14th Annual RATTY Awards Nominations List & Final Ballot
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
There were 28 voters in the nominations round this year, down from 32
last year.
Lost once again led all series in nominations this year. The 16
nominations for Lost were twice as many nominations as those received
by any other show. ABC took top honors among networks, with 37
nominations spread among 10 different programs, just edging out NBC,
which received 36 nominations spread among 12 different programs.
Welcome to the party: The most nominated new series were The Big Bang
Theory, Damages, Pushing Daisies, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles, each of which received 4 nominations including one for
best series in its respective genre.
We'll miss you: The most nominated series to end its run in the
2007-08 season was The Wire, with 5 nominations.
On the cusp: There were no examples this year of a series coming close
to nominations in multiple categories but winding up with zero
nominations. However, the shows which were most often cited as just
missing nominations were Battlestar Galactica and Mad Men.
Nominations tally:
The Best:
16: Lost (down 2)
8: 30 Rock (up 1), Battlestar Galactica (down 7), The Office (down 3)
7: Friday Night Lights (down 6), House (up 4), How I Met Your Mother
(down 2)
5: Desperate Housewives (up 1), The Wire (even)
4: The Big Bang Theory, Damages, Doctor Who (down 1), Pushing Daisies,
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
3: Brothers and Sisters (up 3), Gossip Girl, In Treatment, John Adams
2: Big Love (up 3), Chuck, The Colbert Report (even), The Daily Show
with Jon Stewart (even), Dexter (down 4), Dirty Sexy Money, Heroes
(down 6), Jekyll, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (up 2), Mad
Men, Medium (even), The New Adventures of Old Christine (up 1), Psych
(up 2), A Raisin in the Sun, Saturday Night Live (down 2), Torchwood,
Ugly Betty (even), Weeds (even)
1: The Amazing Race (even), America's Next Top Model (even), Bionic
Woman, Bones (up 1), The Boondocks (up 1 from 2 years ago), Breaking
Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm (up 1 from 2 years ago), Eli Stone, Extras:
The Extra Special Series Finale (down 1; see note), Family Guy (even),
Grey's Anatomy (up 1), Flight of the Conchords, Jeopardy! (up 1), Kim
Possible (even), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (even), Late Show with
David Letterman (even), Life, Meet the Press (up 1), My Name Is Earl
(down 1), MythBusters (even), Project Runway (even), Reaper, Recount,
Samantha Who?, The Simpsons (even), South Park (even), This American
Life, Tin Man, Top Chef (up 1), The Universe (up 1), The War.
The Worst:
2: American Idol (down 1), Dancing with the Stars (up 1)
1: Cavemen, The Celebrity Apprentice (even; see note), CSI: Miami
(down 1), Deal or No Deal (down 1), The Moment of Truth, My Dad Is
Better Than Your Dad.
Network tally:
The Best:
ABC 37 (up 13) * NBC 36 (down 19) * CBS 17 (up 3) * HBO 17 (up 1) *
Fox 14 (up 4) * Sci Fi 13 (down 8) * Comedy Central 5 (even) * CW 5
(down 5) * Showtime 5 (down 5) * BBC America 4 (up 3) * FX 4 (down 3)
* AMC 3 (up 1) * Bravo 2 (even) * USA 2 (up 2) * Cartoon/Adult Swim 1
(up 1) * Disney 1 (even) * Discovery 1 (down 1) * History 1 (up 1) *
PBS 1 (down 2) * Syndication 1 (up 1).
The Worst:
ABC 3 (up 2) * Fox 3 (even) * NBC 3 (even) * CBS 1 (down 1).
Notes:
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale follows the series Extras,
which received 2 nominations last year.
The Apprentice received 1 "worst" nomination last year, before The
Celebrity Apprentice was established.
The following are the rules for this second stage of voting:
* CAMPAIGNING IS ALLOWED. You may encourage people to vote in the
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* In the final results posting, I will post the percentages received
by all nominees if and only if I receive ballots from more than 100
voters.
* Anyone reading this posting is eligible to vote, whether or not you
voted in the first round.
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I should see is the category title, next line your vote, a space, and
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* The deadline to submit votes is Sunday, August 3, 2008, at 10:00
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* Thanks to everyone who voted. Now it's time to pick your winners.
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The Best:
BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly - Samantha Who? (ABC)
Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
Christine (CBS)
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin – Weeds (Showtime)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rhys Darby as Murray Hewitt - Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin - The Office (NBC)
Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater - Ugly Betty (ABC)
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
Tim Curry as Nigel St. Nigel - Psych, "American Duos" (USA)
Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi - Ugly Betty, recurring (ABC)
Blair Underwood as Mr. Harris - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
recurring (CBS)
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
Edie Falco as Celeste Cunningham - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
Carrie Fisher as Rosemary - 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC)
Amy Ryan as Holly - The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (NBC)
Brooke Smith as Valerie Scottson - Weeds, recurring (Showtime)
BEST COMEDY EPISODE
30 Rock, "Cooter" (written by Tina Fey, directed by Don Scardino)
(NBC)
The Big Bang Theory, "The Middle Earth Paradigm" (story by David
Goetsch, teleplay by David Litt & Robert Cohen, directed by Mark
Cendrowski) (CBS)
How I Met Your Mother, "Slapsgiving" (written by Matt Kuhn, directed
by Pamela Fryman) (CBS)
The Office, "Dinner Party" (written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee
Eisenberg, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (written by Jennifer Celotta & Paul
Lieberstein, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Damages (FX)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
House (Fox)
The Wire (HBO)
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Gabriel Byrne as Paul - In Treatment (HBO)
Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
Hugh Laurie as Gregory House – House (Fox)
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX)
Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Chloe Sevigny as Nicolette Grant - Big Love (HBO)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske - Damages (FX)
Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Luke MacFarlane as Scotty Wandell - Brothers and Sisters, recurring
(ABC)
Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
Richard Schiff as David Green - Eli Stone, "Soul Free" (ABC)
Glynn Turman as Alex Sr. - In Treatment, recurring (HBO)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton – House, "Frozen" (Fox)
Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
BEST DRAMA EPISODE
Friday Night Lights, "Leave No One Behind" (written by Aaron Rahsaan
Thomas, directed by Dean White) (NBC)
House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
Sackheim) (NBC)
Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
The Wire, "-30-" (story by David Simon & Ed Burns, teleplay by David
Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
BEST SF SERIES
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
Lost (ABC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus – Lost (ABC)
Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois – Medium (NBC)
Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen - Lost (ABC)
Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper – Torchwood (BBC America)
Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles (Fox)
Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
(Sci Fi)
Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
Ken Marino as Tony – Reaper, recurring (CW)
James Marsters as John Hart – Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener – Medium, recurring (NBC)
Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore – Lost, recurring (ABC)
BEST SF EPISODE
Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
Lost, "The Constant" (written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof,
directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
Lost, "The Shape of Things to Come" (written by Brian K. Vaughan &
Drew Goddard, directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Jekyll (BBC America)
John Adams (HBO)
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Tin Man (Sci Fi)
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
Laura Linney as Abigail Adams - John Adams (HBO)
Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger - A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll – Jekyll (BBC
America)
Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain – Recount (HBO)
BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
America's Next Top Model (CW)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
Meet the Press (NBC)
MythBusters (Discovery)
This American Life (Showtime)
The Universe (History)
The War (PBS)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
The Boondocks (Cartoon/Adult Swim)
Family Guy (Fox)
Kim Possible (Disney)
The Simpsons (Fox)
South Park (Comedy Central)
BEST NEW SERIES
Chuck (NBC)
Damages (FX)
Gossip Girl (CW)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Big Love (HBO)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
House (Fox)
Lost (ABC)
BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
30 Rock (NBC)
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
The Wire (HBO)
The Worst:
WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
American Idol (Fox)
Cavemen (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
The Moment of Truth (Fox)
My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
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Joshua Kreitzer (for the Ratty Awards team)
grom...@hotmail.com
David
<grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>*** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
Thanks for doing this, guys.
>This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
>rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
>
>There were 28 voters in the nominations round this year, down from 32
>last year.
Ian >:(
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>14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
>
>The Best:
>
>BEST COMEDY SERIES
>30 Rock (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
>Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
>Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
>Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
>BEST COMEDY EPISODE
>The Office, "Dinner Party" (written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee
>Eisenberg, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
>BEST DRAMA SERIES
>Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
>Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
>Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske - Damages (FX)
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
>Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
>Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
>BEST DRAMA EPISODE
>Friday Night Lights, "Leave No One Behind" (written by Aaron Rahsaan
>Thomas, directed by Dean White) (NBC)
>BEST SF SERIES
>Lost (ABC)
>BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
>Michael Emerson as Ben Linus – Lost (ABC)
>BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
>BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
>Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
>BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
>Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
>BEST SF EPISODE
>Lost, "The Constant" (written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof,
>directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
>BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
>BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
>MythBusters (Discovery)
>BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
>The Simpsons (Fox)
>BEST NEW SERIES
>Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>MOST IMPROVED SERIES
>House (Fox)
>BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
>Lost (ABC)
>The Worst:
>
>WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
>Cavemen (ABC)
>WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Mr. Hole the Magnificent
Rob Jensen
* I have to say, it's a good thing that CBS has episodes of TBBT on
its website or my votes would have been substantially different.
* Who were the people who classified Pushing Daisies as SF/F rather
than Comedy? You subSTANtially lowered the quality of the Comedy
catageories -- and the SF/F categories *didn't* need the help.
GrrrrrRRRrrrr. You're the reason that Torchwood and John Barrowman
didn't get nominated in SF/F as far as I'm concerned. Grrrr!
Okay, onto my votes:
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
<grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>The Best:
>
>BEST COMEDY SERIES
>30 Rock (NBC)
>The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>The Office (NBC)
Well, it's no surprise that I consider Disastrous Housejerks to be
one of the worst shows on television, so that never would have gotten
my vote in the first place. So that leaves the four actual
contenders: 30 Rock and The Office both had underwhelming years
overall, which left me to choose between TBBT and HIMYM. Like I said,
if CBS didn't have episodes of TBBT at their website, I never would
have been able to overload on them in June. Thus, in the absence of
Pushing Daisies, TBBT gets my vote over HIMYM.
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
>Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
>Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
I was going to vote for James Roday and then I discovered TBBT and
Sheldon's psychosis.
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
>Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly - Samantha Who? (ABC)
>Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
>Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
>Christine (CBS)
>Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin – Weeds (Showtime)
No Contest: Tina Fey
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Rhys Darby as Murray Hewitt - Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
>Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
The Office is having an off-year (hence, no Carell or Wilson). I
don't vote for anyone whose first name is Rhys and Orson makes me
think of Mork & Mindy. NPH wins by practically default with costar
Jason Segel being his only real competition. (Reminds me, must stop
writing this post for 15 minutes to watch part III of Dr. Horrible.)
(Yay! Blink-and-you-miss-her cameo by Liz Vassey!)
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
>Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin - The Office (NBC)
>Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater - Ugly Betty (ABC)
Wilhemina Slater has jumped the shark as a character (which should
have been impossible given that Ugly Betty is a camp show). Angela
didn't have as strong an arc on The Office as Pam did (one could argue
that Jenna Fischer should be in the Comedy Lead Actress category).
Which means Pam Versus Lily. Well, Lily's arc wasn't very good, her
hair was terrible and that tan -- whether it's fake or not, it's
*bad.* It's like Alyson said, "You know, I'm going to stop being
Alyson anymore and turn myself into Nicole Richie."
So again, the vote here is a no-brainer: Jenna Fischer.
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
>Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
>Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
>Tim Curry as Nigel St. Nigel - Psych, "American Duos" (USA)
>Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi - Ugly Betty, recurring (ABC)
>Blair Underwood as Mr. Harris - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
>recurring (CBS)
Can't stand Gio. I don't even remember Nigel St. Nigel on Psych last
season, My Name Is Earl jumped the shark and I don't watch Old
Christine, so my vote for Will Arnett here is by really by default
rather than interest.
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
>Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
>Edie Falco as Celeste Cunningham - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
>Carrie Fisher as Rosemary - 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC)
>Amy Ryan as Holly - The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (NBC)
>Brooke Smith as Valerie Scottson - Weeds, recurring (Showtime)
I haven't watched my s3 DVDs for Weeds yet, but I figure that I would
probably vote for Brooke Smith if I were caught up yet. Amy Ryan
shows promise as Holly on The Office, but I think it's too early to
have put her up against the remaining three in the category. So I
narrowed it down to this: the Jack/CeCe thing lasted for at least a
couple episodes longer than it was worth and I felt like Falco was
mugging her way through the last two episodes of the storyline. I
loved both Carrie Fisher on 30 Rock and Sarah Chalke on HIMYM. Sarah
Chalke not having been in a Star Wars movie was a plus, as was her
great chemistry with Josh Radnor. She makes it essentially impossible
to root against either Robin or Stella being the Mother. So Sarah
Chalke gets my vote here.
(Also: Boo to whoever didn't vote to nominate Britney Spears in this
category. Still wouldn't have voted for her if she were up against
Chalke, but I'd have voted for Spears above anyone else in the
category except Chalke.
>BEST COMEDY EPISODE
>30 Rock, "Cooter" (written by Tina Fey, directed by Don Scardino)
>(NBC)
>The Big Bang Theory, "The Middle Earth Paradigm" (story by David
>Goetsch, teleplay by David Litt & Robert Cohen, directed by Mark
>Cendrowski) (CBS)
>How I Met Your Mother, "Slapsgiving" (written by Matt Kuhn, directed
>by Pamela Fryman) (CBS)
>The Office, "Dinner Party" (written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee
>Eisenberg, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
>The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (written by Jennifer Celotta & Paul
>Lieberstein, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
The Office sucked this year. Except for Dinner Party, which was
better than everything else on the list. I almost want to say that
this is the equivalent of a broken clock being right twice a day with
the only two outstanding episodes of The Office being nominated, but
the squirm-inducing qualities of Dinner Party are what make it the
classic.
