Comments on: 2009 Emmy Award Predictions: Lead Actor in a Drama Series

By: plotline

plotline — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:27:34 +0000

If you please…I am not trying to be argumentative, but I am just wondering…were you a watcher of “Boston Legal” over the years? To my mind his character has changed dramatically over the years…and is a multilayered and complex individual. The weight of Denny’s illness and the love he had for him caused the character to move from self-centered and self-destructive to a person dedicated to loving and helping his best friend cope with the onset and ravages of Alzheimers. As silly as the show was they never lost sight of the love and devotion these two characters developed for each other.

On the other hand I can understand why some folks who have other favorites want them to win. For a while I felt that way about Gandolfini…three was enough. Maybe there should be a limit of three Emmys for the same character. Would that work?

By: izikavazo

izikavazo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:17:20 +0000

It’s true, he’s had many wins for this role. I think he’s had enough attention from it. The award should go to some one else.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:58:49 +0000

It’s not that I don’t like James Spader, or that I think he doesn’t deserve Emmy’s. But there’s a point where it’s like, okay, WE GET IT. Give the honor to someone else who deserves it, too.

By: Myles

Myles — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:50:35 +0000

I want to clarify that I really don’t think James Spader is a bad actor: I think he’s great at those speeches, and I think he does what he can within the show’s universe. However, there’s a point where his degree of difficulty and the lack of subtlety in his performance start to see the other competitors as, well, better. I don’t think you can compare Spader to the work that Hamm and C. Hall are doing, for example, nor James Gandolfini in the final season of The Sopranos.

I don’t think it’s that he never should have won an Emmy – guy’s a good actor, and there’s no fault in that. But it’s the multiple Emmys that bugs people, since he’s been doing the same schtick all along while other characters have grown substantially, and they get no credit for it because there’s no 15 minute monologue.

By: plotline

plotline — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:22:46 +0000

I do think it is mostly those who did not watch Boston Legal who feel that James Spader is not worthy of his Emmy wins. Those of us who faithfully watched the show saw a tremendous performance that ranged from slapstick comedy to tear jerking drama sometimes within the same show…this was the roller coaster ride that was Boston Legal. It takes an extremely versatile actor to cover that kind of territory and stay loyal to his character throughout. I have several friends who complained about Spader’s wins until they started to watch the show in reruns. All but one has now agreed that he was a deserving Emmy winner, particularly for his win in 2004 for “The Practice”.
It is too bad that there is not an award for “Actor in a Dramedy” because that is truly the category that best fits Boston Legal and its cast; if that was the case we would not be arguing about his wins, but instead celebrating them.

By: izikavazo

izikavazo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:57:49 +0000

I’m rooting for Michael C. Hall, but I admit that Jon Hamm and Gabriel Byrne are in my blind spot.
I don’t think Matthew Fox should or will win. Possible next year.

By: izikavazo

izikavazo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:56:22 +0000

It’s those speeches, you can’t beat those speeches. Honestly, if I could have a clip show of all of his closings. Whew. He’s changed my mind about so many things. He could probably convince me to have an abortion.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:05:20 +0000

If James Spader gets nominated, I will eat my cat. Completely ridiculous.