Throughout the 2006-2007 television season, please claim a space on this thread and offer your episode analysis for all of the shows you view. Since the Emmy cycle is June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007, we will use those dates as well for this thread.
Feel free to offer your grades for each episode (and analysis if you want). As you watch more and more episodes and programs, just keep adding to your master post. You will really appreciate following through on your actions when it comes time to predict awards nominations/wins and to offer your own end-of-year favorites.
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301- Occupation (B+) 302- Precipice (B+) 303- Exodus, Part 1 (B-) 304- Exodus, Part 2 (B) 305- Collaborators (B) 306- Torn (B-) 307- A Measure of Salvation (C)
Deadwood
301- Tell Your God to Ready For Blood (A-) 302- I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For (B) 303- True Colors (B) 304- Full Faith and Credit (B+) 305- A Two-Headed Beast (A-) 306- A Rich Find (B+) 307- Unauthorized Cinnammon (B-) 308- Leviathan Smiles (B) 309- Amateur Night (B) 310- A Constant Throb (B+) 311- The Catbird Seat (B+) 312- Tell Him Something Pretty (B)
Desperate Housewives
301- Listen to the Rain on the Roof (B+) 302- It Takes Two (B) 303- A Weekend in the Country (B) 304- Like It Was (B-) 305- Nice She Ain't (B-) 306- Sweetheart, I Have to Confess (B-) 307- Bang (A-) 308- Children and Art (B-) 309- Beautiful Girls (B) 310- The Miracle Song (B+)
Entourage
301- Aquamom (B-) 302- One Day in the Valley (B) 303- Dominated (B-) 304- Guys and Doll (B) 305- Crash and Burn (B+) 306- Three's Company (A-) 307- Strange Days (B-) 308- The Release (B+) 309- Vegas Baby, Vegas! (B+) 310- I Wanna Be Sedated (B+) 311- What About Bob? (B) 312- Sorry, Ari (B)
Grey's Anatomy
301- Time Has Come Today (B-) 302- I Am a Tree (B-) 303- Sometimes a Fantasy (B) 304- What I Am (B+) 305- Oh, the Guilt (B-) 306- Let the Angels Commit (B) 307- Where the Boys Are (B) 308- Staring at the Sun (C+) 309- From a Whisper to a Scream (B+)
Heroes
101- Genesis (B) 102- Don't Look Back (B) 103- One Giant Leap (B) 104- Collision (B+) 105- Hiro's (B+) 106- Better Halves (B) 107- Nothing to Hide (B) 108- Seven Minutes to Midnight (B) 109- Homecoming (B+) 110- Six Months Ago (B) 111- Fallout (B+)
House
301- Meaning (B+) 302- Cane & Able (B) 303- Informed Consent (B) 304- Lines in the Sand (B) 305- Fools for Love (B) 306- Que Sera Sera (B) 307- Son of a Coma Guy (A-) 308- Whac-A-Mole (B) 309- Finding Judas (C) 310- Merry Little Christmas (B+)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
201- Charlie Gets Crippled (A-) 202- The Gang Goes Jihad (A-) 203- Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare (B) 204- Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom (A-) 205- Hundred Dollar Baby (B+) 206- The Gang Gives Back (B) 207- The Gang Exploits a Miracle (B) 208- The Gang Runs for Office (A-) 209- Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody’s Ass (A-) 210- Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad (B+)
Jericho
101- Pilot (B) 102- Fallout (B-) 103- Four Horsemen (B+) 104- Walls of Jericho (B) 105- Federal Response (B) 106- 9:02 (B-) 107- Long Live the Mayor (B+) 108- Rogue River (C) 109- Crossroads (B-)
Lost
301- A Tale of Two Cities (A-) 302- The Glass Ballerina (B+) 303- Further Instructions (B+) 304- Every Man for Himself (B+) 305- The Cost of Living (B+) 306- I Do (B+)
Lucky Louie
101- Pilot (C+) 102- Kim's O (C-) 103- A Mugging Story (C+) 104- Long Weekend (B-) 105- Control (B-) 106- Flowers for Kim (B-) 107- Discipline (B-) 108- Get Out (B-) 109- Drinking (C-) 110- Confession (C) 111- Louie Quits (B) 112- Kim Moves Out (C-)
My Name Is Earl
201- Very Bad Things (B) 202- Jump for Joy (B-) 203- Sticks & Stones (B) 204- Larceny of a Kitty Cat (B+) 205- Van Hickey (B) 206- Made a Lady Think I Was God (B) 207- Mailbox (B-) 208- Robbed a Stoner Blind (B) 209- Born a Gamblin' Man (B)
401- The Avengers (A-) 402- The Gringos (B) 403- The Cold Turkey (B-) 404- The Metamorphosis (B-) 405- The Sleeping Beauty (B) 406- The Summer Bummer (B) 407- The Chrismukk-huh? (B-) 408- The Earth Girls Are Easy (B+)
The Office
301- Gay Witch Hunt (A-) 302- The Convention (B) 303- The Coup (B+) 304- Grief Counseling (B-) 305- Initiation (B) 306- Diwali (B) 307- Branch Closing (B-) 308- The Merger (B) 309- The Convict (B) 310- A Benihana Christmas (B)
Prison Break
201- Manhunt (B+) 202- Otis (B) 203- Scan (B+) 204- First Down (B-) 205- Map 1213 (B+) 206- Subdivision (B-) 207- Buried (C+) 208- Dead Fall (B-) 209- Unearthed (B+) 210- Rendezvous (B) 211- Bolshoi Booze (B) 212- Disconnect (B+) 213- The Killing Box (A-)
601- My Mirror Image (B) 602- My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby (B-) 603- My Coffee (B-)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
101- Pilot (A-) 102- The Cold Open (A) 103- The Focus Group (B+) 104- The West Coast Delay (B+) 105- The Long Lead Story (B+) 106- The Wrap Party (B+) 107- Nevada Day, Part I (B+) 108- Nevada Day, Part II (B) 109- The Option Period (B+) 110- B-12 (B) 111- The Christmas Show (B+)
The Wire
401- Boys of Summer (A) 402- Soft Eyes (B+) 403- Home Rooms (A-) 404- Refugees (B+) 405- Alliances (A-) 406- Margin of Error (B) 407- Unto Others (B+) 408- Corner Boys (B+) 409- Know Your Place (B+) 410- Misgivings (A-) 411- A New Day (A+) 412- That's Got His Own (A+)
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Big Love The Ceremony - A-
Brotherhood Mark 8:36 - B Genesis 27:29 - B+ Matthew 13:57 - B+ Matthew 5:6 - B+ Matthew 12:25 - A- Samyutta 11.10 - B+ Genesis 27:39 - C+ Job 31:5-6 - B+
Brothers & Sisters Patriarchy - C
The Class Pilot - B
The Closer Blue Blood - B- Mom Duty - B+ Slippin' - A- Aftertaste - B- To Protect & To Serve - B Out of Focus - B+ Head Over Heels - B Critical Missing - B+ Heroic Measures - B+ The Other Woman - B Borderline - C+ No Good Deed - B
Deadwood Tell Your God to Ready for Blood - B- I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For - B+ True Colors - A- Full Faith and Credit - C+ A Two-Headed Beast - A- A Rich Find - B- Unauthorized Cinnamon - C
Desperate Housewives Listen to the Rain on the Roof - B-
Doctor Who Bad Wolf - A The Parting of the Ways - A+ New Earth - B Tooth and Claw - C+ School Reunion - B+ The Girl in the Fireplace - A Rise of the Cybermen - A- The Age of Steel - B+ The Idiot's Lantern - B The Impossible Planet - A- The Satan Pit - B- Love & Monsters - A- Fear Her - C Army of Ghosts - A- Doomsday - A
Dog Bites Man Assignment: Bodybuilders - C- Assignment: Undercover Homosexual - B+ Assignment: Spring Break - B Assignment: Republican Leadership Conference - B+ Assignment: Team Building - B+ Assignment: Brighton. Florida - B+ Assignment: Christian Convention - B Assignment: Gas Prices - C+ Assignment: Daytime Talk Pilot - B+
Entourage Aquamom - B+ One Day in the Valley - A- Dominated - C- Guys and Doll - C+ Crash and Burn - B Three's Company - A- Strange Days - A- The Release - A- Vegas Baby, Vegas! - B+ I Wanna Be Sedated - C+ What About Bob? - B Sorry, Ari - A-
Everwood Foreverwood - A-
The 4400 The New World - B- Being Tom Baldwin - C Gone, Part 1 - B Gone, Part 2 - B+ Graduation Day - B+ The Home Front - B Blink - C+ The Ballad of Kevin and Tess - B The Starlz Mutation - B The Gospel According to Collier - B+ Terrible Swift Sword - B+ Fifty-Fifty - A-
Grey's Anatomy Time Has Come Today - B
Hex The Story Begins - C+ Life Goes On - B- Deeper Into the Darkness - C Possession - B- The Release - B Cursed - A- Death Takes the Mother - B+
House Meaning - B- Cane & Able - B Informed Consent - A-
How I Met Your Mother Where We Were - B+ The Scorpion and the Toad - A-
Huff Bethless - D+ Tapping the Squid - C- Black Shadows - C Which Lip is the Cervical Lip? - B+
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Charlie Gets Crippled - A- The Gang Goes Jihad - B- Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare - A Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom - A- Hundred Dollar Baby - B+ The Gang Gives Back - B+ The Gang Exploits a Miracle - B The Gang Runs for Office - A- Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass - B Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad - A
Jericho Pilot - B+
Kidnapped Pilot - C+
Lucky Louie Pilot - B- Kim's O - C+ A Mugging Story - B Long Weekend - C- Control - C Flowers for Kim - D+ Discipline - C- Get Out - D **stopped watching**
My Name is Earl Very Bad Things - B+
The New Adventures of Old Christine The Passion of the Christine - B
The Office Gay Witch Hunt - A
Prison Break Manhunt - B+ Otis - B Scan - B First Down - B Map 1213 - C Subdivision - C+
Psych Pilot - B+ Spellingg Bee - A- Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece - B Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets - B+ 9 Lives - B Weekend Warriors - B- Who Ya Gonna Call? - B Shawn vs. The Red Phantom - B+
Rescue Me Discovery - A- Torture - B+ Sparks - B- Chlamydia - B Zombies - B Satisfaction - B+ Karate - A- Pieces - A Retards - B+ Twilight - A- Hell - B+ Beached - B-
Six Degrees Pilot - B-
Smith Pilot - C+
The Sopranos Kaisha - C
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Pilot - B
Weeds Corn Snake - C Cooking with Jesus - B+ Last Tango in Agrestic - A- A.K.A. The Plant - B-
Whistler Fallen - A- Out of the Shadows - B Coming Together, Coming Apart - C+ Lies and Whispers - B The Burden of Truth - B+ Will the Real Beck...? - B+ In the Air - B After the Fall - B The Looks of Love - B+
Windfall Pilot - C+ The Getaway - C There and Gone Again - C- **stopped watching**
The Wire Boys of Summer - B+
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''His face is a battlefield of moral conflicts; the pain that comes through his eyes, he's like a young Monty Clift or Paul Newman.'' --Martin Scorsese on Leonardo DiCaprio
Desperate Housewives "Listen to the Rain on the Roof" = B (MVPs: Cross, MacLachlan, Longoria, Huffman) "It Takes Two" = B (MVPs: Huffman, Cross, Metcalf, MacLachlan, Longoria) "A Weekend in the Country" = B (MVPs: Cross, Hatcher, Huffman, Longoria, Warren) "Like It Was" = B- (MVPs: Cross, Huffman, Longoria, Hatcher, Scott) "Nice She Ain't" = C (MVPs: Cross, Huffman) "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess" = C (MVPs: Cross, Huffman, Metcalf) "Bang" = A+ The best DH episode ever. (MVPs: Script, direction, Metcalf, Huffman, Cross, McLachlan) "Children and Art" = B (MVPs: Longoria, Cross, MacLachlan, Huffman) "Beautiful Girls" = B- (MVPs: Longoria, Cross, Huffman, Hatcher) "The Miracle Song" = TBA "No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds" = TBA "Not While I'm Around" = TBA "Come Play Wiz Me" = TBA "I Remember That" = TBA "The Little Things You Do Together" = TBA "My Husband, the Pig" = TBA "Dress Big" = TBA "Liaisons" = TBA "God, That's Good" = TBA "Gossip" = TBA "Into the Woods" = TBA "What Would We Do Without You?, part 1" = TBA "Getting Married Today" = TBA
