The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards will be held on September 15th. I can honestly say that I am very good at making picks for the winners, and I’m sharing with you my TV drama predictions.
AMC's Mad Men
Best Drama
- Boston Legal- ABC
- Damages- FX
- Dexter- Showtime
- House- FOX
- Lost- ABC
- Mad Men- AMC
Boston Legal shouldn’t even be nominated, let alone as a drama, yet the Emmy voters are in love with the show. However, it won’t win, or else all of the TV watchers in America will rise in protest. Damages got a lot of publicity earlier this year, but the reviews have been mixed. Dexter attracted some new viewers with its censored run on CBS during the writers’ strike, but I bet the serial killer show is very polarizing amongst conservative Emmy voters. House, while long overdue for some Emmy recognition, shouldn’t be rewarded for its dull fourth season, though the finale was the best episode of any show this year. Lost, while good in its fourth season, was not amazing; plus, the Emmy voters are still punishing it for its season 2 and 3 missteps. That leaves us with Mad Men, which took best drama at the Golden Globes back in January; this freshmen show has been praised universally, though it does have a small viewership because of its somewhat boring subject matter and placement on a rarely watched basic cable channel.
Who Will Win: Mad Men
