This category is usually one of the most predictable categories. We know (whether I like it or not) that House (and Hugh Laurie for that matter) will be nominated until the series ends. We know the academy will favor shows on networks on channels like HBO and AMC over networks like CBS and FOX. That being said the nominees are:
Best Drama Series
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men
And for the most part a lot of the nominations were predictable. Five out of six of last year's nominees have returned, only surprisingly leaving out Boston Legal. There was a tie for the sixth spot, which ended up giving us seven nominees; Big Love and Breaking Bad. Everyone is excited for the nomination for Big Love, now we all just wish the television academy would get around to honoring it's stars. Breaking Bad isn't that much of a surprise if you think about either. It is the second series on AMC, which the academy fell in love with for giving them Mad Men. After Bryan Cranston won last year for playing the lead role, the series' viewership started to rise. 
I am a little surprised with all of the love for Damages still. It returned to the best drama series once again and it received three acting nominations. I have no idea if it will return for a third season, it's ratings keep on dropping, and if it does return will the academy continue to honor this show?
The thing I am a little surprised at (yet filled with joy over) is the absence of Boston Legal. This year was it's final season. It might have hurt the show that they aired the final episode way back in december, but who knows. Candice Bergen and Emmy favorite James Spader also failed to be recognized this year. The only major nominations the show received for it's final season were for William Shatner and Christian Clemenson.
Boston Legal is not the only series that was left out of the emmy races in it's final season, The Shield was criminally overlooked for any nominations this year. The Shield was probably the best show on television this year, it was brilliant. The final episode wrapped up the series perfectly, and how does the academy honor it? By not nominating it at all! This is one of the most ridiculous snubs of the year but somehow a lot of people are not surprised. The television academy has never really wanted to honor The Shield; never nominating the show, and only twice nominating Michael Chiklis (with one win) and only once nominating CCH Pounder (with zero wins). The academy has never really wanted to give credit to FX shows that take honorable jobs like a cop or a firefighter (Rescue Me) and show them in their lives in a less than god-like way. They honor Mariska Hargitay every single year for playing a cop that has never once done the wrong thing and everyone loves her. They don't love it when the main character is someone who they think is a hero but they are portrayed as an anti-hero or anti-heroine.
The other big shocker of the year is the lack of nominations for True Blood. The surprise hit on TV has two things on it's side. One being it stars an Oscar winner, three of this year's Best Drama Actress nominees are all winners (Glenn Close, Sally Field, Holly Hunter) as well as Dianne Wiest in the supporting actress category. The other thing that True Blood has that emmy voters love is that it is on HBO. You would think the television academy would just eat this show up because of these reasons and because it is freaking brilliant. Honestly, it is the best new show of the year. It made me so mad that I could not decide which snub made me more angry, The Shield or True Blood.
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