Brothers & Sisters "Patriarchy" = A- (MVPs: Flockhart, Griffiths, Field, Skerritt, Getty) "An Act of Will" = A (MVPs: Griffiths, Flockhart, Field, Annable, Wettig, Getty, Rifkin) "Affairs of State" = A (MVPs: submission tape for Field, possibly also Flockhart; Griffiths, Getty, Rifkin, Wettig) "Family Portrait" = C (MVPs: none) "Date Night" = C (MVPs: Rifkin, Wettig, Williams, Rhys) "For the Children" = B (MVPs: Wettig, Rifkin, Rhys, Griffiths) "Northern Exposure" = A (Awesome script! MVPs: Griffiths, Rhys, Getty, Flockhart, Hopkins, Settle, Rifkin, Annable) "Mistakes Were Made, part 1" = A (Submission tape for Series, Flockhart, Griffiths, Annable, Wettig, script. MVPs: Field, Williams, Rifkin, Rhys) "Mistakes Were Made, part 2" = A (Submission tape for: Sally Field, Flockhart. MVPs: Annable, Griffiths, Rhys, Getty) "Light the Lights" = A (Submission tape for Wettig. MVPs: Rifkin, Field, Annable, Rhys) "Family Day" = A- (MVPs: direction, Wettig, Annable, Rhys, Rifkin, Griffiths) "Sexual Politics" = A- (MVPs: Field, Flockhart, Lowe, Rhys, Griffiths, Getty) "Something Ida This Way Comes" = B+ (Possible submission for Rhys. MVPs: Field, Lowe, Rifkin, Ross, Flockhart) "Valentine's Day Massacre" = A- (MVPs: Lowe, Rhys, Getty, Field, Wetitg, Griffiths) "Love Is Difficult" = A (Submission tape for Griffiths, Getty. MVPs: Wettig, Rhys, Lowe, Annable, Flockhart) "The Other Walker" = A+ (Writing submission, submission for Wettig. MVPs: Field, Rifkin, Griffiths, Flockhart, Lowe, Anable, Rhys) "All in the Family" = A (MVPs: script, direction, Field, Wettig, VanCamp, Rhys, Annable, Flockhart, Lowe, Griffiths, Rifkin, Coyote, Lewis, Paymer) "Three Parties" = B- (MVPs: Lowe, Griffiths, Annable, Rhys, Field, Coyote, Flockhart) "Game Night" = B- (MVPs: VanCamp, Lowe, Rhys, Annable, Getty, Griffiths, Field, Flockhart, Rifkin, Pyper-Ferguson) "Bad News" = A (MVPs: VanCamp, Wettig, Griffiths, Flockhart, Lowe, Field, Coyote, Annable, Rhys, Pyper-Ferguson) "Grapes of Wrath" = C (MVPs: horrible script. Griffiths, Wettig, Rifkin, Field, Coyote, Flockhart, Lowe, Annable, Getty, Rhys) "Favorite Son" = TBA "Matriarchy" = TBA
MONDAY Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip "Pilot" = A+ (MVPs: wow, everyone. Perry, Peet, Whitford, Weber, Paulson; script, direction) "The Cold Open" = A+ (MVPs: Sorkin's writing, Schlamme's direction, Whitford, Perry, Peet, Paulson, Hughley) "The Focus Group" = A (MVPs: Perry, Peet, Weber, Whitford, Paulson, Hughley) "The West Coast Delay" = A "The Long Lead Story" = A (MVPs: Paulson, Perry, Peet, Lahti, Whitford; writing, David Petrarca's direction!) "The Wrap Party" = A (MVPs: Perry--could be a submission tape for him; Corddry, Peet, Paulson, Weber, Whitford) "Nevada Day, Part 1" = A (MVPs: Corddry, Weber, Hughley, Perry) "Nevada Day, Part 2" = A (MVPs: Weber, Perry!!!, Paulson, Whitford, Peet, Corddry, Hughley) "The Option Period" = A- (MVPs: Paulson!, Perry, Whitford, Peet, Busfield) "B-12" = A- (MVPs: Whitford, Perry, Peet, Weber) "The Christmas Show" = A+ (MVPs: Perry, Whitford, Peet, Weber, Paulson) "Monday, part 1" = A (MVPs: Perry, Peet, Paulson, Weber, British woman) "The Harriet Dinner, part 2" = A (MVPs: Perry, Paulson, Peet, Weber, Gonddry, Whitford, Busfield) "The Harriet Dinner, part 3" = A (MVPs: Perry, Paulson, Peet, Whitford, Busfield, Gonddry, Weber) "The Friday Night Slaughter" = A (MVPs: Perry--submission tape, editing, direction, writing; Paulson, Whitford, Peet, Busfield) "4 am Miracle" = A (MVPs: Perry, Paulson, Whitford, Peet, Hughley, Kids in the Hall guy) "The Disaster Show" = B (MVPs: Busfield, Weber, Janney) "Breaking News" = A- (MVPs: Perry, Peet, Whitford) "K & R, part 1" = A (MVPs: script, direction, Paulson, Perry, Peet, Whitford, Weber, Corddry) "K & R, part 2" = A (MVPs: Whitford, Perry, Paulson, Corddry, Hughley, Busfield) "K & R, part 3" = A (Script! MVPs: Weber, Perry, Paulson, Corddry, Hughley, Whitford) "What Kind of Day Has It Been?" = A+ (Direction and writing submission. MVPs: Perry, Paulson, Whitford, Peet, Busfield, Corddry, Hughley, Weber)
Heroes "Genesis (In His Own Image)" = A (MVPs: Masi Oka, Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panetierre, Ali Larter, Ramamurthy, Pasdar) "Don't Look Back" = B+ (MVPs: Masi Oka, Hayden Pantierre, Greg Grunberg, Milo Ventimiglia) "One Giant Leap" = B+ (MVPs: Set decoration, Oka, Grunberg, Ventimiglia, Larter) "Collision" = A- (MVPs: Oka, Ventimiglia, Panettiere, Pasdar, Ramamurthy) "Hiros" = A (MVPs: Oka, Pasdar, Ventimiglia, Grunberg, Cabrera) "Better Halves" = B (MVPs: Larter, Oka, Panettiere, Roberts) "Nothing to Hide" = A- (MVPs: Pasdan, Ventimiglia, Oka, Larter, Roberts) "Seven Minutes to Midnight" = A (MVPs: Grunberg, Oka, Cabrera, Coleman) "Homecoming" = A (MVPs: Panettiere, Ventimiglia, Ramamurthy) "Six Months Ago" = A (MVPs: Zachary Quinto submission tape; Oka, Ventimiglia, Grunberg, Pasdar) "Fallout" = A (MVPs: Masi Oka, Milo Ventimiglia, Greg Grunberg) "Godsend" = A (MVPs: Oka, Ventimiglia, Pasdar, Coleman, Panettiere, Ramamurthy, Cabrera) "The Fix" = A (MVPs: Grunberg, Pantierre, Ventimiglia, Pasdar, Ramamurthy) "Distractions" = A- (MVPs: Oka, Ventimiglia, Coleman, Panetierre, Pasdar) "Run!" = A (MVPs: Pasdar, Grunberg, Quinto, Ramamurthy, Oka, Kyson Lee) "Unexpected" = A (Submission for writing and direction. MVPs: Ventimiglia, Panetierre, Grunberg, Pasdar, Coleman, Ramamurthy, Quinto) "Company Man" = A+ (Stunning Coleman submission. MVPs: Grunberg, Panetierre) "Parasite" = A (MVPs: Ramamurthy, Ventimiglia, Oka, Pasdar) ".07%" = A (MVPs: Pasdar, Grunberg, Oka, Panetierre, Ramamurthy, Ventimilia, Quinto) "Five Years Gone" = B+ (MVPs: Ventimilia, Grunberg, Oka, Pasdar, Ramamurthy, Coleman, Panetierre, Quinto) "The Hard Part" = B+ (MVPs: Pasdar, Oka, Ventimilia, Coleman, Quinto) "Landslide" = A- (MVPs: Pasdar, Ventimilia, Coleman, Grunberg, Quinto, Oka, Takei, McDowell) "How to Stop an Exploding Man" = B+ (MVPs: Ventimilia, Pasdar, Grunberg, Coleman, Oka, Takei, Quinto, Ramamurthy, Panetierre)
Two and a Half Men "Working for Caligula" = B (MVPs: Sheen, Cryer, Hinkle, Holland Taylor) "Who's Vod Kanockers?" = A (MVPs: Sheen, Cryer, Steven Tyler) "The Sea is a Harsh Mistress" = TBA "A Pot Smoking Monkey" = B+ (MVPs: Sheen, Jones, Cryer, Hinkle, Ferrell) "A Live Woman of Proven Fertility" = B- (MVPs: Sheen, Cryer, Stiles, Hinkle) "Apologies for the Frivolity" = B+ (MVPs: Sheen, Cryer, Taylor) "Repeated Blows to his Unformed Head" = B (MVPs: Cryer, Ferrell, Sheen, Hinkle) "Release the Dogs" = A+ (Submission for Cryer. MVPs: Sheen, Jones, Lynsky) "Corey's Been Dead for an Hour" = C (MVPs: Sheen, Cryer, Lynsky, Jones) "Kissing Abraham Lincoln" = A (MVPs: script, Sheen, Cryer) "Walnuts and Demerol" = TBA "Castrating Sheep in Montana" = B (MVPs: Cryer, Sheen, Ferrell, Taylor) "Don't Worry, Speed Racer" = B+ (MVPs: Sheen, Cryer, Ferrell, Taylor) "That's Summer Sausage, Not Salami" = A (Excellent script. MVPs: Sheen, Shields, Cryer) "My Damn Stalker" = A (MVPs: Sheen, Linsky, Cryer) "Young People Have Phlegm Too" = TBA "I Merely Slept With a Commie" = TBA "It Never Rains in Hooterville" = TBA "Smooth as a Ken Doll" = TBA "Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot" = TBA "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous" = TBA "Mr. McGlue's Feedbag" = TBA "Anteaters, They're Just Crazy-Lookin" = TBA "Prostitutes and Gelato" = TBA
New Adventures of Old Christine "The Passion of the Christine" = TBA "The Answer is Maybe, part 1" = TBA "Come to Papa, Jeff, part 2" = TBA "Oh God, Yes" = TBA "Separation Anxiety" = TBA "The Champ" = TBA "Playdate with Destiny" = TBA "Women 'N Tuition" = TBA "Mission: Impossible" = TBA "What About Barb?" = TBA "Crash" = TBA "Ritchie Scores" = TBA "Endless Shrimp, Endless Night" = TBA "Let Him Eat Cake" = TBA "Sleepless in Mar Vista" = TBA "Undercover Brother" = TBA "Strange Bedfellows" = TBA "The Real Thing" = TBA "Faith Off" = TBA "My Big Fat Sober Wedding" = TBA "Friends" = TBA "Frasier" = TBA "TK" = TBA "TK" = TBA
How I Met Your Mother "Where Were We?" = B (MVPs: Radnor, Smulders, Segel, Harris) "The Scorpion and the Toad" = B+ (MVPs: Harris, Hannigan, Segel) "Brunch" = TBA "Ted Mosby: Architect" = TBA "World's Greatest Couple" = TBA "Aldrin Justice" = B- (MVPs: Hannigan) "Swarley" = TBA "Atlantic City" = TBA "Slap Bet" = TBA "Single Stamina" = TBA "How Lily Stole Christmas" = TBA "First Time in New York" = TBA "Columns" = TBA "Monday Night Football" = TBA "Lucky Penny" = TBA "Stuff" = TBA "Arrivederci, Fiero" = TBA "Moving Day" = TBA "Bachelor Party" = TBA "Showdown" = TBA "Something Borrowed" = TBA "Something Blue" = TBA
Medium "Four Dreams, part 1" = TBA "Four Dreams, part 2" = TBA "Be Kind, Rewind" = TBA "Blood Relations" = TBA "Ghost in the Machine" = TBA "Profiles in Terror" = TBA "Mother's Little Helper" = TBA "The Whole Truth" = TBA "Better Off Dead" = TBA "Very Merry Maggie" = TBA "Apocalypse, Push" = TBA "The One Behind the Wheel" = TBA "Second Opinion" = TBA "We Had a Dream" = TBA "The Boy Next Door" = TBA "Whatever Possessed You" = TBA "Joe Day Afternoon" = TBA "1-900-LUCKY" = TBA "No One to Watch Over Me" = TBA "Head Games" = TBA "Heads Will Roll" = TBA "Everything Comes to a Head" = TBA
24 THIS HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME THE "HOLY CRAP!!!!" SEASON... "6 am to 7 am" = A (MVPs: Sutherland--definite submission tape; direction and writing tape; Rajskub; Atkinson; Rota, Nichols, Penn, MacNichol) "7 am to 8 am" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Rajskub, Siddig, King, Atkinson, Lennix, Penn) "8 am to 9 am" = A (MVPs:Sutherland, Penn, Rajskub, Atkinson, MacNichol, Nichols) "9 am to 10 am" = A (MVPs: HOLY CRAP!!! Sutherland, definite submission tape; Rajskub; Cross; Rota; Atkinson; MacNichol; Lennix) "10 am to 11 am" = A (MVPs: stunt guys and pyrotechnix guys; Sutherland, Rajskub, McCrane, guy who plays Morris, Lennix, King, Atkinson, MacNichol, Siddig) "11 am to Noon" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Cromwell, McCrane, MacNichol, Lowe, Atkinson, Balfour "Noon to 1 pm" = A+ (MVPs: Sutherland, McCrane, Cromwell, Rajskub, Rota) "1 pm to 2 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Rajskub, Lowe, MacNichol) "2 pm to 3 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Sofer, Cromwell, Rajskub) "3 pm to 4 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Sover, Cromwell, Itzin, Rota, Rajskub, Balfour) "4 pm to 5 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Itzin, Rajskub, Rota, Siddig, Lowe, MacNichol) "5 pm to 6 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Itzin, Boothe, MacNichol) "6 pm to 7 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Itzin, Smart, Morshower, Schroeder) "7 pm to 8 pm" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Balfour, Boothe, Atkinson, MacNichol, Rajskub, Rota) "8 pm to 9 pm" = A (Excellent episode. MVPs: Sutherland, Boothe, MacNichol, Rajskub, Balfour, Nichols, King, Atkinson, Michael Campbell) "9 pm to 10 pm" = A (Direction, cinematography!, editing, submission tape for Boothe. MVPs: Atkinson, Balfour, Sutherland, MacNichol, Schroeder, Nichols) "10 pm to 11 pm" = A+ (Series submission, stunning direction submission, editing submission. MVPs: Sutherland, MacNichol, Atkinson, Nichols, Balfour, Rota) "11 pm to Midnight" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Rajskub, Rota, Morrison, Atkinson, Boothe) "Midnight to 1 am" = A (Submission for direction. MVPs: Atkinson, Morrison, Schroeder, Rota, Rajskub, Balfour, Nicols, Boothe) "1 am to 2 am" = A (Submission for Sutherland and Rajskub. MVPs: Schroeder, Boothe, MacNichol, Atkinson, Nicols, Rota) "2 am to 3 am" = A- (MVPs: Sutherland, Rota, Rajskub, Balfour, Nichols, Schroeder) "3 am to 4 am" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, Sofer, Nichols, Schroeder, Cromwell, Boothe. Amazing cinematography.) "4 am to 5 am" = A (Cinematography, sound, editing, direction. MVPs: Sutherland, Schroeder, Nichols, Cromwell, Atkinson, Rajskub) "5 am to 6 am" = A (MVPs: Sutherland, script, direction, Rajskub)
