Pop Critics » the wire http://popcritics.com Reviewing popular culture so you don't have to Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:48:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Top 10 semifinalists for Emmys in Comedy and Drama http://popcritics.com/2008/06/27/the-top-10-semifinalists-for-emmys-in-comedy-and-drama http://popcritics.com/2008/06/27/the-top-10-semifinalists-for-emmys-in-comedy-and-drama#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:15:26 +0000 Mike http://www.popcritics.com/?p=4131 Best Comedy and Best Drama series. Most notably and highly frakking sad in my opinion, is the continued disregard for Battlestar Galactica. I guess not enough people watch the show. I can only assume if it was on FOX, enough people would have seen it and voted it into this group.]]> In case you guys are interested, here are the 20 semifinalists in the Emmy categories for Best Comedy and Best Drama series.

Most notably and highly frakking sad in my opinion, is the continued disregard for Battlestar Galactica. I guess not enough people watch the show. I can only assume if it was on FOX, enough people would have seen it and voted it into this group.

Honestly…Grey’s Anatomy over BSG? Really?

On a happier note, I’m LOVING that Flight of the Conchords made the Top 10…that’s just outstanding. Good for them.

Can’t say much bad about the dramas (aside from Grey’s). Dexter from the four episodes I’ve seen so far is awesome, I heard amazing things about The Wire, and it’s cool to see Friday Night Lights get some more love. Not sure I still get the love for Boston Legal, but I don’t watch it, so who am I to judge?

I’m going to slap little asterisks next to my predictions for the five series who make it to the finals. There just MIGHT be a bit of wishful thinking in there, but I don’t care!

Comedy Series:

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm*
  • Entourage
  • Family Guy
  • Flight of the Conchords* (sleeper pick!)
  • The Office*
  • Pushing Daisies* (super sleeper!)
  • 30 Rock*
  • Two and a Half Men
  • Ugly Betty
  • Weeds

Drama Series:

  • Boston Legal
  • Damages*
  • Dexter*
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Grey’s Anatomy
  • House
  • Lost*
  • Mad Men* (sleeper?)
  • The Tudors
  • The Wire*
]]> http://popcritics.com/2008/06/27/the-top-10-semifinalists-for-emmys-in-comedy-and-drama/feed 9 Mike’s DVD picks for 12/4/07 http://popcritics.com/2007/12/04/mikes-dvd-picks-for-12407 http://popcritics.com/2007/12/04/mikes-dvd-picks-for-12407#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:50:37 +0000 Mike http://www.popcritics.com/2007/12/mikes-dvd-picks-for-12407/ This week is filled with a bunch of DVD goodies, the best being the hilarious movie Superbad, starring Michael Cera and Jonah Hill. It’s another film from Judd Apatow who also did Knocked Up.

I saw this movie when it was in theaters and totally loved it. It’s completely vulgar and highly dirty, but absolutely hilarious. Cera and Hill are great as buddies about to graduate from high school and not sure about where their future college plans leave their friendship.

You can get the unrated version, or the normal one or get it on Blu-Ray.

Here’s a list of some other worthwhile rentals:

  • Razor: We’ve been talking about the Razor movie for awhile now and it premiered on Sci Fi last weekend, but this is the DVD and it supposedly contains a lot more stuff, including scenes not shown on TV.
  • Saturday Night Live, Season 2 (1976): The cover has the coneheads on it, so what could be better than that? Oh yeah, Bill Murray’s first year on the show.
  • 24, Season 6: Jack Bauer in a season I wasn’t too fond of, but I think watching this show on DVD must be spectacular.
  • The Wire, Season 4: I’ve never seen this show, but it’s on my to-do list, along with the Sopranos and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

That’s all I have for this week, but get ready for the Bourne Ultimatum coming next Tuesday!

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