Comments on: LOST’s Emmy Nomination Report and Analysis

By: AlexJ

AlexJ — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:58:24 +0000

Am I the only one that finds it really ridiculous that Lost is up against FOUR nominations of Mad Men for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series? And its not even the best episode of Season 5. It looks like they realized they can’t nominate 5 Mad Men episodes and decided to throw in a random episode of Lost. Thank you, Academy.

By: Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:14:46 +0000

I saw nothing Emmy-worthy out of any of the cast except Evangeline Lilly(WHH) and TOQ (LD/JB). Not to say the rest were awful, but the performances were pretty tame and boring compared to previous seasons.

By: bondsinseconds

bondsinseconds — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:38:56 +0000

elizabeth mitchell was robbed!

By: Alexa

Alexa — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:32:16 +0000

What do you mean, ‘in context with the rest of the series?’
Compelling? Nuanced? Contrived. In my experience, good story remains true to the characters.
Your point is acknowledged, but while the characters were set, they are not behaving as the characters they are; their actions have been adjusted for plot convenience, not based upon how their characters would respond.
Attitude? An attitude is caring about consistent writing? I may be compelled to watch, but it is almost as if the past two seasons were a different show, there is such little connection.

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:50:51 +0000

Nothing against MF at all, he’s a good actor, but Lost has better ones, who I think deserve to win more. Of course Michael Emerson, Terry O’Quinn, and Josh Holloway are all fantastic. But then again, they wouldn’t be up for lead actor, so that doesn’t eliminate MF. We’ll just have to see.

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:48:33 +0000

Actually, the writers have said that season 6 is going to be a lot like season 1 and be very character-heavy. I’m happy about this, cuz as much as I loved season 5, I missed the days of going into the characters more.

By: adam118

adam118 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:18:57 +0000

Agreed. Would split the Lost votes if Davies was in the running too.

By: Chaim Mattis Keller

Chaim Mattis Keller — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:40:09 +0000

What’s this “Grass Skirt Productions” I keep seeing associated with Lost in your article? Isn’t “Bad Robot” the production company for Lost?

By: copter

copter — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:04:25 +0000

I would add Terry too even though he wasn’t submitted. The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham episode made me cry. Terry was superb in that.

By: neoloki

neoloki — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:53:20 +0000

I thought I posted this earlier but I am surprised that Jeremy Davies isn’t getting more attention. He is a fantastic actor and he definitely has the best resume of any one on Lost.

By: neoloki

neoloki — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:50:53 +0000

Apparently everything. You really should watch season 5 in context with the rest of the series. I did this recently and season 5 really stood out as one of the most compelling and nuanced season’s of the entire series. Also, character development is going to take a back seat this close to the end game because that is how a good story works. The characters have been set and now it is time for Lost’s resolution. If you have the same attitude going into season 6 you will be disappointed because it is going to be a race to the finish from here on out.

By: adam118

adam118 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:26:09 +0000

I think he would have been up for Supporting Actor, conflicting with Emerson. If he was up for Lead Actor, hell yeah

By: adam118

adam118 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:25:10 +0000

Lost will win BIG next year: Best Drama next year, along with best actor for Matthew Fox, and lots of other nominations. But I think Best Drama and Fox for Best Actor are (no pun intended) a lock har har har
Lost seems to be the kind of show that the Emmy voters will give a big push to for its last season. Sort of like how
Return Of The King kicked ass at the Oscars.

By: Vital10

Vital10 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:32:28 +0000

I am shocked Josh wasn’t nominated. I don’t know if its because he started as the bad boy heartthrob on the show. He was the heart and soul of this season. Really the last few seasons. Very disappointing.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:54:05 +0000

What is it about this season that everyone liked so much? I really don’t understand. My thought was that this season was even worse than the previous one had been. Is it really simply the characters versus plot thing? What am I missing that seems to be somewhat of a consensus?

By: monkeyface

monkeyface — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:02:57 +0000

hey, i commented here earlier and it is now gone? is there a problem?

btw, i said how disappointed i was josh and elizabeth weren’t nominated. did i use bad language?

By: Crazy Bearded Jack

Crazy Bearded Jack — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:20:10 +0000

How ridiculous is it that the five nominees for writing include 4 eps of Mad Men?

By: graham

graham — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:11:31 +0000

Good news!
It’s great to see Emerson there. But I think that Holloway deserved it too. I would also add Terry, but he wasn’t submitted.

As for the writing category, I think that it’s a good thing for Lost to have only one opponent, the Mad Men votes will be divided in 4 while all the Lost votes will go together.But, I have to say that Mad Men is one of my favorite shows.

An regarding the Drama series category, this was maybe my favorite season of Lost, but Lost is not the type of show that the Emmy voters love, too sci-fi. So, I don’t have too much hope on this category and the Emmys are usually quite predictable.

By: Stowaway

Stowaway — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:21:09 +0000

Everything that was said about Michael Emerson is the complete truth. He deserves that Emmy all the way!

By: James

James — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:13:21 +0000

“wants”

By: James

James — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:12:55 +0000

Aaron Paul loves LOST and Emerson so much I doubt he even want to win.

By: docarzt

docarzt — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:23:41 +0000

Lol, ok.

By: docarzt

docarzt — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:23:13 +0000

Wow, I’d have to disagree at this point. Not with your choice, because everybody has a good reason to pick their favorite, but Ben has become a pillar of the LOST story. If you removed him, the story would not have advanced in the way it had – particularly since he is responsible for altering the politics of the island, and even off the island after he left.

By: downthehatch

downthehatch — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:22:57 +0000

Of course I failed to read that it was Supporting actor. As Emily Latilla would say…Nevermind

By: downthehatch

downthehatch — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:21:06 +0000

I really think Michael Cranston should win the Actor Emmy..again. I hate to say that, as I am HUGE on Lost, but his character resonates with so many emotions and nuances, I simply can’t see it going to anyone else. Emerson is great, but his character is NOT the main focus of LOST…as is the case with Hamm and Cranston, who are the pillars of their shows. Just my 2 cents.