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I felt your murmuring, I saw how restless you were and I sensed your need. At last, here is Sage's own assessment and prediction list for the blah blah blah annual Daytime Emmy Awards! A few preliminary disclosures before I wade into this beast: 1) I have never watched any soap other than ABC soaps with the exception of 10 minutes of Passions I watched purely to see Robin Strasser (if that brilliant diva isn't a fag hag, I might just cut my own wrists, bleed on the white shag carpet and call it avant garde). 2) I hate award shows and all they represent and totally think they are biased, rigged. bought and paid for. I am more than willing to suspend that ire and pretend that it's a legitimate process for the purpose of this column. 3) I don't really have a frickin clue who's going to win. I'm just using the list as an excuse to talk trash with you. Those
legal disclaimers being dispensed and done with, let's get down to talking
some serious Emmy smack. I gotta tell you thought, I'm taking the
cat gloves off for this one and going for it, so this is a TRUE Sage
Uncensored. Rrroowllll! Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS So this is the award for how the sets look. You will notice that GH is not nominated and I am convinced that is because of that hideous Garden of Aphrodite set design with the nasty light up flowers and broken pottery arrangements. Both OLTL and AMC do a decent job in this department, but I think the edge goes to AMC, even though they seem under the impression that the Pine Cone is a shitty little motel when obviously, they have never even see a shitty ass hotel in their time. We have to forgive them, being from New York and wealthy and all. I'm sure that the Pine Cone *looks* like slumming to them, just like I'm sure they thought we were convinced that Erica was kicking her way out of the dressing room and onto a real Atlantic City stage. Um, yeah, whatever.
AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC GUIDING LIGHT * CBS Casting. Also known as "the great crap shot." The perils of the casting couch aside, I can only, in this category, speak to Mark Teschner of GH and wow, that guy must have a curl right in the middle of his forehead because when he's good he's very, very good and when he's bad, we all want to stab ourselves in the eyes with olive forks. Bringing us the unfortunate castings the likes of J Robin Miller in the re-cast Lydia (Miller is a great actress, but was hopelessly miscast and horribly misused), Brittany Powell as Summer (ditto the J Robin Miller comment), Angel Boris as Angel Ellis, Katie Stuart as the sadly recast Sage Alcazar, Ignacio Serracchio as Diego Sanchez, all of the Marias... I could go on, but why prolong the misery?
Then there are the winners he
has cast, including the great prize, Lane Davies, as Cameron Lewis (the
casting was amazing, but the writing killed him - literally). Jed
Allen has done a fine job as Edward Quartermaine #4 (ah, ah, ah! Don't
forget Les Tremayne!). Tamara Braun is well liked as Carly by many.
Chad Brannon was amazing as Zander Smith. Corbin Bernson is the
perfect jewel to play Big Daddy John to the point that I personally cannot
imagine anyone else playing him. Mr Teschner has had some misses,
but wow, he's had some dead on hits. Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL * CBS THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS
I don't know about CBS, but I
know AMC rules when it comes to beautiful clothes, The Green Butterfly
costume notwithstanding. Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC GUIDING LIGHT * CBS THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS
I should care. I don't. Stand over
there, say it like this, it all is good stuff, but I can't find a
particular edge on either AMC or GH. I will say that I have noticed
that when the name "Bill Ludel" comes up under the GH directing credits,
it has been a crisper, cleaner, snappier show. Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC DAYS OF OUR LIVES * NBC PASSIONS * NBC
Pfft, whatever.
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS GUIDING LIGHT * CBS ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC
Hair? (You'll notice GH
is not listed here) I have to give this one to AMC as well. You
know, there is a very good reason qhy AMC was nominated for more Emmy
awards than any other show, drama or otherwise, with a total of 18.
