people witness protection US Marshal.

Best Actor, Comedy:

• Joel McHale, Community - I love this show & I love every actor on it. I'd nominate them all if I had the power. "I've got the power!"
• Louie CK, Louie - Sure he's basically playing himself but he can't be this funny in real life, can he? Actually, he probably could but props for being so unflinchingly honest.
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes -I seriously doubt the Matt LeBlanc played by Matt LeBlanc is a carbon copy of the real guy, but holy crap, he is a funny bastard. I wish more people had seen this show when it originally aired on Showtime so we'd get more eps of Episodes but I'll savor the few gems we did get.
• Garret Dilahunt, Raising Hope - he's so funny? Who knew? I knew he was a great actor from seeing him on Terminator: Sarah Connors Chronicles & Life & Deadwood & a bunch of other shows but I never knew he could be so damn funny.

 Best Actress, Comedy:

• Courteney Cox, Cougar Town - when the show first premiered, people (mainly TV critics & disgruntled forum posters) gave CC flak for being the weakest link in an otherwise strong cast. I think that's crap, I think she's the crazy glue that holds the Cul de Sac Crew together. If not for her, who would bring Ellie & Laurie together? Or Grayson & Bobby? Or any of the other characters in any permutation?
• Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope - I was sure about this character in the pilot but she has grown as the show progressed & while some of that is surely due to the writers, a lot of it is due to MP's sexy, funny, grandmother, Virginia.
• Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation - she took what could have been a one-note character & imbued her with so much hope & optimism & just enough crazy to be believable.

This post is getting away from me, length-wise & also the amount of time I've put into it. If anyone responds to this, I'll post my Supporting Actor/Actress in Comedy & Drama picks later.