>BEST DRAMA SERIES
>Damages (FX)
>Dexter (Showtime)
>Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>House (Fox)
>The Wire (HBO)
Friday Night Lights. Easy.
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
>Gabriel Byrne as Paul - In Treatment (HBO)
>Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
>Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
>Hugh Laurie as Gregory House – House (Fox)
Kyle Chandler. God, the rest of the list, it sounds like no one was
trying.
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
>Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX)
>Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
>Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
>Chloe Sevigny as Nicolette Grant - Big Love (HBO)
Oooo. This one was hard, picking between Connie Britton and Emily
Deschanel, but Tami's storyline was muddled this season while
Deschanel transcended her material by light-years. I marathoned the
season 2 DVDs of Bones over the Christmas/Strike break and the
difference between her performances last year and this year are
amazing. She has been so carefully modulating her performance as
Tempe over these three years that Tempe's growing out of her shell
this year and shedding her often deadpan monotone from s1 & 2 is
almost imperceptible except through such marathon viewing of how
emotionally unavailable she was in the first two seasons.
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske - Damages (FX)
>Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
>Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
>Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Robert Sean Leonard, for the season finale. Only Ivanek came close
(although I liked all five of the choices)
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
>Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
>Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
>Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Adrianne Palicki. IMO, the Tyra-Landry justifiable-homicide (NOT
murder) story galvanized both of these characters, who kinda took the
teen part of the show away from most of the rest of the teen
characters -- in particular, Matt Saracen, but also, to a lesser
extent, Julie and Street. Absolutely loved the storyline as it's not
soap opera, it *does* happen in real life and Landry's angst over it
is IMO very in keeping with his being the son of a cop *and* a
thoughtfully religious person. But Jesse Plemons would never have
been able to up his game as Landry without Adrianne Palicki being such
a formidable presence to act with/against. They played their
characters' contrasting temperaments marvelously, with Landry
struggling with his impulse *against* hiding his guilt and Tyra, being
a child of extremely neglectful parents, knowing how to do nothing but
hide anything and everything and nearly becoming a latter-day Lady
Macbeth except for Landry coming clean to the police. Afterwards,
Landry and Tyra have just about traded places in temperament and his
standing up to her at the dance was well-played by both.
Also: Leighton Meester is in the wrong frickin' category -- she's just
as much the lead of Gossip Girl as both Blake Lively and Padge Bailey
are. Or Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel both being the leads on
Gilmore Girls. (rolls eyes)
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
>Luke MacFarlane as Scotty Wandell - Brothers and Sisters, recurring
>(ABC)
>Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
>Richard Schiff as David Green - Eli Stone, "Soul Free" (ABC)
>Glynn Turman as Alex Sr. - In Treatment, recurring (HBO)
>Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
Luke MacFarlane. Scotty is so sweet a character that most actors
would probably have played him as flaming. But MacFarlane plays him
as real -- as a sweet, mellow guy who happens to be gay in love with a
type-A lawyer who also just happens to be gay. They sure seem like
the first post-identity-politics gay couple on network television to
me.
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
>Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
>Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
>Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
>Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton – House, "Frozen" (Fox)
>Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
Anne Dudek. For the same reason I voted for Robert Sean Leonard.
(Also, if Dudek had been nominated in Supporting Actress, where I
think she belonged, I would have voted for Michelle Trachtenberg
instead. But Dudek's inclusion here isn't the travesty of
miscategorization as Leighton Meester as Supporting rather than Lead
or Pushing Daisies as SF/F rather than comedy.)
>BEST DRAMA EPISODE
>Friday Night Lights, "Leave No One Behind" (written by Aaron Rahsaan
>Thomas, directed by Dean White) (NBC)
>House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
>Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
>Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
>Sackheim) (NBC)
>Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
>directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
>The Wire, "-30-" (story by David Simon & Ed Burns, teleplay by David
>Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
Wilson's Heart.
>BEST SF SERIES
>Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
>Lost (ABC)
>Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
Battlestar Galactica
>BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
>Michael Emerson as Ben Linus – Lost (ABC)
>Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
>Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
David Tennant. Tennant is better than most of the episodes this
season while the Losties weren't nearly as good as the show as a
whole. And Pushing Daisies is awesome due to the unnominated Anna
Friel and Kristin Chenoweth. I like Lee Pace, but he's out of place
here and should be in the comedy category. Friel and Chenoweth's lack
of nominations is kinda galling.
>
>BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois – Medium (NBC)
>Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen - Lost (ABC)
>Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper – Torchwood (BBC America)
>Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
Eve Myles, Torchwood.
And as I've said before, IMO, miscategorizing Pushing Daisies as SF/F
rather than comedy cost Torchwood an SF/F series nod and John
Barrowman a lead actor nod.
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
>Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
>Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
>Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
Michael Hogan is good, but shouldn't be there (espeically not over
Aaron Douglas from BSG or Burn Gorman from Torchwood). I loved The
Constant, but IMO, other than that episode, Desmond was under-used the
entire season the same way that Sayid was under-used last season.
Unfortunately, now that Andrews has screen time again, he seems
totally bored with the part now. That leaves a near coin-flip between
the similarly hinky Noah Bennet and John Locke. I went with Jack
Coleman as Noah as the parallel storylines of Noah-Claire and Bob-Elle
weren't just the spine of the whole season, they saved the show from
the sheer wretchedness of the Kenzei storyline.
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
>Chronicles (Fox)
>Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
>(Sci Fi)
>Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
>Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
>Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
>Fi)
Easy. Yunjin Kim. For "Ji Yeon" -- NOT the season finale. ;)
>BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
>Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
>Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
>Ken Marino as Tony – Reaper, recurring (CW)
>James Marsters as John Hart – Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
>Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
>Fi)
James Marsters. It really isn't easy to steal Torchwood the show away
from Barrowman, Myles and Gorman, but he did it. With MUCH greater
difficulty than he stole Buffy and Angel.
>BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
>Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
>Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener – Medium, recurring (NBC)
>Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
>Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
>Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore – Lost, recurring (ABC)
Kristen Bell. Same reason I voted for Jack Coleman above. Elle's
sociopathic nature -- possible longterm undiagnosed reactive
attachment disorder IMO turned her into a very necessary part of the
conspiracy element of the show's mytharc. I think they should throw
as much money as they can at Bell to get her to stop doing movies for
the duration of the rest of the series and make her a lead character.
If Ali Larter's Nikki didn't make it out of the explosion or she's
demoted to recurring, then Bell/Elle is a fine replacement with a more
straightforward psychosis -- and not because (a long time ago) she
used to be Veronica Mars.
Sackhoff gets the booby prize for doing the exact *wrong* thing as
Sarah Corvus -- drawing SO much attention to herself and her basic
Starbuck-ish personality type that she overpowered the story, failed
to support the story, failed to bring anything new of herself to the
show and thus she failed the show in toto. Not blaming the failure of
the show on her -- there are many reasons that the show failed, not
the least of which being fangeeks with expectations so high that they
couldn't possibly have ever been met.
>BEST SF EPISODE
>Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
>Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
>Lost, "The Constant" (written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof,
>directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
>Lost, "The Shape of Things to Come" (written by Brian K. Vaughan &
>Drew Goddard, directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
>Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
>Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
>Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
>Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
IMO, of the episodes nominated, it's Lost: There's No Place Like Home.
Of all SF/F shows, however, it's really Torchwood's "Exit Wounds."
>BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
>Jekyll (BBC America)
>John Adams (HBO)
>A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
>Tin Man (Sci Fi)
A Raisin In the Sun.
>BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
>Laura Linney as Abigail Adams - John Adams (HBO)
>Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger - A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
>James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll – Jekyll (BBC
>America)
>Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain – Recount (HBO)
Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun
>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
>Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
>BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
>Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report. It'll be interesting to see what
happens if/when Jon Stewart ever steps down from The Daily Show. IMO,
TDS really is the better show -- Stewart is a better interviewer and
the show is much better written than TCR (except for The Word). But
Colbert is by *far* the better performer.
>BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
>The Amazing Race (CBS)
>America's Next Top Model (CW)
>Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
>Project Runway (Bravo)
>Top Chef (Bravo)
I Abstained. Until the Reality Show crap is overwith, there's no such
thing as a good show in this category.
>BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
>Meet the Press (NBC)
>MythBusters (Discovery)
>This American Life (Showtime)
>The Universe (History)
>The War (PBS)
MythBusters. The dart board told me.
>BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
>The Boondocks (Cartoon/Adult Swim)
>Family Guy (Fox)
>Kim Possible (Disney)
>The Simpsons (Fox)
>South Park (Comedy Central)
Dude, South Park.
>BEST NEW SERIES
>Chuck (NBC)
>Damages (FX)
>Gossip Girl (CW)
>Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
Pushing Daisies, duh.
>MOST IMPROVED SERIES
>Big Love (HBO)
>Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
>Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>House (Fox)
>Lost (ABC)
Lost. Now, if only the actors would improve with it.
>BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
>30 Rock (NBC)
>Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Lost (ABC)
>The Wire (HBO)
Battlestar Galactica.
>The Worst:
>
>WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
>American Idol (Fox)
>Cavemen (ABC)
>Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>The Moment of Truth (Fox)
>My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
It was a hard five-way choice, but I chose Cavemen just because, well,
ABC was delusional to even think of taking it to pilot, much less to
series and well, we've come to expect from FOX the skeeviness of both
Idol and Moment -- and NBC to try badly to emulate that skeeviness.
>WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
>Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
>David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
>Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
David Caruso -- because we *can't* stop the Horatio!
-- Rob
--
LORELAI: I am so done with plans. I am never, ever making one again.
It never works. I spend the day obsessing over why it didn't work
and what I could've done differently. I'm analyzing all my shortcomings
when all I really need to be doing is vowing to never, ever make a plan
ever again, which I'm doing now, having once again been the innocent
victim of my own stupid plans. God, I need some coffee.
jayembee
>> BEST COMEDY SERIES
>
> Like I said, if CBS didn't have episodes of TBBT at their website,
> I never would have been able to overload on them in June. Thus,
> in the absence of Pushing Daisies, TBBT gets my vote over HIMYM.
>
>> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>
> I was going to vote for James Roday and then I discovered TBBT and
> Sheldon's psychosis.
One of us! One of us! One of us!
-- jayembee
Steve Newport
e-mail address has been obscured, that's gromit82 AT hotmail DOT com).
Unlike in the nominations round, I will be compiling these ballots
myself, so you can respond directly to this message. You can also post
your votes to the newsgroup if you want, but all ballots must be
e-mailed to me to be counted.
BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock (NBC)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC) T
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Carrie Fisher as Rosemary - 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC)
BEST COMEDY EPISODE
30 Rock, "Cooter" (written by Tina Fey, directed by Don Scardino) (NBC)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Chloe Sevigny as Nicolette Grant - Big Love (HBO)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
BEST DRAMA EPISODE
BEST SF SERIES
BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
BEST SF EPISODE
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
John Adams (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
Meet the Press (NBC)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
BEST NEW SERIES
MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
30 Rock (NBC)
The Worst:
WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
American Idol (Fox)
WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Mac Breck
> *** delete everything above this line***
> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
> Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
>
> The Best:
>
> BEST COMEDY SERIES
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
...by default. I wish I could have voted for Christina Applegate, but I
haven't seen even one frame of her show.
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
I abstain. You bums should have nominated Sara Gilbert. Grrrrr!
> BEST COMEDY EPISODE
The Big Bang Theory, "The Middle Earth Paradigm" (story by David
Goetsch, teleplay by David Litt & Robert Cohen, directed by Mark
Cendrowski) (CBS)
> BEST DRAMA SERIES
House (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Hugh Laurie as Gregory House – House (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
I abstain.
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
I abstain.
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton – House, "Frozen" (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA EPISODE
House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
> BEST SF SERIES
I abstain.
> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
I abstain.
> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
I abstain.
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
I abstain.
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
I abstain.
> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
I abstain.
> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
I abstain.
> BEST SF EPISODE
I abstain.
> BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Tin Man (Sci Fi)
> BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
I abstain.
> BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
> BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
> BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
> BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
MythBusters (Discovery)
> BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
I abstain.
> BEST NEW SERIES
I abstain.
> MOST IMPROVED SERIES
I abstain.
> BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
I abstain.
> The Worst:
>
> WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
American Idol (Fox)
> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Tough choice! Almost picked Trump.
David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> *** delete everything below this line ***
--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
"The Dresden Files" (2007)
Harry Dresden: [re. Bianca] What is it about bad girls? They lie,
cheat, won't suck your blood even when you beg them to, and for some
reason, no matter how badly they treat us, we still can't walk away.
Anim8rFSK
<1414b728-ab32-4cc3...@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
oh dear god
you guys actually found somebody as bad or worse than Caruso
I actually have to give this category some thought
argh!
--
Star Trek 09:
No Shat, No Show.
Dawnie
<grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>There were 28 voters in the nominations round this year, down from 32
>last year.
And I see nobody else liked Eli Stone enough!
>We'll miss you: The most nominated series to end its run in the
>2007-08 season was The Wire, with 5 nominations.
Gosh, THE WIRE is over? Guess this is as good a time as any to finally
start watching it on DVD after having procrastinated so long. Are all
seasons available on DVD yet?
>Nominations tally:
>3: Brothers and Sisters (up 3),
Huh. I thought this show was better in its first season, though.
>Dexter (down 4), Heroes (down 6),
As expected.
>1: Cavemen,
Totally forgot about this. I didn't see it (was it on air for just one
episode?) but I assume it was as horrible as I imagined.
>The Best:
>ABC 37 (up 13) * NBC 36 (down 19)
There was a time when NBC was king--not anymore! Wish it was possible
for ABC to give THE D.A. another shot. <grumble, mumble>
>* In the final results posting, I will post the percentages received
>by all nominees if and only if I receive ballots from more than 100
>voters.
Good luck, I'd like to see more than 100 voters myself.
>* Thanks to everyone who voted. Now it's time to pick your winners.