TUESDAY Gilmore Girls
Boston Legal "Can't We All Get a Lung?" = B- "New Kids on the Block" = C (show really off, no MVPs) "Desperately Seeking Shirley" = A- (MVPs: Spader, Shatner, Bergen, Armstrong, Bierko) "Fine Young Cannibal" = C+ (MVPs: Spader, Shatner, Bergen, Binder) "Whose God Is It Anyway?" = B+ (MVPs: Script, Spader!, Bell, Shatner, Bierko, Clemenson) "The Verdict" = A (Powerhouse acting. MVPs: Bierko, Sagal, Heald, Armstrong, Zimmer, Spader, Bell, Lynch; direction) "Trick or Treat" = B (Predictable and trite writing. MVPs: Spader, Clemenson, Bowen) "Lincoln" = B+ (The script strains creduilty. MVPs: Spader, Bowen, Bierko, Valley, Burke) "On the Ledge" = B+ (Script strains credulity. MVPs: Spader, Clemenson, Shatner, Bergen) "The Nutcrackers" = B- (MVPs: Man, I hate this show.) "Angel of Death" = A- (MVPs: Spader, script, Zimmer, Shatner, Long, Bowen, Valley) "Nuts" = B- (MVPs: Spader, Zimmer, Bowen) "Dumping Bella" = C- (MVPs: blech) "Selling Sickness" = C (MVPs: Spader) "Fat Burner" = C (MVPs: Spader, Bierko) "The Good Lawyer" = C+ (MVPs: Spader, Clemenson, Bierko) "The Bride Wore Blood" = B (MVPs: Spader, Mullaly, Zimmer) "Son of the Defender" = A (MVPs: Shatner!, Spader, Bowen) "Brotherly Love" = B (MVPs: Valley, Spader, Whaley, Shatner, Zimmer, Diller, Bowen, Berman, Bergen, Auberjonois) "Guise N Dolls" = C (seriously sucky script. MVPs: Bergen, Spader) "Tea and Sympathy" = A- (MVPs: Spader, Clemenson, Shatner, Valley, Bowne, O'Grady, Berman) "Guantanamo By the Bay" = B (MVPs: script, Spader) "Duck and Cover" = A (Script. MVPs: Spader, Shatner, Bergen, Valley, Bowen) "Trial of the Century" = A (MVPs: script, Spader, Shatner, Bergen, Clemenson)
House "Meaning" = TBA "Cane & Able" = TBA "Informed Consent" = TBA "Lines in the Sand" = TBA "Fools for Love" = TBA "Que Sera Sera" = TBA "Son of Coma Guy" = TBA "Whac-a-Mole" = TBA "Finding Judas" = TBA "Merry Little Christmas" = TBA "Words and Deeds" = TBA "One Day, One Room" = TBA "Needle in a Haystack" = TBA "Insensitive" = TBA "Half-Wit" = TBA "Top Secret" = C- (Dreadful, plodding script. At least it has Riley from Buffy to redeem it. MVP: Edelstein) "Fetal Position" = TBA "Airborne" = TBA "Act Your Age" = TBA "House Training" = TBA "Family" = TBA "Resignation" = TBA "The Jerk" = TBA "Human Error" = TBA
WEDNESDAY Lost "A Tale of Two Cities" = B+ (A Jack episode. MVPs: Fox--submission tape, Holloway, Lilly, Emerson) "The Glass Ballerina" = A- (A Sun episode. MVPs: Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Emerson, Elizabeth Mitchell, Paula Malcolmson!!) "Further Instructions" = A (A Locke episode. MVPs: O'Quinn, Monaghan, Garcia, Adewale etc) "Every Man for Himself" = A (A Sawyer episode. MVPs: Holloway, Lilly, Henry Ian Cusick, Emerson, Fox, Mitchell, Monaghan, Garcia) "The Cost of Living" = B+ (An Eko episode. MVPs: AAA, Fox, O'Quinn, Mitchell, Emerson) "I Do" = A (A Kate episode. MVPs: Lilly, Fox, Holloway, Emerson, Fillion, Mitchell) "Not In Portland" = A (A Juliet episode. MVPs: Mitchell, Fox, Holloway, Lilly, Emerson) "Flashes Before Your Eyes" = A (A Desmond episode. MVPs: Cusick, Monaghan, Garcia) "Stranger in a Strange Land" = A (A Jack episode. MVPs: Fox, Mitchell, Emerson, Holloway, Lilly) "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" = A+ (A Hurley episode. A perfect episode. MVPs: Garcia, Holloway, Monaghan, Dae-Kim, Kim, Lilly, O'Quinn) "Enter 77" = A (A Sayid episode. MVPs: Andrews, O'Quinn, Lilly, Garcia, Holloway, Furian) "Par Avion" = A (A Claire episode. MVPs: De Ravin, Monaghan, Cusick, Lilly, O'Quinn, Andrews, Mira Furian--good submission for her) "The Man From Tallahassee" = A (A Locke episode. O'Quinn submisssion tape. MVPs: Emerson, Fox, Lilly, Mitchell, Andrews) "Expose" = A- (A Nikki episode. And as Sawyer says: "Who the hell is Nikki?" MVPs: Holloway, Monaghan, Garcia, Santoro, Sanchez, Cusick) "Left Behind" = A- (A Kate episode. MVPs: Lilly, Dickens, Holloway, Garcia, Mitchell, Fox, Cusick, de Ravin, Monaghan, O'Quinn, Andrews) "One of Us" = A+ (A Juliet episode. And can I just say? Elizabeth Mitchell!!! Amazing work. Guaranteed Emmy nom with this tape. Series submission, submission for directing, editing, writing. MVPs: Holloway, Andrews, Lilly, Fox, Monaghan, Garcia) "Catch 22" = A (A Desmond episode. MVPs: Cusick, Monaghan, Holloway, Lilly, Fox, Garcia, DD Kim) "D.O.C." = A- (A Sun episode. MVPs: Yunjin Kim, Mitchell, Lilly, Dae Kim) "The Brig" = A- (A Locke episode. MVPs: Holloway, O'Quinn, Emerson, Lilly, Cusick) "The Man Behind the Curtain" = A (A Ben episode. MVPs: Emerson, O'Quinn, Holloway, Lilly, Carbonell, Mitchell, Fox, Andrews) "Greatest Hits" = A (A Charlie episode. MVPs: Monaghan, Cusick, Fox, Andrews, Furian, Garcia, Lilly, Yunjin Kim) "Through the Looking Glass, parts 1 and 2" = A (Submission for Fox, MVPs: Holloway, Monaghan, Lilly, Cusick, Andrews, Garcia, Mitchell, Emerson, O'Quinn)
In Case of Emergency "Pilot" = A- (MVPs: Silverman, Arquette, Germann, Hu) "It's Got to be the Morning After" = B (MVPs: Silverman, Arquette, Germann) "Let Go, Let Golf" = C (MVPs: Hu, Arquette, Germann, Silverman) "Stuck in Amber" = TBA "Denial for a While" = TBA "Oh, Henry" = TBA "Forbidden Love" = TBA "Proof of Love" = TBA "Your Goose Is Cooked" = B (MVPs: Silverman, Arquette, Hu, Germann) "The Good, the Bad and the Mob" = TBA "Happy Endings" = TBA "Disorder in the Court" = B- (MVPs: Silverman, Arquette, Germann) "The Picture" = TBA
THURSDAY CSI
ER "Graduation Day" = TBA
Ugly Betty "Pilot" = A (MVPs: America Ferrara, Vanessa Williams, Gina Gershon) "The Box and the Bunny" = A (MVPs: Ferrara, her boss, Williams, the father, Jensen) "Queens for a Day" = A (MVPs: Ferrara, Eric Mabius, Williams, Dale) "Fey's Sleigh Ride" = A (MVPs: the whole cast gels in this one) "The Lyin', the Witch and the Wardrobe" = A- (somewhat ageist script; MVPs: Ferrara, Williams, Newton) "Trust, Lust and Must" = B- (horrible script; MVPs: Williams) "After Hours" = A (MVPs: Ferrara, Hayek, Mabius, Williams) "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" = A- (MVPs: Ferrara, Mabius, Ortiz, Hayek, Williams, Newton) "Lose the Boss?" = A (Series submission. MVP: Ferrara, Mabius, Williams, Hayek) "Fake Plastic Snow" = A (Script, direction. MVPs: Hayek, Mabius, Newton, Williams, Ferrara, Christopher Gorham) "Swag" = A (MVPs: Ferrara, Williams, Jensen, Urie, Newton, Mabius) "Sofia's Choice" = B- (MVPs: Williams, Hayek, Mabius, Ferrara, Jensen) "In or Out" = A- (MVPs: Mabius, Ferrara, Romijn, Williams, Newton) "I'm Coming Out" = A- (MVPs: Romijn, Ferrara, Mabius, Williams, Jensen) "Brothers" = TBA "Derailed" = TBA "Icing on the Cake" = TBA "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" = TBA "The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty" = CLIP SHOW "Punch Out" = TBA "Petra-Gate" = TBA "Secretaries Day" = TBA "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" = TBA "East Side Story" = TBA
Grey's Anatomy "Time Has Come Today" = A (MVPs: Wilson, Heigl, Dempsey, Knight, editing nom, writing nom, direction nom) "I Am a Tree" = A (MVPs: script, Wilson, Heigl, Ramirez, Pickens, Knight, Carroll, Chambers, Dempsey, O'Donnell) "Sometimes a Fantasy" = A (MVPs: script, Heigl, Wilson, Walsh, Dempsey, Knight, Ramirez, Chambers, Pickens) "What I Am" = A- "Oh, the Guilt" = B (Submission tape for Wilson and Walsh. MVPs: Heigl, Dempsey, Dane, Knight, Ramirez, Pickens Jr., Chambers) "Let the Angels Commit" = A- (MVPs: Heigl, Dempsey, Oh, Wilson, Pickens, Walsh, Ramirez) "Where the Boys Are" = A (Series submission, possible Heigl submission. MVPs: Dempsey, Wilson, Pickens, Knight, Chambers) "Staring at the Sun" = A (Possible Knight submission. MVPs: Heigl, Dempsey, Walsh, Wilson!!!!--she sings!!!, PIckens, Burton) "From a Whisper to a Scream" = A (Definite Series submission. Submission for writing, direction, Oh. MVPs: Washington, Dempsey, Knight, Ramirez, Wilson, Heigl) "Don't Stand So Close to Me" = A (Possible Wilson submission. MVPs: Knight, Oh, Pompeo, Winningham, Heigl, Walsh, Dane, Pickens, Dempsey, Chambers) "Six Days, Part 1" = A (Possible Series submission, Defininte Knight submission, submission for Heigl. MVPs: Wilson, Pickens, Dempsey, Walsh) "Six Days, Part 2" = A (Definite Series submission, definite Knight submission. MVPs: Heigl, Wilson, Dempsey, Walsh, Ramirez) "Great Expectations" = B (MVPs: Wilson [not as good a submission for her as Oh, the Guilt, though], Heigl, Dempsey, Knight, Ramirez) "Wishin and Hopin" = B+ (Kate Burton submission! MVPs: Knight, Heigl, Ramirez, Wilson, Walsh, Pompeo) "Walk on Water" = B+ (MVPs: editing, direction, Heigl, Chambers, Wilson, Dempsey, Oh, Ramirez, Rocha) "Drowning on Dry Land" = A (MVPs: Dempsey, Heigl, Wilson, Walsh) "Some Kind of Miracle" = B (MVPs: Heigl, Dempsey, Oh, Wilson, Pickens, Knight, Ramirez, Chambers, Walsh, Pompeo, Burton, Morgan, Chandler) "Scars and Souvenirs" = A (MVPs: Dempsey, Knight, Heigl, Chambers, Oh, Pompeo, Wilson, Pickens, Ramirez, Winningham, Rees, Dane, Agdashloo, Reaser) "My Favorite Mistake" = A (MVPs: Heigl, Dempsey, Wilson, Dane, Walsh, Knight, Ramirez, Pickens, Oh) "Every Moment Counts" = CLIP SHOW "Time After Time" = A (MVPs: Heigl, Knight, Wilson, Dempsey, Pickens, Walsh, Kane, Winningham, Pompeo) "Desire" = A (MVPs: Ramirez!, Heigl, Wilson, Walsh, Dempsey, Dane, Knight, Oh, Pickens, Pileggi, Reaser) "The Other Side of This Life, part 1" = B+ (MVPs: Walsh, Brenneman, Daly, Diggs, Dungey, Carroll, Dane, Dempsey, Sbarge) "The Other Side of This Life, part 2" = A (MVPs: Walsh, Dempsey, Brenneman, Diggs, Dungey, Wilson, Heigl, Knight, Ramirez) "Testing 1-2-3" = A (MVPs: Heigl, Knight, Ramirez, Dempsey, Walsh, Reaser, Wilson, Perkins, Chandler, Dane, Oh) "Didn't We Almost Have It All?" = A (MVPs: Heigl, Knight, Perkins, his wife, Walsh, Wilson, Oh, Carroll, Dempsey)
