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Bunheads- “Blank Up, It’s Time”

Fanny is back, and she brought company! Is it her boyfriend, or just a one time thing? I wonder which was more awkward: Michelle finding out about Fanny’s gentlemen caller, or her conversation with him about kinky breakfast?

Fanny’s man friend Michael (played by Richard Gant, most recently as Owen Sr. on MOACA!) is an old friend, an excellent pianist who’s always touring. Whenever he ends up in Paradise, they get together. Fanny is playing the old friend card, but we ain’t buying it! Get it Fanny.

Fanny is back to teaching her first class,(sharing strong opinions on cheer leading) and Sasha is still in bitch mode. She removed her hoodie to show tan lines from a bathing suit. We know of Fanny’s strict rules from last week, so that was not going to slide. She gives a very unapologetic apology and Fanny takes her out of her signature Fred Astaire/ Ginger Rogers dance and gives it to Boo. Not only is Sasha replaced, so was her partner. Boo’s partner is now Carl, and she’s kind of nervous about that. I feel she doesn’t think he can dance as well as the other boy, or that she’s taller than him. That can be awkward for them both, but they make it work! Carl comes off as a bit weird and stalkerish, as he scares her from behind while she’s working. He was helping her clean up and pouring water for other customers. he also talks about being a Jew and making homemade lasagna, so that automatically makes him a winner.

Fanny has free tickets to a local theater, and drags Michelle along. Michelle is already having problems with a woman who wouldn’t move for her to get through, so she’s clearly ready to be miserable. Both women during intermission are questioning what’s happening in the play, but Michelle shares similar banter with the director in the back. She was stuck in the back from returning to the bathroom too late, and wanted to avoid confrontation with the difficult woman. They exchange numbers, and Fanny basically tells her to get some. Michelle says she’d never do that with someone she just met, but ends up in bed with him the next day. Things seem to be going well, until she starts crying. It was the first time she’s been with someone since the night Hubbell died. She feels embarrassed, but the director says she could stay.

The next day Michelle just shares with Fanny that she was thinking of Hubbell. Before the class practices, Carl invites Boo over to hang out, but Ginny and Melanie answer for her, making him feel like a loser. Boo doesn’t really defend him or her feelings, but I don’t think that will ruin their relationship, as they share a kiss next week? Hey now! Coming in late as usual, Sasha in full goth mode (blue streaks!) and has the fastest banter in Palladino history with Fanny where she admits that she doesn’t need these classes- because she can’t do cheer leading and dance. Fanny tells her to leave, and we’ll see how long goth Sasha will last. I’ll give it a week.

Random Remarks:

-We see the girls in a new location: school! On a Saturday?

- Boo feels horrible about taking Sasha’s dance, so she treats her to a special dessert, with Tabasco sauce?

-Melanie spits out a Spinal Tap reference. They know what that is?

-Now that Boo has Carl, I hope we can erase Melanie’s stinky brother from the picture.

The L.A. Complex- “Choose Your Battles”

Sometimes, we need to pick out own fights. Life may lead us in many different directions. What you or someone else may have planned out for you won’t always work. Things change, people change. Most of the cast in tonight’s episode lead them into new directions, or a poolside chair with a blanket.

Kal, the star of the show (in my opinion) is back in the studio laying down new tracks. The lyrics of his song seem to delve into Kal’s past with Tariq, but no one needs to know that. I’m sure most of his audience wouldn’t be looking for meaning in his songs. Writing about someone can be therapeutic in a way, but not for Kal. He still sees mirages of Tariq all over the studio and press interviews. (When is Tariq coming back, DAMNIT?) Kal freaks out in the studio, and isn’t ready the finish his work yet. He wants some time to himself, but his producer throws a big (afternoon) party so Kal can ‘get away’. Kal is on watch now cause of the whole suicide thing, and he needs to leave his rap scene right now. Earlier on a radio interview, their seemed to be a crank call from a religious authority. The end of the episode, Kal goes down to that place asking for Walter, his father.

Abby and Nick’s relationship is going down the toilet, they are both so busy trying to keep their jobs they barely have time for each other. Abby stayed out late last week, and Nick is still upset over it. He tries to talk about it again the next morning, but Abby is running late, the usual!  Abby should have been doing more talking, but no time! She must be the White rabbit or something! Nick is a good guy-but he does a lot of stupid things. He tells Sabrina he’d be interested in her in there were no Abby. She continues to play games with him because she knows what makes him tick. She left him at the drive-thru parking lot by taking his car and him having to walk the rest of the way with no phone or money. He comes back all whiny and the other writers tell him not to tattle. Nick needs to realize he’s not a child and grow a pair. Life is not fair, and it never will be. You sometimes have to play dirty to make it show business. We’ll see if he succeeds next week. (I’m voting failure.) Abby decides that her and Nick moved too fast, and suggests to get her own room.

