Emmy Nominees: Best Directing in a Comedy Series

My predictions: 4/6, technically, but only with “Flight of the Conchords” did I have the correct episode (wrong picks for “The Office” and “30 Rock”)

The nominees:
ENTOURAGE, "Tree Trippers"
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, “The Tough Brets”
THE OFFICE, “Stress Relief”
30 ROCK, “Apollo, Apollo”
30 ROCK, “Generalissimo”
30 ROCK, "Reunion"

I really have to stop neglecting the cardinal rules of this category. I was right about Flight of the Conchords, but that was easy because there was only one episode to select. I went for a different installment of The Office, and “Stress Relief” wasn’t a terrific episode. The same holds true, per the rule, for 30 Rock. The show had some excellent episodes to submit, but these three weren’t great, especially “Generalissimo.” And the real example of something being nominated just because that’s what happens every year: Entourage. This is, in fact, the episode where the whole cast was high on mushrooms the entire episode. This category feels like a checklist, with voters just checking off “30 Rock” episodes with clever titles and a default “Entourage” nod. What about “Parks and Recreation” – where is that show?

Who should win? “Flight of the Conchords”
Who will win? “30 Rock” – probably “Apollo, Apollo”