My Name Is Earl "Very Bad Things" = B (MVPs: Lee, Pressley, Suplee) "Jump for Joy" = B+ (MVPs: Pressley, Lee, Suplee, Velazquez) "Sticks and Stones" = A (MVPs: Lee, Greer, Pressly, Matlin, Suplee) "Larceny of a Kitty Cat" = A (MVPs: Suplee, Lee, Pressley) "Van Hickey" = TBA "Made a Lady Think I Was God" = TBA "Mailbox" = TBA "Robbed a Stoner Blind" = TBA "Born a Gamblin Man" = TBA "South of the Border, Part Uno" = TBA "South of the Border, Part Dos" = TBA "Our "Cops" is On" = TBA "Buried Treasure" = TBA "Kept a Guy Locked in a Trunk" = TBA "Foreign Exchange Student" = TBA "Blow" = TBA "The Birthday Party" = TBA "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy" = TBA "Harassed a Reporter" = TBA "Two Balls, Two Strikes" = TBA "G.E.D." = TBA "Get a Real Job" = TBA "The Trial" = TBA
The Office "Gay Witch Hunt" = A (MVPs: Carrell, the guy who plays Oscar) "The Convention" = B (MVPs: Carrell, Krasinski, Fischer) "The Coup" = A (MVPs: Wilson, Carrell, Fischer, Krasinski) "Grief Counseling" = A- (MVPs: Carrell, Fischer, Krasinski, Wilson) "Initiation" = A- (MVPs: Fischer, Krasinski, Wilson, Novak) "Diwali" = A (Possible submission for Carrell. MVPs: Fischer, Krasinski, Wilson, Kaling, Kinsey, Helms, Jones) "Branch Closing" = A (Editing submission. MVPs: Krasinski, Fischer, Hardin, Carell, Wilson, Jones) "The Merger" = B+ (MVPs: Carrell, Krasinski, Wilson, Fischer, Jones, Helms) "The Convict" = B (MVPs: Fischer, Krasinski, Wilson, Helms, Jones) "A Benihana Christmas" = A (MVPs: Wilson, Carrell, Fischer, Krasinski, Kinsey) "Back from Vacation" = A (MVPs: Carrell, Hardin, Wilson, Fischer, Krasinski) "Traveling Salesmen" = A (MVPs: Wilson, Krasinski, Carrell, Helms, Kinsey, Fischer) "The Return" = A (MVPs: Kinsey, Wilson, Carrell, Helms!, Krasinski, Fischer, Jones) "Ben Franklin" = A (MVPs: script, Wilson, Carrell, Fischer, Krasinski, Jones) "Phyllis' Wedding" = A (MVPs: Fischer, Krasinski, Carrell, Lapin, Wilson) "Business School" = A (MVPs: Wilson, Krasinski, Fischer, Carrell, Novak) "****tails" = A (MVPs: Hardin, Wilson, Krasinski, Carrell, Fischer) "The Negotiation" = A (MVPs: Carrell, Hardin, Krasinski, Fischer, Wilson) "Safety Training" = A- (MVPs: Carrell, Wilson, Helms, Krasinski, Fischer, Novak) "Product Recall" = A (MVPs: Krasinski, Wilson, Carrell, Helms, Fischer, Kaling, Kinsey) "Women's Appreciation" = A (MVPs: Smith, Fischer, Carrell, Jones, Kinsey, Krasinski, Wilson) "Beach Games" = A (MVPs: Fischer, Carrell, Wilson, Baker, Krasinski, Helms) "The Job" = A (MVPs: Fischer!, Krasinski, Carrell, Hardin, Helms, Wilson, Kinsey)
30 Rock "Pilot" = A (MVPs: Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey) "The Aftermath" = B+ (MVPs: Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin) "Blind Date" = B+ (MVPs: Fey, Baldwin, the page guy, the lesbian) "Jack the Writer" = A- (MVPs: Fey, Baldwin, McBrayer) "Jack-Tor" = A (Baldwin submission tape; MVPs: Krakowski, Fey, Morgan) "Jack Meets Dennis" = B+ (MVPs: Baldwin, Fey, Krakowski) "Tracy Does Conan" = A (MVPs: Fey, O'Brien, Krakowski, Adsit, Morgan) "The Break-Up" = A- (MVPs: Fey, Baldwin, Krakowski, Morgan) "The Baby Show" = B+ (MVPs: Baldwin, McBreyer, Morgan, Krakowski, Fey) "The Rural Juror" = B+ (MVPs: Fey, Krakowski, Baldwin, Morgan, Friedlander) "The Head & the Hair" = B+ (Submission tape for McBrayer. MVPs: Fey, Krakowski, Baldwin, Hermann) "Black Tie" = B+ (MVPs: Fey, Rosselini, Baldwin, Krakowski, McBrayer, Ruebens) "Up All Night" = A- (MVPs: Fey, Krakowski, Baldwin, McBrayer, Friedlander) "The C Word" = A- (MVPs: Fey, Baldwin, Morgan, Torn, Friedlander, McBrayer. Minus points for Dratch.) "Hard Ball" = A (MVPs: Krakowski, Baldwin, Fey, McBrayer) "The Source Awards" = A (MVPs: Fey, Baldwin, McBrayer, Morgan, Krakowski) "The Fighting Irish" = A (Submission for Tina Fey. MVPs: Baldwin, Krakowski, Friedlander, McBrayer) "Fireworks" = A (MVPs: Baldwin, Arnett, McBrayer, Fey, Sudekis, Friedlander) "Corporate Crush" = B (MVPs: Fey, Sudekis, Baldwin, Friedlander, McBrayer) "Cleveland" = A (MVPs: Fey, Morgan, Baldwin, Sedakis, Hayes, McBrayer) "Hiatus" = A (MVPs: Fey, Baldwin, McBrayer, Hayes, Morgan)
Men in Trees "Pilot" = B- "Power Shift" = A- (MVPs: Tupper, Emily Bergl, Amos) "For What It's Worth..." = B+ (MVPs: Bergl, Tupper, Heche) "Sink or Swim" = TBA "Talk for Tat" = TBA "The Caribou in the Room" = TBA "Ladies Frist" = TBA "The Buddy System" = TBA "The Menaissance" = TBA "New York Fiction (1)" = TBA "New York Fiction (2)" = TBA "The Darkest Day" = TBA "History Lessons" = TBA "Bed, Bat & Beyond" = TBA "Take It Like a Man" = TBA "Nice Girls Finish Frist" = TBA "The Indecent Proposal" = TBA
Friday Friday Night Lights "Pilot" = A- (Definite editing nomination, frontrunner to win--I can't see any show beating this episode; submission tape for direction, cinematography. MVPs: script, Chandler, Britton, Charles, Porter, Gilford) "Eyes Wide Open" = A- (MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Porter, Kelly) "Wind Sprints" = B+ (MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Kitsch, Kelly) "Who's Your Daddy?" = A- (Possible submission for Chandler. MVPs: Britton, Gilford, Kitsch) "Git 'Er Done" = A (Possible Series submission. MVPs: Script, Chandler, Britton, Palicki, Kitsch, Kelly, Porter) "El Accidente" = A (Possible submission for Series, Chandler. MVPs: Britton, Porter, Kelly, Kitsch, Gilford) "Homecoming" = A (MVPs: Kitsch, Charles, Chandler, Porter) "Crossing the Line" = A (MVPs: script, Kitsch, Chandler, Porter, Gilford, Charles) "Full Hearts" = A (Series submission. MVPs: direction, script, Chandler, Charles, Britton, Gilford, Kitsch, Kelly) "It's Different for Girls" = B+ (Kelly submission tape. MVPs: Kitsch, Britton, Chandler, Gilford, Porter) "Nevermind" = A- (Gilford submission tape. MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Plemons --tutoring Kitsch, Teegarden) "What to Do While You're Waiting" = A (Possible Chandler and writing submission. MVPs: Palicki, Kitsch, Charles, Davis, Gilford, Teegarden) "Little Girl, I Wanna Marry You" = A (Possible submission for Chandler. MVPs: Charles, Britton, Porter, Palicki, Leland) "Upping the Ante" = A (Possible submission for Kitsch. MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Charles, Porter, Palicki) "Blinders" = A+ (Script, direction submissions. MVPs: Britton, Chandler, Palicki, Kelly, Charles, Kitsch) "Black Eyes & Broken Hearts" = A+ (Script, direction submissions. MVPs: Chandler (possible submission), Britton, Kitsch, Charles, Teegarden, Gilford) "I Think We Should Have Sex" = A (Script, direction submissions. MVPs: Britton, Teegarden, Chandler, Kitsch, Palicki) "Extended Families" = A (Script, direction submissions. MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Palicki, Kitsch) "Ch-Ch-Changes" = A (Script, direction. MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Kitsch, Palicki, Teegarden, Porter) "Mud Bowl" = A+ (Stunning editing and direction and writing. MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Palicki, Kitsch, Porter) "Best Laid Plans" = A (MVPs: Britton, Chandler, Palicki, Plemons, Porter, Kitsch, Kelly, Charles) "State" = A+ (MVPs: Chandler, Britton, Kitsch, Palicki)
MISC HBO
Entourage "Aquamom" = A (MVPs: Possible Piven submission tape; Ruehl, James Woods, Connolly, Lee, Dillon) "One Day in the Valley" = A (Submission tape for Series, Piven. MVPs: Grenier, Connolly, script) "Dominated" = B+ (MVPs: Connolly, Grenier, Piven) "Guys and Doll" = A- (MVPs: Grenier, Connolly, Piven, Dom) "Crash and Burn" = A (MVPs: Grenier, Piven, Connolly, Ferrara) "Three's Company" = A- (MVPs: Piven, Connolly, Dillon) "Strange Days" = B+ (MVPs: Piven, McDowell, Connolly, Chiriqui) "The Release" = A (MVPs: Piven, McDowell, D'Angelo, Grenier) "Vegas, Baby, Vegas" = A- (Direction submission. MVPs: Grenier, Dillon, Connolly, Piven, D'Angelo) "I Wanna Be Sedated" = A (MVPs: Connolly, Grenier, Ferrara, Landau) "What About Bob?" = A- (MVPs: Piven, Grenier, Dillon, Ferrara, Landau, Connolly) "Sorry, Ari" = A (MVPs: Piven, Grenier, Connolly, Landau, D'Angelo) "Less than 30" = B+ (MVPs: Gugino, Piven, Connolly, Dillon, Grenier) "Dog Day Afternoon" = A (MVPs: Piven, Lee, Grenier, Dillon, Ferrara) "Manic Monday" = A (MVPs: Piven, Grenier, Gugino, Connolly, Dunn, D'Angelo, Lee) "Gotcha!" = A- (MVPs: Grenier, Gugino, Piven, Connolly, Dillion, Ferrara) "The Return of the King" = A- (MVPs: Grenier, Connolly, Piven, Gugino, Dillon, Burns) "The Resurrection" = B+ (MVPs: Dillon, Grenier, Connolly, Ferrara, Piven) "The Prince's Bride" = A (MVPs: Ferrara, Dillon, Grenier, Piven, Connolly) "Adios Amigos" = A (MVPs: Grenier, Connolly, Dillon, Ferrara, Piven)
Rome "Passover" = TBA "Son of Hades" = TBA "These Being the Words of Marcus Tuillius Cicero" = TBA "Testudo et Lepus" = TBA "Heroes of the Republic" = TBA "Phillippi" = TBA "Death Mask" = TBA "A Necessary Fiction" = TBA "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus" = TBA "De Patre Vostro" = TBA "TK" = TBA "TK" = TBA
The Wire "Boys of Summer" = TBA "Soft Eyes" = TBA "Home Room" = TBA "Refugees" = TBA "Alliances" = TBA "Margin of Error" = TBA "Unto Others" = TBA "Corner Boys" = TBA "Know Your Place" = TBA "Misgivings" = TBA "A New Day" = TBA "That's Got His Own" = TBA "Final Grades" = TBA
Deadwood "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" = B+ (MVPs: McShane) "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For" = A (MVPs: Olyphant, McShane, McRaney, Boothe) "True Colors" = B (Submission tapes for McRaney and Parker; MVPs: Olyphant, Boothe, McShane, Malcolmsen) "Full Faith and Credit" = TBA "A Two-Headed Beast" = TBA "A Rich Find" = TBA "Unauthorized Cinnamon" = TBA "Leviathan Smiles" = TBA "Amateur Night" = TBA "A Constant Throb" = TBA "The Catbird Seat" = TBA "Tell Him Something Pretty" = TBA
The Sopranos SEASON SIX "Kaisha" = TBA
SEASON SEVEN "Soprano Home Movies" = TBA "Stage 5" = TBA "Remember When" = TBA "Chasing It" = TBA "Walk Like a Man" = TBA "Kennedy and Heidi" = TBA "The Second Coming" = TBA ************************************************** "Blue Comet" = TBA (now eligible this Emmy season, due to rule change)) "Made In America" = TBA
Dirt "Pilot" = A- (MVPs: Courteney Cox, Ian Hart) "Blogan" = A (MVPs: Cox, Hart, Stewart, Arquette) "Ovophagy" = A (would have been A+ except the guy playing Cox's brother was a little off. MVPs: Cox, Hart, Grant Show!!!) "What To Expect When You're Expecting" = A- (MVPs: Possible Cox submission. MVPs: Hart, Hartley, the woman with the shoes) "You Don't Know Jack" = TBA "The Secret Life of Altar Girls" = TBA "Come Together" = TBA "The Thing Under the Bed" = TBA "This Is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation" = A- (MVPs: Cox, Vincent Gallo, Ian Hart, script) "The Sexxx Issue" = TBA "Pap Smeared" = TBA "Caught on Tape" = TBA "Unknown (Season Finale)" = TBA
