Moviegoers Hear the Call but Ignore the Magic

In another lackluster weekend at the box office, moviegoers said a big no thank you to a couple of comic superstars as the Steve Carrell/Jim Carrey comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone became the latest big bomb of 2013 debuting with only $10 million. That put the film in third place behind a decent hold for Oz the Great and Powerful with another $42 million (one of the few bright spots at the box office this year) and the new Halle Berry thriller The Call which netted $17 million. Berry’s film did much better than anticipated and with a low production budget could turn a nice little profit…. However as a whole, not much is exciting moviegoers this year, and as for me, the summer movies can’t get here fast enough…. For more on this week’s numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here and check out the new top ten below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $41,252,704 -47.9% 3,912 – $10,545 $144,056,326 $215 2
2 N The Call TriS $17,118,745 – 2,507 – $6,828 $17,118,745 $13 1
3 N The Incredible Burt Wonderstone WB $10,177,257 – 3,160 – $3,221 $10,177,257 $30 1
4 2 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $6,315,262 -35.8% 3,357 -168 $1,881 $54,007,635 $195 3
5 3 Identity Thief Uni. $4,419,310 -30.2% 2,842 -160 $1,555 $123,606,175 $35 6
6 5 Snitch LG/S $3,504,618 -31.3% 2,353 +13 $1,489 $37,261,895 – 4
7 6 21 and Over Rela. $2,669,967 -47.6% 2,424 -347 $1,101 $21,918,740 $13 3
8 8 Silver Linings Playbook Wein. $2,525,603 -30.2% 1,602 -125 $1,577 $124,551,782 $21 18
9 7 Safe Haven Rela. $2,453,229 -34.6% 2,206 -335 $1,112 $66,911,039 $28 5
10 9 Escape From Planet Earth Wein. $2,339,419 -27.3% 2,211 -338 $1,058 $52,178,000 $40 5

My Big Bold 2011 Emmy Winner Predictions

This Sunday Sept 18th is television’s big night, the Emmy Awards honoring the best on the tube in the past year. Emmy winner Jane Lynch (Glee) is up for another award this year and is our fearless host for the show that airs live at 8pm on the East coast (5pm for ya’ll on my side of the country). It should be a great show and we could see a wide variety of winners. However, I think the two big races will look like repeats from last year with Modern Family and Mad Men repeating in the Comedy and Drama categories… So, who else do I think will and should win? Take a look at my big bold perhaps clueless Emmy winner predictions below and watch the big show on Sunday night on Fox.

My Big Bold 2011 Emmy Winner Predictions~

Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife, Mad Men
Will win: Mad Men
Should win: The Good Wife
Spoiler: Boardwalk Empire

Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock
Will & Should win: Modern Family
Spoiler: Parks and Recreation

Lead Actor Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Hugh Laurie (House), Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
Will win: Jon Hamm
Should win: Michael C. Hall (hello, he’s never won, what???… yeah, it’s just my personal thing. However, apparently Jon Hamm really does deserve it for his submission episode “The Suitcase”)
Spoiler: Steve Buscemi

Lead Actress Drama Series:
Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Mirielle Enos (The Killing), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife), Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Will & Should win: Juliana Marguiles
Spoiler: Elizabeth Moss

Lead Actor Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Louis C.K. (Louie), Matt LeBlanc (Episodes), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Will & Should win: Steve Carrell
Spoiler: Jim Parsons

Lead Actress Comedy Series:
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Laura Linney (The Big C), Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Will & Should win: Amy Poehler (yes, I’m going out on a big limb here)
Spoiler (and a very deserving one): Laura Linney (she’s never lost an Emmy race mind you… but she already has 3 of em!)

Supporting Actor Drama Series:
Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age), Josh Charles (The Good Wife), Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Walter Goggins (Justified), John Slattery (Mad Men)
Will win: Alan Cumming
Should win: Peter Dinklage
Spoiler: Walter Goggins
~this one is a serious horse race. Any of them could prevail

Supporting Actress Drama Series:
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), Michelle Forbes (The Killing), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empiret), Margo Martindale (Justified), Archie Penjabi (The Good Wife)
Will & Should win: Margo Martindale
(I have a soft spot for Michelle Forbes though and would be thrilled if she pulled off an upset)
Spoiler: Archie Penjabi

Supporting Actor Comedy Series:
Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Chris Colfer (Glee), Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Ed O’Neil (Modern Family), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Will win: Ty Burrell
Should win: Chris Colfer
Spoiler: Eric Stonestreet (seriously, it could be anyone but Cryer and I’d be happy)

Supporting Actress Comedy Series:
Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Jane Lynch (Glee), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live), Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)
Will win: Betty White
Should win: Julie Bowen (even though White is still super awesome)
Spoiler: Jane Lynch (she has an amazing episode submission dealing with the softer side of Sue Sylvester and her sister’s death)

TV Movie/Miniseries:
Cinema Verite, Donwtown Abbey, The Kennedys, Mildred Pierce, The Pillars of the Earth, Too Big Too Fail
Will win: Downtown Abbey
Should win: Cinema Verite
Spoiler: Mildred Pierce (it was the most nominated program of the year by the way and that always helps)

Lead Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Idris Elba (Luther), Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood), William Hurt (Too Big To Fail),Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Barry Pepper (The Kennedys), Edgar Ramirez (Carlos),
Will win: William Hurt
Should win: Barry Pepper
Spoiler: Edgar Ramirez

Lead Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Taraji P. Henson (Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story), Diane Lane (Cinema Verite), Jean Marsh (Upstairs Downstairs), Elizabeth McGovern (Downtown Abbey), Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce)
Will win: Kate Winslet
Should win: Diane Lane

Supporting Actor TV Movie/Miniseries:
Bryan O’Byrne (Mildred Pierce), Paul Giamatti (Too Big to Fail), Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce), Tom Wilkinson (The Kennedys), James Woods (Too Big To Fail)
Will win: James Woods
Should win: Tom Wilkinson
Spoiler: Guy Pearce

Supporting Actress TV Movie/Miniseries:
Eileen Atkins (Upstairs Downstairs), Melissa Leo (Mildred Pierce), Maggie Smith (Downtown Abbey), Mare Winningham (Mildred Pierce), Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce)
Will & Should win: Maggie Smith
Spoiler: Evan Rachel Wood

Reality Competition Show:
American Idol, Amazing Race, Dancing With the Stars, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef
Will win: American Idol (they’ve never won and this feels like their best chance or they will probably never win)
Should win: Project Runway or So You Think You Can Dance
Spoiler: Top Chef

An Underperforming “Cowboys” eecks out a win over “The Smurfs”

So, I head out-of-town for a few days, and when I return, Hollywood has gone a little crazy. How else to explain The Smurfs almost overtaking the highly touted Cowboys & Aliens at the box office this weekend. Well, for one, audiences loved the Smurfs which surprisingly overperformed opening to $35.6 million.  And secondly, Cowboys couldn’t match expectations, got bad reviews and poor audience scores and just narrowly won the weekend with $36.4 million. (That was a full $10 million under most already low-balled projections). The road ahead for Cowboys looks very rough considering its ginormous price tag and will likely give Universal two stinkers in a row after Larry Crowne. At least they had the massive success of Bridesmaids and Fast Five earlier this summer. As for The Smurfs, watch for this family friendly film to hold up well in the weeks ahead. The same could be said for the other opening film this weekend, the lovely romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love with Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone that opened to a good $19.1 million…. Elsewhere at the box office, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 officially became the highest grossing film in the series this weekend both domestically and internationally. Holy Harry! … For more numbers and info, head to Box Office Mojo here and check out the new top ten below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Cowboys & Aliens Uni. $36,431,290 – 3,750 – $9,715 $36,431,290 $163 1
2 N The Smurfs Sony $35,611,637 – 3,395 – $10,489 $35,611,637 – 1
3 1 Captain America: The First Avenger Par. $25,554,303 -60.7% 3,715 – $6,879 $117,421,571 $140 2
4 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $21,977,093 -53.7% 4,145 -230 $5,302 $318,511,602 – 3
5 N Crazy, Stupid, Love. WB $19,104,303 – 3,020 – $6,326 $19,104,303 – 1
6 3 Friends with Benefits SGem $9,275,692 -50.2% 2,926 – $3,170 $38,175,973 $35 2
7 5 Horrible Bosses WB (NL) $7,189,365 -39.5% 2,510 -594 $2,864 $96,290,917 $35 4
8 4 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW $6,086,311 -49.5% 2,604 -771 $2,337 $338,007,725 $195 5
9 6 Zookeeper Sony $4,301,893 -50.6% 2,418 -797 $1,779 $68,832,733 $80 4
10 7 Cars 2 BV $2,349,142 -58.5% 1,763 -905 $1,332 $182,118,690 $200 6

First Look~ Crazy Stupid Love!

Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Steve Carrell is about to finish his run on NBC’s The Office on April 28th with a super sized episode that will tell us what happens to the one and only Michael Scott… However, you won’t have to wait long to see Carrell again as he’ll be appearing in one of the most anticipated comedies of the summer Crazy Stupid Love. This romantic comedy features Carrell dealing with a broken marriage to Oscar nominee Julianne Moore and learning how to date again with lessons from a young playboy in the form of Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling. Other big names in the cast include Golden Globe nominee Emma Stone, Golden Globe winner Kevin Bacon and Oscar winner Marisa Tomei. The film which opens July 29th looks like it could be a breakout hit among a sizable audience and actually a good movie to boot… Besides that, there’s Gosling’s abs… which are pretty much ridiculous…. Check out the trailer below for proof.

Crazy Stupid Love

That Twilight crap leads the People’s Choice Nominations

The never-ending crapfest that is Twilight just keeps on sucking the blood out of Hollywood as it and its stars (Taylor Lautner, Robert Pantison and Kristen Stewart) landed the most nominations for the People’s Choice Awards today. The film will be vying for the kudos when the show airs on CBS on January 5th, 2011 hosted by Queen Latifah … Other multiple nominees include Inception, Date Night, Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, Pink, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Eminem, Rihanna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, and more… Check out the full list of nominees below and head over to the People’s Choice Awards website to make your vote here.

MOVIES

Best Film:
Alice In Wonderland
Inception
Iron Man 2
Toy Story 3
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Actor
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island/Inception
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2
Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Actress
Angelina Jolie, Salt
Jennifer Aniston, The Bounty Hunter
Julia Roberts, Eat Pray Love
Katherine Heigl, Life as We Know It
Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse/The Runaways

Action Movie
Iron Man 2
Kick-Ass
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Robin Hood
Salt

Action Star
Angelina Jolie, Salt
Bradley Cooper, The A-Team
Jackie Chan, The Spy Next Door
Jake Gyllenhaal, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2

Horror Movie
The Crazies
The Last Exorcism
Let Me In
Nightmare on Elm Street
Resident Evil: Afterlife

Drama:
Alice in Wonderland
Dear John
Inception
The Social Network
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Family Movie
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Karate Kid
Shrek Forever After
Toy Story 3

Comedy
Date Night
Easy A
Grown Ups
Sex and the City 2
Valentine’s Day

Comedy Star
Adam Sandler, Grown-Ups
Drew Barrymore; Going the Distance
Steve Carell and Tina Fey, Date Night
Will Ferrell, The Other Guys

On-Screen Team
Date Night (Tina Fey & Steve Carell)
Inception (Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao)
Iron Man 2 (Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle)
The Karate Kid (Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner)

Favorite Movie Star Under 25
Emma Watson
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Vanessa Hudgens
Zac Efron

TV

Drama Series:
The Good Wife
Gossip Girl
Grey’s Anatomy
House
The Vampire Diaries

Drama Actor
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Hugh Laurie, House
Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
Taye Diggs, Private Practice

Drama Actress:
Lisa Edelstein, House
Blake Lively; Gossip Girl
Juliana Marguiles, The Good Wife
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Kate Walsh, Private Practice

Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
2.5 Men

Comedy Actor:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory

Comedy Actress
Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives
Jane Lynch, Glee
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Crime Drama
Bones
Criminal Minds
Law & Order: SVU
Lie To Me
NCIS

“Crime Fighter”:
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Emily Deschanel, Bones
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Mark Harmon, NCIS
Tim Roth, Lie to Me

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series
Fringe
Smallville
Supernatural
True Blood
The Vampire Diaries

“TV Obsession”:
Burn Notice
Dexter
Pretty Little Liars
True Blood
White Collar

Best Guest Star, Series:
Betty White, Community
Britney Spears and Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
Carrie Underwood, How I Met Your Mother
Demi Lovato, Grey’s Anatomy;

TV Family
The Griffins, Family Guy
The Harpers, 2.5 Men
The Pritchetts/Dunphys, Modern Family
The Scavos, Desperate Housewives
The Simpsons

