www.tvguide.com has issued their thoughts on what/who *should* be nominated for Emmys this year. I love almost all of their nominees and if I don't love them, it's most likely because I haven't had a chance to watch that show/performer yet. I would absolutely love if every actress in the best actress in a drama series category did actually get nominated. Of course, I realize there is no way that Hollywood would ever nominate actors from a show like "Farscape", but what a lovely dream that is What say you about all this? Who would you like to see nominated?

The 2002 Emmys: And the Nominees Should Be...
Monday, June 3, 2002
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It isn't a perfect world. We all know that. Our country is at war. Our stocks are tanking. And, after the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences mails out its 2001-2002 nomination ballots this week, Will & Grace is probably going to muster up enough support to vie once again for the Best Comedy Emmy. But it doesn't have to be that way.

In fact, with The Sopranos out of the running in the drama categories (a side effect of its postponed premiere), so many slots are left vacant that new blood virtually must be infused into the race. So, members of the Academy, we would thank you from the bottom of our hearts if, while you were checking off familiar favorites like Sex and the City and David Hyde Pierce, you also considered a few series and performers that are flying underneath the radar.

For instance, while a past winner like Dennis Franz hardly is a rookie of the year, his squadroom romance with NYPD Blue colleague Charlotte Ross makes us want to put another certain golden girl back in his hands. And, although Buffy the Vampire Slayer — which you shamefully ignored when it was brilliant — flatlined following its dazzling musical episode, its spinoff, Angel, came to life, hitting (and maintaining) a new creative peak. Besides, just think how with-it you'd seem, were you to be the first industryite on your block who dared to admit, "I picked Scrubs — it leaves me in stitches!" or, "Lauren Graham had my vote at hello!"

To that end, your friends at TV Guide Online, helpful lot that we are, have compiled a list of alternative Emmy contenders. Some of them are likely to be on your short lists already; all of them belong there. So please, we beseech you, review these names and titles — more than once, if necessary — and then do your part to ensure that, on nomination day (July 18), no announcer is forced to utter the word Ted followed by the word Danson.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Alias
Angel
CSI
The Shield
24

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ben Browder (Farscape)
Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue)
Chi McBride (Boston Public)
Michael Chiklis (The Shield)
Kiefer Sutherland (24)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claudia Black (Farscape)
Jennifer Garner (Alias)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Keri Russell (Felicity)
Sela Ward (Once and Again)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue)
Victor Garber (Alias)
Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under)
James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Esai Morales (NYPD Blue)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under)
Leslie Hope (24)
Mary Louise Parker (The West Wing)
Charlotte Ross (NYPD Blue)
Susanna Thompson (Once and Again)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Bernie Mac Show
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friends
Gilmore Girls
Scrubs

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Zach Braff (Scrubs)
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle)
Denis Leary (The Job)
Matt LeBlanc (Friends)
Bernie Mac (The Bernie Mac Show)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jennifer Aniston (Friends)
Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls)
Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle)
Sarah Chalke (Scrubs)
Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Peter Boyle (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Donald Faison (Scrubs)
Lenny Clarke (The Job)
John C. McGinley (Scrubs)
Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kelly Bishop (Gilmore Girls)
Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls)
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Judy Reyes (Scrubs)
Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond)

They must have felt that West Wing really slipped this year.

While I think it's great they've recognized some shows/performers that typically get ignored, like Farscape and Buffy, it's difficult for me to take seriously a list that claims 24, CSI, and Angel (don't get me wrong - two of which I thoroughly enjoy) as stronger drama series than Once & Again, Six Feet Under, NYPD Blue, or The West Wing. Hey, I religiously watch Alias and think it's possibly the best new show of the season, but I'm not so sure it's a good idea to ignore established masters of quality in favor of promoting some wonderful up-and-comers.

das

I agree. Normally I would say that the omission of Law & Order is criminal. However, even I acknowlege that it really slipped this year.

Yeah, definitely a rough year for the franchise.

das

Um... there is nowhere near enough love for Six Feet Under on that list. Not only do I believe it should be nominated for best drama series, but my money would be on it winning as well (as well it should). Also, Peter Krause (and possibly Rachel Griffiths) should have have a lead actor nom.

Now, umm... since 2 seasons of Six Feet Under played during the Emmy year, which would they be focusing on?? Would it be both combined? Would the 6FU people ask them to focus on one - would the Emmy people choose one? Or would they be taken together as two? I just don't know how that would work.

If Frances Conroy (the mother, Ruth Fisher, on Six Feet Under) is not nominated for an Emmy this year...I will lose all faith in the Emmys.

She was even better than Rachel Griffiths, IMO, who was very excellent.

Six Feet Under is one of the best television shows to come around in a LONG time.

Well, I definitely enjoyed Six Feet Under this season, but I don't think they had a truly great episode till the season finale. I like their list for best dramas except you have to replace CSI with Once and Again. Now, on their comedy list I only agree with Gilmore Girls. Of course, my other nominees would all be animated shows (South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Family Guy, and Home Movies) and those never get any respect.

Another vote for Six Feet Under. It is the only show on TV that I make time in my schedule to catch.

RS

CCH Pounder from The Shield would be a great nominee for best supporting actress. She did a great job with a number of the episodes -- the same could be said for Dutch Boy as a supporting actor.

Tuan Jim

I like the list and am really glad that it had the balls to mention people like Claudia Black and Ben Browder who I think have a lot of range and though Buffy had a really sub par season, I would like to see the Musical episode get noticed.
Six Feet under was missed on the list and much better than the sachrine Gilmore Girls. Ughhh