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Emmy nods could bring firsts for some, records for others
Sciences unveils its candidates for the industry’s highest honor, and rabid fans of such shows as “Lost,” “American Idol,” “Real Time With Bill Maher” and “Two and a Half Men” set aside their differences and join hands to celebrate their shared view on the general knuckleheadedness of the academy in its choices. At an early-morning news conference Thursday — watch for it on “Today,” “Good Morning America,” “The Early Show,” “E!” and other places too obscure to mention — “Community’s” Joel McHale and “Modern Family’s” Sophia Vergarawill grip the viewing public for about five minutes as they unveil contenders in the so-called glamour categories, but, in total, the academy unveils nominees in more than 100 categories. This year’s clambake is
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expected to be particularly scintillating, what with so many pressing questions waiting to be answered: Will “Saturday Night Live” finally become the most nominated program in TV history? It’s had more than three decades to try to accomplish what doc drama “ER” did in a short 15 seasons: rack up a record 124 nominations. “SNL” hit 114 last year with 13 new noms — which was a record for most nominations in a single awards year for a variety show. A repeat performance Thursday morning would put it over the top. Maybe now we know why the huge push to get Betty White to guest on the show by the end of May? Will “Modern Family” or “Glee” break the record set last year by “30 Rock” for most nominations ever clocked by a comedy in a single year (22)? Will Courteney Cox — the only “Friends” cast member never ever nominated on that show (yes, even Jennifer Aniston got a
t’s Emmy nominations day — that one day a year when the Academy of Television Arts &
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FIRST-TIMER? Will Lauren Graham, center with Mae Whitman and Miles Heizer, get a nomination for “Parenthood”?
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nomination, and Emmy, for best hair flinging and nose crinkling on the show) finally snag a nom for her “Cougar Town” gig? Will TMZ or Radar be the first to post a quote from Aniston? And whither goest Lauren Graham, who starred on “Gilmore Girls” for seven seasons with nary an Emmy nom because the series aired for most of its run, and all of its good seasons, on WB — a network the academy was deeply invested in ignoring. Now that she’s on NBC, in “Parenthood,”will the academy throw her a bone? Has HBO spent its way to a record-breaker with its World War II project, the Steven Spielberg and TomHanks- produced miniseries “The Pacific”? Does $200 million get you 38 nominations, which would smash the record held by “Roots” for most nominations ever (37) by a miniseries?
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Joel McHale of NBC’s “Community” and Sofia Vergara of ABC’s “Modern Family” wake up bright and early Thursday morning to read the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations, airing on all the morning shows on ABC, CBS and NBC at around 8:30 a.m. Count on six hours (at least) of
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THE NOMINEES ARE .. . Joel McHale will announce the Emmy nods this morning.
LeBron James coverage on ESPN on Thursday night, as a three-hour “SportsCenter” (6 p.m.) airs until 9, which is when James will announce his future career plans on a one-hour special, “The Decision.” And
following his announcement, “SportsCenter” continues until midnight. Twelve-year-old Caroline
Evans from Bethesda competes on “Jeopardy!” (WJLA at 7:30 p.m.), as the game show hosts its own special Kids Week, with a grand prize of at least $15,000. Speaking of McHale, NBC airs a six-hour “Community” marathon (NBC at 8), starting with the episode about the chicken finger shortage and ending with the one in which Jeff and Annie try to take down a rival college during a debate. It’s summer, time for CBS to roll out another version of “Big
Brother” (CBS at 8). The reality series, in which 13 people are trapped in a house with lots of cameras and forced to entertain each other and the audience, always adds a twist, and this year is no exception. For the first time, one of the castmates is a saboteur — and in the house only to cause drama and wreak havoc among the other houseguests for a financial incentive of their own.
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(Bravo at 10) finally answers its own question when it’s time for Bethenny and Jason’s wedding, but Bethenny’s main focus is to finish writing her book. The security team gets a new member — a bomb-sniffing dog — on “Mall Cops: Mall of America” (TLC at 10), and later, they try to find the guardian of a lost, non- English-speaking child.
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Stealth wedding is sure to upset mom, but tell her
Adapted from a recent online discussion:
Hey, Carolyn: My wonderful boyfriend and I
have decided to get married. Next Tuesday. At City Hall. Neither of us can stomach the idea of a big show and feel it is really a private matter — the rest of the marriage is when other people get to butt in. My parents are going to be
upset. Really upset. I’m the only daughter and my mom has been making noises about how much she’s looking forward to planning our wedding and when are we going to get engaged already? This is exactly why we’re doing it the way we are.
Is there a good way to handle
this? We are going to my home soon, and I planned on telling them then. In person, with enough people around that there hopefully won’t be a scene. Am I being a coward?
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Yes. You’re being brave in taking steps to live your life on your terms — but your courage runs out when it comes to owning it. Don’t sneak around like
naughty children, don’t hide behind a crowd when you tell the truth, don’t present the truth to Mom as a fait accompli. All of those choices are setting this up to be an act of bad faith. Please talk to your mother, face-to-face if possible, and be prepared to say, “Mom, you’ve talked about planning my wedding for as long as I can remember. I wish I felt the same
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way, but I don’t want a big wedding. And so I am not going to have a big wedding. “ ‘Guy’ and I are going to get married on [date here] at City Hall. If there were a way for both of us to have what we want, then Iwould do it, but since our desires are so far apart, I have to go with what’s right for Guy and me. I know this will be hard to accept, but I hope you will also find a way to be happy for us.” It’s not a very original speech, and there’s a reason for that. When you choose to act against a parent’s wishes, you need to hit certain specific key points: acknowledging their position, showing you care about it even though you disagree, laying out your priorities and course of action, demonstrating your resolve, and opening the door for peace. It can help, too, to offer some form of compromise — namely, to invite your parents to give their blessing to this choice by being present at the wedding as witnesses. That’s your call, because it depends on their ability to play along — and your ability to say, “We’ve invited you as a witness, and nothing else, which means no catered lunch afterward” (or wherever you want to draw your line).
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