Thursday, July 19, 2012

Emmy Nominees: Best Directing for a Comedy Series




My predictions: 2/6, picking only “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and one “Modern Family” episode

The nominees: Palestinian Chicken (Curb Your Enthusiasm), She Did (Girls), Duckling (Louie), Baby on Board (Modern Family), Virgin Territory (Modern Family), Pilot (New Girl)

We have some great independent thinking here as “30 Rock” is omitted for the first time in its history. As tradition demands, a pilot is present - New Girl - which is interesting since it’s actually one of the weakest episodes of the show, and there were a handful of others to choose from. Either way, it’s a fun inclusion, as is the season finale of Girls, directed by none other than star Lena Dunham herself. Another series star, Louis C.K., is up for directing an installment of his show, Louie. One of the funniest episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm is in, as expected, as are two episodes of Modern Family, one of which is the season finale. Nothing for “Veep” or “Parks and Recreation,” unfortunately, despite being present in other categories, and the completely ignored “Enlightened” doesn’t make an appearance even though it had several amazingly-directed episodes submitted.

Who should win? “Palestinian Chicken” or “She Did”
Who will win? “Palestinian Chicken”

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