Emmy Nomination Nightmare

Hey everyone! Last week the TV Emmy nominations came out. The awards aren't until September. I'm not sure how they do it, but the nominations were even more baffling and disappointing than usual. Some of these shows I have never seen. But who really needs to watch the ten billionth sitcom about how stupid guys are to KNOW this type of drivel should not be included in any Best Of list.

Drama Series: "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; "House," Fox; "The Sopranos," HBO; "24," Fox; "The West Wing," NBC. 24 and The Sopranos

Weirdest Choices: Sopranos and 24. I didn't watch Sopranos yet, so I could be speaking out of turn. But I hear it was an off year. 24? That's so 2001.

Most Glaring Omissions: Lost, Rome, Battlestar Gallactica

What They Got Right: Grey's and House.

Comedy Series: "Arrested Development," Fox; "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; "The Office," NBC; "Scrubs," NBC; "Two and a Half Men," CBS.

Weirdest Choices: Two and a Half Men and Curb Your Enthusiasm

Most Glaring Omissions: My Name is Earl and Entourage

What They Got Right: The Office made the list though, so it should have a clean shot at winning this award (deservedly so). Though Will & Grace received 10 noms, Best Comedy thankfully wasn't one of them.

Miniseries: "Bleak House (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS; "Elizabeth I," HBO; "Into the West," TNT; "Sleeper Cell," Showtime.

Cruelest Choice: The only one I watched of the nominees was Into the West. It was beyond horrible - AND it received 16 nominations.

What They Got Right: Though I didn't yet see it, I hear Bleak House is the stand out.

Actor, Drama: Christopher Meloni, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC; Denis Leary, "Rescue Me," FX Network; Peter Krause, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox; Martin Sheen, "The West Wing," NBC.

Weirdest Choices: All of them. In particular, if you were going to choose someone from West Wing (which had a great year), why Martin Sheen? He was barely on this year.

Most Glaring Omissions: Hugh Laurie or what about one of the guys from Rome?

What They Got Right: Nothing

Actress, drama series: Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT; Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief," ABC; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC; Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Allison Janney, "The West Wing," NBC.

Weirdest choices: All of them. Do these people even watch television? I guess I can be happy for Geena Davis though her show is horrid, because at least she made a really good speech when she won at last year's Golden Globes.

Most Glaring Omissions: Polly Walker from "Rome" and Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars

What They Got Right: Nothing

Supporting actor, drama series: William Shatner, "Boston Legal," ABC; Oliver Platt, "Huff," Showtime; Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos," HBO; Gregory Itzin, "24," Fox; Alan Alda, "The West Wing," NBC.

Weirdest choice: William Shatner. The Emmy selection committee must be being blackmailed by David Kelly and/or him.

Most Glaring Omission: Any one of the guys from Rome (Titus, in particular), Logan from V Mars, Gaius from Battlestar

What They Got Right: I am thrilled to see Alan Alda on the list. His performance on West Wing was superb. He outacted everyone that came near him.

Supporting actress, drama series: Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal," ABC; Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Blythe Danner, "Huff," Showtime; Jean Smart, "24," Fox.

What They Got Right: This category makes sense to me. I'm a fan of Oh and Wilson. But I would really love to see Jean Smart win just because I love Charlene Stillfield so much (but she did do a great job playing a lunatic first lady as well).

Most Glaring Omissions: Starbuck or the President from Battlestar Gallactica

Actor, comedy series: Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; Kevin James, "The King of Queens," CBS; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA; Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC; Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.

Weirdest choices: I can't believe Charlie Sheen and Kevin James were nominated. Not that I watch their shows, mind you.

Most Glaring Omissions: Jason Lee

What They Got Right: The only person I'm happy to see on this list is Steve Carell. Hopefully he will win.

Actress, comedy series: Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback," HBO; Jane Kaczmarek, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS; Stockard Channing, "Out of Practice," CBS; Debra Messing, "Will & Grace," NBC.

Weirdest choices: Jane Kaczmarek, Stockard Channing, Debra Messing

Most Glaring Omissions: Lauren Graham of Gilmore Girls The horror!

What They Got Right: Lisa Kudrow in a good, but extremely uncomfortable performance.

Supporting actor, comedy series: Will Arnett, "Arrested Development," Fox; Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO; Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS; Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace," NBC.

Weirdest choices: Bryan Cranston and Sean Hayes

Most Glaring Omissions: Jim and Dwight from The Office!!! How could they?!

What They Got Right: Will Arnett and Jeremy Piven.

Supporting actress, comedy series: Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; Alfre Woodard, "Desperate Housewives," ABC; Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," NBC; Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime; Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC. The new season of HBO's The Wire won't begin until Sept. 10, but there is already buzz about Police Lt. Charles F. Marimow.

Weirdest choices: Cheryl Hines, Alfre Woodard (good actress in a bad season of a mediocre show and her character was not even meant to be funny), Megan Mullally

Most Glaring Omissions: Pam from The Office and Kelly Bishop from Gilmore Girls

What They Got Right: Jaime Pressly

-sunday