The Los Angeles Times has gotten hold of the list of the top ten 2007 Emmy finalists in both the Best Drama and Best Comedy categories. From these top ten, the list will be whittled to five for the final nominations. The official nominations will be announced the morning of July 19 by
The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick and
Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer.
Here are the top ten lists for both Comedy and Drama series for the 2007 Emmy Awards (each show is accompanied by the sample episode which voters were given by the show's producer's):
Top 10 Drama Series
Boston Legal - "Angel of Death"
Dexter - "Born Free"
Friday Night Lights - “Pilot”
Grey's Anatomy - "From A Whisper to A Scream"
Heroes - "Genesis"
House - "Half-wit"
Lost - "Through the Looking Glass"
Rome - "De Patre Vostro"
The Sopranos - "Soprano Home Movies"
24 - "Day 6: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m."
Top 10 Comedy Series
Desperate Housewives - "It Takes Two"
Entourage - "One Day in the Valley"
Extras - "Daniel Radcliffe"
My Name is Earl - "Robbed a Stoner Blind"
The Office - "The Coup"
Scrubs - "My Musical"
30 Rock - "Hard Ball"
Two and a Half Men - "Apologies For the Frivolity"
Ugly Betty - “Pilot”
Weeds - "Cooking with Jesus"
There are some notable omissions from both categories.
Battlestar Galactica is nowhere to be found, which will surely infuriate that fan base. Comedy-wise, I find it difficult to believe that
How I Met Your Mother didn't make the top ten. For one,
Desperate Housewives is not a comedy. It may be a good show, but not a comedy.
In a perfect world, these would be my choices for Emmy nominations in both categories:
Comedy:
The Office
Entourage
Scrubs
30 Rock
How I Met Your Mother
Drama:
Lost
Friday Night Lights
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Heroes
What do you think? What was the biggest snub? What should the final nominations be?
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
Source: LA Times
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