Hey folks...Emmy nomiations announced today and it's a no brainer.


TONY WAS NOMINATED FOR LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY!

I want to wish him a big congrats on this one and hope that he wins...he is over due..

Hey Hello,
As everyone, I'm so happy Tony was nominated again for Lead Actor in a Comedy. For what I've reading about him, I'm pretty sure he's generous enough to share this moment with all the crew and writers. For me, you're the best!
Congratulations Tony!

Congratulations Mr. Tony Shalhoub on your nomination for lead actor in a comedy! No one deserves it more than you. You are a true comedic genius. We knew you'd be "back in black" (tuxedo) again this year at the 2008 Emmy Awards! Score!

Was there ever really any doubt? Let's see who the rest of the competition is before I wager what his chances might be.

Congratulations, Tony!! Good Luck!! You deserve it!

Ahh yes, we've been singing his praises over in the "appearance and awards" thread, but it bears repeating again. GO TONY!!!!!

Then you should read Roger Friedman's column in today's Fox 411...I'm afraid I agree with Roger. Tony aside, who has won how many times and yes it's lovely that he was once again nominated, it's still true that it's long overdue that new faces and talents should be nominated and recognized.

"I wish there were something to say about the Emmy Awards. But Thursday’s nominations, with the exception of "Mad Men" coming into the fray, were an utter bore. Most of them are exactly the same as last year and not much different than the year before. How could Dana Delany not have been nominated for "Desperate Housewives"? Where are Matthew Fox, Terry Quinn and Evangeline Lilly from "Lost"? Where are nods for "The Tudors" on Showtime? And how is it that the execrable "Two and a Half Men" just keeps coming back? Are they blackmailing someone?Until the Emmys changes its rules and prohibits the previous year’s nominees from returning, the show is just going to keep going downhill. Maybe Katherine Heigl had a good point this year, keeping herself out of the running. Once is more than enough."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,385542,00.html

Well, here's the way I look at it - Tony shouldn't take himself out of the running simply because he's been there before. There's a reason why he keeps getting nominated - he's good at his job. He shouldn't have to bow out just so someone "new" can win. The award should be about who truly did the best job in their particular category and that's why he keeps getting nominated as well as he should.

I agree with you!! If you take the best out of the runnings, did the best really win? As long as he is doing a good enough job to get nominated he should be nominated.

I disagree -- I think they need to honor whomever they deem the current best, and not just the latest best.

Perhaps they should consider also having a special award for best lead actor in a new comedy, drama, etc -- for first-year shows, especially since the appearance of many new shows on cable have increased the competition considerably over the days of the three major network dominance.

And as far as the Emmy show going downhill, that's been happening a long time.

That's something I hadn't thought of before - having the "new" category. But I still think if you are the "best" in your category, you deserve to be nominated as long as you keep being the best. But I have to agree about the Emmy's going downhill. IMO all award shows have been going downhill for a long time. I will record the Emmy's just to see the parts with Tony so I can fast forward through the rest of it.

CONGRATULATIONS TONY!!!!! (for Monk's favorite color )



I'm really getting tired of all these news people saying Tony should drop out because he's won so often. I say if someone is nominated or wins all the time, he/she is just that darn good. I know I got so sick and tired of the Sopranos getting nominated and winning all the time. But I told myself that the acting and directing and writing were just really, really good and should be nominated. I tried watching it one time and did not care for it at all, but that was just me. I'm sure there were a lot of Sopranos fans.

In other Emmy news, I was so glad Pushing Daisies got recognized. That is a great show. I highly recommend it to anyone here who hasn't seen it. I was kind of disappointed Eli Stone didn't get a nod, since there was some talk about it being nominated. And Friday Night Lights is one of the most underrated shows in history!! And I also had hoped that Ted Levine had gotten a supporting actor in a comedy nod since I thought he was brilliant this past season. I hope Sarah Silverman gets her nomination as Marcy Mavin. But my wishes also never come true (see previous couple of sentences).

But anyway, good luck Tony!!

Four is a nice....even.....number!!!! And 4(wins) + 6(nominations) = 10

Sarah Silverman did get a nomination in 'Guess Actress in a Comedy Series' for her appearance on Monk.

I think it's kind of fun that she's been nominated for her role as an obsessive fan of Monk, a role inspired by...us.

Yes, it's been getting pretty bad. And the real Emmys are getting almost as bad as the daytime emmys--I hear they hand those things out like tic tacs.


The only people who clamor for the best being removed from a category are the people who simply cannot compete. I can't stand "give someone else a turn" whiners. I have an idea--I think they should just start selling Emmys in Walmart. That way everyone who wants one can have one. They don't have to be nominated and they don't have to earn it--they can just have one.