Connor gets Raquel a guest spot on his sexy Grey’s Anatomy-like show. She seemed like she would have broke down and told him about their baby, but contract girlfriend Jennifer ruins the day! I feel like the public will find out and ruin the whole Connor/Jennifer relationship. I see Raquel pulling a Britney, becoming in the paparazzi eye, minus the shaving head. She felt some sort of contraction, but urges Abby she’s ok. (Manny Santos is not convinced.)

Random Remarks:

-Kal’s rap battle was pretty epic, against the Infinite Jester? ( Get it? KING AND JESTER?)

-Abby open mouth kissed her co-star, which is a no-no on this show. Alan Thicke shakes his head in shame.

-If they cast Alan Thicke specifically to secretly poke fun at Kirk Cameron, then that is just genius.

-Beth and Simon are still trying to get some auditions without an agent. Even impersonating an agent still didn’t get them the cut.

Bunheads- “What’s Your Damage, Heather?”

We are Fanny-less a second week in a row on Bunheads, and I’m sure she’ll be back next week. Michelle is on her own once again- she’s overtired, disoriented and her parade is being rained on-literally. This Michelle is much different than last week’s birthday party girl- a total 360 to what she eventually becomes the Head Bitch in Charge.

Boo’s keeping track of Michelle’s busy teaching schedule. It looks like this is the first time in Michelle’s life that she was working a 9-5 job. She’s so used to working late and sleeping in all day. It’s also the first time Michelle is in control of anything. She feels some dripping water on her head, and finds out that some pipe is leaking in the girls locker room. Before she thinks of calling the plumber, she leaves Fanny an amazing message where is talking on behalf of both of them. She finds a guy-with an eye patch, who isn’t the greatest, or actually fixes the problem, small towns, right? Truly helps out the best she can, because her and Michelle are going to be best friends. (I smell bromance! Come on, she left work to help her out!)

Since this is Fanny’s school, the dancers must follow her rules. Most importantly, showing up right on time. Sasha sashays in 15 minutes late, telling the girls she did not get punished, but she was treated to a spa day! (I do not believe any of this, didn’t you see the look on her dad’s face last week?) Once classes are over for the day, Michelle is drying the carpet with a hairdryer, so it doesn’t smell like mildew. The girls offer their help, by using their own hairdryer for 3 hours. Michelle treats them to dinner at the Oyster Bar, and Michelle discusses her past with men and how much fun she had. We finally meet Ginny’s boyfriend since second grade, and it’s their 8 year anniversary (can i puke now?). Michelle is astounded that she’s been with the same guy for that long at her age. What could their best memories be, watching Barney and The Teletubbies?

For the time being, Michelle let the girls use her place and they take advantage of that. They go through her drawers, sit on her bed, snooping in every way possible. Except for Boo, cause she’s the nicest. Later, Michelle finds Sasha wearing one of her shirts. Sasha denies it to her face, which is dumb cause Siegfried and Roy gave that to her! Sasha waltzes in late once again, and Michelle will not have it. She takes her to the side and just freaks out on her. She is not ready for all this responsibility, and puts her in her place. Hopefully this is the end of bitchy Sasha.

What Michelle said affected Ginny’s “feelings” for Josh. She realized that she’s young, and this routine is getting boring and she eventually dumps him. Ginny’s mother (who is the real estate lady? Did I miss something?) basically threatens removing Ginny from the school, as long as Fanny’s back. I don’t think she really cares about her daughter’s relationship, she just wanted a handy guy to fix everything. I’m betting she’s the parent I will hate the most.

The episode ends with Boo’s mother giving Michelle motherly advice, being that the only mother figure she has is still vacating. She tells her not to be so hard on herself and that she does make a difference in the girls’ lives. Boo is very fond of her, and talks high of her. Boo’s mom is a good mother figure, although she seems to forget her son at car washes and grocery stores, she probably has a lot on her plate. Although that failure cake idea was terrible, we might be able to put behind it. She gave Michelle cookies and a juice box, so doesn’t that qualify being a good mother?

Random Remarks:

-Michelle calls Zumba Roomba. Is she really 36? She doesn’t even know what Twitter or Yelp is!

-Why Michelle and I could be friends- the peanut butter jar next to her bed and apologizing to the birds as she poured water all over them.

-Another pirate joke that could have worked- Eye Patch Adams.

-Now that Ginny is off the market, Melanie’s crummy brother is interested and wants Boo to put in a good word. WHY DO YOU LIKE HIM, GIRLFRIEND? He looks like he needs to throw himself in the shower.

-Truly’s mini fling with the pirate! When Michelle asks if they have history (I wanna say yes) but she claims that she’s still in love with Hubbell. She needs to get over it and start to grow up.

Daria is returning to Lawndale High!

It must be retro-mania fever time because there have been a lot of shows returning to television. I don’t feel old, but I guess I actually am. Daria has always held a spot in my little heart - who could resist a misanthropic teen girl who observes the world around her and spits on it? She also wore really cool boots. Daria will have a time slot from July 30th - August 1st so make sure you use all of your sick days to catch every select episode. To celebrate this quick and dirty return(and disappearance) of Daria, MTV Blog has made a few suggestions of where Daria might be today after college:

“Since speculating is the only avenue we have to take, we strung together three possibilities as to where the “Sick, Sad World” subscriber ended up after enrolling at Raft College. Here is how we see Daria Morgendorffer as a university student onward.