The Riches "Pilot" = A- (Submission for Izzard, Driver, script.) "Believe the Lie" = TBA "Operation Education" = TBA "Been There, Done That" = TBA "The Big Floss" = TBA "Reckless Gardening" = TBA "Virgin Territory" = TBA "X Spots the Mark" = TBA "Cinderella" = TBA "This Is Your Brain on Drugs" = TBA "Anything Hugh Can Do, I Can Do Better" = TBA "It's a Wonderful Lie" = TBA ****************************************technically after the old deadline "Waiting for Dogot" = TBA
Drive "Pilot" = TBA "The Starting Line" = TBA
The Sarah Silverman Show (I'm not actually watching this show. I might suffer through Silverman's submission.) "Officer Jay" = D (Great graphics and camera work) "Humanitarian of the Year" = TBA "Positively Negative" = TBA "Not Without My Daughter" = TBA "Muffin Man" = TBA "Batteries" = TBA
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Cold Case 70 - "Rampage" - A+ 71 - "The War at Home" - B+ 72 - "Sandhogs" - C+ 73 - "Baby Blues" - A+ 74 - "Saving Sammy" - B- 75 - "Static" - B+ 76 - "The Key" - B+ 77 - "Fireflies" - B+ 78 - "Lonely Hearts" - B+ 79 - "Forever Blue" - C+ 80 - "Red and the Blue" - B+ 81 - "Knuckle Up" - 82 - "Blackout" - C+ 83 - "8:03 AM" - B+ 84 - "Blood on the Tracks" - C+ 85 - "The Good-Bye Room" - A- 86 - "Shuffle, Ball Change" - B+ 87 - "A Dollar, A Dream" - A+ 88 - "Offender" - A+ 89 - "Stand Up and Roller" - C+ 90 - "Torn" - A+ 91 - "Cargo" - A- 92 - "The Good Death" - B+ 93 - "Stalker" - B+
Medium 39 - "Four Dreams (1)" - C+ 40 - "Four Dreams (2)" - C+ 41 - "Be Kind, Rewind" - C+ 42 - "Blood Relations" - A+ 43 - "Ghost in the Machine" - C+ 44 - "Profiles in Terror" - C+ 45 - "Mother's Little Helper" - B- 46 - "The Whole Truth" - C+ 47 - "Better Off Dead" - B+ 48 - "Very Merry Maggie" - C+ 49 - "Apocalypse, Push" - C+ 50 - "The One Behind the Wheel" - C+ 51 - "Second Opinion" - C+ 52 - "We Had a Dream" - A+ 53 - "The Boy Next Door" - B+ 54 - "Whatever Possessed You" - C+ 55 - "Joe Day Afternoon" - B+ 56 - "1-900 Lucky" - B+ 57 - "No One to Watch Over Me" - C+ 58 - "Heed Games" - B+ 59 - "Heads Will Roll" - B- 60 - "Everything Comes to a Head" - A+
Grey's Anatomy 37 - "Time Has Come Today" - C+ 38 - "I Am a Tree" - C+ 39 - "Sometimes a Fantasy" - B+ 40 - "What I Am" - C+ 41 - "Oh, the Guilt" - C+ 42 - "Let the Angels Commit" - A- 43 - "Where the Boys Are" - C+ 44 - "Staring at the Sun" - B+ 45 - "From a Whisper to a Scream" - A- 46 - "Don´t Stand So Close to Me" - B- 47 - "Six Days (1)" - B+ 48 - "Six Days (2)" - A+ 49 - "Great Expectations" - A+ 50 - "Wishin' and Hopin'" - A+ 51 - "Walk on Water" - A- 52 - "Drowning on Dry Land" - B- 53 - "Some Kind of Miracle" - A+ 54 - "Scars and Souvenirs" - B+ 55 - "My Favorite Mistake" - C+ 56 - "Time After Time" - B+ 57 - "Desire" - B+ 58 – “The Other Side of This Life (1)” – B- 59 – “The Other Side of This Life (2)” – B- 60 – “Testing 1-2-3” – B+ 61 – “Didn’t We Almost Have It All?” - A+
What About Brian? 01 - "Pilot" - B+ 02 - "Two in Twenty-Four" - B+ 03 - "Moving Day" - B- 04 - "The Importance of Being Brian" - B+ 05 - "Sex, Lies and Videotape" - A- 06 - "What About Second Chances..." - A- 07 - "What About the Wedding..." - A+ 08 - "What About Denial..." - A- 09 - "What About the Fish..." - B+ 10 - "What About Angelo's Ashes" - B- 11 - "What About What Was Supposed to Be..." - C+ 12 - "What About First Steps..." - B+ 13 - "What About Secrets..." - B- 14 - "What About True Confessions..." - B- 15 - "What About the Tangled Web..." - B+ 16 - "What About the Exes..." - B- 17 - "What About Marjorie..." - C+ 18 - "What About the Lake House..." - C+ 19 - "What About Finding Your Place..." - B+ 20 - "What About Temptations..." - B- 21 - "What About Strange Bedfellows..." - C+ 22 - "What About All That Glitters..." - B+ 23 - "What About Secret Lovers..." - B+ 24 - "What About Calling All Friends..." - B+
Lost 49 - "A Tale of Two Cities" - C+ 50 - "The Glass Ballerina" - B+ 51 - "Further Instructions" - C+ 52 - "Every Man for Himself" - C+ 53 - "The Cost of Living" - C+ 54 - "I Do" - C+ 55 - "Not in Portland" - B+ 56 - "Flashes Before Your Eyes" - A- 57 - "Stranger in a Strange Land" - C+ 58 - "Tricia Tanaka is Dead" - A- 59 - "Enter 77" - C+ 60 - "Par Avion" - A- 61 - "The Man From Tallahassee" - C+ 62 - "Exposé" - C- 63 - "Left Behind" - C+ 64 - "One of Us" - A- 65 - "Catch-22" - C+ 66 - "D.O.C." - B- 67 - "The Brig" - A+ 68 – “The Man Behind the Curtain” – C+ 69 – “Greatest Hits” – B+ 70 – “Through the Looking Glass (1)” – A- 71 – “Through the Looking Glass (2)” - B-
The New Adventures of Old Christine 14 - "The Passion of the Christine (2)" - B+ 15 - "The Answer is Maybe (1)" - B+ 16 - "Come to Papa, Jeff (2)" - B- 17 - "Oh God, Yes!" - A+ 18 - "Separation Anxiety" - B- 19 - "The Champ" - B+ 20 - "Playdate With Destiny" - A- 21 - "Women 'N Tuition" - B+ 22 - "Mission: Impossible" - C+ 23 - "What About Barb?" - C+ 24 - "Crash" - C+ 25 - "Ritchie Scores" - C+ 26 - "Endless Shrimp, Endless Night" - C+ 27 - "Let Him Eat Cake" - C+ 28 - "Sleepless in Mar Vista" - B+ 29 - "Undercover Brother" - A- 30 - "Strange Bedfellows" - B+ 31 - "The Real Thing" - B+ 32 - "Faith Off" - B+ 33 - "My Big Fat Sober Wedding" - B+ 34 - "Friends" - A- 35 - "Frasier" - B-
Desperate Housewives 48 - "Listen to the Rain on the Roof" - C+ 49 - "It Takes Two" - B+ 50 - "A Weekend in the Country" - C+ 51 - "Like it Was" - C+ 52 - "Nice She Ain't" - C+ 53 - "Sweetheart I Have to Confess" - A+ 54 - "Bang" - A+ 55 - "Children and Art" - C+ 56 - "Beautiful Girls" - C+ 57 - "The Miracle Song" - B+ 58 - "No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds" - B+ 59 - "Not While I'm Around" - C+ 60 - "Come Play Wiz Me" - B+ 61 - "I Remember That" - C+ 62 - "The Little Things You Do Together" - A- 63 - “My Husband, the Pig” - B- 64 - "Dress Big" - C+ 65 - "Liaisons" - B+ 66 - "God, That's Good" - C+ 67 - "Gossip" - C+ 68 - "Into the Woods" - B- 69 – “What Would We Do Without You? (1)” – C+ 70 – “What Would We Do Without You? (2)” - A-
Men in Trees 01 - "Pilot" - B- 02 - "Power Shifts" - B- 03 - "For What's Worth..." - B+ 04 - "Sink or Swim" -B+ 05 - "Talk for Tat" - A- 06 - "The Caribou in the Room" - B+ 07 - "Ladies First" - B- 08 - "The Buddy System" - B+ 09 - "The Menaissance" - A+ 10 - "New York Fiction (1)" - B- 11 - "New York Fiction (2)" - B+ 12 - "The Darkest Day" - B+ 13 - "History Lessons" - B+ 14 - "Bad, Bat & Beyond" - C+ 15 - "Take It Like a Man" - B+ 16 - "Nice Girls Finish First" - B+ 17 - "Indecent Proposal" - C+
30 Rock 01 - "Pilot" - C+
The Bedford Diaries 01 – “I’m Gonna Love College” – B- 02 – “The Truth About Sex” – B+ 03 - "Tell Me No Secrets" - B- 04 - "Zen and the Art of Manipulation" - B- 05 - "Love and the Tenth Planet" - B- 06 - "The Passion of the Beaver" - B- 07 - "Risky Business" - C+
Gilmore Girls 132 - "The Long Morrow" - C+ 133 - "“That’s What You Get, Folks, for Makin´ Whoopee” – C+ 134 - "Lorelai's First Cotillion" - B+ 135 - "´S Wonderful, ´S Marvelous" - A- 136 - "The Great Stink" - B+ 137 - "Go, Bulldogs!" - B+ 138 - "French Twist" - B+ 139 - "Introducing Lorelai Planetarium" - B+ 140 - "Knit, People, Knit" - C+ 141 - “Merry Fisticuffs” - C+ 142 - "Santa's Secret Stuff" - C+ 143 - "To Whom It May Concern" - C+ 144 - "I'd Rather be in Philadelphia" - A- 155 - "Farewell, My Pet" - C+ 156 - "I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar" - C+ 157 - "Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?" - B+ 158 - "Gilmore Girls Only" - B+ 159 - "Hay Bale Maze" - C+ 160 - "It's Just Like Riding a Bike" - B+ 161 - "Lorelai, Lorelai" - B- 162 - "Unto the Breach" - C+ 163 - "Bon Voyage" - C+
E.R. 268 - "Bloodline" - A+ 269 - "Graduation Day" - C+ 270 - "Somebody to Love" - A+ 271 - "Parenthood" - C+ 272 - "Ames v. Kovac" - B- 273 - "Heart of the Matter" - A- 274 - "Jigsaw" - B+ 275 - "Reason to Believe" - B+ 276 - "Scoop and Run" - B+ 277 - "Tell Me No Secrets" - C+ 278 - "City of Mercy" - C+ 279 - "Breach of Trust" - C+ 280 - "A House Divided" - C+ 281 - "Murmurs of the Heart" - A+ 282 - "Dying is Easy..." - A- 283 - "Crisis of Conscience" - C+ 284 - "From Here to Paternity" -B- 285 - "Photographs and Memories" - B+ 286 - "Family Business" - B- 287 - "Lights Out" - B+ 288 - "I Don't" - A+ 289 - "Sea Change" - B- 290 - "The Honeymoon's Over" - C+
Ugly Betty 01 - "Pilot" - B+ 02 - "The Box and the Bunny" - B+ 03 - "Queens for a Day" - B+ 04 - "Fey's Sleigh Hard" - B+ 05 - "The Lyin', the Witch and the Wardrobe" - A- 06 - "Trust, Lust and Must" - A- 07 - "After Hours" - A- 08 - "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" - A- 09 - "Lose the Boss?" - A+ 10 - "Fake Plastic Snow" - A+ 11 - "Swag" - A- 12 - "Sofia's Choice" - A- 13 - "In or Out" - B+ 14 - "I´m Coming Out" - B- 15 - "Brothers" - B- 16 - "Derailed" - C+ 17 - "Icing on the Cake" - B- 18 - "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - 19 - "Punch Out" - B- 20 - "Petra-Gate" - B+ 21 - "Secretaries Day" - B+ 22 - "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" - B+ 23 - "East Side Story" - A-
The Class 01 - "The Class Reunites (a.k.a. Pilot)" - B+ 02 - "The Class Visits a Hospital" - B- 03 - "The Class Learns About Hurricanes" - B+ 04 - "The Class Blows About the Whistle" - C+ 05 - "The Class Gets Frozen Yogurt" - C+ 06 - "The Class Goes Trick-or-Treating" - B+ 07 - "The Class Goes to a Bar" - C+ 08 - "The Class Celebrates a Birthday" - B- 09 - "The Class Gives Thanks" - C+ 10 - "The Class Runs Into a Convenience Store" - C+ 11 - "The Class Celebrates a Birthday" - B- 12 - "The Class Gives Thanks" - C+ 13 - "The Class Runs Into a Convenience Store" - C+ 14 - "The Class Celebrates an Anniversary" - C+ 15 - "The Class Visits a Bad Neighborhood" - C+ 16 - "The Class Hits It" - C+ 17 - "The Class Has to Go to a Stupid Museum" - C+ 18 - "The Class Eats Moroccan Chicken" - C+ 19 - "The Class Has a Snow Day" - C+ 20 - "The Class Springs a Leak" - C+ 21 - "The Class Rides a Bull" - B+ 22 - "The Class Goes Back to the Hospital" - C+
The Closer 14 - "Blue Blood" - A- 15 - "Mom Duty" - A- 16 - "Slippin" - B+ 17 - "Aftertaste" - A+ 18 - "To Protect & To Serve" - B+ 19 - "Out of Focus" - B+ 20 - "Head Over Heels" - C+ 21 - "Critical Missing" - A+ 22 - "Heroic Measures" - A+ 23 - "The Other Woman" - B+ 24 - "Borderline" - B+ 25 - "No Good Deed" - A- 26 - "Overkill" - A+ 27 - "Serving the King (Part 1)" - B+ 28 - "Serving the King (Part 2)" - B-
Veronica Mars 45 - "Welcome Wagon" - C- 46 - "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week" - B- 47 - "Wichita Linebacker" - C+ 48 - "Charlie Don´t Surf" - C+ 49 - "President Evil" - C+ 50 - "Hi, Infidelity" - C+ 51 - "Of Vice and Men" - B+ 52 - "Lord of the Pi's" - C+ 53 - "Spit & Eggs" - A- 54 - "Show Me The Monkey" - C- 55 – “Poughkeepsie, Tramps & Thieves” – C+ 56 – “There’s Got to Be a Morning After Pill” – C+ 57 - "Postgame Mortem" - C+ 58 - "Mars, Barbs" - C+ 59 - "Papa's Cabin" - B+ 60 - "Un-American Graffiti" - B+ 61 - "Debasement Tapes" - B+ 62 - "I Know What You Will Do Next Summer" - A- 63 - "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" - B+ 64 - "The Bitch is Back" - C+
Rome 13 - “Passover” - B- 14 – “Son of Hades” – B+ 15 – “These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero” – B- 16 – “Testudo et Leptus (The Tortoise and the Hare)” – C+ 17 – “Heroes of the Republic” – C+ 18 – “Philippi” – A- 19 – “Death Mask” – B+ 20 – “A Necessary Fiction” – B- 21 – “Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)” – C+ 22 – “De Padre Vostro (About Your Father)” - B+
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For Your Oscar Consideration: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" - Best Actress in a Leading Role Sharlto Copley, "District 9" - Best Actor in a Leading Role Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
"Inglourious Basterds" - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction "District 9" - Best Editing, Best Visual Effects "God Bless Us Everyone", A Christmas Carol - Best Original Song
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DEADWOOD: 1. "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" (B) not great but possible submission; no acting tapes; Gerald McRaney great guest star 2. "I Am Not The Man You Take Me For" (A) great ensemble piece with McShane & Weigert as stand-outs; possible writing & directing nods 3. "True Colors" (C) muddled and boring; good work from McRaney but not really anybody else 4. "Full Faith & Credit" (C+) enjoyable comedic moments but sloppy plot; Olyphant was the MVP 5. "Two-Headed Beast" (A) best of season; MVPs were Brown & McRaney; possible writing & directing noms 6. "A Rich Find" (B) great guest work by Gooding & King 7. "Unauthorized Cinammon" (A-) loved the scene with everybody at the meeting 8. "Leviathan Smiles" (C) a big jumbled mess of an episode; hopefully worst of the season 9. "Amateur Night" (B+) great ensemble episode; McRaney definitely deserves a nom 10. "A Constant Throb" (A) second best episode of year; MVPs were Parker & McShane; Brown deserves writing nod 11. "The Catbird Seat" (A) riveting episode; great ensemble work
ENTOURAGE: 1. "Aquamom" (B) sets up season but not great; no acting tapes; Mercedes Ruehl & James Woods great guests 2. "One Day in the Valley" (A-) definite improvement with nice work from Kevin Dillon 3. "Dominated" (D) worst episode in a long time; Piven's worst performance; hated the guest actor 4. "Guys & Doll" (B) getting back on track; good ensemble piece; hopefully Dom is gone now 5. "Crash & Burn" (A-) great & very inside-Hollywood; funny cameo by Paul Haggis 6. "Three's Company" (B) not the best but very solid 7. "Strange Days" (B) good to see McDowell back and more agency plot 8. "The Release" (A) definitely a submission for Piven; great episode 9. "Vegas Baby, Vegas" (A-) one of their best "road" episodes; Dillon deserves Emmy attention 10. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (B) very little Piven but decent episode; guest nod possible for Martin Landau 11. "What About Bob? (B) Landau almost assured of guest nod now; weak Turtle storyline
THE SOPRANOS: 12. "Kaisha" (C) muddled half-season ender; possible Imperioli tape; Julianna Margulies great guest star
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Currently airing THE AMAZING RACE 11 (CBS) 11-1 I Told You Less Martinis And More Cardio B+ 11-2 Beauty Is Sometimes Skin Deep A+ 11-3 I'm Sorry I'm Wearing A Bathing Suit. It Is Very Weird, I Know A 11-4 No Babies on the Race! A 11-5 You Need to Watch Your Jokes, Guy A- 11-6 We're Going to Trade You for Food Now B+ 11-7/8 If I Were in Town, I'd Ask For Your Number A 11-9 The Way You Look, Yeah A- 11-10 We Are Trying to Make Love, Not War A- 11-11 Good Doing Business With You B+ 11-12 Oh My God, The Teletubbies Go To War B+
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (SCIFI) 3-1 Occupation B+ 3-2 Precipice A- 3-3 Exodus (Part 1) B+ 3-4 Exodus (Part 2) A+ 3-5 Collaborators A 3-6 Torn (Part 1) A- 3-7 A Measure of Salvation (Part 2) B+ 3-8 Hero B+ 3-9 Unfinished Business A- 3-10 The Passage B+ 3-11 The Eye of Jupiter (Part 1) A- 3-12 Rapture (Part 2) A- 3-13 Taking a Break From All Your Worries A 3-14 The Woman King B+ 3-15 A Day in the Life B+ 3-16 Dirty Hands B+ 3-17 Maelstrom B+ 3-18 The Son Also Rises B 3-19 Crossroads (Part 1) A 3-20 Crossroads (Part 2) A
THE BLACK DONNELLYS (NBC) 1-1 Pilot A+ 1-2 Hell Fire A- special God is a Comedian A- 1-3 The Underdog B 1-4 The World Will Break Your Heart B+ 1-5 Lies 1-6 Run Like Hell 1-7 The Only Thing Sure 1-8 In Each One a Savior 1-9 All of Us Are in the Gutter 1-10 When the Door Opens
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC) 1-1 Pilot A+ 1-2 Eyes Wide Open A 1-3 Wind Sprints B+ 1-4 Who's Your Daddy? A- 1-5 Git 'Er Done A- 1-6 El Accidente B+ 1-7 Homecoming B+ 1-8 Crossing the Line A- 1-9 Full Hearts A 1-10 It's Different for Girls A- 1-11 Nevermind A- 1-12 What To Do While You're Waiting A- 1-13 Little Girl I Want to Marry You B 1-14 Upping the Ante B+ 1-15 Blinders A 1-16 Black Eyes and Broken Hearts A+ 1-17 I Think We Should Have Sex B 1-18 Extended Families B+ 1-19 Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes A- 1-20 Mud Bowl A 1-21 Best Laid Plans A 1-22 State A
HEROES (NBC) 1-1 Genesis (In His Own Image) A- 1-2 Don't Look Back A- 1-3 One Giant Leap A- 1-4 Come Together B+ 1-5 Hiros A- 1-6 Better Halves B+ 1-7 Nothing To Hide B+ 1-8 Seven Minutes to Midnight A- 1-9 Homecoming A 1-10 Six Months Ago B+ 1-11 Fallout A 1-12 Godsend B+ 1-13 The Fix B+ 1-14 Distractions B+ 1-15 Run! B+ 1-16 Unexpected B+ 1-17 Company Man A- 1-18 Parasite A- 1-19 .07% --- 1-20 String Theory --- 1-21 The Hard Part --- 1-22 Landslide B+ 1-23 How to Stop an Exploding Man A-
THE OFFICE (NBC) 3-1 Gay Witch Hunt A+ 3-2 The Convention B 3-3 The Coup A- 3-4 Grief Counseling B 3-5 The Initiation B 3-6 Diwali A- 3-7 Branch Closing A- 3-7a Branch Closing: Director's Cut A 3-8 The Merger A- 3-9 The Convict B- 3-10/11 A Benihana Christmas B+ 3-12 Back From Vacation A- 3-13 Traveling Salesman A 3-14 The Return A 3-14a The Return: Producer's Cut A- 3-15 Ben Franklin A- 3-16 Phyllis' Wedding B{/b] 3-17 Business school [b]A- 3-18 C--ktails B+ 3-19 Negotiation B+ 3-20 Safety Training B 3-21 Product Recall --- 3-22 Women's Appreciation --- 3-23 Beach Games A 3-24 The Job A-
SUPERNATURAL (CW) 2-1 In the Time of Dying B+ 2-2 Everybody Loves a Clown B+ 2-3 Bloodlust B+ 2-4 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things B+ 2-5 Simon Said B+ 2-6 No Exit B 2-7 The Usual Suspects B+ 2-8 Crossroad Blues B+ 2-9 Croatan A 2-10 Hunted A- 2-11 Playthings A 2-12 Night Shifter A 2-13 Houses of the Holy A 2-14 Born Under a Bad Sign A 2-15 Tall Tales A 2-16 Road Kill A 2-17 Heart B+ 2-18 Hollywood Babylon B+ 2-19 Folsom Prison Blues B+ 2-20 What Is and What Should Never Be A+ 2-21 All Hell Breaks Loose 1 A 2-22 All Hell Breaks Loose 2 A
SCRUBS (NBC) 6-1 My Mirror Image B+ 6-2 My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby A- 6-3 My Coffee A- 6-4 My House -- 6-5 My Friend With Money B+ 6-6 My Musical A+ 6-7 His Story IV A- 6-8 My Road to Nowhere B+ 6-9 My Perspective 6-10 My Theraputic Month A- 6-11 My Night to Remember 6-12 My Fishbowl 6-13 My Scrubs 6-14 My No Good Reason A 6-15 My Long Goodbye A+ 6-16 My Words of Wisdom 6-17 Their Story 6-18 My Turf War 6-19 My Cold Shower 6-20 My Conventional Wisdom 6-21 My Rabbit 6-22 My Point of No Return
VERONICA MARS (CW) 3-1 Welcome Wagon B+ 3-2 My Big Fat Greek Rush Week B+ 3-3 Withita Linebacker A- 3-4 Charlie Don't Surf B+ 3-5 President Evil --- 3-6 Hi, Infidelity --- 3-7 Of Vice and Men B+ 3-8 Lord of the Pi's --- 3-9 Spit & Eggs A+ 3-10 Show Me the Monkey B 3-11 Poughkeepsie, Tramps & Thieves B 3-12 There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill B+ 3-13 Postgame Mortem 3-14 Mars, Bars 3-15 Papa's Cabin B+
Previously aired THE AMAZING RACE 10 (CBS) 10-1 Real Fast! Quack, Quack! A 10-2 Can Horses Smell Fear? A- 10-3 Oh Wow! It's Like One of Those Things You See on TV! A 10-4 I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing! A 10-5 I Covered His Mouth! Oh My Gosh! B+ 10-6 Maybe Steven Segal Will See Me and Want Me to Be in One of His Movies! B+ 10-7 I Wonder If this Will Make My Fingers Pickle B+ 10-8 He Can't Swim, but He Can Eat Cow Lips A 10-9 Being Polite Sucks Sometimes B+ 10-10 Lookin' Like a Blue-Haired Lady on a Sunday Drive B+ 10-11 We Just Won't Die, Like Roaches A- 10-12 Dude, I'm Such a Hot Giant Chick Right Now! A 10-13 Say Your Deepest Prayers Ever B-
IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (FX) 2-1 Charlie Gets Crippled A- 2-2 The Gang Goes Jihad A 2-3 Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare B+ 2-4 Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom B 2-5 Hundred Dollar Baby A- 2-6 The Gang Gives Back 2-7 The Gang Exploits a Miracle B+ 2-8 The Gang Runs For Office B+ 2-9 Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass A- 2-10 Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad A
KYLE XY (ABC FAMILY) 1 Pilot B+ 2 Sleepless in Seattle A- 3 The Lies That Bind B+ 4 Diving In B- 5 This is Not A Test B+ 6 Blame it on the Rain A- 7 Kyle Got Game B+ 8 Memory Serves A- 9 Overheard A 10 Endgame A
TREASURE HUNTERS (NBC) 1 Series Premiere B- 2 Bend the Light B+ 3 Don't Trust Thy Neighbor A- 4 Follow the Drinking Gourd, Part 1 B 5 Follow the Drinking Gourd, Part 2 B- 6 The Man Behind The Mask B 7 Episode Seven A- 8 Episode Eight B 9 Episode Nine B+ 10 Episode Ten C+
WINDFALL (NBC) 1 Pilot B 2 The Getaway B+ 3 There and Gone Again B+ 4 Running with the Devil B- 5 Money Changers B- 6 White Knights C+ 7 Changing Partners B 8 Answered Prayers B- 9 The Myth of More B 10 Crash Into You B 11 Truth Be Told -- 12 Urgent Care C+ 13 Priceless B-
Coming soon... TRAVELER
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ok so if that eppy is not eligible then why is imperioli being picked for his work, although he is a great actor , did his work really stand out this year, I don't think so? that is why I'm hoping Gannascoli gets in, a fresh face!!!
Grades updated for Deadwood, Entourage, Rescue Me and Lucky Louie, on page one.
''His face is a battlefield of moral conflicts; the pain that comes through his eyes, he's like a young Monty Clift or Paul Newman.'' --Martin Scorsese on Leonardo DiCaprio
WEEKLY UPDATE: MY RANKINGS Note: These are not predictions for the Emmys, just merely my own rankings if were to give awards right now.
