Golden Globe Musings: Best TV Series – Drama

Golden Globe nominations for this year will be announced in just a few weeks, so here’s a survey of the contenders and the most likely predictions at this time. Weigh in with your thoughts, and let me know if I’ve left off anyone important. A reminder that last year’s nominees mean zilch at the Globes and that the race is almost entirely unpredictable.

Last year’s nominees:
DEXTER
HOUSE
IN TREATMENT
MAD MEN
TRUE BLOOD

Ineligible last year:
BIG LOVE
DAMAGES

New contenders:
DOLLHOUSE
FLASH FORWARD
THE GOOD WIFE
V

Potential first-time nominees:
BREAKING BAD

Past nominees:
THE SHIELD
24

All five nominees from last year are still solid, and “House” is probably the weakest of all of them because it’s a procedural and voters could easily write it off while all the others are still going strong. The two returning shows, “Big Love” and “Damages,” both earned Emmy nominations for Best Drama Series for their most recent seasons and therefore might pose a threat, though I imagine that the short term memory tendencies of the Globes will leave them off in favor of last year’s nominees. None of the new shows are frontrunners to break through, and my money is on the show that got shut out last year at the Globes but might have the chance to break bad this year in its second round.

Predicted nominees:
BREAKING BAD
DEXTER
IN TREATMENT
MAD MEN
TRUE BLOOD