1) Party Girl-Turned-Townie Housewife: Having predictably spent freshman year as a library-dwelling recluse, Daria committed to breaking into Raft’s Greek Life strata when she discovered her crush from 8 a.m. Tolstoy lab was also the community service chair for the campus’ respected Beta Theta Pi chapter. Pledge period proved to be more of a surprising joy than a means to an end for Daria, though, and the bookworm slowly evolved into a card-carrying party girl whose lime-mango shooters grew into the stuff of campus legend. After neglecting her coursework in favor of planning KKG’s (wooooo, sisters!) spring break getaways in her remaining undergraduate years, Daria earned her degree by the skin of her teeth but found love en route in a second-string club baseball shortstop named Regis, whom she’d met at a mixer. The couple wedded soon after commencement, had two children by their mid-20s and are mainstays at the local VFW on $2 pitcher night.

2) Pro-Republican Canvasser: Daria was as blue as they come when she arrived at Raft, but when Quinn was mistakenly admitted to the competitive school shortly thereafter, the older Morgendorffer swore to remain at odds with her little sister by any means possible. Quinn fell into the Young Democrat crowd as a freshman when House Republicans moved to spike birth control copays, and when Daria noticed her sister picketing outside of the General Studies building after George W. Bush’s contentious reelection, she declared herself a Dubya-loyalist. What began as a joke developed into a fiery right-wing conviction, though, and by her senior year, Daria had effectively curbed on-campus drinking as Student Assembly Head. Daria “Recession Who?” Morgendorffer is now a successful hedge fund investor who enjoys polo and thinking of ways to keep children away from her house on Halloween.

3) Parents’ House-dwelling Has-been: Daria showed tremendous potential at the college-prep level, but once the strain of upper-level academia set in, she had a breakdown, moved back into her parents’ nest before first-semester midterms and grew comfortable watching infomercials featuring saline solutions that make doorknobs less slippery. Her two successful parents urged her to pursue her more artistic inclinations until she was ready to re-enroll at Raft, but Daria found a less-stressful groove slowly soiling her single bathrobe. Nowadays, Daria aims to drink out of the carton less and find someone who knows where the second remote control is—like, the one that controls volume but not the channels.” Quote taken from http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2012/07/24/daria-morgendorffer-today/

Of course, the above predictions have me going:

DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE SHOW OR DO YOUR HOMEWORK!?

Daria would certainly have remained in the library, continued with her studies, perhaps fell in love for a while only to realize it wasn’t worth her time because humans suck. She would have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa by her professors and graduated with Latin honors. She would then return home unemployed and start a misanthropic blog where she complains about her lack of employment and distaste for civilization. Quinn, on the other hand, becomes a model; this being the butt of many jokes in Daria’s blog where she claims you must be talentless and daft to find employment - further confirming how pathetic society is. By the way, Daria’s blog eventually lands her a book deal.

A real dream come true would be all new episodes of Daria… college and beyond!

The Devil’s Advocate: Hang In There, Sullivan and Son




I will preface this article with that l’ve been a huge fan of Steve Byrne for awhile.

It led me to want to watch this show because he mixes the witty with the tasteless adding generous amounts of excitable energy and let’s face it, funny Asian people, especially hapas [half-Asians] aren’t exactly lighting up the screen. Hell the only current show l can think of starring someone with Asian ancestry in America is a public access cooking show. Not great.

Second preface (that isn’t grammatically correct, but forgive me, because I don’t care), at least 90% of television pilots are absolutely miserable. They’re trying to be generic as possible as not to alienate future viewers while presenting a giant summary of a whole series crammed into one episode. It doesn’t help in this day and age when people are about instant gratification and short attention span so they already slam something months before it even airs. That’s how sitcoms with potential often get cancelled to be filled by some inane reality show about a teen with an addiction to friendship bracelets and Nicki Minaj’s twitter.

That giant parenthesis of a thought before l officially started, the pilot wasn’t so hot but stay with me, the show has potential if you grant it time and don’t be a huge snob about it, l mean this is TBS.



Let’s dive into the issues:



The premise, if you don’t know, is about a corporate lawyer played by Steve Byrne, who returns with his girlfriend to his hometown in Pittsburgh for his father’s birthday party at his bar, Sullivan and Son [duh]. Korean mom, Irish dad, a younger sis, love interest, old bonehead friends, barflies. He decides to buy the bar from his dad and quit his job in NYC.


Jodi Long [the mom] is a great actress, in fact l think she’s the one who will really tie the show together, but l am worried.