Thanks for doing this, Joshua. This year it was pretty easy to pick my
favorites, with one or two exceptions.
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
>Tim Curry as Nigel St. Nigel - Psych, "American Duos" (USA)
Just located this episode and will watch it before voting. If Tim
Curry's as funny as I imagine, he gets my vote instead of:
>Blair Underwood as Mr. Harris - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
>recurring (CBS)
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
>Gabriel Byrne as Paul - In Treatment (HBO)
I've always liked Gabriel Byrne, but I thought his performance in this
series was mostly made up of him steepling his fingers <g>.
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske - Damages (FX)
He gets my vote. But special mention goes to:
>Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
for being so charismatic on screen. I could listen to him recite the
phone book.
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
Now, she, as opposed to Gabriel Byrne, was spectacular in her role.
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
>Luke MacFarlane as Scotty Wandell - Brothers and Sisters, recurring
>(ABC)
>Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
>Richard Schiff as David Green - Eli Stone, "Soul Free" (ABC)
>Glynn Turman as Alex Sr. - In Treatment, recurring (HBO)
This one's a toughie--I like them all!
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
>Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
Wait a minute, wasn't she in an episode of House, too? Loved her in
The Great Debaters.
>BEST DRAMA EPISODE
>Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
>Sackheim) (NBC)
I suppose this poll would be more difficult if I had seen THE WIRE and
found it as good as everyone says it is.
>BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois – Medium (NBC)
Does anyone watch MEDIUM anymore? I don't see much discussion about it
in here anymore. I thought it was really good the first few seasons.
Anyone know if Miguel Sandoval is coming back?
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
>Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
My vote goes to Henry Ian Cusick, but I'm surprised to see Terry
O'Quinn here and not in the Lead category instead. Vice versa for
Michael Emerson (Ben Linus).
>BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
>Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
>Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
>Ken Marino as Tony – Reaper, recurring (CW)
>James Marsters as John Hart – Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
>Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
>Fi)
Didn't like any of them in particular. (I still say Alan Blumenfeld as
Maury Parkman on HEROES!)
>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
I notice he's still being left out of Emmy noms, are there industry
reasons why? Like he doesn't toe the Hollywood line, or won't play
ball etc? He's been around awhile now, and I don't think he's so much
less funny than the others who were nominated.
Ian J. Ball
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
>
> >*** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
>
> Thanks for doing this, guys.
>
> >This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
> >rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
>
> >There were 28 voters in the nominations round this year, down from 32
> >last year.
>
> Ian >:(
No time to nominate, no inclination to vote... :(
Ian (But you can blame this all on me - I didn't nominate last year
either.)
Ian J. Ball
> In article
> <1414b728-ab32-4cc3-89e1-b82351a9b...@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> Joshua Kreitzer <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> > Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>
> oh dear god
>
> you guys actually found somebody as bad or worse than Caruso
>
> I actually have to give this category some thought
>
> argh!
Meanwhile, I'm just laughing that you numbskulls actually nominated
Katee Sackhoff. What bunch of mar-oons!!
Ian (And I'm very displeased by the omission of "Burn Notice" - I
don't think there's been a more *enjoyable* show this year.)
David
<ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>On Jul 19, 6:50 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
>>
>> <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >*** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
>>
>> Thanks for doing this, guys.
>>
>> >This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
>> >rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
>>
>> >There were 28 voters in the nominations round this year, down from 32
>> >last year.
>>
>> Ian >:(
>
>No time to nominate,
But terrorize innocent people with threats of "Gossip Girl" DVDs, that
you have time for.
>no inclination to vote... :(
Don't think Zack and Cody will ever win co-best actors?
Rob Jensen
<macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> BEST SF SERIES
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
>I abstain.
>
>
>> BEST SF EPISODE
>I abstain.
Are you still bitter that Babylon 5 ended?
Just wondering. 8^P
Rob Jensen
Rob Jensen
Very few have been more enjoyable (Eureka, Pushing Daisies and
Torchwood immediately come to mind), but I'm with you on that one.
But OTOH, you didn't participate in the nominating process so, dude,
you very much hurt Burn Notice's chances.
Rob Jensen
>>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>>The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>>BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>>Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>
>I notice he's still being left out of Emmy noms, are there industry
>reasons why? Like he doesn't toe the Hollywood line, or won't play
>ball etc? He's been around awhile now, and I don't think he's so much
>less funny than the others who were nominated.
He's on at 12:30 at night. My guess is that everyone in ATAS who
stays up that late is watching Conan O'Brien. Late night talk shows
are hard habits to break. But I've been enjoying Ferguson's show a
lot more than Conan for the last year or so. Ferguson is free-form,
almost Tom Snyder, but funny, while Conan's shtick has ossified.
Conan's probably the best interviewer of the four network shows,
however.
Mac Breck
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:39:00 -0400, "Mac Breck"
> <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> BEST SF SERIES
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
>> I abstain.
>>
>>
>>> BEST SF EPISODE
>> I abstain.
>
> Are you still bitter that Babylon 5 ended?
>
> Just wondering. 8^P
Which do you mean, "Babylon 5" (the show itself) or all things in the
Babylon 5 universe? No, I'm not bitter about "Babylon 5" (the show)
ending. After all, it had a beginning, middle and end, and that's
perfectly fine. A-OK. In fact, it's refreshing. It's just too bad
that because of the PTEN/TNT timing situation that it couldn't have
ended better. I *am* bitter about "Crusade" ending the way it did, and
about the way TNT-Atlanta messed with and ended "Crusade." I *am*
bitter about The Sci-Fi Channel going for that excrement "Babylon 5 -
The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight" (a.k.a.
TLaDiS) instead of "Crusade", and TLaDiS being the last B5 performance
of Andreas Katsulas. :-( Also, I *am* bitter about Warner Brothers
being so spectacularly and stunningly cheap and timid when backing the
Babylon 5 project "The Lost Tales" or indeed any new Babylon 5 project.
I feel bad for any TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy property which that studio owns
(and that includes "Brimstone").
Regarding my abstains above, I abstained where I could not, in good
conscience, vote. It was either because I had seen none of the shows,
performers or performances that were nominated in that category, or
because all the ones I did see, I didn't like, ....not out of any
bitterness.
I'm just expaining, here. Don't think that I'm pissed off at you in any
way, because I'm not. :-) I'm only pissed off at Warner Brothers,
TNT-Atlanta (May they burn in hell.), The Sci-Fi Channel and Bonnie
Hammer.
jayembee
> Gosh, THE WIRE is over? Guess this is as good a time as any
> to finally start watching it on DVD after having procrastinated
> so long. Are all seasons available on DVD yet?
Not yet. First four seasons are out. The fifth (and last) season
will be on DVD on August 12th.
>> 1: Cavemen,
>
> Totally forgot about this. I didn't see it (was it on air for
> just one episode?)
Unfortunately, no. I think it ran something like six episodes.
>> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>> Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois – Medium (NBC)
>
> Does anyone watch MEDIUM anymore? I don't see much discussion
> about it in here anymore.
I don't think there's necessarily any correlation between how
much something is discussed, and how many people watch it.
There are a number of things I watch where I don't feel there's
much to discuss.
THE CLOSER season premiere got the highest basic cable ratings
for the year to date, and I don't think there's been one word
said about it here in the group.
> I thought it was really good the first few seasons.
> Anyone know if Miguel Sandoval is coming back?
Yes, he is.
-- jayembee
William George Ferguson
>The following are the rules for this second stage of voting:
>
>* CAMPAIGNING IS ALLOWED.
>* In the final results posting, I will post the percentages received
>by all nominees if and only if I receive ballots from more than 100
>voters.
Will this be before or after you are treated for shock? :)
>14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
The stripped down vote is emailed, here is the commentary track
>The Best:
>
>BEST COMEDY SERIES
>30 Rock (NBC)
>The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>The Office (NBC)
Amazingly, I've actually watched three of these, at least occasionally. My
vote, like the last two years, goes to HIMYM
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
>Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
>Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
The ensemble sitcoms do have a problem here. In any case, I went for
Johhny Galecki.
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
>Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly - Samantha Who? (ABC)
>Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
>Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
>Christine (CBS)
>Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin – Weeds (Showtime)
I voted for Christina Applegate, but there are actresses who didn't make
the cut I would have voted ahead of her.
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Rhys Darby as Murray Hewitt - Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
>Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
Niel Patrick Harris. He's more, well, impactful than Jason Segel.
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
>Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin - The Office (NBC)
>Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater - Ugly Betty (ABC)
Alyson Hannigan
Nothing you can say will take me away from my girl.
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
>Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
>Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
>Tim Curry as Nigel St. Nigel - Psych, "American Duos" (USA)
>Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi - Ugly Betty, recurring (ABC)
>Blair Underwood as Mr. Harris - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
>recurring (CBS)
Tim Curry was on Psych? Maybe I should have watched. Anyway, Freddy
Roriguez.
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
>Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
>Edie Falco as Celeste Cunningham - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
>Carrie Fisher as Rosemary - 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC)
>Amy Ryan as Holly - The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (NBC)
>Brooke Smith as Valerie Scottson - Weeds, recurring (Showtime)
I saw 4 of the 5, and I like all 5 actresses. Guess I'll vote for Sarah
Chalke, since Britney didn't make the cut.
>BEST COMEDY EPISODE
>30 Rock, "Cooter" (written by Tina Fey, directed by Don Scardino)
>(NBC)
>The Big Bang Theory, "The Middle Earth Paradigm" (story by David
>Goetsch, teleplay by David Litt & Robert Cohen, directed by Mark
>Cendrowski) (CBS)
>How I Met Your Mother, "Slapsgiving" (written by Matt Kuhn, directed
>by Pamela Fryman) (CBS)
>The Office, "Dinner Party" (written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee
>Eisenberg, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
>The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (written by Jennifer Celotta & Paul
>Lieberstein, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
Slapsgiving, of course.
>BEST DRAMA SERIES
>Damages (FX)
>Dexter (Showtime)
>Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>House (Fox)
>The Wire (HBO)
I voted for House, but there are at least two series that didn't make the
cut I would have voted for ahead of it.
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
>Gabriel Byrne as Paul - In Treatment (HBO)
>Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
>Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
>Hugh Laurie as Gregory House – House (Fox)
I like House over Dexter (though neither is a favorite), but I like Michael
C. Hall's performance over Hugh Laurie's. That's the way I voted.
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
>Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX)
>Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
>Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
>Chloe Sevigny as Nicolette Grant - Big Love (HBO)
Emily Deschanel, although she was better in the first season.
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske - Damages (FX)
>Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
>Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
>Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Robert Sean Leonard. It was between him and Donald Sutherland.
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
>Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
>Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
>Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Leighton Meester, pretty much bay default
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
>Luke MacFarlane as Scotty Wandell - Brothers and Sisters, recurring
>(ABC)
>Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
>Richard Schiff as David Green - Eli Stone, "Soul Free" (ABC)
>Glynn Turman as Alex Sr. - In Treatment, recurring (HBO)
>Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
Richard Schiff
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
>Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
>Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
>Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
>Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton – House, "Frozen" (Fox)
>Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
Okay, this is a Whedonista vote, but I did like her performance
>BEST DRAMA EPISODE
>Friday Night Lights, "Leave No One Behind" (written by Aaron Rahsaan
>Thomas, directed by Dean White) (NBC)
>House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
>Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
>Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
>Sackheim) (NBC)
>Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
>directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
>The Wire, "-30-" (story by David Simon & Ed Burns, teleplay by David
>Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
The Wheel. I'm not sure why I finally picked it over Wilson's Heart, but I
did.
>BEST SF SERIES
>Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
>Lost (ABC)
>Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
I watched and liked four of the 5. But I liked T:TSCC the best.
>BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
>Michael Emerson as Ben Linus – Lost (ABC)
>Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
>Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
I pretty much flipped a coin between Lee Pace and David Tenant and Tennant
won (Eddie Olmos was third all the way)
>BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois – Medium (NBC)
>Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen - Lost (ABC)
>Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper – Torchwood (BBC America)
>Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
Yvonne Strahovski, not just because I love the way she vaults that counter
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
>Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
>Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
>Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
Jack Coleman. The only problem with him as best supporting actor is that
he has the biggest continuing role on the series, He has more screen time
than Oka or Ventimiglia, who are probably the main candidates for 'lead
actor'
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
>Chronicles (Fox)
>Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
>(Sci Fi)
>Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
>Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
>Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
>Fi)
Summer Glau. I'd probably take Ketee Sackhoff over Tricia Helfer among the
BSG girls (and I'd take Grace Park ahead of either of them)
>BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
>Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
>Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
>Ken Marino as Tony – Reaper, recurring (CW)
>James Marsters as John Hart – Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
>Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
>Fi)
The fact that I voted for Brian Austin Green instead of James Marster
likely damages my Whedonista cred, but he did a better job. Actually, I
would also vote for Marino and Stockwell ahead of Marsters this year.
>BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
>Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
>Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener – Medium, recurring (NBC)
>Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
>Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
>Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore – Lost, recurring (ABC)
Kristen Bell. The closest contender was Carey Mulligan
>BEST SF EPISODE
>Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
>Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
>Lost, "The Constant" (written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof,
>directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
>Lost, "The Shape of Things to Come" (written by Brian K. Vaughan &
>Drew Goddard, directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
>Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
>Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
>Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
>Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
My voting was simplified here, since three Lost eps made the final cut. I
just had to pick between Blink and Pie-lette. Ultimately, I went with
Pie-lette
>BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
>Jekyll (BBC America)
>John Adams (HBO)
>A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
>Tin Man (Sci Fi)
Jekyll. John Adams was second and Tin Man third.
>BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
>Laura Linney as Abigail Adams - John Adams (HBO)
>Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger - A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
>James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll – Jekyll (BBC
>America)
>Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain – Recount (HBO)
Laura Linney.
