'Mad Men,' 'Damages' make Emmy history

I agree, "The Wire" hands Down was one of the best, if not the best drama I had seen in a long time. It was gripping and truthful. Never was a big fan of the Emmys. This just confirms why.

This wouldn't be the first time....basic cable has always had a hard time being recognized above network shows. It is indicative of the commericialized, politicized state that awards shows really are made up of. Interest in watching award shows has waned considerably...they don't really mean as much as they used to...It isn't really a matter of who's the best in their category anymore. It's sad.

The Emmys nominees do not represent excellence. The people who can judge the true quality of the series are in the minority and are not empowered to make the final choices. We are the minority and this is a popularity contest.

The Wire will be viewed as one of the best series EVER. I have followed every story, every life, every death for the last 5 seasons with appreciation for this endeavor. When artistic quality speaks not many people can hear and have to be told why it is brilliant. Even then they still have trouble appreciating it.

It will always be this way.

You would think after 5 yrs of "The Wire" fans banging the drum, that the TV academy would finally listen!!! Obviously a gripping drama that educates the viewer to inner city life with unique and complex characters does not reach the elitist academy, no knock to "Mad Men" (great show) but the academy members can relate to madison ave execs much more so than they can relate to the Baltimore ghetto. Maybe the academy needs a little diversity of background and opinions....

I am a BIG fan of The Wire and I am so mad that the TV academy did not give any nominations. I guess all these fake shows get them while shows that are about REAL life situations and the unfoutunate situation in Baltimore are overlooked. I think this is one of HBO's best shows that does not get any credit. I wish HBO would stand up for this excellent show. I live near Baltimore and every night hear another story about a murder or drug related situations and all I think of is how the Wire opened my eyes to what is going on "in my own backyard" I just wish it had opened up the eyes of the academy too. If any of the actors on the show actually read this then I hope you know how much us REAL FANS appreciate what great quality of work you all put out there for us to see.

Friday Night Lights was only nominated for Best Casting and Outstanding Special Class? This is a load of Longhorn-sized crap!

A huge snub for Friday Night Lights and its stellar cast. Connie Britton is perfect. Kyle Chandler is perfect. Everything about this show is perfect.

No Wire, no Battlestar Galactica - Emmys stink

How can they not nominate Breaking Bad?? It is truly one of the most creative shows on tv, an amazing combination of drama and dark humor. Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston are perfect together.

The snubbing of the Wire is bad enough but I am absolutely floored that once again Battlestar Galatica is ignored. Eddie Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katie Sackoff, Michael Hogan, and James Callis all consistently turn in awarding-winning quality peformances week after week and the scripts are entertaining and provocative. BG could very possibly been in the Top 5 tv shows of all time and yet it seems like it is dead to the voters. Disgusting.

I have to agree that possibly the biggest snub is Battlestar Galactica, and most of its cast. I see two big snubs in the Reality category: So You Think You Can Dance?, and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Idol and many of the others just aren't cutting it so much anymore, but both of these shows were just great. Can't miss TV.

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM -

Antiques Roadshow? Extreme Makeover? Give me a break!

"Deadliest Catch" (Discovery Network) is the best show on TV, reality or otherwise!

"The Wire" be the best. Feel me?

How could they leave out Brotherhood? It's one of the best shows. Performances by Jason Isaacs and Ethan Embry belong on the Best Actor and Supporting Actor Lists. It's good to see Cable Shows listed for almost the first time but they left out many good performers.

Although I agree that The Wire snub is pretty disgraceful, to say that this is a popularity contest is hardly the truth. If this truly were a popularity contest, Grey's Anatomy would have gotten a bunch of nods. The fact is is that the Emmy voters do not vote on popularity, but on good old fashioned television. They don't want a show about drugs and street life to be an Emmy nomination. They want to protect their "image". While the Sopranos was on air, the Emmy voters decided they could have one show that got nominations that was "dirty". Unfortunately, when the Sopranos went off air, they needed a new "dirty" show. The Wire probably would have gotten a nod if Mad Men hadn't come around. A show with smoking, sex, and set in the 60s? Now the Emmy voters would get to avoid the issue of gang violence! Hooray! There needs to be more voters who truly want the best shows to be nominated. The Oscars nominated two Best Picture candidates that grossed under $50 million at the box office last year (There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men) They also have nominated violent mobster movies (The Departed) The Emmys need to take a page out of the Academy Award playbook and start nominating the best shows on television as opposed to the ones that look pretty on a nomination list.

Can't figure out who runs this foolish project named award shows. Surely America can withstand some reality. I agree with Joe Kline at Newsweek, that the WIRE deserves the pulitzer price for literature.
The Wire was a document that years from now, when it's time to explain our successes as well as our failures in society as it relates to class and gender in this country THE WIRE will be at the top of the list in educational journalism. I understand that Americans like to believe that we will never be associated or associate with such life or life styles, however, if you look closer, THE WIRE touched all levels. The cast was exceptional and deserved the highest praise that the media could offer for adult entertainment.
I'll close with this. The Academy missed out on a great opportunity to excel, not only in their choices of entertainment but in their choice of realistic entertainment. In other words, the suits at the top
BLEW IT BIG TIME.

The biggest problem, as I see it, with Battlestar Galactica is one of perception. Too many people remember the original series with Loren Greene and equate the new BG with that one. The new BG is so opposite the old "Bonanza in Space" series version but no one wants to give it a serious nod. Perhaps the Emmy folks can start a new category next year entitled, "The Best TV Show Never to Have Won an Emmy."