Part of it is her last character on a sitcom, if you can remember, called All American Girl. Ring any bells? Margaret Cho’s based-on-herself sitcom with the first Korean American family in the history of television, to which of course only Ms. Cho was actually Korean. Considering it was the 90s, that’s remarkably depressing that it took that long to have a show with an Asian family. And it bombed [you can get the back story in this amazing stand up special]

Though the show had much more severe writing structure issues (and an inability to trust Margaret Cho with any of it), there are similar demons at work. Whether you’d prefer to pretend racism is something people keep bitching about so Tyler Perry movies can sell discounted DVDs at WalMart, it still has a profound effect on our culture. This is the second show since ever to star an Asian family and Jodi Long is still playing the exact same role she did over a decade ago. Also, girlfriend, your Korean accent? Err, it needs work.


Blah blah blah we’ll hook up if we ever get past 10 episodes!



To be frank, all the female characters kind of blow.


- They picked up the annoying spoiled mom from 2 Broke Girls and just made her date Steve Byrne as I hopefully assume, as a one time cameo.

- Some old alike mom of one of the friends that could become a one-liner Cloris Leachman type, though she came off stale and I don’t mean the smell of jaguar shots.

- An inferiority complex stricken younger sister played by Vivian Bang who can actually be quite the pistol as an actress (she is Korean as well), who whines like one of those girls who never got over high school. I mean l’ve seen first hand what it’s like for a girl to be cast aside because they got their baby boy in an Asian household, but she’s an adult with a child. It’s not charming or humorous, it’s mega sad.

- Boring TBS-style generic love interest. l’m sure she’ll be “cool” and “kind of a hot tomboy”.

- Not a character but Vince Vaughn is an executive producer. No thanx.



But here’s what spoke to a promising possibility:

The same stuff that l mentioned as problems! But the flipside account.


- Steve Byrne. l mean his acting is funky but he can write jokes and some of these worked in this episode. He can also keep the show on track from sliding into too many tired Asian stereotypes as he’s proven in his stand up career. A few themes are inevitable, as sometimes those conventions are true, but essentially you won’t see a kid doing algebra homework on an abacus or a lady returning from a long day at the nail salon. Pat Morita can rest comfortably.

- Jodi Long. She might be a character she’s played before, but she’s also being a character she’s played before. Jodi Long has the experience to know what works and her chemistry with Steve Byrne was quite sweet.

(Image via TBS.com)


- Uh, did l mention DAN LAURIA? Yeah, someone who played a tough yet loving father on the infamous The Wonder Years is Steve Byrne’s dad. Talk about added experience. He’s more a pushover in this but that’s because in Korean families, it’s mom who’s boss.

(Image via TBS.com)

- Vivian Bang really carries a surly demeanor and a bitchy glare that will be worth catching.

- Aside from whatever My Boys style constraints TBS may lay down on the writers’ shoulders, a story about a guy pursuing something other than corporate greed, even if he’s unsure of the outcome, is something that people deserve to see.

- As I keep reiterating, we need some kind of show representing a different ethnic background, especially since bi-racial families are the growing norm, with Asian and white being the dominant combination. I hate when a show is arbitrarily critiqued about not having a Benetton assembly of cast (i.e. Girls) that has to represent everyone, but it doesn’t erase the need for representation in one form or another. Sullivan and Son might try too hard to get their quota in there but they aren’t trying in a way that too many ingredients are spoiling the broth completely.

- Rob Long is also an executive producer and has more of a contribution in the process than Vince Vaughn (I gather this statement based on his name shows up more than once in the credits.)


Give the show a chance to find it’s groove. Please don’t let this be Cheers meets whatever in hell this is. Let this be Cheers meets… well Sullivan and Son because l can’t think of anything else. And that’s unfortunate.



A lovelier, shorter AND illustrated review worth seeing (though I don’t fully agree with the “tiger mom” assertion):
http://www.sassquach.com/journal/2011/11/16/sassquach-goes-to-sullivan-and-son.html

Dream Emmy Ballots: The Miniseries Edition

I watch way too many miniseries. This year’s competition is going to be very rough for me because I like too many of the potential candidates. Here’s how I would like the category to play out, but I doubt this will end up happening.:

Best Miniseries

Sherlock

Downton Abbey

Political Animals

Luther

All of these shows have compelling writing, directing, and acting. However, I believe this year is Sherlock’s year due to the increased attention industry critics and audiences alike have given the show. Downton Abbey has gained quite a bit of momentum too, but it is at a disadvantage because it won last year. Sherlock this season has tightened up it’s writing, directing, and acting. Although Political Animals is still relatively new, it has a factor going for it that the British shows don’t. 2012 is an presidential election year, and fictional politics becomes more popular as a result. The show is clearly USA Network’s attempt to break away from it’s traditional quirky character procedurals, and it’s already working. If the show can continue to balance successfully the soap opera elements with the more deep dramatic elements,  it can do very well.

Best Actor In A Miniseries

Idris Elba- Luther

Hugh Bonneville- Downton Abbey

Benedict Cumberbatch- Sherlock

Cumberbatch’s ingenious portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is quite tough to compete with. Bonneville’s stoic Lord Grantham has a very good chance of winning as well. Elba is a bit more of a longshot.