>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
>Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
two words, Neener, and Neener
>BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
>Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Kristin Wiig
>BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
>The Amazing Race (CBS)
>America's Next Top Model (CW)
>Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
>Project Runway (Bravo)
>Top Chef (Bravo)
E: None of the above
>BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
>Meet the Press (NBC)
>MythBusters (Discovery)
>This American Life (Showtime)
>The Universe (History)
>The War (PBS)
Mythbusters, although it isn't as strong as it used to be.
>BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
>The Boondocks (Cartoon/Adult Swim)
>Family Guy (Fox)
>Kim Possible (Disney)
>The Simpsons (Fox)
>South Park (Comedy Central)
KIMMIIIIIIEEEE!!!!
>BEST NEW SERIES
>Chuck (NBC)
>Damages (FX)
>Gossip Girl (CW)
>Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
Saw all five and liked three of them enough to watch regularly, but T:TSCC
is the pick of the litter.
>MOST IMPROVED SERIES
>Big Love (HBO)
>Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
>Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>House (Fox)
>Lost (ABC)
By default, House. I could stand to watch episodes this year.
>BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
>30 Rock (NBC)
>Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>Lost (ABC)
>The Wire (HBO)
HIMYM (c'mon, you knew how I'd vote)
>The Worst:
>
>WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
>American Idol (Fox)
>Cavemen (ABC)
>Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>The Moment of Truth (Fox)
>My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
American Idol, although all are worthy contenders this year
>WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
>Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
>David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
>Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
David Caruso
But if Simon Cowell had made the cut it would have been close
And if Kevin Sorbo had made the cut it wouldn't even have been a contest
--
I have a theory, it could be bunnies
Patty Winter
In article <1414b728-ab32-4cc3...@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>as many categories as you can. If you are skipping a category, please
>delete all of the nominees in that category.
Should we also delete the name of that category, or is it easier
for you to have all the category names listed?
Patty
Joshua Kreitzer
> In article <1414b728-ab32-4cc3-89e1-b82351a9b...@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
>
> >* You don't have to vote in every category, but please try to vote in
> >as many categories as you can. If you are skipping a category, please
> >delete all of the nominees in that category.
>
> Should we also delete the name of that category, or is it easier
> for you to have all the category names listed?
Either way is acceptable.
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
For the nominations tallies and other analysis, please see the
original posting: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/msg/18968a36b16061e0?hl=en
The Best:
James Roday as Shawn Spencer - Psych (USA)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly - Samantha Who? (ABC)
Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
Christine (CBS)
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin - Weeds (Showtime)
Hugh Laurie as Gregory House - House (Fox)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis - House, recurring (Fox)
Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton - House, "Frozen" (Fox)
Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
BEST DRAMA EPISODE
Friday Night Lights, "Leave No One Behind" (written by Aaron Rahsaan
Thomas, directed by Dean White) (NBC)
House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
Sackheim) (NBC)
Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
The Wire, "-30-" (story by David Simon & Ed Burns, teleplay by David
Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
BEST SF SERIES
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
Lost (ABC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus - Lost (ABC)
Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois - Medium (NBC)
Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen - Lost (ABC)
Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper - Torchwood (BBC America)
Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles (Fox)
Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
(Sci Fi)
Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
M.C. Gainey as Tom - Lost, recurring (ABC)
Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
Ken Marino as Tony - Reaper, recurring (CW)
James Marsters as John Hart - Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop - Heroes, recurring (NBC)
Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener - Medium, recurring (NBC)
Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore - Lost, recurring (ABC)
BEST SF EPISODE
Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
Lost, "The Constant" (written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof,
directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
Lost, "The Shape of Things to Come" (written by Brian K. Vaughan &
Drew Goddard, directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Jekyll (BBC America)
John Adams (HBO)
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Tin Man (Sci Fi)
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
Laura Linney as Abigail Adams - John Adams (HBO)
Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger - A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll - Jekyll (BBC
America)
Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain - Recount (HBO)
The Worst:
Donald Trump as himself - The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
Ian J. Ball
wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
> <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> >January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
> >Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
> >Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> >Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
> >Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>
> Leighton Meester, pretty much bay default
Wai..., Wai..., Wait a minute here.
Are you *admitting* that you watch "Gossip Girl"?!
I'm all verklempt!!
> >BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
> >Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
> >Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
> >Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
> >Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton – House, "Frozen" (Fox)
> >Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
>
> Okay, this is a Whedonista vote, but I did like her performance
If you're talking Trachtenberg, I liked it too. But it was a nothing
compared to Dudek's, who walks away with this category.
> >BEST SF SERIES
> >Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
> >Lost (ABC)
> >Pushing Daisies (ABC)
> >Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
>
> I watched and liked four of the 5. But I liked T:TSCC the best.
Which 4? (And please don't say BSG...)
> >BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
> >Michael Emerson as Ben Linus – Lost (ABC)
> >Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
> >Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
> >David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
>
> I pretty much flipped a coin between Lee Pace and David Tenant and Tennant
> won (Eddie Olmos was third all the way)
Not even - Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn have single-handedly
breathed life back into "Lost". (Though I like Tennant's performance,
it's not of the caliber of Emerson's.)
> >BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> >Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> >Chronicles (Fox)
> >Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
> >(Sci Fi)
> >Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
> >Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
> >Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
> >Fi)
>
> Summer Glau. I'd probably take Ketee Sackhoff over Tricia Helfer among the
> BSG girls (and I'd take Grace Park ahead of either of them)
Wha...?!???!
> >BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
> >M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
> >Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> >Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
> >Ken Marino as Tony – Reaper, recurring (CW)
> >James Marsters as John Hart – Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
> >Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
> >Fi)
>
> The fact that I voted for Brian Austin Green instead of James Marster
> likely damages my Whedonista cred, but he did a better job.
I also liked BAG's performance a lot. Go figure. (Ken Marino was
pretty darn good too, tho...)
> >BEST NEW SERIES
> >Chuck (NBC)
> >Damages (FX)
> >Gossip Girl (CW)
> >Pushing Daisies (ABC)
> >Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
>
> Saw all five and liked three of them enough to watch regularly, but T:TSCC
> is the pick of the litter.
Even I'd concede that over GG - GG really ended season #1 with a weak
couple of episodes, wheres T:TSCC ended with its two strongest. No
contest.
> >MOST IMPROVED SERIES
> >Big Love (HBO)
> >Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
> >Desperate Housewives (ABC)
> >House (Fox)
> >Lost (ABC)
>
> By default, House. I could stand to watch episodes this year.
If I were voting, it'd be a tough call between "Lost" and DH - I think
DH actually improved more (from what I've seen, which isn't
everything), but "Lost" is the better show, so... <shrugs>
> >BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> >30 Rock (NBC)
> >Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> >Lost (ABC)
> >The Wire (HBO)
>
> HIMYM (c'mon, you knew how I'd vote)
"Lost" blows the other 4 so far out of the water, it's not even
funny.
> >The Worst:
>
> >WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> >American Idol (Fox)
> >Cavemen (ABC)
> >Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
> >The Moment of Truth (Fox)
> >My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
>
> American Idol, although all are worthy contenders this year
There were a lot of turkeys this year, esp. on cable (see: MTV), but
I'd probably go with AI just because I want it to go away.
> >WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> >Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
> >David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> >Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
> >Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
> >Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
>
> David Caruso
I think I hate you. :p
William George Ferguson
wrote:
>On Jul 20, 5:57 pm, William George Ferguson <wmgfr...@newsguy.com>
>wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
>> <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>> >January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
>> >Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
>> >Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>> >Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
>> >Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>>
>> Leighton Meester, pretty much bay default
>
>Wai..., Wai..., Wait a minute here.
>Are you *admitting* that you watch "Gossip Girl"?!
>
>I'm all verklempt!!
Well admitting that I've watched some episodes, and 'by default' means 'as
opposed to the other nominees'.
>> >BEST SF SERIES
>> >Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>> >Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
>> >Lost (ABC)
>> >Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>> >Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
>>
>> I watched and liked four of the 5. But I liked T:TSCC the best.
>
>Which 4? (And please don't say BSG...)
Did you notice that on 'best episode' I commented that 3 nominations for
Lost made it easier since I then only had to choose between the other two?
>> >MOST IMPROVED SERIES
>> >Big Love (HBO)
>> >Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
>> >Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>> >House (Fox)
>> >Lost (ABC)
>>
>> By default, House. I could stand to watch episodes this year.
>
>If I were voting, it'd be a tough call between "Lost" and DH - I think
>DH actually improved more (from what I've seen, which isn't
>everything), but "Lost" is the better show, so... <shrugs>
It would at least have to meet the 'I could stand to watch episodes' test,
which neither of the above do. Not even Nathan Fillion was enough to get
me to watch DH.
>> >WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
>> >Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
>> >David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>> >Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>> >Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
>> >Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
>>
>> David Caruso
>
>I think I hate you. :p
It's your fault, for not supporting my Kevin Sorbo nomination.
--
"Oh Buffy, you really do need to have
every square inch of your ass kicked."
- Willow Rosenberg
Ian Galbraith
> Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
>
> The Best:
>
> BEST COMEDY SERIES
Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin – Weeds (Showtime)
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Abstain
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
> BEST COMEDY EPISODE
The Office, "Dinner Party" (written by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee
Eisenberg, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
> BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Wire (HBO)
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Hugh Laurie as Gregory House – House (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
> BEST DRAMA EPISODE
The Wire, "-30-" (story by David Simon & Ed Burns, teleplay by David
Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
> BEST SF SERIES
Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles (Fox)
> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
> BEST SF EPISODE
Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
> BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Jekyll (BBC America)
> BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll – Jekyll (BBC
America)
> BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
> BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
> BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
> BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
MythBusters (Discovery)
> BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
South Park (Comedy Central)
>
> BEST NEW SERIES
Damages (FX)
> MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Lost (ABC)
> BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
The Wire (HBO)
> The Worst:
> WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
Abstain
> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Anim8rFSK
<6d7231b9-8ebb-47f7...@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
Can I vote for you?
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
For the nominations tallies and other analysis, please see the
original posting: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/msg/18968a36b16061e0?hl=en
The following are the rules for this second stage of voting:
* CAMPAIGNING IS ALLOWED. You may encourage people to vote in the
Rattys on other web sites, blogs, mailing lists, etc., or on other
television-related newsgroups, if you do so with good netiquette. In
fact, I am planning to campaign myself. However, please don't post the
ballot anywhere else. Just tell people they can find the ballot at
the rec.arts.tv newsgroup (you can provide a URL as a link).
* Anyone reading this posting is eligible to vote, whether or not you
Ian J. Ball
Not unless you plan to "write in" "Ned's Declassified School Survival
Guide", "Burn Notice", and possibly a few others!
Anim8rFSK
<ec68823b-c31c-467c...@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com>,
"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
> On Jul 21, 8:12 pm, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> > In article
> > <6d7231b9-8ebb-47f7-89bc-ee4e599b5...@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
> > "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 19, 6:50 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
> >
> > > > <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >*** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
> >
> > > > Thanks for doing this, guys.
> >
> > > > >This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
> > > > >rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
> >
> > > > >There were 28 voters in the nominations round this year, down from 32
> > > > >last year.
> >
> > > > Ian >:(
> >
> > > No time to nominate, no inclination to vote... :(
> >
> > > Ian (But you can blame this all on me - I didn't nominate last year
> > > either.)
> >
> > Can I vote for you?
>
> Not unless you plan to "write in" "Ned's Declassified School Survival
> Guide", "Burn Notice", and possibly a few others!
Burn Notice was on my nominations.
BTW, we have some serious RATTY business to conduct.
I think 'Worst Performer' needs to have a male and female category.
I say this not only because of the impossible tie between Caruso and
Harris this year, but because they're adding Isabelle to CSI: Horatio.
She's a shoe-in for the next round, but I don't want to have to not vote
for the H!
It also means I'll probaby vote for the H instead of the other H
(Harris) *this* time, simply because this may be Caruso's LAST chance to
win!
Mac Breck
Yes, I agree. That way I could vote for both David Caruso and Paula
Abdul.
> It also means I'll probaby vote for the H instead of the other H
> (Harris) *this* time, simply because this may be Caruso's LAST chance
> to win!
Why? Do you think Caruso's going to improve?
jayembee
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>> It also means I'll probaby vote for the H instead of the other
>> H (Harris) *this* time, simply because this may be Caruso's
>> LAST chance to win!
>
> Why? Do you think Caruso's going to improve?
I suspect it's because he thinks "Isabel" will be that much
worse.
-- jayembee
Ian J. Ball
It's a silly question, really - NO ONE is better than Caruso!! He puts
Hugh Laurie and Terry O'Quinn to shame!!1!111!!
Rob Jensen
<macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Regarding my abstains above, I abstained where I could not, in good
>conscience, vote. It was either because I had seen none of the shows,
>performers or performances that were nominated in that category, or
>because all the ones I did see, I didn't like, ....not out of any
>bitterness.
I sorta had that feeling, too. I wanted to do write-in votes for
Torchwood and Pushing Daisies where there were egregious omissions.
>I'm just expaining, here. Don't think that I'm pissed off at you in any
>way, because I'm not. :-) I'm only pissed off at Warner Brothers,
>TNT-Atlanta (May they burn in hell.), The Sci-Fi Channel and Bonnie
>Hammer.
(fist bump) Right on!
Steve Newport
From: ANIM...@cox.net (Anim8rFSK)
No, but the mini-series acting category should. Maybe next year?
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'd have gone Caruso and Harris, but YMMV.
>
>
> > It also means I'll probaby vote for the H instead of the other H
> > (Harris) *this* time, simply because this may be Caruso's LAST chance
> > to win!
>
> Why? Do you think Caruso's going to improve?
No, because Isabelle is going to be in CSI: Horatio. Not only will
Caruso not be the worst performer on TV, he won't even be the worst
performer on CSI:H!
Anim8rFSK
Mac Breck
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:39:48 -0400, "Mac Breck"
> <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Regarding my abstains above, I abstained where I could not, in good
>> conscience, vote. It was either because I had seen none of the
>> shows, performers or performances that were nominated in that
>> category, or because all the ones I did see, I didn't like, ....not
>> out of any bitterness.
