Just watched all of the Best Actor reels. Not as good as the Lead Actress tape, IMO.
To me, the best of this bunch is Daniel Cosgroves, who's tape was full of great range and actually had something to do with the story. His tape was not specifically written as Emmy bait, as was Tony Geary's and Christian LeBlanc's.
How showy and in your face can Geary's be?? I mean, come on, 5 different roles in one show?? And is it me or does Geary look like Andy Warhol's brother with that haircut??
I've seen better from LeBlanc, who tends to be Y&R's perennial scene chewer, along with Judith Chapman. I remember watching this show when it aired and i found it boring as hell.
Thorsten Kaye's tape was nothing special and dragged out way too long.
While i was impressed with Peter Reckell's tape, i think viewers will find it hard to look at because it was so dark and it was hard to see Reckell's face all wrapped up in that blanket.
Rating them, as of today.....
1 Daniel Cosgrove 2 Peter Reckell 3 Tony Geary 4 Christian LeBlanc 5 Thorsten Kaye
Again, one of the 2 queens of daytime will reign supreme, so even though i would give it to Cosgrove, Geary or LeBlanc will prove victorious.
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I haven't watched most of these reels, but I will say I think Tamara Braun's would be more engaging if you didn't have to skip around the clips for her scenes and/or just watch the whole episode. (This is probably the case for some others, too, but I was just looking at that one and thinking you could get more into the story if it were just that.) I remember the episode that's been mentioned for Bree Williamson, and I did not think it was her best work at all. Better than the hysterical hyperventilating she did when Nash was actually dying, but not great by any means. The mentioned episode where she slaps Natalie was much better.
Originally posted by JONNYSBRO: Okay I just saw some lead actress reels. How can anyone beat Susan Haskell is the question? I found Debbi Morgan to have a good romantic reel with the Jesse reunion. It was good but did not WOW me. Susan Flannery's was good but I have seen her do alot better. Maura West's was just okay. Jeanne Cooper IMO the biggest disappointment. The reel was boring, dull and it was all mostly a bunch of flashbacks. It did not show me any real range. Haskell OMG killed it with the rapemance reveal. Honestly how can anyone beat her after the reels I reviewed?
I watched Tamara Braun's reel, that video was not working well but I found that episode on another youtube video. I found the scenes to be good with Tamara's reel but found the scenes very hokey. Tamara is always good and she had moments in the episode but the material did not draw me in. I actually would call this between Bree/Melissa Claire. I thought Melissa's reel was very good acting and it drew me in. Bree IMO was the best of the five. Her reel told the complete story from beginning to end.
How would you guys rate 1-5 best actress and 1-5 supporting actress? Now I am going to watch the other reels.
I agree with you about Supporting Actress.
For me: Best Actress 1. Debbi Morgan (I love her. I just have such a feeling that she'll win.) 2. Susan Haskell (Her tape was absolutely amazing. If Debbi doesn't win, I hope she does.) 3. Susan Flannery (Once again, she submitted outstanding (pardon the pun on the category title) work.) 4. Maura West (This wasn't bad, but it was just okay for me.) 5. Jeanne Cooper (She was good in the tape. It felt a little too comedic for me.)
Supporting Actress 1. Bree Williamson (Nobody else's tape comes close to hers.) 2. Melissa Claire Egan (It was a very good tape. I wish she would have submitted the episode where Annie was in a bloody wedding dress at the Confusion bar.) 3. Alicia Minshew (She was very good in the tape. I just don't think she'll win.) 4. Tamara Braun (She was good. The only problem I have with it, is that she was, at least for me, screaming too much.) 5. Julie Pinson (This tape was average at best. Julie is a far better actress than what she submitted.)
Originally posted by east/west: The links on Tamara's submissions are not working so I found the whole episode on the Youtube. It may take some scrolling through scenes, but it is worth it. I'll post my thought on that race later on, but all I have to say is that Tamara has this in the bag!
I don't watch DAYS, but I think it's terrible how they're snubbed year after year. I'm a big fan of Tamara's. If she wins, I will not be happy, but I can't be that upset, because she's a great actress. I just don't think she'll win, for multiple reasons. 1) Unfortunately, DAYS hardly wins anything. (They haven't won an acting category in, I think, over 20 years.) 2) Obviously, the circumstances of her tape would warrant anger and yelling, but there was, in my opinion, way too much yelling in this tape. It might throw voters off from voting for her. 3) Bree Williamson had a stronger tape. The emotion behind everything gave her a stronger connection to her character and the story. (Her husband died. Her half-sister and her half-sister's boyfriend pretty much caused it. She embarrassed them at the funeral.) Not to say that Tamara wasn't connected, but her tape was weaker. 4) She wasn't in that much of the episode.
JackNErica you nailed everything about Tamara's tape. She was good but the writing was awful, tape was choppy and you did not feel connected. I think Tamara is the best actress in the category. Bree went over the top in her episode but she had subtle moments. Her tape was a story in one episode. Jack I love Debbi Morgan, she had to me a good episode but did not wow me like Susan's did.
Originally posted by JONNYSBRO: JackNErica you nailed everything about Tamara's tape. She was good but the writing was awful, tape was choppy and you did not feel connected. I think Tamara is the best actress in the category. Bree went over the top in her episode but she had subtle moments. Her tape was a story in one episode. Jack I love Debbi Morgan, she had to me a good episode but did not wow me like Susan's did.
Debbi Morgan was amazing in her tape, as was Susan Haskell. I think that because I'm an AMC viewer, I'm partial to Debbi. I feel that there was more drama in Haskell's tape. I think that Morgan will win, because of the whole Angie/Jesse reunion thing. I was born the year that Jesse was supposed to have died; so I really didn't get to see their romance develop. They were the first, black super couple on soaps. They were/are one of the biggest couples in soap history. Her chasing him by the tracks could be what pulls the voters in to vote for her.
i liked tamara's tape, there was a little too much screaming but she plays bad really well, bree williamson had a really good tape too, melissa claire egan's was good, more subtle work. Julie Pinson, who i really like just doesn't have a stand out tape, i haven't seen minshew yet. Right now i will give Braun days first win in 20 years
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I watch all the tapes too and here is my two cents..im goin to keep it brief:
Alicia Minshew - Boring tape Meissa Claire - Boring tape Julie Pinson - average tape Tamara Braun - Entertaining tape, but she went over the top to me Bree Williamson - Over acted her way through the whole tape
So it comes down to the two ladies that went over the top in their reels..Bree and Tamara..I'm goin with Bree on this one..
There are too many up-tight gay people on this borad..They need to get laid.. holla at me and if your in my area maybe I can help you out..
wow i thought bree williamson submitted the scene where she smacks natalie, i actually think the funeral was a better submission, i may give her the edge now.
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Sorry I gotta chime in here. Tamara Braun is the far superior acting talent in the Supporting Actress category and her tape (without the other scenes) is VERY good. If I was voting, there is no doubt in my mind who was the best among the five Supporting Actress nominees.
I wonder if the academy is ready to award DAYS OF OUR LIVES with their first acting emmy win since 1988 (over 20 years).
I wonder who would recieve more support between Williamson or Braun. Braun has support from AMC/GH & DAYS...I cannot see where Williamson is getting the same amount.
------- FYC: 2008 Primetime Emmys
Bill Paxton, Michael C. Hall and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
THE TUDORS, DEXTER and BIG LOVE (Drama Series, Directing & Writing)
Originally posted by Scoopster: Sorry I gotta chime in here. Tamara Braun is the far superior acting talent in the Supporting Actress category and her tape (without the other scenes) is VERY good. If I was voting, there is no doubt in my mind who was the best among the five Supporting Actress nominees.
I wonder if the academy is ready to award DAYS OF OUR LIVES with their first acting emmy win since 1988 (over 20 years).
I wonder who would recieve more support between Williamson or Braun. Braun has support from AMC/GH & DAYS...I cannot see where Williamson is getting the same amount.
Tamara Braun is the better actress, but, Bree Williamson submitted a better tape. Braun's was good, but Williamson's was better.
You have to keep in mind that the tapes that are sent to voters only include that actor's work. So Tamara's tape would only include her material.
I watched the Lead Actor race (though I watched the wrong submission for Reckell) last week and have to agree with the one poster above about Cosgrove. I enjoyed his tape because it had a good amount of range compared to the others. Geary's was over the top and complete emmy bait and more comedy then drama. Kaye's bored me. I didn't mind LeBlanc's when I watched it when it aired in December but again it is Emmy bait.
I have a sinking feeling about supporting actress. I haven't watched their performances online yet, but the consensus seems to be that Bree Williamson and Tamara Braun submitted the best performances of the bunch, and the debate comes down to which of them is better. But if the last 10-20 years have taught us anything about the Daytime Emmys, it's that you can almost automatically rule out DAYS and OLTL from any acting race. DAYS hasn't won an acting Emmy since 1988, and the last time OLTL won an acting Emmy for anybody other than Erika Slezak was back in 1993.
Since we're already dubious about whether voters watched the tapes, I wonder if this is actually a race between Alicia Minshew and Julie Pinson. Somehow I suspect AMC votes will go to the more veteran actress, especially if they didn't watch the tapes, and Pinson, as someone mentioned earlier, has worked on both coasts, all three networks, and if she's well liked on-set has had the opportunity to make friends at GH (PC's sister soap), DAYS, Y&R, and even AMC (former head writers Essensten and Harmon Brown were once head writers for PC).
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The Thing is ... We must Remember The Winner is Chosen.. The Winner was Chosen when the Nominees were Announced...So therefore... We must REmember.. They are going For Real Acting Talent in the Nominees.. THIS YEAR.. They want the Best Actor or Actress to win.. THAT IS WHAT WILL WIN.. Sure .. I think It will come down to Which one of them can score the most votes... Alicia, Julie, Melissa, Tamara, or Bree... Ive seen the Tapes and its down to Melissa,Tamara and Bree.. Its a tough call but if Politics due come into play Tamara will win out ... because she knows more people in the business... Bree and Tamara's Tapes were over the top some might not like that...However Melissa's was Sincere and Crazy... Multiple Layers.. However I dont think She Will win because Both her and Alicia are in the Category together.. So it will be a Split Vote.. for them.. ONE OF THE TOP 2 REELS THO... Its a toss up....
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Originally posted by MARKPGH: Having a fellow nominee in the same category means nothing. Look at how many past winners there were who beat out their costars in the same category.
Bernard beating Geary Watros beating Zimmer LeBlanc beating Bergman Marcil beating Christopher Cooper beating Stafford
With this new Emmy system, it's all about who kissed the most ass in the industry. Most of the winners rarely have won on talent alone.
I am laughing to myself about what you just wrote.
no but it depends on the reel and the consesus of what theyre going for.. True they have to kiss ass.. but its 1.who you know 2.what talent you have and 3.whose ass has been kiss that really wins the emmy these days...
They dont want to be known as a Popularity contest because quite simply no other awards show is.... so theyre trying to turn the tide...
Therefore be fore warned if they go for .. BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE... FROM ONE SINGLE TAPE...
If that happens a lot of the Popular Performances ... Will be Shut out... because quite simply theyre too over the top..in the lead category.... no range... in the acting... or for the Supporting Category theyre too Leading to be in that category... or For Younger Leading... They Support too much ... Need More Lead Potential...
soapfan...I don't put a lot of stock into many of the voters actually watching the submissions. They had the same process last year and we had some questionable winners. Many of the voters probably just checked someone they knew and didn't bother watching the tapes. We can hope that is not what happened but I really think it is.
Originally posted by Scoopster: Sorry I gotta chime in here. Tamara Braun is the far superior acting talent in the Supporting Actress category and her tape (without the other scenes) is VERY good. If I was voting, there is no doubt in my mind who was the best among the five Supporting Actress nominees.
I wonder if the academy is ready to award DAYS OF OUR LIVES with their first acting emmy win since 1988 (over 20 years).
I wonder who would recieve more support between Williamson or Braun. Braun has support from AMC/GH & DAYS...I cannot see where Williamson is getting the same amount.
Tamara Braun is the better actress, but, Bree Williamson submitted a better tape. Braun's was good, but Williamson's was better.
See I don't see it that way at all. Braun is the better actress AND had the better tape.
If the win is based on talent and on the actual tape, Braun should be walking away with her first emmy and DAYS with its first acting win since 1988!
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------- FYC: 2008 Primetime Emmys
Bill Paxton, Michael C. Hall and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
THE TUDORS, DEXTER and BIG LOVE (Drama Series, Directing & Writing)
