Critics Point to Breaking Bad in Last-Minute Emmy Predictions
Mere days before the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, the critics are weighing in with last-minute predictions. And it's no surprise that several have Breaking Bad on the brain.
Over at Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker feels ambivalent about which of his favorite AMC shows (the other being Mad Men, of course) will walk home with the Best Drama statue. But, he concludes, "If I had to narrow it to one pick (which I do), I'll say: Breaking Bad should win." Elsewhere in the magazine, EW writer Michael Ausiello predicts Aaron Paul will pick up the Supporting Actor trophy: "It takes a formidable actor to go toe-to-toe with Bryan Cranston," writes Ausiello. "Voters would have to be high to disagree."
TV Guide feels confident in selecting Bryan Cranston for a follow-up to last year's Best Actor in a Drama win. "While Simon Baker and Gabriel Byrne's nominations are nice gestures, their roles are too subdued to reward among this company," the magazine writes. "Michael C. Hall added daddy to Dexter's many hats, but Cranston's increasingly desperate portrait will move him to the fore."
TV Guide also selects Aaron Paul as the favorite in the Supporting Actor category: "Paul's descent into heroin addiction was both sad and willful -- a hard combination to watch," it writes. (And apparently, a hard combination not to vote for.) As for whether or not Breaking Bad can win best series? "A lot of fans in the Academy (remember Bryan Cranston's win last year?) could be good news for Breaking Bad."
Predictions and hopes in article's like this is ones that I enjoy reading. I knew when Breaking Bad first aired its pilot commercials that it was going to be a hit, I just didn't know like many others that it would turn out to be as big of a hit as it has... I from season one have said that Aaron Paul should have received an Emmy, his acting has truly shined in Breaking Bad. Good luck Aaron and as for you Brian, no luck is needed because everyone knows not to mess with the Bad.
Everybody got their Funyuns, Big Gulps, and Slim Jims ready for Emmy night?
I concur with Ken Tucker's analysis of Breaking Bad. Having watched the other series of "MadMen", I find myself falling asleep and reminds me of a boring soap opera dealing with the oldies 1950's style of office politics ...a series that should have aired in the daytime for bored mothers and housewives. Vince Gilligan and his writing staff has a "cutting edge" style to this series, Breaking Bad and just when you thought you had the series figured out, Vince pops out new surprises and shocks all his viewers. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul certainly had their work cut out for them in the roles they play, but the duo does an incredible job of bringing the characters to life and making the viewer beg for more of this series that has the viewer hooked line and sinker. Thank you Vince and your staff for creating such a innovative series!