>
> I sorta had that feeling, too. I wanted to do write-in votes for
> Torchwood and Pushing Daisies where there were egregious omissions.
For me, those would be the omissions of:
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
(3 points): Sara Gilbert (The Big Bang Theory, Leslie Winkle, "The
Fuzzy Boots Corollary" & "The Bat Jar Conjecture")
BEST COMEDY EPISODE
(3 points): The Pancake Batter Anomaly (The Big Bang Theory) - Sheldon's
sick/PotA Marathon.
(2 points): The Bat Jar Conjecture (The Big Bang Theory) - Physics Bowl
(1 point): The Jerusalem Duality (The Big Bang Theory) - Dennis Kim
rattles Sheldon.
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
(3 points): Neal McDonough (Tin Man, as Wyatt Cain)
BEST NEW SERIES
(3 points): The Big Bang Theory
>> I'm just expaining, here. Don't think that I'm pissed off at you in
>> any way, because I'm not. :-) I'm only pissed off at Warner
>> Brothers, TNT-Atlanta (May they burn in hell.), The Sci-Fi Channel
>> and Bonnie Hammer.
>
> (fist bump) Right on!
Wow, you didn't even call me on the accidental typo that is also a
spot-on, made-up word, double entente. (expaining)
Ian J. Ball
> In article <taadnWiiqZT3cBjVnZ2dnUVZ_uidn...@supernews.com>,
>
> > Yes, I agree. That way I could vote for both David Caruso and Paula
> > Abdul.
>
> I'd have gone Caruso and Harris, but YMMV.
>
> > > It also means I'll probaby vote for the H instead of the other H
> > > (Harris) *this* time, simply because this may be Caruso's LAST chance
> > > to win!
>
> > Why? Do you think Caruso's going to improve?
>
> No, because Isabelle is going to be in CSI: Horatio. Not only will
> Caruso not be the worst performer on TV, he won't even be the worst
> performer on CSI:H!
I hereby nominate David Caruso to be The 11th Doctor Who!!
Joshua Kreitzer
Joshua Kreitzer
> From: ANIM8R...@cox.net (Anim8rFSK)
> I think 'Worst Performer' needs to have a male and female category.
> --------------------------------------
> No, but the mini-series acting category should. Maybe next year?
It will probably depend on how those categories do in terms of voting.
If most people vote in those categories, it might be worth splitting
those categories into male and female, but if a lot of people skip
them, it won't be. At any rate, please make sure to bring up these
issues next May when the preliminary discussion comes up.
As an alternative, another possibility I have considered is dividing
the Worst Performer category not by gender, but between Worst
Performer in an Acting Role and Worst Performer as Oneself.
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
For the nominations tallies and other analysis, please see the
original posting: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/msg/18968a36b16061e0?hl=en
The following are the rules for this second stage of voting:
* CAMPAIGNING IS ALLOWED. You may encourage people to vote in the
Rattys on other web sites, blogs, mailing lists, etc., or on other
television-related newsgroups, if you do so with good netiquette. In
fact, I have campaigned myself. However, please don't post the ballot
Anim8rFSK
<dac60e45-251b-4a66...@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
That helps with this year's tie between David Caruso and Samantha
Harris, but not with next year's dead heat between Caruso and Isabel.
Perhaps we need "Worst performer on CSI: Horatio"
No, that still doesn't help.
How about "Worst performer on TV other than David Caruso"?
Sort of gives him a lifetime achievement award. Lord knows he deserves
it.
Rob Jensen
Okay, but you're not going to like what happens . . .
10 seconds after the Doctor regenerates into Caruso, he dies under the
immense weight of his Caruso-ness and immediately regenerates into . .
. Jimmy Smits.
Mark Nobles
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> *** delete everything above this line***
> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
> Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
>
> The Best:
>
> BEST COMEDY SERIES
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin – Weeds (Showtime)
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
>
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
>
> BEST COMEDY EPISODE
> How I Met Your Mother, "Slapsgiving" (written by Matt Kuhn, directed
> by Pamela Fryman) (CBS)
>
> BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Wire (HBO)
>
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
>
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Richard Schiff as David Green - Eli Stone, "Soul Free" (ABC)
>
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA EPISODE
House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
> Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
>
> BEST SF SERIES
> Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
>
> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>
> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
>
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> Chronicles (Fox)
>
> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
>
> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
>
> BEST SF EPISODE
Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
> Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
>
> BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>
> BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll – Jekyll (BBC
> America)
>
> BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>
> BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>
> BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
Top Chef (Bravo)
>
> BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
The Universe (History)
>
> BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
Family Guy (Fox)
>
> BEST NEW SERIES
> Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>
> MOST IMPROVED SERIES
House (Fox)
>
> BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
The Wire (HBO)
>
> The Worst:
>
> WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
The Moment of Truth (Fox)
>
> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
>
Mark Nobles
It should have been Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Mac Breck
> In article
> <dac60e45-251b-4a66...@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
> Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jul 22, 2:09 pm, NewportsRe...@webtv.net (Steve Newport) wrote:
>>> From: ANIM8R...@cox.net (Anim8rFSK)
>>> I think 'Worst Performer' needs to have a male and female category.
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> No, but the mini-series acting category should. Maybe next year?
>>
>> It will probably depend on how those categories do in terms of
>> voting. If most people vote in those categories, it might be worth
>> splitting those categories into male and female, but if a lot of
>> people skip them, it won't be. At any rate, please make sure to
>> bring up these issues next May when the preliminary discussion comes
>> up.
>>
>> As an alternative, another possibility I have considered is dividing
>> the Worst Performer category not by gender, but between Worst
>> Performer in an Acting Role and Worst Performer as Oneself.
>>
>> Joshua Kreitzer
>> grom...@hotmail.com
>
> That helps with this year's tie between David Caruso and Samantha
> Harris, but not with next year's dead heat between Caruso and Isabel.
Nor does it help with the tie between Trump and Abdul.
> How about "Worst performer on TV other than David Caruso"?
>
> Sort of gives him a lifetime achievement award. Lord knows he
> deserves it.
Ain't that the truth! LOL
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article
> > <dac60e45-251b-4a66...@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
> > Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Jul 22, 2:09 pm, NewportsRe...@webtv.net (Steve Newport) wrote:
> >>> From: ANIM8R...@cox.net (Anim8rFSK)
> >>> I think 'Worst Performer' needs to have a male and female category.
> >>> --------------------------------------
> >>> No, but the mini-series acting category should. Maybe next year?
> >>
> >> It will probably depend on how those categories do in terms of
> >> voting. If most people vote in those categories, it might be worth
> >> splitting those categories into male and female, but if a lot of
> >> people skip them, it won't be. At any rate, please make sure to
> >> bring up these issues next May when the preliminary discussion comes
> >> up.
> >>
> >> As an alternative, another possibility I have considered is dividing
> >> the Worst Performer category not by gender, but between Worst
> >> Performer in an Acting Role and Worst Performer as Oneself.
> >>
> >> Joshua Kreitzer
> >> grom...@hotmail.com
> >
> > That helps with this year's tie between David Caruso and Samantha
> > Harris, but not with next year's dead heat between Caruso and Isabel.
>
> Nor does it help with the tie between Trump and Abdul.
Yeah. I'm thinking we need 'male and female' in both 'scripted and
reality'
>
>
>
> > How about "Worst performer on TV other than David Caruso"?
> >
> > Sort of gives him a lifetime achievement award. Lord knows he
> > deserves it.
>
> Ain't that the truth! LOL
--
acd
> *** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
>
> This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
> rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
>
> last year.
>
> nominations for Lost were twice as many nominations as those received
> by any other show. ABC took top honors among networks, with 37
> nominations spread among 10 different programs, just edging out NBC,
> which received 36 nominations spread among 12 different programs.
>
> Welcome to the party: The most nominated new series were The Big Bang
> Theory, Damages, Pushing Daisies, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> Chronicles, each of which received 4 nominations including one for
> best series in its respective genre.
>
> We'll miss you: The most nominated series to end its run in the
> 2007-08 season was The Wire, with 5 nominations.
>
> On the cusp: There were no examples this year of a series coming close
> to nominations in multiple categories but winding up with zero
> nominations. However, the shows which were most often cited as just
> missing nominations were Battlestar Galactica and Mad Men.
>
> Nominations tally:
>
> The Best:
>
> 16: Lost (down 2)
>
> 8: 30 Rock (up 1), Battlestar Galactica (down 7), The Office (down 3)
>
> 7: Friday Night Lights (down 6), House (up 4), How I Met Your Mother
> (down 2)
>
> 5: Desperate Housewives (up 1), The Wire (even)
>
> 4: The Big Bang Theory, Damages, Doctor Who (down 1), Pushing Daisies,
> Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
>
>
> 2: Big Love (up 3), Chuck, The Colbert Report (even), The Daily Show
> with Jon Stewart (even), Dexter (down 4), Dirty Sexy Money, Heroes
> (down 6), Jekyll, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (up 2), Mad
> Men, Medium (even), The New Adventures of Old Christine (up 1), Psych
> (up 2), A Raisin in the Sun, Saturday Night Live (down 2), Torchwood,
> Ugly Betty (even), Weeds (even)
>
> 1: The Amazing Race (even), America's Next Top Model (even), Bionic
> Woman, Bones (up 1), The Boondocks (up 1 from 2 years ago), Breaking
> Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm (up 1 from 2 years ago), Eli Stone, Extras:
> The Extra Special Series Finale (down 1; see note), Family Guy (even),
> Grey's Anatomy (up 1), Flight of the Conchords, Jeopardy! (up 1), Kim
> Possible (even), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (even), Late Show with
> David Letterman (even), Life, Meet the Press (up 1), My Name Is Earl
> (down 1), MythBusters (even), Project Runway (even), Reaper, Recount,
> Samantha Who?, The Simpsons (even), South Park (even), This American
> Life, Tin Man, Top Chef (up 1), The Universe (up 1), The War.
>
> The Worst:
>
> 2: American Idol (down 1), Dancing with the Stars (up 1)
>
> 1: Cavemen, The Celebrity Apprentice (even; see note), CSI: Miami
> (down 1), Deal or No Deal (down 1), The Moment of Truth, My Dad Is
> Better Than Your Dad.
>
> Network tally:
>
> The Best:
> ABC 37 (up 13) * NBC 36 (down 19) * CBS 17 (up 3) * HBO 17 (up 1) *
> Fox 14 (up 4) * Sci Fi 13 (down 8) * Comedy Central 5 (even) * CW 5
> (down 5) * Showtime 5 (down 5) * BBC America 4 (up 3) * FX 4 (down 3)
> * AMC 3 (up 1) * Bravo 2 (even) * USA 2 (up 2) * Cartoon/Adult Swim 1
> (up 1) * Disney 1 (even) * Discovery 1 (down 1) * History 1 (up 1) *
> PBS 1 (down 2) * Syndication 1 (up 1).
>
> The Worst:
> ABC 3 (up 2) * Fox 3 (even) * NBC 3 (even) * CBS 1 (down 1).
>
> Notes:
>
> Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale follows the series Extras,
> which received 2 nominations last year.
>
> The Apprentice received 1 "worst" nomination last year, before The
> Celebrity Apprentice was established.
>
> The following are the rules for this second stage of voting:
>
> * CAMPAIGNING IS ALLOWED. You may encourage people to vote in the
> Rattys on other web sites, blogs, mailing lists, etc., or on other
> television-related newsgroups, if you do so with good netiquette. In
> ballot anywhere else. Just tell people they can find the ballot at
> the rec.arts.tv newsgroup (you can provide a URL as a link).
>
> by all nominees if and only if I receive ballots from more than 100
> voters.
>
> voted in the first round.
>
> * In each category, delete the four nominees you don't want to vote
> for, leaving your one single vote in each category.
>
> * You don't have to vote in every category, but please try to vote in
> as many categories as you can. If you are skipping a category, please
> delete all of the nominees in that category.
>
> * Please try to keep spacing between each category to a minimum. All
> I should see is the category title, next line your vote, a space, and
> then the next category. This will help keep your ballot short.
>
> * The deadline to submit votes is Sunday, August 3, 2008, at 10:00
> p.m. (U.S. Pacific time).
>
> that e-mail address has been obscured, that's gromit82 AT hotmail DOT
> com). Unlike in the nominations round, I will be compiling these
> ballots myself, so you can respond directly to this message. You can
> also post your votes to the newsgroup if you want, but all ballots
> must be e-mailed to me to be counted.
>
>
> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>
> The Best:
>
> BEST COMEDY SERIES
> The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
> Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
> Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
> Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
> Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
> Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
> Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
> Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
> Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
> Christine (CBS)
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
> Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
> Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
> Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater - Ugly Betty (ABC)
>
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
> Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
> Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi - Ugly Betty, recurring (ABC)
> Blair Underwood as Mr. Harris - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
> recurring (CBS)
>
> Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman - How I Met Your Mother, recurring (CBS)
> Carrie Fisher as Rosemary - 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby" (NBC)
> Amy Ryan as Holly - The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (NBC)
> Brooke Smith as Valerie Scottson - Weeds, recurring (Showtime)
>
> BEST COMEDY EPISODE
> 30 Rock, "Cooter" (written by Tina Fey, directed by Don Scardino)
> (NBC)
> The Big Bang Theory, "The Middle Earth Paradigm" (story by David
> Goetsch, teleplay by David Litt & Robert Cohen, directed by Mark
> Cendrowski) (CBS)
> by Pamela Fryman) (CBS)
> Eisenberg, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
> The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (written by Jennifer Celotta & Paul
> Lieberstein, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
>
> BEST DRAMA SERIES
> Damages (FX)
> Dexter (Showtime)
> Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> House (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
> Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
>
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
> Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX)
> Chloe Sevigny as Nicolette Grant - Big Love (HBO)
>
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
> Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske - Damages (FX)
> Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
> Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden - Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
>
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
> Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
>
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
> (ABC)
> Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
> Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
>
> Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis – House, recurring (Fox)
> Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
> Michelle ...
