I'm guessing it didn't take long for HBO executives to start pointing fingers about whose idea it was to submit True Detective as a Drama, not a Mini-Series. At the very least, Matthew McConaughey should've been mad he was denied his well-deserved Emmy for Rust Cohle, especially because he almost certainly won't have another chance to win with that character.
In Comedy, Louie took home Best Writing, and Modern Family generously got Best Comedy Series, Supporting Actor and Director. Julia Louis-Dreyfus received her well-deserved Emmy for Best Actress. All was well, except...
As a strange insult to every other talented person in the Best Comedy Actor category, Matt LeBlanc, Ricky Gervais, Don Cheadle, Louis f-ing C.K., and William H. Macy, Jim Parsons won, again. The man responsible for the, hands down least funny, most annoying, catch-phrase having, cringe inducing, did I say unfunny, character on television right now won. It's generally good to make an effort to separate dislike of a character from the actor portraying them (Anna Gunn for example, seems like a lovely person even though Skylar became pretty unbelievable by the end of Breaking Bad). However, in the case of Jim Parsons, I make an exception. His unbelievable greed for 90 million goddamn dollars a year cost him any benefit of the doubt he had left. I don't often say this, but I think after my experience in school plays for a few years, I could create a better character than Bazinga-man has.
So the Emmy's were relatively, and in one case unfortunately, predictable. A disappointing side-effect of True Detective and Breaking Bad is that Game of Thrones got shut out this year. It's hard to disagree with any decision but I hate to see such a good show not recognized. It's too bad the Emmys don't have an honorable mention category.
Also, this happened.
Any disagreements?