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS GUIDING LIGHT * CBS
You'll also
notice GH's distinct absence in THIS category. Of course, AMC is my
vote. Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL * CBS GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC KATHRYN PEASLEE, TITLE DESIGNER FABRICE MAUREL, TITLE DESIGNER LIFE & STYLE * SYN SOAP TALK * SOAPNET
I left the names under GH's
nomination in the category, not only because it's so extremely frickin
ludicrous that the piece of shit opening credits for GH are nominated, but
also so you could view the names of the people responsible for that
abomination. Give me an epileptic seizure. Show the men all
dressed up at the end and the women... not there. Totally screw up
Dave Koz's beautiful song, "Faces of the Hearth" into some squeaky, squaky
midi-file sounding, ear-bleed inducing, wha wha, Donald Duck, broken
harmonica, migraine of mess. Yeah, let's give THAT an Emmy. I
vote for AMC. I absolutely love their opening credits and it does
ample justice to the historical progression of the show.
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS GUIDING LIGHT * CBS ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC
Once again, AMC gets the nod from me for make up. I actually saw
Dorian in pink blush and red lipstick the other day (*shudder*).
Coordinate, darlings, coordinate your palette! Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC GUIDING LIGHT * CBS ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC
Sorry, AMC, got to give the
music Emmy to OLTL. They ace it every time, even if I'm kind of
tired of hearing Kassie DePaiva sing. She is a beautiful woman with
a lovely voice, but like my heartthrob, Barry Manilow, she's a small doses
kind of experience for me. Any time Ilene Kristen opens her mouth to
sing, I'm a happy guy. Kathy Brier, well, of course. Even
Renee Goldsberry was shining this Valentine's Day. Simply Red?
Simply Thrilled. Hell, they even had the Chieftains on once!
When I think of AMC and music, all I can now hear in my head is Opal
singing, "Bad Girls." Lord help me. Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS MARTHA BYRNE, AS LILY SNYDE THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL * CBS SUSAN FLANNERY, AS STEPHANIE FORRESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC NANCY LEE GRAHN, AS ALEXIS DAVIS GUIDING LIGHT * CBS KIM ZIMMER, AS REVA SHAYNE LEWIS ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC ERIKA SLEZAK, AS VICTORIA DAVIDSON ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC KASSIE DEPAIVA, AS BLAIR CRAMER PASSIONS * NBC JULIET MILLS, AS TABITHA LENOX THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS MICHELLE STAFFORD, AS PHYLLIS SUMMERS ABBOTT
Susan Fannery seems to be a
favorite and is a prior winner. Erika Slezak may get the veteran
nod. Susan Lucci isn't even nominated this year. In fact, it's
an AMC lock out. Honestly, I'd like to see Nancy Lee Grahn take it. Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC MICHAEL E. KNIGHT, AS TAD MARTIN AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS ROGER HOWARTH, AS PAUL RYAN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL * CBS JACK WAGNER, AS DOMINICK PAYNE MARONE GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC STEVE BURTON, AS JASON MORGAN GUIDING LIGHT * CBS GRANT ALEKSANDER, AS PHILLIP SPAULDING THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS CHRISTIAN JULES LEBLANC, AS MICHAEL BALDWIN
It's a really, really hard
choice, but between Michael E. Knight and Steve Burton, I'd have to give
Knight the edge. No, I can't. Steve Burton was awesome when
Samantha lost her baby. Crap. I can't decide. They have
both done great work this year. But I also have an affinity for
Roger Howarth, even though I've never watched him on ATWT. I dunno.
Flip a coin. Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC NATALIA LIVINGSTON, AS EMILY QUARTERMAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC ROBIN CHRISTOPHER, AS SKYE QUARTERMAINE GUIDING LIGHT * CBS CRYSTAL CHAPPELL, AS OLIVIA SPENCER ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC HEATHER TOM, AS KELLY BUCHANAN ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC ILENE KRISTEN, AS ROXANNE BALSOM THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS JEANNE COOPER, AS KATHERINE CHANCELLOR
Stunned horror pretty much
describes it. Heather Tom turned in a lot of emotional work this year, as
did Natalia Livingston, but I consider both to be a far cry away from
being Emmy worthy. I'm fairly shocked to even see them here.