Family TV Movie:
Beauty & the Briefcase
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
iCarly: iPsycho
Revenge of the Bridesmaids
Starstruck

New TV Drama:
Blue Bloods
Chase
The Defenders
Detroit 1-8-7
The Event
Hawaii Five-O
Hellcats
Law and Order: LA
Nikita

New TV Comedy

$#*! My Dad Says
Better With You
Mike & Molly
No Ordinary Family
Outsourced
Raising Hope
Running Wilde

MUSIC

 Male Artist:

 Michael Buble

 Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Tim McGraw

Usher

 

Female Artist:

Lady Gaga

Katy Perry

Pink

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

 

Favorite Song:

“Airplanes”- B.o.B w/Hayley Williams

“California Gurls”- Katy Perry w/Snoop Dogg

“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna

“OMG”- Usher w/Will.I.Am

“Telephone”- Lady Gaga w/Beyonce

 

Rock Band:

Daughtry

Linkin Park

Maroon 5

Nickelback

Paramore

 

Breakout Artist:

B.o.B

Bruno Mars

Ke$ha

Justin Bieber

Selena Gomez & the Scene

 

Pop Artist:

Beyonce

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

Pink

Rihanna

 

Country Artist:

Carrie Underwood

Keith Urban

Lady Antebellum

Rascall Flatts

Taylor Swift

 

R& B Artist:

Alicia Keyes

Beyonce

Mary J. Blige

NeYo

Usher

 

Hip Hop Artist:

Drake

Eminem

Jay Z

Ludacris

Snoop Dogg

 

Music Video:

“Baby”- Justin Bieber w/Ludacris

“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna

“Teenage Dream”- Katy Perry

“Telephone”- Lady Gaga w/Beyonce

 “Waka Waka”- Shakira w/Frshlyground

ONLINE

 

Favorite Web Celeb:

Alicia Keyes

Betty White

Jimmy Fallon

Katy Perry

Teri Hatcher

 

Favorite Viral Video Star:

Giant Double Rainbow

Grayson Chance “Paparrazi”

Madison Square Park Proposal

“Single Ladies” Devastation

Tarp Surfing

 

 

Box Office Breakdown~ People like “Schmucks” but still love “Inception”

Looks like Steve Carrell may have his third big hit film of the year with Dinner For Schmucks opening to a good if not great $23 million. That follows the big grosses for his spring hit Date Night which totalled $95 million and Despicable Me which is currently at $190 million. We’ll see if Schmucks holds up next week though as another big-ticket comedy, The Other Guys featuring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, hits theatres. Despite a decent opening for the comedy, it still couldn’t hit the top spot as the brilliant smash Inception took in another $27.5 million for three weeks on top and $193 million total. Also opening to slightly disappointing results were Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore with $12.5 mill and Zac Efron’s drama Charlie St. Cloud with $12.1. Check BoxOfficeMojo for all your box office needs and see this weekend’s top 10 below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Inception WB $27,520,000 -35.6% 3,545 -247 $7,763 $193,348,000 $160 3
2 N Dinner for Schmucks P/DW $23,300,000 – 2,911 – $8,004 $23,300,000 $69 1
3 2 Salt Sony $19,250,000 -46.5% 3,612 – $5,329 $70,800,000 $110 2
4 3 Despicable Me Uni. $15,543,000 -34.4% 3,602 +2 $4,315 $190,349,000 $69 4
5 N Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore WB $12,525,000 – 3,705 – $3,381 $12,525,000 $85 1
6 N Charlie St. Cloud Uni. $12,136,000 – 2,718 – $4,465 $12,136,000 $44 1
7 5 Toy Story 3 BV $5,035,000 -43.5% 2,105 -661 $2,392 $389,674,000 $200 7
8 7 Grown Ups Sony $4,500,000 -39.4% 2,269 -590 $1,983 $150,713,000 $80 6
9 4 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice BV $4,320,000 -55.2% 2,524 -980 $1,712 $51,881,000 $150 3
10 8 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sum. $3,965,000 -44.8% 2,334 -787 $1,699 $288,200,000 $68 5

This “Date” will make your Night!

