Calling the last season of David Simon's show groundbreaking would be like calling War and Peace a little long-winded. It was everything you hope a show could be, short of a round-the-clock marathon of Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders reenacting The State's "$240 Worth of Pudding" sketch.
So why did it not earn a single nomination from this year's Emmy list? The problem lies in the process. The last season was technically eligible for a nod, but the committee that oversees such nominations had already compiled their list of the year's ten best dramas and The Wire didn't make the cut. That and smart shows that challenge conventional thinking about society make the committee's brains feel all "hurty."
Snubbing The Wire ought to be reason to just cancel The Emmies (and all awards shows for good measure) outright.
Further, I don't know if there are "technical reasons" why The Shield was snubbed for this year's nominations, but take the snubby pair together and it's reason to declare the whole shebang ludicrous outright.
Then you wonder why shows like According to Jim get renewed year after year while Firefly and Wonderfalls, et al are killed young and realize the world is often an unfair place.
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