>
> read more »
Poor Mira- another former film star relegated to doing bad TV.
Patty Winter
In article <dac60e45-251b-4a66...@a3g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> From: ANIM8R...@cox.net (Anim8rFSK)
>> I think 'Worst Performer' needs to have a male and female category.
>> --------------------------------------
>> No, but the mini-series acting category should. Maybe next year?
>
>It will probably depend on how those categories do in terms of voting.
>If most people vote in those categories, it might be worth splitting
>those categories into male and female, but if a lot of people skip
>them, it won't be. At any rate, please make sure to bring up these
>issues next May when the preliminary discussion comes up.
Count me as chagrined that I had to choose between Paul Giamatti
and Laura Linney. :-( I would definitely prefer separate male
and female categories for best acting in a miniseries.
Patty
Steve Newport
Re: 14th Annual RATTY Awards Nominations List & Final Ballot
From: pat...@wintertime.com (Patty Winter) Count me as chagrined that
I had to choose between Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. :-( I would
definitely prefer separate male and female categories for best acting in
a miniseries.
At last! Something we agree on.
Mark Nobles
<cmn-n...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > *** delete everything above this line***
> > 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
> > Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
Sorry, I meant to only mail this, not post it.
DonnaB shallotpeel
<ANIM8Rfsk-34191...@news.west.cox.net> Anim8rFSK
<ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
>In article <taadnWiiqZT3cBjV...@supernews.com>,
> "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I agree. That way I could vote for both David Caruso and Paula
>> Abdul.
>
>I'd have gone Caruso and Harris, but YMMV.
For this once, I'm with you.
--
: ^> DonnaB <*>
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"A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a
one-way street." - Doug Linder
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
For the nominations tallies and other analysis, please see the
original posting: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/msg/18968a36b16061e0?hl=en
The following are the rules for this second stage of voting:
* CAMPAIGNING IS ALLOWED. You may encourage people to vote in the
Rattys on other web sites, blogs, mailing lists, etc., or on other
television-related newsgroups, if you do so with good netiquette. In
fact, I have campaigned myself. However, please don't post the ballot
anywhere else. Just tell people they can find the ballot at the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup (you can provide a URL as a link).
* Anyone reading this posting is eligible to vote, whether or not you
voted in the first round.
* In each category, delete the four nominees you don't want to vote
for, leaving your one single vote in each category.
* You don't have to vote in every category, but please try to vote in
as many categories as you can. If you are skipping a category, please
delete all of the nominees in that category.
* Please try to keep spacing between each category to a minimum. All
I should see is the category title, next line your vote, a space, and
then the next category. This will help keep your ballot short.
* The deadline to submit votes is Sunday, August 3, 2008, at 10:00
p.m. (U.S. Pacific time).
* Please send your ballot directly to me at grom...@hotmail.com (if
that e-mail address has been obscured, that's gromit82 AT hotmail DOT
com). Unlike in the nominations round, I will be compiling these
ballots myself, so you can respond directly to this message. You can
also post your votes to the newsgroup if you want, but all ballots
must be e-mailed to me to be counted.
* In the final results posting, I will post the percentages received
by all nominees if and only if I receive ballots from more than 100
voters.
* Thanks to everyone who voted. Now it's time to pick your winners.
*** delete everything above this line***
14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
The Best:
BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
James Roday as Shawn Spencer - Psych (USA)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly - Samantha Who? (ABC)
Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
Christine (CBS)
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin - Weeds (Showtime)
Hugh Laurie as Gregory House - House (Fox)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis - House, recurring (Fox)
Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
Jurnee Smollett as Beth - Grey's Anatomy, "Freedom" (ABC)
Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton - House, "Frozen" (Fox)
Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
BEST DRAMA EPISODE
Friday Night Lights, "Leave No One Behind" (written by Aaron Rahsaan
Thomas, directed by Dean White) (NBC)
House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
Sackheim) (NBC)
Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
The Wire, "-30-" (story by David Simon & Ed Burns, teleplay by David
Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
BEST SF SERIES
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
Lost (ABC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus - Lost (ABC)
Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois - Medium (NBC)
Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen - Lost (ABC)
Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper - Torchwood (BBC America)
Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles (Fox)
Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
(Sci Fi)
Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
M.C. Gainey as Tom - Lost, recurring (ABC)
Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
Ken Marino as Tony - Reaper, recurring (CW)
James Marsters as John Hart - Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop - Heroes, recurring (NBC)
Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener - Medium, recurring (NBC)
Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore - Lost, recurring (ABC)
BEST SF EPISODE
Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
Lost, "The Constant" (written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof,
directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
Lost, "The Shape of Things to Come" (written by Brian K. Vaughan &
Drew Goddard, directed by Jack Bender) (ABC)
Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Jekyll (BBC America)
John Adams (HBO)
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Tin Man (Sci Fi)
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
Laura Linney as Abigail Adams - John Adams (HBO)
Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger - A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll - Jekyll (BBC
America)
Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain - Recount (HBO)
BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
America's Next Top Model (CW)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
Meet the Press (NBC)
MythBusters (Discovery)
This American Life (Showtime)
The Universe (History)
The War (PBS)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
The Boondocks (Cartoon/Adult Swim)
Family Guy (Fox)
Kim Possible (Disney)
The Simpsons (Fox)
South Park (Comedy Central)
BEST NEW SERIES
Chuck (NBC)
Damages (FX)
Gossip Girl (CW)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Big Love (HBO)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
House (Fox)
Lost (ABC)
BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
30 Rock (NBC)
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Lost (ABC)
The Wire (HBO)
The Worst:
WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
American Idol (Fox)
Cavemen (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
The Moment of Truth (Fox)
My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
Donald Trump as himself - The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
*** delete everything below this line ***
Joshua Kreitzer (for the Ratty Awards team)
grom...@hotmail.com
Joshua Kreitzer
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria. There is one
week left to vote.
Zombie Elvis
>14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
>
>The Best:
>
>BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock (NBC)
>
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Edie Falco as Celeste Cunningham - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
>BEST COMEDY EPISODE
30 Rock, "Cooter" (written by Tina Fey, directed by Don Scardino)
(NBC)
>BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Wire (HBO)
>
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
>BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
>
>BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks - Gossip Girl, recurring (CW)
>
>BEST DRAMA EPISODE
Life, "Fill It Up" (written by Rand Ravich, directed by Daniel
Sackheim) (NBC)
>BEST SF SERIES
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
Fi)
>
>BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
Fi)
>
>BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
>BEST SF EPISODE
Pushing Daisies, "Pie-lette" (written by Bryan Fuller, directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld) (ABC)
>
>BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain – Recount (HBO)
>
>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
>BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
>BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
The Universe (History)
>BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
The Boondocks (Cartoon/Adult Swim)
>BEST NEW SERIES
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Lost (ABC)
>
>BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
The Wire (HBO)
>
>The Worst:
>
>WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
Cavemen (ABC)
>WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria. There are six
days left to vote.
dixichik
>
> The Best:
>
> BEST COMEDY SERIES
Haven't seen any of the nominated series.
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>
> James Roday as Shawn Spencer - Psych (USA)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
> Tim Curry as Nigel St. Nigel - Psych, "American Duos" (USA)
>
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
>
> BEST COMEDY EPISODE
>
> BEST DRAMA SERIES
> House (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
> Hugh Laurie as Gregory House - House (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
>
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
> Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
>
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
> Mira Sorvino as Cate Milton - House, "Frozen" (Fox)
>
> BEST DRAMA EPISODE
> House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
> Simon, directed by Clark Johnson) (HBO)
>
> BEST SF SERIES
>
> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
>
> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
>
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
>
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>
> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
>
> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
>
> BEST SF EPISODE
>
> BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>
> BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
>
> BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
> The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>
> BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
> Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
>
> BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
> Project Runway (Bravo)
>
> BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
>
> BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
> Family Guy (Fox)
>
> BEST NEW SERIES
>
> MOST IMPROVED SERIES
> House (Fox)
>
> BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
)
>
> The Worst:
>
> WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> Cavemen (ABC)
>
> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> Donald Trump as himself - The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Posting to the newsgroup is not enought to get the ballot counted.
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria. There are five
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria. There are four
days left to vote.
Your vote could decide the winner! There are currently 13 categories
which either have a tie for the lead or in which the leader is only
one vote ahead of the second-place entry.
Mr. Hole the Magnificent
> *** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
> *** delete everything above this line***
> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
> Reminder: send to gromi...@hotmail.com
The Best:
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin - The Office (NBC)
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Blair Underwood as Mr. Harris - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
recurring (CBS)
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Edie Falco as Celeste Cunningham - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
BEST COMEDY EPISODE
The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (written by Jennifer Celotta & Paul
Lieberstein, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
House (Fox)
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Hugh Laurie as Gregory House - House (Fox)
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson - House (Fox)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
BEST DRAMA EPISODE
Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
BEST SF SERIES
Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
Fi)
BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
BEST SF EPISODE
Doctor Who, "Blink" (written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie
Macdonald) (Sci Fi)
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
John Adams (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Centr
BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
The War (PBS)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
Family Guy (Fox)
BEST NEW SERIES
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
Lost (ABC)
> The Worst:
WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Rob Jensen
<wmgf...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
>The fact that I voted for Brian Austin Green instead of James Marster
>likely damages my Whedonista cred, but he did a better job
Dude, the fact that you voted for T:TSCC in any category damages your
Whedonista cred immensely. Whether you voted against a Whedonista, as
in this category or *for* a Whedonista (Summer Glau) in another
category for T:TSCC.
C'mon? Terminator -- for anything? Seriously?!
-- Rob
PS: Not to say that I don't watch it and/or like it (I watch it and
like it), but heck, it isn't even equal to the nadir of the Buffyverse
-- the Cor/nor (Cordy/Connor) relationship yet. Gots a long way to go
to get to the just-okay-i-ness of Buffy s7 and a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnng way
to go to reach the heights of Firefly.
Joshua Kreitzer
This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria. There are only
three days left to vote. Voting ends on Sunday, August 3, at 10 p.m.
US Pacific time.
Your vote could decide the winner! There are currently 8 categories
Mason Barge
> "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jul 21, 8:12 pm, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> > > In article
> > > > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
>
>
> > > > > >This is the final ballot for the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards for the
> > > > > >rec.arts.tv newsgroup, as compiled by Robert Licuria.
>
> > > > > >last year.
>
>
> > > > No time to nominate, no inclination to vote... :(
>
> > > > Ian (But you can blame this all on me - I didn't nominate last year
> > > > either.)
>
> > > Can I vote for you?
>
> > Not unless you plan to "write in" "Ned's Declassified School Survival
> > Guide", "Burn Notice", and possibly a few others!
>
> Burn Notice was on my nominations.
>
> BTW, we have some serious RATTY business to conduct.
>
> I think 'Worst Performer' needs to have a male and female category.
>
I'll second that emphatically. "The Worst" is so much fun, and most
big pompous award shows are afraid to do it.
I personally wish there was a "worst" for every "best" category.
Joshua Kreitzer
There are only two days left to vote in the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards.
These awards are voted on by the readers of the rec.arts.tv newsgroup.
Voting ends on Sunday, August 3, at 10 p.m. US Pacific time. This is
the final ballot as compiled by Robert Licuria.
Your vote could decide the winner! There are currently 6 categories
com). Unlike in the nominations round, I am compiling these ballots
Mar...@comcast.net
(in article
<1414b728-ab32-4cc3...@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>):
> *** 14TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
> Reminder: send to grom...@hotmail.com
>
> The Best:
>
> BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Office (NBC)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
>
> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute - The Office (NBC)
>
> BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock, recurring (NBC)
> BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Amy Ryan as Holly - The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (NBC)
> BEST COMEDY EPISODE
The Office, "Goodbye, Toby" (written by Jennifer Celotta & Paul
Lieberstein, directed by Paul Feig) (NBC)
>
> BEST DRAMA SERIES
Dexter (Showtime)
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
> BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX)
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
> BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
> Luke MacFarlane as Scotty Wandell - Brothers and Sisters, recurring
> (ABC)
> BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
> Anne Dudek as Amber Volakis House, recurring (Fox
> BEST DRAMA EPISODE
> House, "Wilson's Heart" (written by Peter Blake & David Foster &
> Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner, directed by Katie Jacobs) (Fox)
> BEST SF SERIES
> Lost (ABC)
> BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
> Michael Emerson as Ben Linus Lost (ABC)
> BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
> Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois Medium (NBC)
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
> Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
> BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
> BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
> M.C. Gainey as Tom Lost, recurring (ABC)
> BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
> Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop Heroes, recurring (NBC)
> BEST SF EPISODE
> Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
> Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
> BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
> BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
> BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
> The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
> BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
> Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
> BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
> The Amazing Race (CBS)
>
> BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
> Meet the Press (NBC)
> BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
> Family Guy (Fox)
> BEST NEW SERIES
> Damages (FX)
> MOST IMPROVED SERIES
> Lost (ABC)
>
> BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> Lost (ABC)
> The Worst:
>
> WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> The Moment of Truth (Fox)
> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
Anim8rFSK
*** delete everything above this line***
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The Best:
BEST COMEDY SERIES
No Vote
***I'd have gone Psych here, if I could have.
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
James Roday as Shawn Spencer Psych (USA)
BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
No Vote
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
***I'd have gone Dulé Hill here
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
No Vote
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
No Vote
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
No Vote
BEST COMEDY EPISODE
How I Met Your Mother, "Slapsgiving" (written by Matt Kuhn, directed
by Pamela Fryman) (CBS)
****Hey, it was the only one I watched. :)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
No Vote
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
No Vote
BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Emily Deschanel as Temperance Brennan - Bones (Fox)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
No Vote
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
No Vote
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
No Vote
BEST DRAMA EPISODE
Mad Men, "The Wheel" (written by Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith,
directed by Matthew Weiner) (AMC)
BEST SF SERIES
Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
***I struggled here, until I realized this was Martha, and not Donna.
I'd almost forgotten how good Who *used* to be.
BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
Michael Emerson as Ben Linus Lost (ABC)
***Tough choices here as well. It was between Ben, Jack, and Who. Ben
finally got it, because Linus is so good, I *almost* understand why
nobody puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger, just to be sure.
*almost* -- I never understood, to this day, why Don didn't push Dr.
Smith out the airlock.
BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles (Fox)
***Maybe my hardest category, except for Stardoe, who was obviously a
joke nominee.
BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
James Marsters as John Hart Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
***This, however, was an easy one; Marsters is a hoot and a half.
BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
***It was either her or the Hex witch or the Doctor's Daughter; I'd
really like to see all of them in the same room at the same time, 'cause
I'm suspicious. If I *watched* Heroes, I'm sure I'd have gone for
Kristen Bell though.
BEST SF EPISODE
Lost, "There's No Place Like Home" (written by Damon Lindelof &
Carlton Cuse, directed by Stephen Williams and Jack Bender) (ABC)
BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
No Vote
BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
No Vote
BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
No Vote
BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
MythBusters (Discovery)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
Kim Possible (Disney)
***Kimmy Kub! There was a most excellent Kimmy at Comic Con this year;
she's even from Phoenix!
BEST NEW SERIES
Chuck (NBC)
***Almost went Terminator here. I finally decided it on the basis of
"which would I be more annoyed about if I missed an episode" and decided
it was Chuck.
MOST IMPROVED SERIES
Lost (ABC)
***'cause, you know, it was the only nominee I watch.
BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
Lost (ABC)
***see above
The Worst:
WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
Cavemen (ABC)
***THAT wasn't even a contest. Even if Moronic Woman had been nominated
(as it should have), Cavemen was still worse.
"Worse than a Laeta Kalogridis show" -- how'd you like to have THAT
carved on your tombstone?
WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
***This is the one I struggled with the most. I wanted to give it to
Samantha Harris. Caruso, you laff and watch the train wreck. Harris,
you change the channel. In fairness though, it's whoever writes her
constant male bashing material that needs to be bitchslappead out of
existence. But I finally went with Caruso as a lifetime achievement
award, because next year, I can't possibly imagine it will be a contest
-- not with Isabelle there.
*** delete everything below this line ***
--
Ian J. Ball
>
> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> ***This is the one I struggled with the most. I wanted to give it to
> Samantha Harris. Caruso, you laff and watch the train wreck. Harris,
> you change the channel. In fairness though, it's whoever writes her
> constant male bashing material that needs to be bitchslappead out of
> existence. But I finally went with Caruso as a lifetime achievement
> award, because next year, I can't possibly imagine it will be a contest
> -- not with Isabelle there.
Oh, you will get yours, my friend. Oh yes, you will.
Mason Barge
> >BEST COMEDY SERIES
> >30 Rock (NBC)
> >The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
> >Desperate Housewives (ABC)
> >How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> >The Office (NBC)
>
> Well, it's no surprise that I consider Disastrous Housejerks to be
> one of the worst shows on television, so that never would have gotten
> my vote in the first place. So that leaves the four actual
> contenders: 30 Rock and The Office both had underwhelming years
> overall, which left me to choose between TBBT and HIMYM. Like I said,
> if CBS didn't have episodes of TBBT at their website, I never would
> have been able to overload on them in June. Thus, in the absence of
> Pushing Daisies, TBBT gets my vote over HIMYM.
>
> >BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
> >Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
> >Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
> >Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
> >Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
> >James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
>
> I was going to vote for James Roday and then I discovered TBBT and
> Sheldon's psychosis.
>
> >BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
>
> No Contest: Tina Fey
>
I went for Fey, but I don't agree with "no contest". Mary Louise
Parker is great on Weeds.
> >BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
>
I abstained from the rest of the comedy votes, since I'm not a big
comedy watcher. I'll let the aficianados decide.
> >BEST DRAMA SERIES
>
> Friday Night Lights. Easy.
Same. Easy.
> >BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
> >Gabriel Byrne as Paul - In Treatment (HBO)
> >Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> >Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
> >Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
> >Hugh Laurie as Gregory House – House (Fox)
>
> Kyle Chandler. God, the rest of the list, it sounds like no one was
> trying.
>
Hugh Laurie. Vote like you want, but how can you say he's not
trying. American accent and all, wot?
> >BEST DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
>
> Oooo. This one was hard, picking between Connie Britton and Emily
> Deschanel, but Tami's storyline was muddled this season while
> Deschanel transcended her material by light-years. I marathoned the
> season 2 DVDs of Bones over the Christmas/Strike break and the
> difference between her performances last year and this year are
> amazing. She has been so carefully modulating her performance as
> Tempe over these three years that Tempe's growing out of her shell
> this year and shedding her often deadpan monotone from s1 & 2 is
> almost imperceptible except through such marathon viewing of how
> emotionally unavailable she was in the first two seasons.
>
What he said.
> >BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
> Robert Sean Leonard, for the season finale. Only Ivanek came close
> (although I liked all five of the choices)
>
What he said.
> >BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> >January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
> >Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
> >Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
> >Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
> >Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
>
Bunch of crap. I think I voted for Zea.
>
> >BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
> >Luke MacFarlane as Scotty Wandell - Brothers and Sisters, recurring
> >(ABC)
> >Glenn Morshower as Chad Clarke - Friday Night Lights, recurring (NBC)
> >Richard Schiff as David Green - Eli Stone, "Soul Free" (ABC)
> >Glynn Turman as Alex Sr. - In Treatment, recurring (HBO)
> >Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clayton "Clay" Davis - The Wire, recurring (HBO)
>
> Luke MacFarlane.
Vomit.
>
> >BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
>
> Anne Dudek. For the same reason I voted for Robert Sean Leonard.
>
Same. She was really good.
> >BEST SF SERIES
> >Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
> >Lost (ABC)
> >Pushing Daisies (ABC)
> >Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
>
> Battlestar Galactica
Lost, because they handle the romantic aspect so much better than BG.
Half the time I love BG but sometimes it makes my skin crawl.
>
> >BEST SF LEAD ACTOR
> >Michael Emerson as Ben Linus – Lost (ABC)
> >Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
> >Edward James Olmos as William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >Lee Pace as Ned - Pushing Daisies (ABC)
> >David Tennant as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
>
Emerson, easy. Unfortunately I haven't watched Doctor Who in a
looooong time.
>
> >BEST SF LEAD ACTRESS
> >Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois – Medium (NBC)
> >Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen - Lost (ABC)
> >Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper – Torchwood (BBC America)
> >Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker - Chuck (NBC)
>
> Eve Myles, Torchwood.
>
Don't even like her much. I think I went for Arquette; she's the
obvious choice for a reason. I do like the others.
> >BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
> >Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
> >Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet - Heroes (NBC)
> >Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost (ABC)
> >Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
>
Andrews, easy for me. The class of the category.
>
> >BEST SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
> >Summer Glau as Cameron Phillips - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> >Chronicles (Fox)
> >Tricia Helfer as Number Six/Caprica/Natalie - Battlestar Galactica
> >(Sci Fi)
> >Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
> >Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke - Lost (ABC)
> >Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar Galactica (Sci
> >Fi)
>
> Easy. Yunjin Kim. For "Ji Yeon" -- NOT the season finale. ;)
>
ABS. (Anybody but Sackhoff.) Actually I voted Glau, but the
category is once again strong. Howcome all the great dramatic babes
are on SF?
> >BEST SF GUEST ACTOR
> >M.C. Gainey as Tom – Lost, recurring (ABC)
> >Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese - Terminator: The Sarah Connor
> >Chronicles, recurring (Fox)
> >Ken Marino as Tony – Reaper, recurring (CW)
> >James Marsters as John Hart – Torchwood, recurring (BBC America)
> >Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
> >Fi)
>
> James Marsters.
okies.
> >BEST SF GUEST ACTRESS
> >Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Heroes, recurring (NBC)
> >Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener – Medium, recurring (NBC)
> >Carey Mulligan as Sally Sparrow - Doctor Who, "Blink" (Sci Fi)
> >Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Corvus - Bionic Woman, recurring (NBC)
> >Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore – Lost, recurring (ABC)
>
> Kristen Bell.
Love her.
>
> Sackhoff gets the booby prize for doing the exact *wrong* thing as
> Sarah Corvus -- drawing SO much attention to herself and her basic
> Starbuck-ish personality type that she overpowered the story
ABS.
>
> >BEST TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
> >Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
> >Jekyll (BBC America)
> >John Adams (HBO)
> >A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
> >Tin Man (Sci Fi)
>
Really a weak year.
>
> >BEST PERFORMANCE, TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
> >Paul Giamatti as John Adams - John Adams (HBO)
> >Laura Linney as Abigail Adams - John Adams (HBO)
> >Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger - A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
> >James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman/Mr. Hyde/Dr. Jekyll – Jekyll (BBC
> >America)
> >Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain – Recount (HBO)
>
Linney for me. The only bright spot in the entire miniseries
categories. I love Giamatti but he sucked in John Adams.
>
> >BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
> >The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
> >The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
> >The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
> >Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
> >Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
>
So very weak. I still like Letterman okay but he's such a whore when
picking guests.
>
> >BEST PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
> >Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
> >Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
> >Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
> >Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
> >Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
>
Gag me with a spoon.
>
> >BEST REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
> >The Amazing Race (CBS)
> >America's Next Top Model (CW)
> >Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
> >Project Runway (Bravo)
> >Top Chef (Bravo)
>
> I Abstained. Until the Reality Show crap is overwith, there's no such
> thing as a good show in this category.
>
I don't know why you paint Jeopardy with your broad brush of disdain.
Although I went with Amazing Race, which is okay and has an excellent
travelogue aspect.
> >BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM (series or special)
> >Meet the Press (NBC)
> >MythBusters (Discovery)
> >This American Life (Showtime)
> >The Universe (History)
> >The War (PBS)
>
Meet the Press. And not from sentiment. The others are only okay.
Well, the War was pretty good.
> MythBusters. The dart board told me.
>
Bah, you should do what I did with a lot of comedy and abstain if you
don't watch them.
> >BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)>
>
Pass. Not my thing. Well, not my wife's thing.
> >BEST NEW SERIES
> >Chuck (NBC)
> >Damages (FX)
> >Gossip Girl (CW)
> >Pushing Daisies (ABC)
> >Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
>
> Pushing Daisies, duh.
>
Terminator, duh.
> >MOST IMPROVED SERIES
> >Big Love (HBO)
> >Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
> >Desperate Housewives (ABC)
> >House (Fox)
> >Lost (ABC)
>
> Lost. Now, if only the actors would improve with it.
>
Good choice, although Desperate Housewives actually would fit for
people who don't hate it.
> >BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> >30 Rock (NBC)
> >Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
> >How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
> >Lost (ABC)
> >The Wire (HBO)
>
> Battlestar Galactica.
>
Lost, for reasons above.
> >The Worst:
>
> >WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
> >American Idol (Fox)
> >Cavemen (ABC)
> >Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
> >The Moment of Truth (Fox)
> >My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (NBC)
>
So many choices, so little time. I don't think my bottom five even
made the ballot. I'd actually vote for American Idol as both best and
worst, LOL. I love "Dancing with the Stars". Can't remember whether
I chose Moment of Truth or Cavemen.
>
> >WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> >Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
> >David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> >Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
> >Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
> >Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
>
> David Caruso -- because we *can't* stop the Horatio!
>
Ditto. Samantha Harris actually should get some sort of "most
improved" award. If you didn't watch this season and are going on her
nasty performance last year, you're making a mistake -- she changed a
lot after the baby and made it all the way to "average".
Come to think of it, my choice for best guest actor would be Kenny
Maine who does a comedy ESPN parody on the awards shows. Very funny.
William George Ferguson
>On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:57:19 -0700, William George Ferguson
><wmgf...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>The fact that I voted for Brian Austin Green instead of James Marster
>>likely damages my Whedonista cred, but he did a better job
>
>Dude, the fact that you voted for T:TSCC in any category damages your
>Whedonista cred immensely. Whether you voted against a Whedonista, as
>in this category or *for* a Whedonista (Summer Glau) in another
>category for T:TSCC.
>
>C'mon? Terminator -- for anything? Seriously?!
Well, I tend to hold Lost in that level of minimum high regard, but I'm
willing to allow others their otherness.
--
I have a theory, it could be bunnies
Ian J. Ball
wrote:
>
> Well, I tend to hold Lost in that level of minimum high regard, but I'm
> willing to allow others their otherness.
This is usually a bad idea...
Anim8rFSK
<32400860-72db-4ced...@b2g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
And, that's the other reason I chose David. I almost mentioned it, but
I figured it would become self evident rather quickly. Thank you for
not dissappointing, my friend.
:-D
shawn
<wmgf...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:54:43 -0500, Rob Jensen <Shut...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:57:19 -0700, William George Ferguson
>><wmgf...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>The fact that I voted for Brian Austin Green instead of James Marster
>>>likely damages my Whedonista cred, but he did a better job
>>
>>Dude, the fact that you voted for T:TSCC in any category damages your
>>Whedonista cred immensely. Whether you voted against a Whedonista, as
>>in this category or *for* a Whedonista (Summer Glau) in another
>>category for T:TSCC.
>>
>>C'mon? Terminator -- for anything? Seriously?!
>
>Well, I tend to hold Lost in that level of minimum high regard, but I'm
>willing to allow others their otherness.
Terminator is good but this was a tough year. I liked BAG and JM but
after thinking about it I gave my vote to SF Guest Actor to Dean
Stockwell. I thought his work was better and since it went for a
longer time it allowed him more time to develop his character.
Mac Breck
> My initial reactions:
>
> * I have to say, it's a good thing that CBS has episodes of TBBT on
> its website or my votes would have been substantially different.
