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   Discraceful. DD should have won several. Lisa   
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   > Emmy Oversights and Lowlights   
   >   
   > By David Martindale   
   >   
   > Has your favorite television series or star been snubbed by Emmy this   
   season?   
   > If so, at least you can take solace in knowing that it happens every year.   
   > Someone deserving always seems to come up short. Last year, it was   
   Boomtown,   
   > the Peabody Award-winning crime drama that rated just one nomination, for   
   its   
   > opening theme music. We're happy to report that two standout newcomers of   
   > 2003-04, Joan of Arcadia and Arrested Development, were not overlooked.   
   Joan   
   > received three nominations, including Amber Tamblyn (best actress) and   
   best   
   > series; Development collected seven nominations, including Jeffrey Tambor   
   > (supporting actor) and best comedy.   
   >   
   > But why not also celebrate the dynamic performances of Ian McShane of   
   Deadwood   
   > or Kathryn Morris of Cold Case? How can anyone justify Scrubs being shut   
   out   
   > again in every major category? Are The Wire, The Shield, Nip/Tuck,   
   Everwood,   
   > Gilmore Girls and Angel really undeserving of any significant nominations?   
   What   
   > must Kevin James of The King of Queens do to earn a little Emmy respect?   
   And   
   > how is it remotely possible that, after a decade of Friends, Courteney Cox   
   > Arquette has yet to be nominated for an Emmy?   
   >   
   > Well, just add her name to the ever-growing list of TV greats who missed   
   out on   
   > the night that television honors itself. As hard as it might be to   
   comprehend   
   > in retrospect, Jackie Gleason and Andy Griffith never won Emmys, even   
   though   
   > the shows in which they starred, The Honeymooners and The Andy Griffith   
   Show,   
   > endure as cherished classics. At least they were nominated. Desi Arnaz (I   
   Love   
   > Lucy) never received even that honor. Other noteworthy non-winners include   
   > Angela Lansbury (Murder, She Wrote), Martin Landau (Mission: Impossible),   
   John   
   > Goodman (Roseanne), David Janssen (The Fugitive), Jason Alexander   
   (Seinfeld),   
   > David Duchovny (The X-Files), Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) and Noah   
   Wyle   
   > (ER).   
   >   
   > Emmy is in its 56th year (the awards show telecast is at 8 p.m. ET on   
   Sunday,   
   > Sept. 19, on ABC), so it's understandable that there can be so long a list   
   of   
   > oversights. Over the years, Emmy also has had its share of bloopers,   
   unusual   
   > moments and oddball acceptance speeches. Here are some of the most   
   memorable.   
   >   
   > http://www.tnt.tv/DramaLounge/Feature/Article/0,17420,5937,00.html   
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