gimme an emmy

Television is our most important medium. Accept it.

Ergo, the Emmys are the only awards show that matters. Two things about this year's nominations:

1. South Park's "Trapped in the Closet" episode has been nominated for best animated program. This is the one which implied that Tom Cruise is gay and Scientology is batshit crazy. Which tells you that even people in Hollywood can tell that Tom Cruise is gay and Scientology is batshit crazy. (An aside re the same category: apparently The Simpsons is still on the air. Who knew?)

Personally, I would have liked to see an episode of Moral Orel get a nod.

2. Rescue Me--completely robbed. It should be up for best drama. It should WIN best drama. Definitely over House, which sucks, and over that obscene paean to power that is (gag) The West Wing. Of the actual nominees, I like 24 the best, but Grey's Anatomy is the better show. (I like The Sopranos fine, but I haven't seen the most recent season because I watch those when they come out on DVD.)

Anyway, I will devote a post in the very near future to why Rescue Me is awesome, and why if you think otherwise you lack a soul.