Updated: 4/8/07
BEST DRAMA SERIES 1- FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 2- THE WIRE 3- LOST 4- THE SHIELD 5- THE TUDORS
BEST COMEDY SERIES
1- THE OFFICE 2- 30 ROCK 3- SCRUBS 4- WEEDS 5- ENTOURAGE
HBO
DEADWOOD "Tell Your God to Make Read for Blood" A "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For" A- FYC: McShane, Weigert "True Colors" B- FYC: McShane "Full Faith and Credit" B FYC: Olyphant "A Two-Headed Beast" A FYC: McRaney, Writing "A Rich Find" B+ FYC: King (Guest) "Unauthorized Cinnamon" A- "Leviathan Smiles" B "Amateur Night" A FYC: McRaney "A Constant Throb" A FYC: Parker and Weigert "The Catbird Seat" A+ -- Outstanding-- this season really hit its stride in these final episodes... FYC: Writing, McShane, Parker, McRaney "Tell Him Something Pretty" A+ Great season finale in the typical DEADWOOD fashion!Best scenes: Sol and Trixie at the door, the voting scene with Steve and N*** General, and Bullock and Alma's shared look as she left the camp FYC: McShane (should probably be his submission episode), McRaney, Writing
ENTOURAGE
"Aquamom" A- -- good season premiere, not a submission episode, though "One Day in the Valley" B Entertaining, nothing spectacular "Dominated" D Worst episode of Entourage ever... Short, uninteresting, and Dom is especially annoying "Guys and Doll" C Well Dom left, so that's good, right? Still not rising to the level I expect... "Crash and Burn" A This is the Entourage I miss! FYC: Jeremy Piven (great to see Ari dealing with his daughter), Adrien Grenier (great at the end) "Three's Company" B+ Not bad... This show is at its best when Ari, Eric, and Vince are dealing with movie deals "Strange Days" B FYC: Piven (He's really the only reason I watch this show-- has some good scenes with his old nemesis here) "The Release" A Best episode of the season! FYC: Piven (definitely a submission episode) and Grenier (best acting I've seen from Grenier when he speaks at the press conference) "Vegas, Baby, Vegas!" B+ About as good as the show can get when it relies only on its characters... The Hollywood storylines-- especially Ari at work in LA-- are the only times this show is really very good. FYC: Kevin Dillon "I Wanna Be Sedated" B- So little Ari? What were they thinking? Actually this episode is okay despite Piven's absence, but really Eric's story is the only one worth following here. Vince's story was just a filler--what a shame! FYC: Martin Landau (Guest) "What About Bob" B+ Despite the waste of time that was Vince and Turtle's quest for shoes , Drama's pilot shoot and Eric and Ari's attempt to score Vince a project made for an excellent episode. FYC: Jeremy Piven (again-- though he still doesn't have a winning tape), Kevin Dillon (He may actually be a contender next year-- two good submission episodes now), Martin Landau (Guest) "Sorry, Ari" A This is a great episode... individually. It has focus, good acting, scattered funny lines...basically what Entourage is when it's at the top of its game. Still (and I'll discuss this more below) the storyline across the season to this finale is not coherent. Vince basically screws himself several times, leaving Ari with few options, then the second Ari screws up, Vince decides to fire him? Still... FYC: Jeremy Piven (who else really has a shot? Dillon maybe, but I doubt it)
THE WIRE
"Boys of Summer" A Very good beginning to the season. FYC: Aidan Gillen (as supporting) "Soft Eyes" A+ Brilliant! The parallels between the kids and politicians were really well done, as was the debate montage at the end of the episode. FYC: Writing, Aidan Gillen "Home Rooms" B+ "Refugees" A- "Alliances" A+ This show is amazing! I've never been more moved by a TV show-- it makes me sad and angry then offers a few moments of comedy in the midst of such a horrific setting. Everything just fits together so beautifully and tragically: really stunning. FYC: Writing "Margin of Error" A+ Best episode of the season so far... I'm fascinated as to where the rest of the season will go now that the election is already over. FYC: Aidan Gillen (He's excellent in this role, truly one of the best supporting characters on TV right now.) "Do Unto Others" A- "Corner Boys" A --MISSED AN EPISODE--
"Misgivings" A What an ending-- that was so brutal: it challenges Deadwood's eye-popping scene for most well-crafted, yet disgusting TV scene of the year. "A New Day" A "That's Got His Own" A+ Best and most moving ending of an episode on television this year. "Final Grades" A+ I'm so glad that HBO let the series go over the one hour for the finale. The final scenes were so painful and moving. This season made me at times depressed, happy, excited, intrigued and outraged. Can it somehow make an appearance at the Emmys? Nothing would make me more excited. Critics have been drumming up support for years to no avail. I'm hoping this year is different, but regardless, this season is a masterpiece. FYC: SERIES!!!! (I didn't cite episodes like most because this isn't a normal show. All episodes were great, so if the incredible event of a series nomination, I'll give some thought to the best submissions.
EXTRAS "Orlando Bloom" A FYC: Orlando Bloom (Guest), Ashley Jensen (S. Actress) "David Bowie" A FYC: Ricky Gervais, Writing (Gervais and Merchant) "Daniel Radcliffe" A FYC: Daniel Radcliffe (Guest)
SHOWTIME
BROTHERHOOD "Mark 8:36" (Pilot Grade: A-, Grade: B) "Genesis 27:29" A FYC: Jason Isaacs, Annabeth Gish "Matthew 13:57" A- FYC: Jason Isaacs (his best so far-- his character faces the many difficulties of returning home and finally explodes with rage in front of his young niece in a great scene) "Matthew 5:6" A FYC: Jason Clarke (faces a test of loyalty to his career or to the people who elect him) "Matthew 12:25" A- FYC: Fionnula Flanagan, Supporting Actress(forced to deal with downsizing at her factory and her own eventual firing) "Samyutta 11:10" B FYC: Annebeth Gish "Genesis 27:39" A+ Best episode of the season! This would make a perfect series submission. FYC: Annebeth Gish, Fionnula Flanagan (two strong submissions now), Writing (extremely well written episode)
WEEDS
"Corn Snake" B+ (a few hilarious scenes but overall, an underwhelming premiere, though it was a good ensemble episode) "Cooking With Jesus" A Though some of the shock humor is gone, I'm realizing now how much better executed this series is in its second season, compared to the first. The writing is much less forced, and the episode progression is so much smoother. Overall, a great episode-- what a shocker at the end! FYC: Series, Elizabeth Perkins (she's been given a great storyline) As much as I love Parker in the role, she doesn't have a submission yet, but the season is just getting started. "Last Tango in Agrestic" A FYC: Series, Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk "AKA The Plant" A- FYC: Mary-Louise Parker, maybe Justin Kirk "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood" B FYC: Mary-Louise Parker "Crush Girl Love Panic" B "Must Find Toes" A- "MILF Money" A- FYC: Elizabeth Perkins, Mary-Louise Parker "Bash" A FYC: Elizabeth Perkins (definitely a submission episode for her), Mary-Louise Parker "Mile Deep and a Foot Wide" B+ "Pittsburgh" A+ Incredible finale: should be the submission episode for the series race. The entire cast was perfect. FYC: Series, Mary-Louise Parker
DEXTER
"Pilot" A- Very intriguing series... so disturbing but I can't stop watching now. "Crocodile" A FYC: Michael C. Hall "Popping Cherry" B+ "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" A "Love American Style" A "Return to Sender" A+ FYC: Series, Michael C. Hall "Circle of Friends" B+ I enjoyed the episode but the big "twist ending" format was so obvious since the previous episode that I have to say this was the season's worst (still very good, though.) "Shrink Wrap" A- "Father Knows Best" A- Broke the pattern of solving crimes in Miami... the vacation made for an interesting weekend. Still, again with the obvious "twist" with Rudy being the repairman. Redundant too. "Seeing Red" A "Truth Be Told" A Sets up the finale very well. In the event of a surprise series nom, this episode would pair well with the finale. "Born Free" A+ The most electrifying hour of television all year... I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I didn't cite Hall for many episodes because I can't imagine him not submitting either this one or the pilot. Both showcase his great work. This amazing episode as a submission creates the outside chance for a surprise series nomination (sort of like HOUSE last year, except more deserving.) FYC: Michael C. Hall, Series
NBC
STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP "Pilot" (Pilot Grade: A+, Grade: A) Amazing pilot! FYC: Series, Writing (Sorkin), Directing (Schlamme) "The Cold Open" A+ FYC: Series, Matthew Perry (L. Actor), Bradley Whitford (L. Actor), Sarah Paulson (S. Actress), Possible: D.L. Hughley (S. Actor) "The Focus Group" A- Decent episode...nothing overtly special about the performances here, though. "West Coast Delay" A FYC: Matthew Perry, Sarah Paulson, Nate Corddry "The Long Lead Story" A+ Other than the pilot, the episode I've enjoyed most. FYC: Christine Lahti (Guest), Matthew Perry, Sarah Paulson (It almost seems like Perry and Paulson's show, doesn't it? No complaints here.), maybe Amanda Peet (if she goes supporting). "The Wrap Party" B Worst of the season, but then again, this show's worst is leagues ahead of most shows on TV. FYC: Timothy Busfield "Nevada Day: Part One" B+ Very well written, sort of a bizarre plot but entertaining nonetheless. John Goodman is great. "Nevada Day: Part Two" B Still a good show but not rising to level that the pilot established "The Option Period" B- Just not impressing me, although I love the fact that Lucy Davis is one of the regulars. "B-12" B "The Christmas Show" A+ FYC: Series, Bradley Whitford (L. Actor) "Monday" C+ Pretty pitiful return after mid-season "The Harriet Dinner: Part I" B- "The Harriet Dinner: Part II" B "The Friday Night Slaughter" B+ FYC: Matthew Perry "The 4 AM Miracle" A- FYC: Writing
30 ROCK--
"Pilot" Pilot Grade: B+ Grade: B Not as great as I expected, but the characters (and cast) are awesome, leaving lots of room for the show to develop. "The Aftermath" A- Huge improvement over the pilot! FYC: Tracy Morgan (S. Actor) "The Blind Date" A Hilarious-- my favorite new comedy by far (I wasn't so sure after the pilot, but Fey is back on track.) FYC: Tina Fey (L. Actress) "Jack the Writer" B+ Very funny-- Alec Baldwin is just perfect in this role. FYC: Alec Baldwin "Jack-tor" A- FYC: Alec Baldwin "Jack Meets Dennis" A Great episode, but I wouldn't say that this is a submission tape for anyone. "Tracy Does Conan" A- The scenes of Tracy on Conan's show elevate this episode above its other wise B range. After he swung the knife at Conan, I couldn't stop laughing for a good five minutes. FYC: Tracy Morgan, Conan O'Brien (Guest) "The Break-Up" A+ The best episode to date... Fey finally finds a submission, and Jack's storyline of dating Condi Rice provides the material for his best work yet. Also, Tracy's work with "Twofer" were hilarious. FYC: Series (the first definite series submission) Tina Fey (her bar scenes were hilarious), Alec Baldwin, and Tracy Morgan. "The Baby Show" A Fey and Baldwin were standouts in this one. Morgan's storyline was just okay, but I was happy finally to see Krakowski fit in. FYC: Fey, Baldwin "The Rural Juror" B+ "The Head and the Hair" A- "Black Tie" B FYC: Alec Baldwin "Up All Night" A FYC: Alec Baldwin "The C Word" B+ FYC: Tina Fey "Hard Ball" A FYC: Jane Krakowski, Tracy Morgan "The Source Awards" A-/B+ FYC: Tracy Morgan, Wayne Brady (Guest)
MY NAME IS EARL
"Very Bad Things" A FYC: Jaime Pressly "Jump for Joy" B Not bad... I loved the fight between Joy and Catalina. FYC: Jaime Pressly "Freaks and Freaks" B I really didn't like most of the episode, but the last line was one of recent TV comedy's most brilliant lines. "What a bunch of freaks" said the guy who lost his voice due to smoking. "Larceny of a Kitty Cat" B FYC: Ethan Suplee "Van Hickey" A This was the best episode of the season so far. I'm not a devoted fan of this show, but the scene with Joy playing Red Rover at the nursing home has to be one of my favorite sitcom moments of the season so far. FYC: Jason Lee (finally a possible submission episode) "Made a Lady Think I Was God" A Very good episode. Roseanne was hilarious! FYC: Jason Lee (his best submission choice so far), Roseanne Barr (G. Actress) "Mailbox" A- FYC: Jason Lee "Robbed a Stoner Blind" B/B- I found this episode poorly written and a bit preachy. The only funny scenes were the Friends reenactments. The animation part was pretty much a waste of time, just a way to make Suplee make funny faces. It seems like Joy has not been receiving enough storylines lately-- I want to see more of Jaime Pressly: she's the best part of this show. "Born a Gamblin Man" A My favorite of the season so far! FYC: Jason Lee (his best submission to date), possibly Jaime Pressly "Our 'Cops' is On" A+ Won't get a better or more original submission than this one. FYC: Series, Jaime Pressly "Blow" B
THE OFFICE-- my favorite show on TV!
"Gay Witch Hunt" A Great season opener. FYC: Steve Carell, Writing (Greg Daniels) "The Convention" A Classic Office! FYC: John Krasinski "The Coup" B/B+ A classic episode for the Dwight lovers, me on the other hand... just good, not great. FYC: Rainn Wilson "Grief Counseling" A- FYC: Steve Carell (excellent tape), Jenna Fischer (stealing the show without Jim in the office) "Initiation" B+ It would have been B/B-, but the extremely well-written final scene between Jim and Pam was one of the entire season's best moments. FYC: Rainn Wilson, B.J. Novak "Diwali" A FYC: Series, Writing (Mindy Kaling), Steve Carell "Branch Closing" A FYC: Series (This and next week's Merger episode would make the perfect submission pair.), Steve Carell (I just want to call out his brilliance here, but he has better submissions already.) Also: Directing (Tucker Gates) "The Merger" A+ Everything about this episode was great. This is the PERFECT submission episode. FYC: Series, Writing (Brent Forrester), Ed Helms (He should be a strong contender, especially with this episode.) "The Convict" A Gervais and Merchant: They sure can write! And how unbelievably great is Carell this season?! FYC: Series, Steve Carell, Ed Helms (He actually has two decent tapes for the supporting race.) "A Benihana Christmas" A+ (again) The one hour format makes this a perfect submission: every character had a little time to shine (even Oscar.) FYC: Series, Steve Carell (some great emotion here, plus the full hour helps), maybe Jenna Fischer, Directing (Harold Ramis) "Back from Vacation" A+ FYC: Series, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson (his scene with Pam was my favorite Dwight scene of all time). "Traveling Salesmen" A+ FYC: Series, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson "The Return" A FYC: John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Ed Helms "Ben Franklin" A FYC: Jenna Fischer! "Phyllis' Wedding" B FYC: Jenna Fischer "Business School" A/A- One of the most well written episodes of the season AND every character had a line! FYC: Writing (Brent Forrester), Steve Carell (so many to choose from), Jenna Fischer "****tails" A/A- My only complaint: the Dwight scenes went a bit over the top. As a writer, Lieberstein has that tendency. FYC: Steve Carell, Melora Hardin (she is so brilliant-- I wish she had a chance for a nomination), Directing (JJ Abrams)
SCRUBS--
"My Mirror Image" A+ Really a perfect premiere, and Braff was particularly incredible. FYC: Series, Zach Braff "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby" A The title alone makes this a great submission. I was ready to cringe when abortion came up, but the writers handled this issue brilliantly. And I loved the talking Jesus statue. FYC: Donald Faison "My Coffee" B+ Nothing outstanding about this episode, although Sarah Chalke was great. FYC: Sarah Chalke "My House" A- What a great idea for an episode, although I have to say that the mysteries didn't quite live up to the premise. An orange man? Really? That was even over-the-top for this show. The ending, however, was well written and moving. The premise alone, though, is enough to make this a definite submission-- votes will love this. FYC: John C. McGinley, Series "My Friend with Money" B+ "My Musical" A+ FYC: SERIES!!!, Writing "His Story IV" A/A+ FYC: Ken Jenkins, Sarah Chalke, Series "My Road to Nowhere" B+/B FYC: John C. McGinley "My Perspective" B/B- Pretty average episode. "My Therapeutic Month" A-/B FYC: Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison
HEROES-- FYC: Masi Oka (S. Actor) Possible submissions: "Six Months Later,"
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS -- Best new drama!
