Breaking Bad - Nominations Contain Plenty Of Surprises - Hollywood Reporter - Emmys 2012

The 64th total Primetime Emmy nominations were being publicised the following morning, and several in the TV Academy's inclusions along with exclusions trapped pundits by means of surprise.

Sure, most people knew which now there will be big showings out of coming favorites such as Mad Men (AMC), Breaking Bad (AMC), in addition to Modern Family (ABC). But ?t had been something however certain that Downton Abbey (PBS), Girls (HBO), and also Veep (HBO) might have huge days. Or which The Good Wife (CBS), Parks & Rec (NBC), as well as Boss (Starz) could well be placed major snubs.

Let's dissect what happened, category-by-category.

BEST DRAMA SERIES There had been half a dozen slots intended for seven worthwhile contenders: Mad Men, Breaking Bad , Downton Abbey, Homeland (Showtime), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Game associated with Thrones (HBO), and The Good Wife (CBS). Disappointment for one of these was inevitable. Mad Men, Breaking Bad, along with Homeland, the year's state of the art drama, usually looked like it safe. Downton had been trying to generate this start in the greatest movie/mini-series class (which it claimed last year over HBO's Mildred Pierce) to the present one, and I had not been guaranteed than a PBS show particularly this minute period of the one, that haven't recently been in comparison favorably in order to it has the primary may possibly still compete with this category, which is now dominated by cable connection companies in which tend to create edgier selection because they can say as well as show whichever they would like. Indeed, one particular hasn't given that 1988, and experienced only done this eleven situations since category ended up being produced in 1951.

But, inside end, Downton's massive popularity it received a minimum of one behaving nom with every category, and also a whole associated with half a dozen acting noms, various bettered only by Hill Street Blues in 1981, in terms of I can easily notify served this that will displace certainly not among the two HBO shows, but rather The Good Wife, which has been nominated on this category within all the a pair of prior years by which ?t had been eligible. Had neither The Good Wife nor Downton produced your cut, it will are already at first chance throughout record that will a broadcast system crisis wasn't among the particular category's nominees. Also with note: Dexter (Showtime) seemed to be knocked outside of that class with the very first time that around five years.

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BEST COMEDY SERIES Modern Family and 30 Rock (NBC) were usually about to be included, because they have been recently seeing that we were looking at initial eligible around 2007 as well as 2010, respectively. (Indeed, very little additional show has claimed the particular kind during that period period.) After them, though, your surest bets appeared that they are the four-camera The Big Bang Theory (CBS) and also single-camera Parks & Rec (NBC), which in turn have both been embraced by authorities plus everyone and they are each on its way away probably their finest seasons.