More Emmy Observations...

Here’s some other notes form the Emmy nominee list…

The Old Spice “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” ad is nominated for Outstanding Commercial. I think it should win on special effects value alone…

The series finale of “Lost” was nominated for several technical awards, as well as Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. I was a little surprised to not see more nominations for the “Ab Aeterno” episode, but I guess the finale overshadowed it…

The awesome Sean Callery was nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for his outstanding score of the “24” series finale. But unfortunately, I don’t think he’s got much of a shot against Michael Giacchino, who scored the series finale of “Lost”…

If I had to choose the worst opening credits on TV, I would pick the ones for “Human Target” in a heartbeat. Apparently, Emmy voters don’t agree with me since those credits and the main title theme were nominated…

I’m happy to see Mike O’Malley nominated for Guest Actor in a Comedy for his role as Burt on “Glee.” O’Malley’s talents have been underappreciated for years, and I really hope he finds a new show soon that can make the most of those talents. He’s got stiff competition, though, from the funniest guy in TV, Fred Willard (“Modern Family”), and Neil Patrick Harris (“Glee”)…

I am, of course, thrilled to see Gregory Itzin (“24”) nominated for Guest Actor in a Drama and if there was any justice in Emmy world, he’d win. But since John Lithgow submitted himself in this category, even though he appeared in every episode of “Dexter” last season, Itzin’s got no chance. It’s good to see Dylan Baker (“The Good Wife”) get some love in this category too since he is always awesome…

The Guest Actress in a Comedy race is very interesting this year since it pits Betty White (“Saturday Night Live”) against Tina Fey (“Saturday Night Life”). Jane Lynch (“Two and a Half Men”) also received a nod in this category…

Elizabeth Mitchell was nominated for Guest Actress in a Drama for her work in the series finale of “Lost.” It’s too little too late, but we’ll take it…

Remember that the Emmys air Sunday, August 29th on NBC. Jimmy Fallon has the hosting honors this year. The guest star and technical categories will be handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys Saturday, August 21st…