Summer of George Part Deux!?

A stage in my life concluded in May. The next stage, which will be the longest one, starts in August. I was unable to take all summer long and just relax. However, I will be taking off on Thursday morning. Although I will not be going to a sweet place like the one above, I am sure that I will have a good time. Unlike in previous years, I have some money to waste on myself. I hope that my five weeks of vacation are absolutely fantastic. Because as Zac told me, starting in August, all I got left is bills and more bills for the next forty years and working to pay them off.

T-Minus 121 hours!
--Luis A.

Emmy Watch: The Wire

This is it. This is the last chance for The Wire to get some Emmy love. The show has received tremendous praise and some amazing hardware, including the Peabody. EW gave the five seasons 4 A+ and an A!!! That's right, fool, 4 A+. The fourth season has a cumulative grade of 98 on metacritic, by far the highest ever. That same season was called the best season of any TV show by EW! As far as the Emmy's, the show has received how many nominations? Guess? 1. That's right. ONE FUCKING NOMINATION! Well, I guess we will see what happens on July 17.

Hope you had an awesome Free Lunch Wednesday!
--Luis A.

Emmy Semifinalists

Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Judith Light, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Emmy Semifinalists Part Two

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Eddie Izzard, The Riches
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Spader, Boston Legal

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, Damages
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Big Love

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Justin Kirk, Weeds
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
John Krasinski, The Office
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Fred Willard, Back to You
Rainn Wilson, The Office

No Matthew Fox! Bullshit.
--Luis A.

Emmy Semifinalists

Emmys 2008: Supporting Actor Winner Terry O'Quinn MIA from this Year's Race

Naveen Andrews, Lost
Bruce Dern, Big Love
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men
Blair Underwood, In Treatment
Jake Weber, Medium

Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program

July 17 Emmy Nominations are announced.
--Luis A.