“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…”
I love Emmy season. I am addicted to the Emmy gossip, and the Emmy dresses, and the Emmy nominations, and the Emmy flack when someone we wanted nominated didn’t get nominated. My addiction to the Emmys compares only to my addiction for TV.
This year’s voting process might result in many ties, ties that might cause us to see 6-8 nominations in categories where normally we only see 5. Various voters nominated their top ten shows, and those 10 shows are then viewed by a small “blue-ribbon” panel that determines, based on Excellent, Fair, and Poor ratings, what nominations we will see. There’s a big chance that the shows that garner critical acclaim, but low ratings, will shine, and the shows that get big audiences, and dismal reviews will no longer be the only frontrunners.
That said, today begins the first of many columns dedicated to what should be nominated, what will be nominated, who should be nominated, who will be nominated, and what people we should expect to fake grins and giggles come July 6 when their name is left off the list.