Final Winners

So how did I do on my Emmy guesses?  I will agree I was far from perfect, but I got half of my choices right.  Here are some of the final winners (and all of them are here).

Best Series, Drama -- Mad Men 

Best Series, Comedy -- Modern Family

Best Actor, Drama -- Bryan Cranston 'Breaking Bad'

Best Actress, Drama -- Kyra Sedgwick 'The Closer'

Best Actor, Comedy -- Jim Parsons 'The Big Bang Theory'

Best Actress, Comedy -- Edie Falco 'Nurse Jackie'

Modern Family received six awards, more than any other regular show, whereas the mini-series The Pacific took in the most awards with eight emmys.  While I did not watch the program, I caught some of the highlights, including the opening skit. It appears Jimmy Fallon did a good job hosting the event.  However, I would rather watch the winning shows than the award show itself. And so, back to our regular programming.

The Emmys

Just one week to go and the Emmy Awards program will be broadcast and awards handed out.  While there are a number of categories and names that I do not follow (I count 104 categories - really?), I have listed some of the more relevant categories (with my choice in red).

Best Series, Drama

• 'Breaking Bad'
• 'Dexter'
• 'Lost'
• 'Mad Men'
• 'The Good Wife'
• 'True Blood'

Best Series, Comedy

• 'Nurse Jackie'
• 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
• '30 Rock'
• 'Glee'
• 'The Office'
• 'Modern Family'

Best Actor, Drama

• Bryan Cranston 'Breaking Bad'
• Michael C. Hall 'Dexter'
• Hugh Laurie 'House'
• Jon Hamm 'Mad Men'
• Matthew Fox 'Lost'
• Kyle Chandler 'Friday Night Lights'

Best Actress, Drama

• Connie Britton 'Friday Night Lights'
• Glenn Close 'Damages'
• Mariska Hargitay 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
• Kyra Sedgwick 'The Closer'
• January Jones 'Mad Men'
• Julianna Margulies 'The Good Wife'

Best Actor, Comedy

• Alec Baldwin '30 Rock'
• Tony Shalhoub 'Monk'
• Jim Parsons 'The Big Bang Theory'
• Steve Carell 'The Office'
• Larry David 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
• Matthew Morrison 'Glee'

Best Actress, Comedy

• Tina Fey '30 Rock'
• Lea Michele 'Glee'
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus 'The New Adventures of Old Christine'
• Amy Poehler 'Parks and Recreation'
• Toni Collette 'United States of Tara'
• Edie Falco 'Nurse Jackie'

Beware the Angry TV Writer

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal had a good article on writers' revenge in TV episodes.  My favorite relates to Matthew Weiner's revenge on a former employer.  The creator of "Mad Men" got even when he put the man's name on a gravestone in a cemetery scene as part of an episode of "The Sopranos." 

In another case, Seth MacFarlane also got even with the folks at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for never providing him with an award when one of his show's characters is murdered with a Golden Globe statuette.

Check out the article.  It has a number of good stories and may make you a more careful viewer (just in case an old girlfriend or boyfriend is getting even with you).