In the hysterical new film, Date Night, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey play a suburban couple looking to spice up their marriage out for a night of fun in the big city that turns into a hilarious comedy of errors. Despite a juvenile and conventional script, Fey & Carrell are comic gold who lift the material with their incredible talent. It’s the first adult comedy in ages that makes you feel young again and is just a raucous good time. With a barrage of stars lending support including Ray Liotta, Taraji P. Henson, Common, Kristen Wiig, Mark Ruffalo, and a surprisingly daft and super buff Mark Wahlberg, the film rolls along at a brisk pace with laugh out loud jokes throughout. Mila Kunis and James Franco also show up as another bickering couple in a scene that just kills. But the standout scene involves a taxi and JB Smoove and that’s all I’m gonna say~ you have to see it for yourself. If you’re looking for a great time at the movies with some hilarious one liners (“work that pole like a Russian immigrant”), Date Night will make it a perfect night. Grade: A-

Check out the trailer below:

Who’s a Funny Guy? … More Emmy Contenders

This is the second in a series of posts I will be doing on this year’s Emmy Award nominations. As most of you know, I’m a huge Awards show obsessive and I love to handicap each of the contenders. The column will focus on the funny men vying to grab that golden girl, the Emmy Award as Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. I’ll break  their chances down by category, then list my favorites and my predictions. Take a look and let me know your thoughts and predictions in the comments below. 

The locks for a nomination: 

Alec Baldwin (30 Rock): he’s won the last two years plus has several Golden Globes and SAG awards for his hilarious turn as Jack Donaghy. He is the clear front-runner.

Steve Carrell (The Office): poor Carrell seems to always get nominated and never win. He’s been nominated four times and never grabbed the Emmy. That’s likely to continue this year. But hey at least he has those SAG “Office” ensemble wins and a Golden Globe for his troubles…

The likely contenders:

Ed O’Neil (Modern Family):  After a lengthy career, he is finally gaining some critical recognition for his work and  is one of many members of the Modern Family cast that should land nods. As the curmudgeonly patriarch with a heart of gold, O’Neil has obliterated all memories of Al Bundy as well.

Matthew Morrison (Glee): He sings, he dances, he acts, he scores! The former Tony and Golden Globe nominee should be one of several Glee stars to grab a nod on nomination morning. In fact I’m expecting my favorite show to lead all comedies in nominations this year.

Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory): He grabbed his first nomination last year and should follow suit again this year as the funniest geek on tv.

Tony Shaloub (Monk):  the most nomm’d and awarded of this year’s contenders, Shaloub has to be considered a threat for a nom and a win, especially considering it was the final year for his long running hit Monk.

 

Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm): while I don’t get the appeal for David or his show, Emmy voters do. He’s been nomm’d a bundle of times and I doubt he’ll be left out this year.

In the Running:

Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men): despite his personal problems Sheen continues to show up on the nominations lists for SAG, Globes and Emmy awards every now and again. The longevity of his sitcom’s success can only add to his chances of grabbing another nom this year.

David Duchovny (Californication): giving bad guys with sex addictions a good name, Duchovny has previously nabbed Golden Globe and SAG noms for this role (and Emmy nods for his earlier work on The X Files). He could land in the comedy race for the first time this year.

Thomas Jane (Hung): playing the teacher with a little something “extra”, Jane nabbed a Golden Globe nom last year and could see the awards streak continue for his subtle work on the latest HBO comedy hit.

Outside Shot:

Zacahry Levi (Chuck): As the nerd spy who could, Levi straddles action and comedy with ease and he tends to get the hot babes too. Those older male Emmy lovers could certainly respond to that wish-fulfillment.

James Roday (Psych): another USA staple, Psych is consistently entertaining mainly due to Roday’s plucky energy and interplay with Dule Hill.

Deserving Longshot:

Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted) : As the leader of the quirkiest and most criminally ignored ensemble on television, Harrington’s deft work on the little seen Better Off Ted was outstanding. Why oh why didn’t you watch this show America?

On the ballot, but it’s not gonna happen:

Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Joel McHale (Community), Adrien Grenier (Entourage), Kevin Connelly (Entourage), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)

So, how would I rank them? Here goes…

1. Alec Baldwin

2. Matthew Morrison

3. Ed O’Neil

4. Jim Parsons

5. Ste ve Carrell

6. Jay Harrington

7. Zachary Levi

8. Thomas Jane

9. James Roday

10. Tony Shaloub

And My Predictions for the actual nominees for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series are:

Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Matthew Morrison (Glee), Ed O’Neil (Modern Family), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Tony Shaloub (Monk)