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Post by BringBackTavon on Jul 6, 2006 8:40:14 GMT -5
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Post by gardockisbeard on Jul 6, 2006 9:57:43 GMT -5
i know this sucks! i thought the article i was reading made a mistake
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Post by jwc53531 on Jul 6, 2006 11:59:59 GMT -5
i can't believe it - and after all that fuss about revising the nominating process to keep out has-beens like West Wing and Will and Grace - what a f---ing joke - Forest Whitaker not getting a nomination is a travesty - at least there's a little consolation in that Denis Leary got nominated
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Post by Cletus Van Damme on Jul 6, 2006 13:30:13 GMT -5
Yeah, its a f*cking disgrace. For example, I like 24 as much as the next guy, and I dig Kiefer Sutherland. However, the role of Jack Bauer is as one dimensional as it gets. How can Keifer possiobly be nominated for best actor and not Michael Chiklis? ? Oh well... f*ck 'em!
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Post by mwk ~aka~ Witchykitty on Jul 6, 2006 13:57:56 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a bunch of crap. The Emmys are a sham. How the Shield couldn't get a single nomination just shows you that these people, whoever they are, are idiots. That stupid show with John Cryer got 7. What's up with that? I feel bad for the cast and crew of the Shield, and of all the other critically acclaimed shows out there, that work so hard to create quality programs, and end up with nothing. I feel especially bad for Michael, Walt and Kenny because they obviously put their heart and soul into Season 5. They deserve better than that.
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Post by badman on Jul 6, 2006 14:11:24 GMT -5
Keep up the outcry!
It's been done before, the judges changing their minds mid-stream and awarding the emmy to someone who wasn't nominated...
But yeah, 24..wtf?
"Oh no Jack, the world is in trouble!" "No, I can't go back. Not again." "But, the world is REALLY in trouble." "Well, okay"
Every single premiere....
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Post by ShootFirst on Jul 6, 2006 15:19:50 GMT -5
Yes it does suck. Maybe more Golden Globes. I wish they had more recognition for the actors' and the crew's sakes. Award shows are nothing but money driven scams anyway but it would have been nice for all of them. At least we know what the real best show is and the real should be winners.
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Post by lynch345 on Jul 6, 2006 16:49:46 GMT -5
To those who are interested in non-Shield nominations. The total for FX is eight. There's Leary. Also, Andre Braugher and Clifton Collins Jr. got nominated in lead and supporting actor in a mini-series for "Thief". Pretty smart of FX to submit Thief as a miniseries to thin the competition. Nip/Tuck received three technical nods. Black.White received a makeup nod. And Over There was nominated for its credit sequence.
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Post by -|E|- on Jul 6, 2006 17:50:09 GMT -5
CHEATED OUT OF EVEN ONE SINGLE EMMY?! Holy motherf#@%ing c$&ksucking bollocks!!!
I feel completely f^&%ing sick about this! HOW CAN THIS BE?!?! There's not another show in the history of television that even comes close to being as good as The Shield! I'm floored. Just totally floored.
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Post by BringBackTavon on Jul 6, 2006 17:55:43 GMT -5
Don't feel too bad it's not like one of the lead acting award nominees is that guy who plays Elliot Stable on "Law and Order: SVU." You know the guy with the same wooden face and workshop acting skills. I mean that would just be too sad if a crappy actor who writers changed into a cop who is basically a bootleg Vic Mackey after "the Shield" debuted got nominated for calling in his performance.....
wait a minute...
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Post by qb on Jul 6, 2006 18:41:07 GMT -5
It's a slap in the face to everyone who works to make The Shield the best damn series in the history of cable!! I am crushed, esp having just met the cast and crew. They are such wonderful people, too... not to mention the talent and tears that go into every ep.
I am really feeling it for Walt and Kenny--because those two really knocked themselves out this season.
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Post by striketeamwashere on Jul 6, 2006 19:07:30 GMT -5
Do they have an Emmy for camera work? The Shield would half to get that. There is nothing like it when it comes to the camera work/angles. That is some shit thought they didn't even get one nomination. How are the nominations decided?
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Post by dtpollitt on Jul 6, 2006 19:08:14 GMT -5
i can't believe it - and after all that fuss about revising the nominating process to keep out has-beens like West Wing and Will and Grace - what a f---ing joke - Forest Whitaker not getting a nomination is a travesty - at least there's a little consolation in that Denis Leary got nominated
Elaborate Dissection of Emmy Nods & The Shield:
The only people I found especially worthy this year (as in above and beyond the cast's already exceptional work) were Whitaker, Goggins, and Johnson. Actually, I thought David Marciano was the best, but he's not going to get a nod for such a small role, I believe.
So, let's dissect the roles:
(1) I originally thought Pounder would be the forerunner for such an Emmy nod, but I didn't really care for her this season. I think her story suffered but not in a bad way...more if a natural transgression to her role as captain. Gotta fall down before you can get back up, and her disease and lack of storyline worked for me, just not for voters or in being able to create magic out of a thin story. Make sense?? Knock Pounder of the list.
(2) I don't know if Shane/Lem's roles were extensive enough to give them a supporting actor nod...Although integral to the show (obviously), I get the feeling outside of hardcore TV viewers and Shield fans, no one really understands the severe implications of Shane and Lem during this season...and how great a job the respective actors did in creating a tearjerker ending of brotherly love & hate. Goggins didn't have nearly as much material to work with as Johnson did...and although many on TSR will disagree, I thoroughly enjoyed each and every gritty scene in the hotel room with Kavanaugh and Lem, Lem seen physically and emotionally naked, etc. Knock Goggins off, although this 5B/6/THIS IS PISSING ME OFF season, I believe, will truly give Goggins the career launch he and every fantastic actor deserves. I cried with Goggins and died with Johnson this season. Godspeed in a great season for Goggins.
(3) Whitaker...was Vic's but mainly Lem's yang to their yings. Forget about Chik for a second (I know, I know, hard to do considering he is the driving force behind the fury and love that is The Shield). Back to Kavanaugh and Lem's push & pull, right & wrong, love & hate, brothers & blood fight this season. Neither would have truly shone without the other...
...BUT I ask myself this question in debating who was the better actor this season: "At the end of the season, did I hate Kavanaugh more or love Lem more?" My love for Lem grew exponentially, most prevalent during the the explosion of Kavanaugh-Smoked-Of Mice And Lem-Post Partum four episode finale. HOWEVER, I have - as have most of you - loved Lem from day one. The heart, soul, voice of reason, gentle giant.
Kavanaugh, on the other hand, came to us in Extraction, 5x01, and was VERY slowly (some on TSR would say too slowly) and methodically developed. Warmed at a low heat, almost dull and unrefined, for five episodes...then Whitaker bared his teeth and shouted with a viciousness and ferocity never before seen in a Shield character. Whitaker gave us clues into Kavanaugh's humanistic features - clumsy and dopey, completely and utterly alone, fearful and regretful of his ex-wife's relationship, and above all, craving for someone to accept, welcome, and respect him. The sole vice Whitaker's Kavanaugh had was the Strike Team - his glory, finale, initiation into the Boys' Club. And this is why I choose Whitaker's Kavanaugh over Johnson's Lemansky as the most definitive character development in Season 5. I truly longed to learn more about this man, his M.O., his underlying reasoning, his social-unacceptability, why this man was so singularly driven on bringing down the team and family we love the most. I hate Kavanaugh more than any single character on The Shield...but want to share some beers get to know him first.
Whitaker's Kavanaugh was and is the single most defining character study in the history of the Shield (up to this point)...and he got screwed by the Emmys. Thanks, pompus dicks.
--Dan
Up for intelligent debate by all TSRers.
(Edited because I can)
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Post by chemikalman on Jul 6, 2006 19:09:54 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a bunch of crap. The Emmys are a sham. How the Shield couldn't get a single nomination just shows you that these people, whoever they are, are idiots. That stupid show with John Cryer got 7. What's up with that? I feel bad for the cast and crew of the Shield, and of all the other critically acclaimed shows out there, that work so hard to create quality programs, and end up with nothing. I feel especially bad for Michael, Walt and Kenny because they obviously put their heart and soul into Season 5. They deserve better than that. You summed it up in your 2nd sentence. The emmys are a sham, giving sentimental awards to shows that are ending, like West Wing and Will and Grace. Total crap combination of "good ol' boys" network and popularity contest Let's all boycott!!!. I'm not watching even a single f*cking second of it! #kez_12#
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Post by -|E|- on Jul 6, 2006 19:46:18 GMT -5
I have faith no more in the Emmys as a meter of "good television." I will never watch nor care about the outcome ever again....
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Post by striketeamwashere on Jul 6, 2006 19:47:26 GMT -5
Won't be to hard for me to boycott it seeing as I don't watch them or any other award show anyway. I do watch the ESPY's, but that is diffrent.
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Post by Ronnie Gardocki on Jul 7, 2006 14:16:58 GMT -5
I don't care one way or the other; doesn't change how I truly feel about the show.
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Post by -|E|- on Jul 7, 2006 16:14:06 GMT -5
I think I'm even MORE dedicated to The Shield since they got the "Emmy Snub." I just feel badly for the cast and crew; the Emmys are very prestigious in Hollywood circles, and NO ONE deserves to win in EVERY DAMN CATAGORY more than the folks who give us this most perfect of shows.
I'm just pissed that they weren't even nominated..... GGGRRRRRrrrRRrRrr!!! #kez_12# #kez_12# #kez_12#
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Post by badcop187 on Jul 7, 2006 16:39:41 GMT -5
We are not the only ones pissed. I have read many many articles mentioning the scham of nominations. All articles mentioned the shield, chiklis, and Whitaker. Here is one of the better ones. Click Hereedit: fixed link to stop page stretching. -E
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Post by -|E|- on Jul 7, 2006 17:23:15 GMT -5
Here are my favorite quotes from the above article:
"It was thought that Whitaker, piecing together what might have been the season's most intriguing performance, might be nominated as outstanding supporting actor in a drama to avoid a clash with his equally brilliant co-star, Chiklis. But nooooo! Whitaker didn't get nominated in either category, which is just one shocker that renders this year's Emmy awards practically meaningless."
"It's not stupid. There needs to be a small degree of thinking for something to register on the stupidity scale. This is beyond stupid. It's senseless."
Spot on!
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