Ilene Kristen is simply the best ever, but has been given so little
material that it's hard to believe she's here either. Robin
Christopher had a good sized maternity leave in the year. Curiouser
and Curiouser. If we are dealing purely in acting talent, which for
me is where the rubber actually hits the road, I'd go with Robin
Christopher. Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC JEFF BRANSON, AS JONATHAN LAVERY ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC CAMERON MATHISON, AS RYAN LAVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC TYLER CHRISTOPHER, AS NIKOLAS CASSADINE GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC RICK HEARST, AS RIC LANSING GUIDING LIGHT * CBS JUSTIN DEAS, AS BUZZ COOPER THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS GREG RIKAART, AS KEVIN FISHER
Jeff Branson comes off as
wooden and stiff on screen. Cameron Mathison is a wonderful actor,
but sometimes seems to chew up the scenery around him. Tyler
Christopher is OK, but sometimes either far to subdued or seriously into
weird overkill (Conner Bishop) and wow, that accent was just all the hell
over the place. I would have preferred he "found" the character
before bringing him onscreen. All in all, I've got to give it to
Rick "HE'S SO HOT SO HOT DID I MENTION HE'S HOT" Hearst. Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC ALEXA HAVINS, AS BABE CHANDLER ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC EDEN RIEGEL, AS BIANCA MONTGOMERY AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS JENNIFER FERRIN, AS JENNIFER MUNSON GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC ADRIANNE LEON, AS BROOK LYNN ASHTON GUIDING LIGHT * CBS CRYSTAL HUNT, AS LIZZIE SPAULDING
I would love, love, love,
love to see Adrianne Leon take it. I'd pay money to see Adrianna
Leon. I think Eden Riegel will get it based on the strength of the
vast selection of material she had for the Emmy reel submission. Outstanding Younger Actor In A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC JACOB YOUNG, AS JR CHANDLER GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC SCOTT CLIFTON, AS DILLON QUARTERMAINE GUIDING LIGHT * CBS TOM PELPHREY, AS JONATHAN RANDALL THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS DAVID LAGO, AS RAUL GUITTIEREZ THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS MICHAEL GRAZIADEI, AS DANIEL ROMALOTTI
If Jacob Young
gets it for a second time, I will know it's rigged. Scott Clifton
deserves it, but got crappy material. Meh. Don't care. Outstanding Talk Show Host DR. PHIL * SYN DR. PHILLIP C. MCGRAW, HOST THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW * SYN ELLEN DEGENERES, HOST LIVE WITH REGIS & KELLY * SYN REGIS PHILBIN, KELLY RIPA, CO-HOSTS SOAP TALK * SOAPNET LISA RINNA, TY TREADWAY, CO-HOSTS THE VIEW * ABC BARBARA WALTERS, JOY BEHAR, ELISABETH HASSELBECK, STAR JONES, MEREDITH VIEIRA, CO-HOSTS I put this in just because I was shocked to see Soap Talk here. I've only ever seen one episode of it because Lisa Rinna made me want to hang myself in the oven after shooting myself in the gut with a poison bullet. I can't believe they're nominated. Am I the only one who thinks she should be working behind a make-up counter at Macy's and not propping up the hottest man to ever be on TV? HUH?
(pssst... I vote for Dr Phil) Outstanding Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS
AMC Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS
OK, AMC Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN * ABC DAYS OF OUR LIVES * NBC ONE LIFE TO LIVE * ABC
Zzzzzz...oh,
sorry, let's throw OLTL a bone to keep them awake. Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team AS THE WORLD TURNS * CBS GENERAL HOSPITAL * ABC GUIDING LIGHT * CBS THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS * CBS I have never seen an episode of ATWT, but I am going to give it my vote on reputation alone rather than even pretending that GH being here isn't proof that this whole deal is a set up. I mean, what a complete joke.
And that's my gig for this week, folks. Take care and have a stunning week, my darlings. Much love,
If your writing to ask about future storyline happenings, figure he answered, "Pfft, I dunno." Sage truly does not have info on upcoming storylines except what is posted on the EOS Spoiler Commentary pages! |
March 14, 2005