The ones who are whining are just sore because the actors they want to see win only have a shot at it if the best actor drops out. In fact, they can't win at all unless you completely empty out the category.

That way all the whiny wah wah kids who can't hit the ball off the stick won't sit pouting and crying all night.
rofl!!

Happy to read that she was nonimated. I felt she was brilliant simply being herself in the guise of Marci. What can be more Zen than the naturalness of non-acting.

Note to Sarah: Please, please ask the Emmy people if you can perform your song that you sang on the episode. That would be SOOOOOO awesome!!!!!!

BfloGal - you are absolutely right. I feel so honored at the moment. If Sarah wins, this is a big step for Monkophiles everywhere and we should stand and wave a wipe!

Stand and wave a wipe! That's hilarious!! I'll have mine ready!! I hope he wins number 4. He certainly is the best!!

I can`t believe anyone would want Tony to give up his Emmy! I thought this was kinda like a cheerleading board for Monk. I guess not. I like what you and some others had to say though.

I also agree. The thing that nags at me if they were to consciously try to swap people out to make room for new shows/actors is that they would then be using as a qualifier something other than skill and quality of performance in determining winners. I love Bflogal's idea of a new category just for new shows. They do this in the grammys--Best New Artist. Why not a similar category in the Emmys? Brilliant. A category just for leads and supporting actors in shows that premiered that year.


Added: As for leads and supporting actors in shows that are in their second season and beyond, I'm sorry--I think they have to compete. One aspect of the arguments I'm hearing is that these arguments, in a back handed way, seem to imply that there are other considerations at work, like Tony has won numerous times for reasons other than his performance. Personally, I am always very leery of arguments that rely in whole or in part on raising suspicion.

A very provocative statement, Yvette...what have you been hearing? What 'other considerations'?

At first reading, before my morning coffee, I imagined this to mean someone has been suggesting that he's sleeping with the judges or something...

But that might just be that my mind is not awake yet. And it's Monday.

Please help, because as I'm trying to brainstorm what these other considerations might be, it just keeps getting worse...

Not trying to be provocative. It's just like some of the critics and people writing these articles are almost suggesting that Tony's in the category every year for reasons above and beyond skill or or the quality of the performance nominated. That drives me up a wall. I don't see them saying "he deserves to be there but should pull out..."--it's like it's always said in such a way as we're supposed to be suspicious that he's in the category every year.

Interesting...I did see a interview of Tony a while back on Access Hollywood that the interviewer asked if he should bow out of the Emmy's. I was just about to reach through the TV and yank all her hair out when she asked him that question...I looked at my husband and said "What the F***?"

Tony deserves to be nominated. I agree with Bflogal that maybe with a lot of new series coming out they should have best new for a catagory option for the Emmys!

That is just my opinion..but my vote doesnt count!

Does anyone know the date, time, and network for the Emmy awards?

Sunday September 21 at 8pm eastern on ABC

Thank You trisha1. I will clear my calendar!

We were talking about having a chat during it -- in the Meebo room.

Great idea!

We're having an Emmy chat? I'm gonna be there!

Sounds like fun. We can cross our fingers and toes together for Tony. I mean all at the same time - not really together. Well, together virtually.

I'll be there...just remind me!

I'll be there

Oh God 21st September 8pm !...oh boy...I just hope that it won't be like last time when I didn't sleep after the emmys at all cuz I had to go to school half hour later when the Emmys ended. But I'm in last class of high school so now I don't have that much classes as I had last year...

wow, did you actually watch it broadcast live? It's about 4 or 5 am in here! I was not into emmys myself very much, but this time I would like to try to watch it too, even if it's a dawn time

Yes we will so tired, i think in this year will be the same but we should stand next to Tony I remember last year i was almost sleeping when i heard "lead actor in a comedy series............and the nomenies are........" oh yeah here comes Tony

In Poland it was (last year) at 2am to 5:30 am and half hour later I had to go to school. I think this year will be different cuz I will have less lessons only 27 hours per week. Last year I had 36 hours per week. I'm in last class of high school so in 2009 I'll write matura...

I remember that after last emmy awards I'd went to school tired that I was most of the time sleeping on the lessons and on the breaks in school. My teachers had to wake me up a few times. I was on 2 coffees in that time.
I don't know how I will have lessons this year on Monday but I'm sure I'll not have, again, at 7.10 am.. at least I hope not. I'll watch Emmys anyway. I don't know but are the Emmys on Universal Channel aired?