Best Actress In A Miniseries

Michelle Dockery- Downton Abbey

Sigourney Weaver- Political Animals

Weaver’s portrayal of Elaine Barrish-Hammond challenges the traditional tropes of political dramas. She doesn’t “stand by her man” but chooses to pursue her own career ambitions. She is the center of attention on the show, and the audience can’t look away. Dockery’s portrayal of Mary Crawley has improved considerably this season, but she faces tough competition from her other co-stars. 

Best Supporting Actor In A Miniseries

Martin Freeman- Sherlock

It’s extremely hard to pick supporting actors out of shows with many secondary and ensemble cast members. However, Freeman’s portrayal of John Watson had the unique ability to make us laugh and cry at the same time. 

Best Supporting Actress In A Minseries

Lara Pulver- Sherlock

Maggie Smith- Downton Abbey

Ruth Wilson- Luther

Although all of these shows have extremely strong female secondary characters, Maggie Smith is on a level that very few people can top. Wilson’s character featured less prominently in this series of Luther, which puts her at a disadvantage. Pulver’s portrayal of Irene Adler was awesome but some might be quick to dismiss her character as nothing but a glorified sex object. This view of course prevents seeing the complexity of her character. I would need to see all of the minseries to figure out which supporting actress stands out the most on Political Animals. 

I hope you liked my choices. I’ll be back soon with my own dream Emmy ballots for comedy and drama.

Dream Emmy Noms: “Too Bad, Diane! Your Dream Nominees Never Win!” Comedy Edition

Oh look! Part two of my Dream Emmy Nom’s! Here’s Part 1 in case you missed it. (Clicky Click! ) Editors Note: Yes my noms look similar too Kristina’s. It was bound to happen. 

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series: 

Zooey Deschanel- New Girl  

Amy Poehler- Parks and Recreation 

Lena Dunham- Girls 

Courtney Cox- Cougar Town. 

Martha Plimpton- Raising Hope 

I don’t even know if it’s an unpopular or popular opinion anymore to like Zooey Deschanel’s, Jess Day, but I do. I love the New Girl, it’s one of the best new comedies of the season, it might not always be on point and sometimes the quirk is a little too much but Zooey is consistant through out. I’ll actually be surprised if she doesn’t get a real nomination. Amy Poehler deserves all of the awards because she took Leslie, a deeply flawed and easily unlikeable character to someone so cute you can’t help but love them, I guess the same can go for Dunham, it’s easy to blame Hannah for everything, I connect with Hannah and I’m not sure I like it mostly because she is SAD. Dunham’s dry humor and self deprecation make Hannah stand out as a character in the comedies this season, she’s the every girl, if the every girl was an awkward twenty something who is a few pounds over weight. Courtney Cox just needs an Emmy already, I don’t understand how she never got nominated for Monica, she was the funniest through out the whole series and of course Martha Plimpton is one of the shining stars of any episode of Raising Hope, good or bad. 

My Winner: Amy Poehler 

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: 

Joel McHale- Community 

Louie CK- Louie 

Will Arnett- Up All Night 

Jeremy Sisto- Suburgatory 

Nick Kroll- The League 

Here’s the thing: Joel McHale deserves an Emmy for his work as Jeff. I don’t care that the Emmy’s consistently seem to snub community and keep adding shows that ARE NOT comedies (sorry Glee) into the category, it’s fine, whatever, but Jeff Winger is a douche, but you laugh with him and don’t feel bad about it, that’s all thanks to Joel. Louie is self explanatory, I went to a show of his once and he said “Goodbye Jews!” loved him ever since. Up All Night had its moments but one things is for sure, Will was just as funny as Chris as he was as GOB. I’ve been waiting for Jeremy Sisto to do a comedy since Clueless and he’s still funny after all of these years, if you don’t believe me just watch the Halloween episode where he scares Dallas over and over, and if you can keep up the beats  with Cheryl Hines, you are gold in my book. Okay, if Jennifer Anniston can say she was a lead actress in an ensemble show than so can Nick Kroll, minus the actress part, the last few seasons of the League all of the best moments belong to jerk face mc asshole Ruxin and that’s all thanks to Nick Kroll. 

My Winner: Joel Mchale 

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: 


Molly Tarlov- Awkward 

Eliza Coupe- Happy Endings

Anna Chlumsky- Veep 

Cheryl Hines- Suburgatory

Gillian Jacobs- Community 

Every show has that character you could hate, you should hate, and you need to hate. I realized I clumped all of these women together because they are so easy to be annoyed by at some point. Sadie is the biggest bully in school, Jane always wants to win, Amy is so insecure you sometimes wanna slap, Dallas is insane and trying too hard to be the cool mom, and Britta is weird and screws everything up. Each of these ladies makes these girls enjoyable though, they make you laugh and wanna punch the wall at the same time. It takes a strong actress, with great comedic deliver to make it believable. 

