A big because of Nip/Tuck and Rescue Me.

However, a big for the cast of HUFF (Hank Azaria, Oliver Platt and Blythe Danner).

Directing Comedy:

Desperate Housewives, Pilot
Entourage, Pilot
Everybody Loves Raymond, Finale
Monk, Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine
Will & Grace, It's A Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World

Directing Drama (7 nominees):

C.S.I., Grave Danger
Deadwood, Complications
Grey's Anatomy, A Hard Day's Night
Huff, Crazy, Nuts And All Messed Up
Lost, Pilot (Parts 1 & 2)
Rescue Me, Pilot
The West Wing, 2162 Votes

Holy fucking shit. "The Wire" has finally got a nomination for one of the best episodes they ever aired. But knowing the idiots at the Emmys, "Lost" will probably win.

So does this put to rest the Boston Legal: Comedy v Drama discussion?

Will Arnett was robbed.

I don't know, Red Dog?

Well, Walkabout WAS the best episode of any series I've seen in at least three or so years. It has to win. And this is from a huge Wire fan.

I guess. I always knew it was considered a Drama. But still, to me it seems a much funnier show than Desperate Housewives, which apparently is a one-hour Comedy. People use the Ally McBeal arguement for Housewives, but Ally was a much more straightforward comedy. I don't know what the solution is, but I think the deliniation between comedy and drama is getting pretty arbitrary. Anyway, Desperate Housewives had an amazing run for a new show and overhype aside, I'd be happy with a three way tie in the Best Comedy catagory (and if anyone isn't sure which two series I'm leaving out, shame on you).

Amen, Brother!

And I take it CSI: Grave Danger is the season finale, right? There's no way those in the TV industry honor Q over one of their own (especially with the amazing pilot of Lost to pick from). It would make the most boring stretch of the Emmys much more entertaining, though.

If "Walkabout" doesn't win, there is no God.

I don't really understand it. BL is a comedy more than drama. Can anyone deny this? I'm surprised they got the noms they did with how crowded the drama field is. DEK took a big risk submitting it as a drama.

They could have just as easily gotten those noms in the comedy category, imo, and some other deserving actors could have been recognized for their work.

Aside from a few episodes, the second season of Nip/Tuck was a major letdown after the first season, but I was still hoping to see Julian McMahon recognized.

And how in the almighty hell did they ignore Denis Leary and Rescue Me in the major categories!?! (I'm happy to see it was noticed in the directing/writing categories.)

No love for Sarah Chalke, Judi Reyes or Christa Miller Lawrence. At least one of them deserved a nod.

And Scrubs and Arrested Development are fucked because of Desperate Housewives (which I liked less and less as the season went on).

for Terry O'Quinn and Naveen Andrews.

Yep. If it was submitted as a comedy, I would bet that Candace Bergin would have been nominated and it stood a good shot of being nominated for Best Comedy.

The other aspect of the West Wing is the 2 acting nods it earned: Stockard Channing and Alan Alda. Channing seems to seriously overact and she didn't have a lot of screen time. Alda was in what? 2 or 3 episodes?

Terry O'Quinn, Zach Braff
No nominations for Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars, or Enrico Colantoni, John C. McGinley, no major nominations for Denis Leary, or Rescue Me.

4400 - 3 nods
Stargate Atlantis - 2 nods
Stargate SG-1 - 1 nod
Battlestar Galactica - 1 nod

I'm disappointed Kristen Bell didn't get a nomination for Veronica Mars, but I know it is very rare for WB and UPN shows to get nominated for anything.

At this rate Gilmore Girls will never get any nominations. They nominate Alan Alda who was on The West Wing for all of five minutes but diss Jimmy Smits? And why oh why is that show still up for best drama? Oh well, at least Lost and House got some love.

Don't think this has been posted:

Best Animated Program:

30 Minute Category

Family Guy - North by North Quahog
Samurai Jack • Episode XLIX
The Simpsons • Future Drama
South Park • Best Friends Forever
SpongeBob SquarePants • Fear Of A Krabby Patty/Shell Of A Man

1 Hour Category

Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
Star Wars Clone Wars Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-25)

I agree...

I just hope Marcia Cross gets the award, though I think it will go to either Messing or Hatcher.

So Arrested Development snagged 11 nominations?! That fucking rules. I bet the president of FOX is sitting proud today for standing behind the show. A shame that all that will be heard about the nominations will be for Lost, DH and W&G.

Best Comedy Series
Lead Actor (comedy): Jason Bateman
Supporting Actor (comedy): Jeffery Tambor
Supporting Actress (comedy): Jessica Walter
Casting (Comedy)
Writing: Sad Sack
Writing: Sword of Destiny
Writing: The The Righteous Brothers
Single Camera Editing: Mother Boy XXX
Single Camera Editing: Let 'Em Eat Cake
Single Camera Editing: Good Grief

Would have liked to see Sarah Chalke get a nod for Scrubs but an glad Scrubs got a Best Comedy and Actor nod.

Eva Langora got ingnored for Desperate Housewives too. That must be tough going into work with your other costars getting nominated and your not.

Great news about Arrested Development. Now if more people would start watching it!

I would have taken West Wing out of there and put Battlestar Galactica in there.

For the most part, EMMY got it right this year with the nominations. I agree that BATTLESTAR GALACTICA deserved some attention...but so does DEAD ZONE...sadly those types of shows will probably NEVER get the attention they deserve (remember all of the times EMMY snubbed STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION and BUFFY?)

I kind of disagree with you guys about Alda...yeah, maybe he wasn't in a lot of episodes, but he was GREAT in the shows he was in...I wouldn't be shocked if he upset Terry O'Quinn, whom I'm guessing is the "favorite" in this category.

Those mini-series nominees are sad. ELIVS was a joke, and both THE 4400 and EMPIRE FALLS were watchable, but underwhelming. Haven't seen the PBS one...I'd vote for EMPIRE FALLS of the three I've seen if I had to pick one.

Meh. He was pretty good. Plus it isn't a question of being in a lot of eps. He wasn't even in a handful of episodes. His work seemed to be more of the guest appearance variety despite being in the opening credits. That spot should have gone to one of the tremendous supporting actors in The Shield or Deadwood.

I think the only deserving nominee from WW would have been Bradley Whitford.

No carnivale or nip/tuck = no credibility

If I wanted to see an angry family constantly bickering at each other over inane trivialities, I'd visit my in-laws.