http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:08:32 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-737687 Like others here, I cannot understand why Hugh Laurie has not yet won an Emmy for his performance on "House"; he is absolutely overdue. However, even if he never wins one, I think that his performance as Gregory House will continue to be re-broadcast for many years to come, long after "Boston Legal" and James Spader's performance in it have faded from memory. 737687@blogcritics.org Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:08:32 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733814 I believe Hugh Laurie has not won an Emmy because he is British. James Spader does not hold a candle to Hugh as far as acting and creating a memorable character. He has one big speech at the end of the show, and he plods along the same boring character the rest of the episode. Hugh is never the same from one second to the next. He has had stunning reviews, and the show is top ten because of him. I don't think Boston Legal breaks the top 20. Hugh as a Brit is a threat to American actors. They don't want to reward Brits, for fear that producers and networks will bring in more of them and take their jobs. Hugh was credited with an influx of British actors two years ago. They will work for less money, and they can play Americans as well as Americans can. If Hugh doesn't win this year, it will clearly show their bias. 733814@blogcritics.org Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:17:22 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733701 Ha, sorry, I don't believe in The Secret ;) Whatever I say or wish for makes no difference, though I do wish for Hugh Laurie to win. Wanna hear something terrible? I actually think Jon Hamm will win this year. Of course I will be very disappointed if Laurie doesn't, but an Emmy isn't his only reward for his hard work. 733701@blogcritics.org Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:10:23 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733673 Diane, HOW could you possibly utter in public that HUGH LAURIE will not win the EMMY?????? HAVE FAITH!!! COLLECT MONEY for bribes. Just DON'T say he won't win. I BELIEVE that he will win and he deserves to win. He works harder than anyone I know. What with the accent change, the cane, the amount of screen time and dialog..... He works TOO hard as a matter of fact. He NEEDS to be honored and awarded for that alone. Not to mention what an AMAZING actor he is. So....ya wanna take what you said back? 733673@blogcritics.org Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:44:18 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733600 heh, sorry. I've had a lot of practice ineffectually pleading the case why people should watch the series. 733600@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:01:52 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733576 Fine, you just explained in a sentence what I thought was too complicated to express quickly. 733576@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:36:53 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733569 Well then you had a right to frown. I do know what you are saying about The Wire. To many people there's an element of escapism they want in their entertainment, and The Wire brings home too many issues people don't want to deal with. 733569@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:28:10 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733543 According to Gold Derby "House's Head" was submitted, so that's why I had my fingers crossed. I think I'd have to write one of my normally verbose posts to fully explain what I mean by The Wire's relative lack of entertainment value, because I don't mean it to detract from the show at all, though I know it can't help but come across as an insult. The short version is it's not an easy show to watch, though. 733543@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:19:01 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/17/160530.php#comment-733540 "No writing nomination for 'House's Head,'" Do you know if it was even submitted? The producers only submit a few episodes for consideration "The Wire...being possibly the best show I've seen...an intense, complex viewing experience lacking the pure entertainment value of..." I think we had chatted previously in the comments after you caught an early season. Glad to see you liked it so much as well. However I would agree to disagree with your assessment of its lacking entertainment value compared to those other shows. 733540@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:13:36 EDT