My Winner: Molly Tarlov (You’re Welcome) 

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy: **

Max Greenfield- New Girl 

Max Greenfield- New Girl 

Max Greenfield- New Girl 

Max Greenfield- New Girl 

I would have nominated other people but I physically can’t. Max Greenfield deserves a freaking Emmy right now, just give it to him. His work as Schmidt was HILARIOUS all season long, and not only that he gives us some extra outside of the show stuff too, like dancing around in his fat suit to Rihanna. WE  BUILT THIS SCHMIDTY ON TOOTSIE ROLLS!! Who knew Deputy Leo could be so damn funny? 

**my other peeps are Danny Pudi (Community), Neil Patrick Harris(HIMYM), Damon Wayans JR(Happy Endings), Jake Johnson (New Girl) ,Adam Pally (Happy Endings) and Adam Driver (Girls)

Best Comedy Series: 

-Community 

-Awkward 

-Happy Endings 

-New Girl  

-The League 

Each of these shows are the underdog, they stand behind other shows that are similar that are considered “outstanding” but aren’t really all that great. Community vs Big Bang Theory, Awkward vs Glee and so on and so fourth.. I picked them because they are funny each and every episode but will always get over looked for one reason or another. 

My Winner: Community 

There you have it folks, my picks for the Emmy’s and since I can’t have nice the real Emmy’s will look nothing like mine and I’ll slowly cry in the corner while watching the same people will win over and over again. 

Dream Emmy Noms

We all have a right to dream, don’t we? As much as award shows don’t really matter to us, we care a little bit. We can usually predict who wins what, and tweet/complain about it.

The Emmy Nominations will be announced this Thursday, and The Daily Hey Now staff has chosen their dream roster of nominations:

Kristina’s Dream Team:

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:

Lena Dunham- Girls

Martha Plimpton- Raising Hope

Courteney Cox- Cougar Town

Amy Poehler- Parks and Recreation

Jane Levy- Suburgatory

Patricia Heaton- The Middle

Plimpton and Poehler were nominated last year, but lost to Melissa McCarthy. Dunham and Levy have small resumes, but are surely making a bang in their performances. Heaton has an Emmy for her work on Everybody Loves Raymond, but The Middle hasn’t caught any voter attention as of yet. The sheer fact that Courtney Cox has no Emmy nominations (not even Friends!) is just astounding.

My winner: Amy Poehler. I feel Poehler’s performance as Leslie Knope is just perfection. I know Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and Tina Fey are automatic nominees at this point, but give Amy her deserved Emmy!

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:

Louie CK- Louie

Danny McBride- Eastbound and Down

Joel McHale- Community

Adam Scott- Parks and Recreation

Garrett Dillahunt- Raising Hope

Zachary Levi- Chuck

Jeremy Sisto- Suburgatory

Louie’s nomination from last year should give him a definite nomination this time around. I know Community is more of an ensemble type of cast, but I feel McHale would be up for lead actor if nominated. McHale is the most recognizable from the cast, I guess outside of Chevy Chase. I consider Parks more of an ensemble, but the lead males would either be Adam Scott or Rob Lowe (whom would probably be nominated over Scott.) McBride’s Kenny fucking Powers would be the doucheiest guy you’d ever meet-yet he’s still really likeable. Dillahunt is known for more dramatic roles, but on Raising Hope, he really shows his comedy chops. This would be Levi’s last chance to be nominated, but we all know that would be a definite long shot. Sisto is new the category, as is Suburgatory, but should not go ignored.

My winner: Louie CK. Can we all agree that he is just a genius?  I wouldn’t surprise if he took it home. The show is critically acclamined, Woody Allen wanted him for his new movie, and his comedy special that he sold himself online did really well. Will this be the year of Louie, or will another CBS star steal it away?

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

Cheryl Hines- Suburgatory

Cobie Smulders- How I Met Your Mother

Alison Brie- Community

Aubrey Plaza- Parks and Recreation

Casey Wilson- Happy Endings

Busy Phillips- Cougar Town

I really would have chosen all the women from Community and Happy Endings because they are that damn good! Even Elisha Cuthbert- went from one my least favorites to one of the funniest characters on the show. I think HIMYM had an exceptional season, considering it’s the seventh year. Some of the best scenes in a sitcom are the ones that aren’t funny. I really felt for Robin when she found out she couldn’t have children. We knew Hines was funny on Curb; but her funny suburban mother character is just so damn likable! (You totally are shipping Dallas and George.)

My winner: Busy Phillips. She brought it this short season. Those Laurie/Travis scenes in Cougar Town, some of them were just so heartbreaking. Now that it’s a TBS show, anything Cougar Town related will be overlooked.

 Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

Nick Offerman- Parks and Recreation

Max Greenfield- New Girl

Danny Pudi- Community

Adam Driver- Girls

Damon Wayans Jr.- Happy Endings

Rob McElhenney- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

As the manliest man in Pawnee (or Earth), Offerman deserves a vote and all the bacon and eggs you have. Greenfield’s Schmidt’s starting off as a one-dimensional douche jarring jackass. Suddenly, he became the funniest character on TV overnight. Pudi’s Abed will surely know he will be ignored, as well as his favorite show, Cougar Town. I hated Adam Driver’s character for almost the whole season of Girls. By the time the series is over, the douchiest hipster on his bike became the sweetest guy who wanted a relationship. You ruined everything, Hannah Horvath! Wayans Jr. is definately the member of that family I’d like to see more of. Two words: FAT MAC. He totally Raging Bull’d it.

My winner: Max Greenfield. Zooey may be the pretty face of the operation, but Greenfield’s character is the breakout star of the show.

Outstanding Comedy Series:

Community

Parks and Recreation

Louie

Happy Endings

New Girl

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

I’m betting only one of these shows will end up on the actual ballot. All of these shows are basically critical darlings, so why wouldn’t they have a chance? Most of them have great ensemble casts, outside of Louie, the one-man show and other people he meets along the way. Sunny would never be recognized, but it’s been on for seven seasons and should count for something.

My Winner: Community. Louie gets Outstanding Actor, so Community gets Comedy Series. In a perfect world, THIS happens.

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

Elizabeth Moss- Mad Men

Katey Sagal- Sons of Anarchy

Katie LeCLerc- Switched At Birth

When I was looking for eligible series, I realized I don’t watch most network dramas. I gave up on Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives a long time ago. I feel there aren’t a lot of lead actresses I was able to choose from. (I know, I need to watch Homeland and Revenge before fall.) Moss’ character has left SCDP, but I’m sure she won’t be so far gone. Segal will make you forget that she was ever Peggy Bundy after watching 1 episode of Sons. I’m sure the voters aren’t looking at any ABC Family show seriously, but Switched at Birth is a really good family drama. Katie LeClerc is a great dramatic actress. Just like everything else that is good, she will be ignored. This is why we can’t have nice things.

My Winner: Katey Sagal. She’s been snubbed for too long- maybe that Golden Globe she won will help…

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

Timothy Olyphant- Justified

Jon Hamm- Mad Men

Jason Isaacs- Awake

Ray Romano- Men of a Certain Age

Charlie Hunnam- Sons of Anarchy

Look, I know Breaking Bad is back. Bryan Cranston is excellent as Walter White, but he won 3 times. Give another man a chance!  I hope Cranston’s eligibility won’t kick out Olyphant- Justified is the next great drama outside of Breaking Bad. If Awake gathered more of an audience, Isaacs would have been in for a nomination. He actually made me CRY in one episode, and TV never makes me cry! Romano, known as a sitcom actor, had a really great performance in MOACA. He was believable as a divorcee and former gambler. Hunnam’s Jax Teller is pretty rough, and he plays the hell out of the newly appointed leader of SAMCRO.

My Winner: Jon Hamm. Normally, I’d pick Olyphant, but Hamm’s been nominated every year without a win- shocking for Mad Men, which wins best drama every year. I was particularly fond of this past season, and Hamm proves he is a great leading man.

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Christina Hendricks- Mad Men

Anna Gunn- Breaking Bad

Kiernan Shipka- Mad Men

Lena Headey- Game of Thrones

Joelle Carter- Justified

Maggie Siff- Sons of Anarchy

More women in the supporting category… is there something wrong with me or TV? As I said before, I enjoyed Mad Men this season, especially performances from Hendricks and Shipka. I think the moment Cersei slapped Joffrey made Headey a definite for this category. Gunn is great as well, I mean, who isn’t on Breaking Bad? I love Carter’s Ava Crowder so much, although this season has been missing a lot of BoVa action. You’d think Siff would get some credit from being on Mad Men?

My winner: Christina Hendricks. I am surprised at myself that I am giving Mad Men a lot of awards. Maybe I should be an Emmy voter? (Call me, Emmys?)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:     

Giancarlo Esposito- Breaking Bad

Neal McDonough- Justified

Bob Odenkirk- Breaking Bad

Jared Harris- Mad Men

Sean Berdy- Switched At Birth

I don’t know if Odenkirk is ‘supporting’ enough to be in this category, but who doesn’t love some Saul Goodman? I guess he doesn’t really stand a chance against the rest- just the sheer fact that Gustavo Fring and Robert Quarles are fucking crazy! If Esposito and McDonough can’t convince you, shut the front door! Lane Pryce’s death was shocking enough, and Harris got to punch Pete Campbell! That has to count for something! Berdy, like LeClerc, will be ignored for some amazing, emotional performances.

My Winner- Giancarlo Esposito. Viva Los Pollos Hermanos!

Outstanding Drama Series:

Breaking Bad

Justified

Game of Thrones

Sons of Anarchy

Switched a Birth

Wow, I really don’t watch any network dramas.  You can surely get away with more on HBO or FX.

My Winner: Breaking Bad. Mad Men can take the back seat this year.  As much as I like Mad Men, it is nothing compared to Breaking Bad. This is the only show where I’m on the edge of my seat at all times. If you try to talk or contact me during it, I will shut you DOWN.