"Pilot" A Really impressive... Now that I finally got around to watching this show, I really hope its numbers pick up. "Eyes Wide Open" A FYC: Kyle Chandler (L. Actor), Connie Britton (S. Actress) "Wind Sprints" --MISSED THIS EPISODE-- "Who's Your Daddy" A This show surprises me with its quality every time that I watch it. Truly outstanding. FYC: Connie Britton (S. Actress), Zach Gilford (S. Actor) "El Accidente" A- This show really is the best new drama on television. As well written as STUDIO 60 is, the characters in this show are so incredible and believable. "Homecoming" A+ This episode was incredible, so moving. The characters in this series are just so well written and acted. They feel so real, unlike the NBC drama I expected to like so much more (STUDIO 60), whose characters seem to be more like Sorkin's mouthpieces. The emotion in this show is so palpable: from the moving moment when Street appears at the game to the awful, painful ending when Smash injects steroids. "Crossing the Line" A- That ending was so painful to watch. "It's Different for Girls" A- "What to Do While You're Waiting" A "Little Girl I Wanna Marry You" B I didn't like the marriage proposal: I don't find it realistic or entertaining. Still, this show is awesome! FYC: Kyle Chandler "Upping the Ante" A "Black Eyes and Broken Hearts" A+ FYC: Series, Kyle Chandler "I Think We Should Have Sex" A FYC: Connie Britton "Extended Families" A+ Every moment of this episode was outstanding. God, I hope this show gets a second season! Connie Britton, Series
ABC
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES--
"Listen to the Rain on the Roof" B- This is saying a lot considering-- I kid you not-- I would have given an F to the finale last season. I'll hold off on an FYC for anyone, though Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross were pretty good here. "It Takes Two" C+ Not great... "A Weekend in the Country" C+ Same as last week. GET FELICITY HUFFMAN OUT OF THE 'NORA' STORYLINE--- such a waste of talent! I never thought I'd say this, but Teri Hatcher has been the strongest so far this season. I'm holding out hope, though. I understand how hard it is for the writers to rescue the show from the ridiculous storylines set up by the end of the last season. I was so glad that they decided not to strech out Andrew's living-on-the-streets plot past this episode: smart move. FYC: Teri Hatcher "Like It Was" A- Major improvement... I was especially happy to see Felicity Huffmann steal the show like I've been waiting for. Really everyone was good tonight... best so far this season. FYC: Felicity Huffmann, Marcia Cross
---Missed a few episodes here---
"Bang" A + FYC: Felicity Huffman, Laurie Metcalf (guest), Writing "Children and Art" A-/B+ Very funny with a shocker ending. Not liking Teri Hatcher's storyline anymore. Longoria is the best comedian, but Huffman is finally back in her element with the departure of Nora. FYC: Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria "Beautiful Girls" B- FYC: Eva Longoria (really surprising me this season: as long as she doesn't get too many dramatic scenes and keeps nailing the comedic ones) "The Miracle Song" B+ Mostly unmemorable with the exception of the hilarious fight between Susan and Brie.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS -- I can't promise I'll watch every episode, but I watched several over the holidays, streaming on ABC.COM.
"Patriarchy" B "An Act of Will" B "Northern Exposure" A- A bit contrived but very enjoyable... a decent submission. FYC: Series "Mistakes Were Made, Part 1" A FYC: Calista Flockhart "Mistakes Were Made, Part 2" A FYC: Sally Field "Light the Lights" B+
GREY'S ANATOMY-- "Time Has Come Today" B- Good acting, but so BORING! I admire subtle storylines when they actually have meaning, but Grey's subtle moments come off in such a fake, whiney tone. Grey's does well sometimes: when the relationship stories are a quirky addition to complex dramatic relationships between doctors and their patients. When the romantic storylines overtake the medical ones, though, we end up with a disappointing episode like this one. FYC: Kate Walsh (the one brilliant performance here)... Sandra Oh is great but she didn't have enough performance time here. "I am a Tree" A- HUGE improvement over last week's episode. FYC: Sandra Oh, Kate Walsh, and Chandra Wilson "Sometimes a Fantasy" B+ It was all good except for the second episode out of three in which Izzie has spent the entire hour in one spot: ridiculous. "What I Am" A+ Finally... a great episode. This even surprised me because it was incredible even without especially intriguing patient storylines. FYC: Ellen Pompeo (should probably submit a more dramatic episode, but she was so great throughout this one), Kate Walsh "Oh, the Guilt" B Interesting episode but nothing spectacular, with the exception of the show's best actress, Chandra Wilson. FYC: Chandra Wilson (definitely a possible submission) "Let the Angels Commit" A- Very enjoyable but not spectacular. FYC: Sandra Oh (a great submission choice) "Where the Boys Are" C A little strange having the guys away from the hospital, but it really let Oh and Walsh shine. FYC: Sandra Oh, Kate Walsh (a submission episode for sure) "Staring at the Sun" A+ Incredible episode, the first possible series submission that I've seen. FYC: Series, Writing, Sandra Oh, T.R. Knight "From a Whisper to a Scream" A Another great episode. This one and the last one will make an excellent series pair. FYC: Sandra Oh "Don't Stand So Close to Me" A FYC: Ellen Pompeo "Six Days: Part One" A- This isn't by favorite show by far: I agree with those that call it nothing more than a well-written soap opera. That's what it is, but I think it's undeniable that the show is excellently executed. FYC: TR Knight [MISSED A COUPLE EPISODES HERE] "Wishin' and Hopin'" A FYC: Ellen Pompeo (her best submission), Kate Burton (Guest)
[I'm refusing to watch the sweeps episodes because I absolutely hate when shows pull stunts like this one. Everyone knows Meredith will live, and I don't find it interesting in the least to watch this storyline play out.]
LOST
"A Tale of Two Cities" A Great start to the season! FYC: Matthew Fox (L. Actor), Julie Bowen (Guest) "The Glass Ballerina" A+ Excellent work! The ending was incredible-- I thought it was going to end about four times before it actually did. FYC: Series (decent submission episode), Yunjin Kim (S. Actress)-- She's always been one of my favorite supporting players on the show. "Further Instructions" B FYC: Terry O'Quinn "Every Man for Himself" B+ "The Cost of Living" A/B The execution was very good (A), but it made me seriously question the direction of the writers (B). "Run" B+ Most of the episode was good, but it was a let down without a bigger cliffhanger. "Not in Portland" A FYC: Elizabeth Mitchell "Flashes Before Your Eyes" B/B+ I may appreciate this episode down the road, but right now, I don't like how LOST broke its format to present an episode that was almost entirely a flashback. FYC: Henry Ian Cusick "Tricia Tanaka is Dead" A-/B+ "Enter 77" A Finally, what LOST is known for. This felt like the best of last season. FYC: Series, Naveen Andrews
CBS
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE -- I wish this show wasn't on during HEROES, and CBS stopped posting episodes online. So, I guess for now, I'll have to settle for catching the occasional episode.
"Come to Papa Jeff" B+ Much better than I thought... improved from last season. (I'll try to keep up as much as possible with this show.) "Oh God, Yes" A Wow-- impressive episode. If this series can put together another five episodes this strong, it'll have a decent shot at the series category. This episode alone, though, should be enough to ensure Dreyfus another nomination and very likely, a second win. FYC: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
"Brunch" A- This was the first time that I've watched this show, but I have to say, this is probably the best ensemble traditional sitcom since Friends. I'll try to keep up as much as possible. "Ted Mosby, Architect" A- Impressive once again-- now I'm officially a fan. "World's Greatest Couple" B+ "Aldrin Justice" B "Crazy Eyes" A "Atlantic City" B "Slap Bet" A+ Wow-- I missed this one when it aired but found it on YouTube recently. I'm so glad I did. "Robin Sparkles: Let's Go to the Mall" was hysterical! Cobie Smulders deserves an Emmy for this. Since she has almost no chance, she goes on my personal nominations list. FYC: Cobie Smulders (S. Actress) "Single Stamina" A FYC: Neil Patrick Harris, Wayne Brady (G. Actor) "Columns" B Nothing great, but not bad. FYC: Bryan Cranston (Guest) "Monday Night Football" B- "Stuff" A Great episode: the play scenes were hilarious. I haven't been a big fan of Harris' work so far (I think he's overrated, when it's the rest of the ensemble that's so great.), but tonight he was outstanding. FYC: Neil Patrick Harris
THE CLASS I still watch this show but don't feel the need to post regular grades: it is not an Emmy quality show, with the exception of Lizzy Caplan. FYC: Lizzy Caplan, Supporting Actress in a Comedy. She has great comedic timing, and her knack for delivering sarcasm is pitch perfect. I didn't watch this show regularly, but the finale was actually really good. I really hope this show gets a second season. Caplan is outstanding, but the other elements are beginning to fall into place too.
FOX
HOUSE, MD
[i] Hugh Laurie should be able to make the top five with any episode of the season, but I'll give him an FYC when he is especially good.
"Meaning" A Outstanding episode! I know some people hoped for a close pickup from last season, but the show's restraint in favor dramatic quality impressed me. Anyone who classifies this series as a procedural-- watch this episode: nothing formulaic about it! FYC: Hugh Laurie "Cane and Abel" B A little too close to the X-Files... but a pretty captivating episode. "Informed Consent" B+ Not as exciting as last week but much more interesting (moral quandaries dominated). That's what I like so much about this show: one week dealing with visions of aliens, the next discussing the morality of assisted suicide. "Lines in the Sand" B Again: a solid episode, not anything spectacular but consistently entertaining. I especially liked the parallel between House and the autistic child. The stalker storyline seemed out of place, though. FYC: Hugh Laurie "Fools for Love" A Nice ending! Compared to the uneven nature of most TV shows, I've really come to appreciate the reliable good quality of HOUSE. "Que Sera Sera" B FYC: David Morse (G. Actor) "Whac-A-Mole" A- Very good... Here is a potential submission for Laurie (dealing with the investigation crisis.) FYC: Hugh Laurie "Finding Judas" A FYC: Series, Hugh Laurie (his best since the premiere) "Merry Little Christmas" A Wow-- House trying to commit suicide= a very powerful submission tape for Laurie. This adds range to his otherwise cranky character. FYC: Series, Hugh Laurie "One Day, One Room" A+ Well... it looks like HOUSE will be up for Series again, that is, if the producers are smart enough to submit this episode. FYC: Hugh Laurie (this is a winning tape for him), Series, Writing "Needle in a Haystack" B "Insensitive" B
24 "6:00 AM - 7:00 AM" A- FYC: Kiefer Sutherland, Series "7:00 AM - 8:00 AM" A- "8:00 AM - 9:00 AM" A "9:00 AM - 10:00 AM" A+ FYC: Kiefer Sutherland, Series "10:00 AM - 11:00 AM" A- Nice twist bringing in Jack's family. "11:00 AM - 12:00 PM" B- Pretty slow. FYC: Jayne Atkinson "12:00 PM - 1:00 PM" A- FYC: Kiefer Sutherland "1:00 PM - 2:00 PM" A Really enjoyed the twist with the assassination plot. FYC: Kiefer Sutherland, Peter MacNicol "2:00 PM - 3:00 PM" A- "3:00 PM - 4:00 PM" A This season has really it its stride in the last three or so episodes. For once all of the CTU agents are multidimensional characters! And that final twist... ITZIN'S BACK!! FYC: Series, Kiefer Sutherland "4:00 PM - 5:00 PM" B/B+ The final scene was exciting, but the rest was a bit dull. "5:00 PM - 6:00 PM" A/A- So some critics have started circling around the show? It's certainly not perfect or as compelling as last season, but this season is leagues ahead of where this show was during Season 2 and parts of Seasons 3 and 4. Also, Peter MacNicol is turning in some outstanding performances. FYC: Peter MacNicol
SCI-FI
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
"Occupation" / "Precipice" A+/A+ Best premiere of the season by far! FYC: Series, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Directing), James Callis ("Baltar"-- Supp. Actor) "Exodus: Pt. 1" A "Exodus: Pt. 2" A Another incredible episode! The ensemble cast is so great, though, that it makes it hard for a single actor to stand out, although I do understand that Olmos will be receiving an episode devoted to his past, basically an Emmy submission. "Collaborators" A FYC: Katee Sackhoff (S. Actress) "Torn" A- FYC: Katee Sackhoff (S. Actress), James Callis (S. Actor) "A Measure of Salvation" A- Good episode but brought down a little by the obvious point of the plot: we all knew that the cylons wouldn't be destroyed. Still, the cast and writing made it top-notch. FYC: James Callis, Mary McDonnell was quite good (as usual), but she doesn't have enough here for a submission (I'm hoping the writers put together an Emmy ep. for her like they're doing for Olmos.) "Hero" B+ Not quite on par with the rest of the season but still VERY good. FYC: Olmos (If he has a chance, this is probably his best submission. "Unfinished Business" A Starbuck and Lee's chemistry was incredibly written and well acted. FYC: Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos "The Passage" B Something seemed off about this one, my least favorite of the season so far. "The Eye of Jupiter" A A great half-season cliffhanger! "Rapture" A One of the most gripping episodes I've seen from this show. "Taking a Break from all Your Worries" B+The Baltar storyline was excellent, producing memorable performances from both McDonnell and Callis. The whole Lee/Starbuck storyline...not so much. FYC: Mary McDonnell, James Callis "The Woman King" B- --missed one-- "Maelstrom" A FYC: Katee Sackhoff
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Elizabeth Mitchell!!! Amazing work. Guaranteed Emmy nom with this tape. Series submission, submission for directing, editing, writing. MVPs: Holloway, Andrews, Lilly, Fox, Monaghan, Garcia) 