>
> * Who were the people who classified Pushing Daisies as SF/F rather
> than Comedy? You subSTANtially lowered the quality of the Comedy
> catageories -- and the SF/F categories *didn't* need the help.
> GrrrrrRRRrrrr. You're the reason that Torchwood and John Barrowman
> didn't get nominated in SF/F as far as I'm concerned. Grrrr!
>
> Okay, onto my votes:
>
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Joshua Kreitzer
>
>> The Best:
>>
>> BEST COMEDY SERIES
>> 30 Rock (NBC)
>> The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>> Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>> How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>> The Office (NBC)
>
> Well, it's no surprise that I consider Disastrous Housejerks to be
> one of the worst shows on television, so that never would have gotten
> my vote in the first place. So that leaves the four actual
> contenders: 30 Rock and The Office both had underwhelming years
> overall, which left me to choose between TBBT and HIMYM. Like I said,
> if CBS didn't have episodes of TBBT at their website, I never would
> have been able to overload on them in June. Thus, in the absence of
> Pushing Daisies, TBBT gets my vote over HIMYM.
What I just don't get is the appeal of The Office over TBBT. I've tried
watching The Office several times, and for me, it has all the appeal of
watching paint dry or grass grow, much like the average economics
course. I'm a technical type (electrical engineer who always loved
physics and astronomy.), and if I *had* to become an MBA, I'd probably
slit my throat. I find The Office to be weak/thin and extremely
tedious. OTOH, I find myself watching TBBT reruns (I've probably seen
each episode three times by now.) just because I like the characters and
their interactions so much.
--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
"Brimstone" (1998)
Angel: Oh, there's one more thing you should know. Your fate was never
determined until you killed Gilbert Jax. All in all, you've led a good
life, Ezekiel. Have faith. Your work's appreciated.
Mac Breck
Was Ian doing a Horatio/Caruso impersonation there? :-P
--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
"Babylon 5: Crusade" (1999)
Galen: "There is always hope, only because it's the one thing that no
one has figured out how to kill yet."
Ian J. Ball
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article
> > <32400860-72db-4ced-8475-2ab175645...@b2g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> > "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >> On Aug 2, 8:41 am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> >>> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> >>> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> >>> ***This is the one I struggled with the most. I wanted to give it to
> >>> Samantha Harris. Caruso, you laff and watch the train wreck. Harris,
> >>> you change the channel. In fairness though, it's whoever writes her
> >>> constant male bashing material that needs to be bitchslappead out of
> >>> existence. But I finally went with Caruso as a lifetime achievement
> >>> award, because next year, I can't possibly imagine it will be a
> >>> contest -- not with Isabelle there.
>
> >> Oh, you will get yours, my friend. Oh yes, you will.
>
> > And, that's the other reason I chose David. I almost mentioned it,
> > but I figured it would become self evident rather quickly. Thank you
> > for not dissappointing, my friend.
>
> > :-D
>
> Was Ian doing a Horatio/Caruso impersonation there? :-P
I wish!
Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
Joshua Kreitzer
There is just over one day left to vote in the 2007-2008 Ratty Awards,
which are voted on by the readers of the rec.arts.tv newsgroup. Voting
ends on Sunday, August 3, at 10 p.m. US Pacific time. This is the
final ballot as compiled by Robert Licuria.
Your vote could decide the winner! There are currently 8 categories
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article
> > <32400860-72db-4ced...@b2g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> > "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Aug 2, 8:41 am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> >>> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> >>> ***This is the one I struggled with the most. I wanted to give it to
> >>> Samantha Harris. Caruso, you laff and watch the train wreck. Harris,
> >>> you change the channel. In fairness though, it's whoever writes her
> >>> constant male bashing material that needs to be bitchslappead out of
> >>> existence. But I finally went with Caruso as a lifetime achievement
> >>> award, because next year, I can't possibly imagine it will be a
> >>> contest -- not with Isabelle there.
> >>
> >> Oh, you will get yours, my friend. Oh yes, you will.
> >
> > And, that's the other reason I chose David. I almost mentioned it,
> > but I figured it would become self evident rather quickly. Thank you
> > for not dissappointing, my friend.
> >
> > :-D
>
> Was Ian doing a Horatio/Caruso impersonation there? :-P
Oh. God damn, you're right. I just thought Ian couldn't act.
Mac Breck
> Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
Ian J. Ball
> Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
>
> That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
You believe what you want to believe, son.
Ian (I'm going to go gather the evidence...)
Mac Breck
> On Aug 3, 3:27 am, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Ian J. Ball wrote:
>>> Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
>>
>> That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
>
> You believe what you want to believe, son.
Drop the condescension. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt
between sarcasm and just plain nuts.
Mason Barge
> Joshua Kreitzer <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>
>
> you guys actually found somebody as bad or worse than Caruso
>
> I actually have to give this category some thought
>
> argh!
>
Last year yes, but she showed a huge improvement after she had the
baby. She's still not as good as that Drew guy who replaced her, but
I think she's improved from "F" to "D".
She looks better, too. She apparently can't spend 2 hours in the
weight room any more. Or maybe she doesn't want steroids in the baby
milk.
Ian J. Ball
> Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > On Aug 3, 3:27 am, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Ian J. Ball wrote:
> >>> Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
>
> >> That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
>
> > You believe what you want to believe, son.
>
> Drop the condescension. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt
> between sarcasm and just plain nuts.
You obviously didn't read that in the spirit it was written in.
You wanted Horatio, you got Horatio.
David
<ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>On Aug 2, 7:25 pm, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>> > In article
>> > <32400860-72db-4ced-8475-2ab175645...@b2g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
>> > "Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> On Aug 2, 8:41 am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> >>> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
>> >>> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>> >>> ***This is the one I struggled with the most. I wanted to give it to
>> >>> Samantha Harris. Caruso, you laff and watch the train wreck. Harris,
>> >>> you change the channel. In fairness though, it's whoever writes her
>> >>> constant male bashing material that needs to be bitchslappead out of
>> >>> existence. But I finally went with Caruso as a lifetime achievement
>> >>> award, because next year, I can't possibly imagine it will be a
>> >>> contest -- not with Isabelle there.
>>
>> >> Oh, you will get yours, my friend. Oh yes, you will.
>>
>> > And, that's the other reason I chose David. I almost mentioned it,
>> > but I figured it would become self evident rather quickly. Thank you
>> > for not dissappointing, my friend.
>>
>> > :-D
>>
>> Was Ian doing a Horatio/Caruso impersonation there? :-P
>
>I wish!
>
>
>Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
Are you kidding? You can't even pronounce your name right!
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > On Aug 3, 3:27 am, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Ian J. Ball wrote:
> >>> Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
> >>
> >> That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
> >
> > You believe what you want to believe, son.
>
> Drop the condescension. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt
> between sarcasm and just plain nuts.
Are there nuts in a Kit Kat?
Ian J. Ball
> In article <wNCdnQu-hvY-SAjVnZ2dnUVZ_qHin...@supernews.com>,
> "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > > On Aug 3, 3:27 am, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > >>> Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be complete!!)
>
> > >> That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
>
> > > You believe what you want to believe, son.
>
> > Drop the condescension. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt
> > between sarcasm and just plain nuts.
>
> Are there nuts in a Kit Kat?
Mmmmm. Kit Kat...
Mac Breck
> On Aug 3, 8:58 am, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Ian J. Ball wrote:
>>> On Aug 3, 3:27 am, "Mac Breck" <macthevor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Ian J. Ball wrote:
>>>>> Ian (If I could be as kool as Horatio, my life would be
>>>>> complete!!)
>>
>>>> That absolutely *HAS* to be sarcasm, with an "<S>" forty feet tall.
>>
>>> You believe what you want to believe, son.
>>
>> Drop the condescension. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt
>> between sarcasm and just plain nuts.
>
> You obviously didn't read that in the spirit it was written in.
> You wanted Horatio, you got Horatio.
Ah, sorry. I don't react well to Horatio.
Anim8rFSK
<d6bc28fb-365b-4a4c...@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>,
Mason Barge <mason...@gmail.com> wrote:
It's hard to imagine she's BETTER this year, but I'll take your word for
it. I watched a few minutes, and stopped watching, mostly because of
her.
Mason Barge
> Mason Barge <masonba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jul 20, 10:28 am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> > > In article
> > > <1414b728-ab32-4cc3-89e1-b82351a9b...@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> > > Joshua Kreitzer <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> > > > Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>
> > > oh dear god
>
> > > you guys actually found somebody as bad or worse than Caruso
>
> > > I actually have to give this category some thought
>
> > > argh!
>
> > Last year yes, but she showed a huge improvement after she had the
> > baby. She's still not as good as that Drew guy who replaced her, but
> > I think she's improved from "F" to "D".
>
> > She looks better, too. She apparently can't spend 2 hours in the
> > weight room any more. Or maybe she doesn't want steroids in the baby
> > milk.
>
> It's hard to imagine she's BETTER this year, but I'll take your word for
> it. I watched a few minutes, and stopped watching, mostly because of
> her.
>
She was indeed awful. But if she was enough to make you turn it off,
it may not be your thing. Plus, I think Tom Bergeron is leaving.
Matt Messina
>14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>BEST COMEDY SERIES
>30 Rock (NBC)
>The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>The Office (NBC)
I like these noms. I'd replace _Desperate Housewives_ with _Weeds_,
but close enough. (Actually, I'd nominate _Weeds_ over _Desperate
Housewives_ for Best Dramedy Series. No, I'm not going to let it go.)
_The Big Bang Theory_.
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
>Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
>Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
Jim Parsons, easy.
>BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
>Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly - Samantha Who? (ABC)
>Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
>Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures of Old
>Christine (CBS)
>Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin – Weeds (Showtime)
Mary-Louise Parker, easy.
>BEST DRAMA SERIES
>Damages (FX)
>Dexter (Showtime)
>Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>House (Fox)
>The Wire (HBO)
_Friday Night Lights_ was iffy last year. This year it has no business
in this category.
_Dexter_.
>BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
>January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
>Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (CW)
>Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
>Mia Wasikowska as Sophie - In Treatment (HBO)
>Natalie Zea as Karen Darling - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
This category is an unmitigated disaster. In a proper Drama
Supporting Actress category, the nominees would include actresses
on Showtime: this year Mia Kirshner, Jennifer Carpenter, and Julie
Benz.
>BEST SF SERIES
>Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
>Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
>Lost (ABC)
>Pushing Daisies (ABC)
>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
I think there's too much nostalgia for _Doctor Who_. Among British
imports, I'd put it behind _Life on Mars_ and _Torchwood_.
_Lost_.
>BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Wait, isn't _The Late Late Show_ a documentary?
>WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
>Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
>David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
>Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
All of these "as herself/himself"s are getting boring.
--
Matt Messina
mes...@umich.edu
mes...@yahoo.com
Anim8rFSK
<723045ff-a35a-4be4...@f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Mason Barge <mason...@gmail.com> wrote:
Bergeron was the only point of interest for me. We tried watching some
of it 'cause Mom liked Kristy Y. and I like Penn, but Harris was so
awful I couldn't stand it.
Anim8rFSK
wrote:
Hence the winner is: HORATIO!
Mac Breck
> Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>
>> BEST COMEDY SERIES
>> 30 Rock (NBC)
>> The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>> Desperate Housewives (ABC)
>> How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
>> The Office (NBC)
>
> I like these noms. I'd replace _Desperate Housewives_ with _Weeds_,
> but close enough. (Actually, I'd nominate _Weeds_ over _Desperate
> Housewives_ for Best Dramedy Series. No, I'm not going to let it go.)
>
> _The Big Bang Theory_.
Yay, another BBT fan!
>> BEST COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
>> Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
>> Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
>> Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>> Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
>> James Roday as Shawn Spencer – Psych (USA)
>
> Jim Parsons, easy.
Eh, Johnny's close, but I picked Jim Parsons, too. They're a good
pair.
>> BEST VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
>> The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
>
> Wait, isn't _The Late Late Show_ a documentary?
LOL at the inside joke.
Mac Breck
> In article <g7629e$en1$1...@aioe.org>, mes...@umich.edu (Matt Messina)
> wrote:
>
>> Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>>> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
>>> Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
>>> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
>>> Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
>>> Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
>>> Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
>>
>> All of these "as herself/himself"s are getting boring.
>
> Hence the winner is: HORATIO!
We really should have a WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION lifetime
achievement "award" for Caruso.
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article <g7629e$en1$1...@aioe.org>, mes...@umich.edu (Matt Messina)
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
>
>
> >>> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> >>> Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
> >>> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> >>> Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
> >>> Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
> >>> Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
> >>
> >> All of these "as herself/himself"s are getting boring.
> >
> > Hence the winner is: HORATIO!
>
> We really should have a WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION lifetime
> achievement "award" for Caruso.
Hey, I suggested that weeks ago! But I accept your second.
--
Multiple root canals; hopped up on multiple pain drugs.
It's an explanation, not an excuse!
Mac Breck
Yeah, I knew that, and that's what it was. ;-)
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article <vu2dnVAxgpbrzQrV...@supernews.com>,
> > "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Anim8rFSK wrote:
> >>> In article <g7629e$en1$1...@aioe.org>, mes...@umich.edu (Matt Messina)
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Joshua Kreitzer <grom...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> 14th Annual Ratty Awards Ballot
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
> >>>>> Paula Abdul as herself - American Idol (Fox)
> >>>>> David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
> >>>>> Samantha Harris as herself - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
> >>>>> Howie Mandel as himself - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
> >>>>> Donald Trump as himself – The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
> >>>>
> >>>> All of these "as herself/himself"s are getting boring.
> >>>
> >>> Hence the winner is: HORATIO!
> >>
> >> We really should have a WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION lifetime
> >> achievement "award" for Caruso.
> >
> > Hey, I suggested that weeks ago! But I accept your second.
>
> Yeah, I knew that, and that's what it was. ;-)
:)
Joshua Kreitzer
be posted sometime next week. I won't be able to write them up this
weekend.
Thank you to everyone who voted.