Sorry for the lack of posting today, folks, but I have two columns to write, plus prep work for tonight's "How I Met Your Mother"/Emmy Q&A thing in NYC, which I'll write up either late tonight or tomorrow morning. I was noodling around this morning with a quick review of "Charlie Wilson's War" (which I finally saw on DVD), if for no other reason than to be able to say something nice about an Aaron Sorkin project. If anybody cares, I'll try to finish it up tomorrow.
In the meantime, the Television Critics Association Awards nominees were announced today. Because the nominees and winners are obviously voted on by the entire membership, and because, contrary to reputation, we are not a hivemind, these aren't necessarily all the nominees I would have chosen, nor will the winners match up to my ballot, which I'm still dwelling on. For those who care -- and who would like to make a persuasive argument for a winner in any given category (hint: you don't need to bother preaching to the choir with a certain show set in west Baltimore) -- the full nominees list is after the jump (and if you're wondering, the Heritage Award is a sort of career achievement award for shows, instead of people):
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION
HERITAGE AWARD
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT