Emmy may tip new faces and shows
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August 30, 2010, Monday
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NEW kids on the block "Glee" and "Modern Family" were set to challenge three-time Emmy champion "30 Rock" yesterday as the Primetime Emmy Awards took on a populist tone.
The American TV industry's highest honors were to be handed out in Los Angeles that would also embrace Twitter and the Internet, and broadcast live across the United States for the first time since 1976.
With five first-timers among the 12 best comedy and drama series nominees alone, the Emmys are expected to reward new faces and popular shows - boosting network TV against stiff competition from video games.
"This year we are going to see a lot of new blood," said veteran awards watcher Tom O'Neil of website The Envelope.com.
"A lot of the Emmy front-runners are high-rated network shows like 'Lost,' 'The Good Wife' and 'Glee.' It's been a triumphant rebound this year for network TV after lower-rated cable shows and stars have won in recent years," O'Neil added.
Stylish critical darling "Mad Men" may be the exception. Despite a small, 2 million audience on cable channel AMC, the advertising drama earned 17 nominations and was seen as having the edge in the best drama series contest for a third year.
This year, the buzz is with comedies. Subversive Fox musical comedy "Glee" leads the pack with 19 nominations after a first season that took pop culture by storm.
"Glee" actors Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch were all in the running for Emmys, along with "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy.
"Modern Family" was not far behind with 14 nominations, including five for its cast. Industry watchers said the ABC comedy's more traditional format may have the edge over "Glee" with older Emmy voters.
Both shows faced competition from NBC's TV industry spoof "30 Rock," a three-time winner, and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.
Jim Parsons, who plays a geeky physicist in the CBS show "The Big Bang Theory," was tipped to steal Baldwin's best comedy actor crown.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Office" and "Nurse Jackie" rounded out the comedy series contest, with Edie Falco (formerly of "The Sopranos") a potential best comedy actress winner in the last of those three shows.
Julianna Margulies was expected to take home an Emmy for playing a stoic spouse in "The Good Wife" - one of the most-watched new dramas on US television - ending Glenn Close's two-year reign for "Damages."
Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" was also looking to make it three in row, but could be stopped by "Dexter" actor Michael C. Hall, or Jon Hamm of "Mad Men."
Sci-fi thriller "Lost," a worldwide hit, has a shot at the best drama series Emmy after ending its six-year run in May.
"The Emmys sometimes like to hail milestone breakthrough drama series with a farewell hug," said O'Neil.
The American TV industry's highest honors were to be handed out in Los Angeles that would also embrace Twitter and the Internet, and broadcast live across the United States for the first time since 1976.
With five first-timers among the 12 best comedy and drama series nominees alone, the Emmys are expected to reward new faces and popular shows - boosting network TV against stiff competition from video games.
"This year we are going to see a lot of new blood," said veteran awards watcher Tom O'Neil of website The Envelope.com.
"A lot of the Emmy front-runners are high-rated network shows like 'Lost,' 'The Good Wife' and 'Glee.' It's been a triumphant rebound this year for network TV after lower-rated cable shows and stars have won in recent years," O'Neil added.
Stylish critical darling "Mad Men" may be the exception. Despite a small, 2 million audience on cable channel AMC, the advertising drama earned 17 nominations and was seen as having the edge in the best drama series contest for a third year.
This year, the buzz is with comedies. Subversive Fox musical comedy "Glee" leads the pack with 19 nominations after a first season that took pop culture by storm.
"Glee" actors Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch were all in the running for Emmys, along with "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy.
"Modern Family" was not far behind with 14 nominations, including five for its cast. Industry watchers said the ABC comedy's more traditional format may have the edge over "Glee" with older Emmy voters.
Both shows faced competition from NBC's TV industry spoof "30 Rock," a three-time winner, and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.
Jim Parsons, who plays a geeky physicist in the CBS show "The Big Bang Theory," was tipped to steal Baldwin's best comedy actor crown.
"Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Office" and "Nurse Jackie" rounded out the comedy series contest, with Edie Falco (formerly of "The Sopranos") a potential best comedy actress winner in the last of those three shows.
Julianna Margulies was expected to take home an Emmy for playing a stoic spouse in "The Good Wife" - one of the most-watched new dramas on US television - ending Glenn Close's two-year reign for "Damages."
Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" was also looking to make it three in row, but could be stopped by "Dexter" actor Michael C. Hall, or Jon Hamm of "Mad Men."
Sci-fi thriller "Lost," a worldwide hit, has a shot at the best drama series Emmy after ending its six-year run in May.
"The Emmys sometimes like to hail milestone breakthrough drama series with a farewell hug," said O'Neil.
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