Tune in Thursday for the results! Comment back and bitch with us about the nominations! Check back here for more dream staff rosters!

Bunheads- “Money For Nothing”

I’m pretty sure the opening of this week’s Bunheads was one of my worst nightmares: waking up in bed with a possum. Seriously, have you seen a possum up close and personal?  (Did you see that thing HISS?) It’s not cute. Believe me, they roam Brooklyn once that sun sets….

Enough about my personal nightmares, back to Bunheads! After Michelle’s traumatic  experience, she goes into the house to find Truly and Fanny dealing with expenses. By the way truly was freaking out, it looks like Fanny is deep in debt. Fanny tries to brush it away like it’s not a problem, but eventually, you gotta pay those bills! Michelle finds Fanny a real accountant, because Truly is not capable of doing it. She looks like she’s going to have a nervous breakdown for Fanny. After meeting with Mr. Accountant, we learn that not everyone of Fanny’s students pay- only 9 of them do. (“NINE?!”)

Since Fanny is out of money, Michelle demands that everyone must pay, being that Fanny is running a business. This results in Michelle apologizing to everyone on the phone to get them to do their big show. Michelle also suggests to open more paying classes, such as Zumba and toddler classes. Fanny teaches 30 classes a week already, and asks Michelle to teach. She is certainly trained enough to be, but Michelle is stubborn. Fanny says, “Just because you teach doesn’t mean it’s over.” Even temporarily, Fanny can use all the help she can get. Once the performance is over, Michelle was in love with it and maybe she’ll give a second thought about teaching.

Back in Ballerina World…. Boo gets a job as a waitress at the local oyster restaurant. And her manager is a dumb teenage boy who makes her jump in the dumpster. His ego is definitely bigger than his obsession on going to college. In the picture above, the girls are at said oyster restaurant in fancy dresses. This place seems like a dump, why are they all dolled up? Here is the reason, and let’s say hello to him:

                            

                                      Hello! Or here, we say hey now.

The Bartender, Goudot (apparently a French sounding name?) just got back from surfing around the world. Tubular! Sasha tries to get a drink at the bar but fails miserably. (she comes back with a glass of cherries.) He forms a friendship with Boo, as he finds her in the dumpster. He didn’t like teenage boy manager bossing her around, and said to ignore basically whatever he says. He even gives the shirt off his back (yet another reason to be shirtless, thank you) since hers was full of sauce. He gave her a cd of his to listen to, Boo claims they are only friends, even though she has his coconut scented shirt. We will see where their relationship leads to next week…

Random thoughts:

I loved Michelle as the older gal of the group embarrassing the teens like she was the mother. Isn’t she like 25 in real life?

Sasha’s comment on the cd: “How modern.” People still use CDS, SASHA!

Teenage boy manager named all the tables after colleges. I guess no one needs to tell him to stay in school.

Bunheads- “Better Luck Next Year”

We were Bunhead-less last week, but our favorite summer dialogue is back! Michelle is moving into the guest house…with all of her unwanted crap from Vegas. Her former landlord just shipped her everything that was in it, including a grandfather clock. (“Hello grandfather!”) Fanny is getting ready to spruce her studio up for the dreaded Joffrey auditions (whom I think is run by Game of Thrones’ Joffrey because they just sound evil). Fanny wants Michelle to pull a Copperfield and make it all disappear. (A Vegas reference!)

Unfortunately, Joffrey called off having the auditions there for a much nicer studio in Ohi, a town 30 miles away. Fanny refuses to go there, or any other town it seems. Michelle stops by  the town hardware store and tries seducing them into paying them later. She fails horribly. Later in the episode, Fanny picks up a guy (that just showed up in the car, or maybe I was dreaming),who will fix up the floors with a I.O.U. and using her womanliness. The Joffrey people change their mind and have the auditions at Fanny’s.

In ballerina world, we only deal with Boo and Sasha. Boo sort of stood up for Sasha’s bitchiness, and I think Sasha realizes that. She’s being nicer to Boo, but is being brushed off. She is just focused on nailing her audition. She is also put down a bit by her mother (who seemed to have a great relationship) when she discovers a cake in her fridge with the message, “Better Luck Next Year!” written in bright yellow, before her audition. (Ouch. Exclamation point!) Boo’s pair of ballet slippers snap after only 2 months, and fears her mother won’t buy her a new pair. Sasha takes money from her mother so she can have them. She tells her her father bought her the wrong size, so she can use them. (Seems like Sasha grabbed a 50. Is that how much they cost? Oi.)

After going through the audition, Boo doesn’t make it. Fanny tells one of the girls to get the ‘box’ of wigs and other items. She makes her go back into the audition with different colored wigs and fake names. Still, Irina and Selma didn’t make it, but they tell her to come back next year. Sasha makes it, but Boo still waits for her to fill out her paperwork. BFFs for life!

From what I gathered from next week’s clip, there is some long haired shirtless man with a delivery? Maybe a love interest for Michelle? Can I get a Hey Now?