# Pick the 2015 Emmy Drama Nominees **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 20, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026 "2015-06-20T20:15:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/1 "2015-06-20T20:15:47Z")
See for background: [https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/emmys-drama-race-show-fill-void-created-departure-040000592.html](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/emmys-drama-race-show-fill-void-created-departure-040000592.html) Emmys Drama Race: Which Show Will Fill the Void Created by the Departure of ‘Breaking Bad’? This story first appeared in the June 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. (On July 17, seven will be declared finalists, as opposed to the usual six, thanks to a rule change made in acknowledgement of how competitive this category’s field and the comedy series field have become.) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Unless I missed copying some, this is the list: # ================================= Game of Thrones House of Cards Mad Men Parenthood Justified Sons of Anarchy The Newsroom Boardwalk Empire Downton Abbey The Good Wife Homeland Empire How to Get Away With Murder The Affair Penny Dreadful Better Call Saul The Leftovers Outlander The Knick Manhattan Bloodline Bosch Orange Is the New Black The Americans Masters of Sex Ray Donovan Scandal The Blacklist Bates Motel The Walking Dead Pick your choices for the TOP SEVEN and post them here. We’ll monitor the progress until July 17. Okay to list seven whether they’re on this list or not. Odds are in favor of the list, though. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/2 "2015-06-20T20:21:31Z")
These are the seven I have seen and think worthy. House of Cards Justified Downton Abbey The Good Wife Homeland Better Call Saul The Americans ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/3 "2015-06-20T21:51:00Z")
Certainties: Game of Thrones House of Cards Mad Men Better Call Saul and … it’s time has come: The Americans Maybe: OITNB Empire The Good Wife Appalling nonsense: Downton Abys ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/4 "2015-06-20T22:03:49Z")
Homeland The Americans Justified The Good Wife Masters of Sex The Knick The Affair Better Call Saul was a short season and really doesn’t have its legs yet. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/5 "2015-06-21T01:17:58Z")
Going with the seven dramas that I, personally, believe are of the highest quality, rather than what I think will get nominated. Note that this is for their most recent seasons, the ones that would presumably be nominated; for example, while I think season 1 of House of Cards is one of the all-timers, the most recent season is not close to consideration. This isn’t the “build up influence over time” vote that happens so often in real life. The Americans Justified Mad Men (… I have to pick how many more? FOUR?!) Game of Thrones Better Call Saul The Good Wife (Um… let’s go with…) The Knick It’s a thinner group than I thought it would be. Between my wife and I we’ve seen about 22 of that 30. Empire was the other consideration for that last spot: it’s just too soapy for me, but it’s undeniably going to have the most influence as to where TV moves in the next year or three. Justified was my favorite season from the past year, but The Americans was probably ‘better’. Good for FX either way. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/6 "2015-06-21T07:47:05Z")
I don’t know how long I can keep this layout going, but for what it’s worth at the moment: ```auto The Good Wife (4) Zeldar up_the_junction Chefguy Kiros Justified (3) Zeldar Chefguy Kiros The Americans (3) Zeldar Chefguy Kiros Better Call Saul (3) Zeldar up_the_junction Kiros Game of Thrones (2) up_the_junction Kiros House of Cards (2) Zeldar up_the_junction Mad Men (2) up_the_junction Kiros Homeland (2) Zeldar Chefguy The Knick (2) Chefguy Kiros Downton Abbey (1) Zeldar Empire (1) up_the_junction The Affair (1) Chefguy Orange Is the New Black (1) up_the_junction Masters of Sex (1) Chefguy ``` ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/7 "2015-06-21T15:44:24Z")
Didn’t The Affair already win last year? Oh wait, I’m getting it confused with the Golden Globes. Breaking Bad won last year. I haven’t seen all seven of these, but what I think the top ones will be are: Better Call Saul Game of Thrones House of Cards Mad Men The Affair The Good Wife As for the 7th spot, I don’t know. Judging by past years they’ll probably nominate Downton Abbey, or will they go for a newcomer like Empire? Or finally show some love to Boardwalk Empire for it’s final season? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/8 "2015-06-22T17:15:47Z")
Here’s an update: ```auto The Good Wife (5) Zeldar up_the_junction Chefguy Kiros Eyebrows 0f Doom Better Call Saul (4) Zeldar up_the_junction Kiros Eyebrows 0f Doom Justified (3) Zeldar Chefguy Kiros The Americans (3) Zeldar Chefguy Kiros Game of Thrones (3) up_the_junction Kiros Eyebrows 0f Doom House of Cards (3) Zeldar up_the_junction Eyebrows 0f Doom Mad Men (3) up_the_junction Kiros Eyebrows 0f Doom Homeland (2) Zeldar Chefguy The Knick (2) Chefguy Kiros The Affair (2) Chefguy Eyebrows 0f Doom Downton Abbey (1) Zeldar Empire (1) up_the_junction Orange Is the New Black (1) up_the_junction Masters of Sex (1) Chefguy ``` ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/9 "2015-06-22T18:59:57Z")
Is _Hannibal_ not eligible for some reason? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/10 "2015-06-22T19:43:01Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Is _Hannibal_ not eligible for some reason? I don’t know. I just used the OP’s article as the basis for this thread. You can list it as a finalist if you wish. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/11 "2015-06-22T21:25:47Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Is _Hannibal_ not eligible for some reason? I’d say the odds are worse now: ‘Hannibal’ Canceled by NBC > **[‘Hannibal’ Canceled by NBC; Executive Producer Teases Possible Life Extension](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hannibal-canceled-nbc-205408289.html)** > > NBC will not be ordering another course of “Hannibal.” The network has canceled the drama, which is currently in its third season. DeLaurentiis Co., however, later tweeted some hope for the show’s “Fannibals”: that the show may find a second... ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/12 "2015-07-05T16:53:35Z")
Twelve more days to guess; things go “official” on July/17. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/13 "2015-07-13T04:38:00Z")
New information on the Drama Emmy scene: [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2015/07/12/2015-emmy-nominations-predictions-and-?page=2](http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2015/07/12/2015-emmy-nominations-predictions-and-?page=2) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/14 "2015-07-17T19:20:13Z")
According to [Emmy Nominations 2015](http://www.nytimes.com/live/event/emmy-nominations-2015/) here’s what’s up: > [@](#): > > Drama Series > “Better Call Saul” > “Downton Abbey” > “Game of Thrones” > “Homeland” > “House of Cards” > “Mad Men” > “Orange Is The New Black” So much for our guesses! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/15 "2015-07-17T19:24:08Z")
LOL Homeland. Welcome to 2011. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/16 "2015-07-17T19:44:59Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > So much for our guesses! ☹ I wonder how many forgot the new rule that _Orange is the New Black_ is considered a drama series (because hour-long shows that aren’t “clearly” comedies, like _Glee_, are now considered dramas) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/17 "2015-07-17T22:48:30Z")
Sad to see that JUSTIFIED got exactly zero nominations across all categories. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/18 "2015-07-17T23:19:58Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Sad to see that JUSTIFIED got exactly zero nominations across all categories. ☹ That’s just wrong! Close to the best show this season, and the voters dropped the ball. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-2015-emmy-drama-nominees/723026/19 "2015-07-18T12:46:09Z")
While some of the traditional “inertia” in Emmy nominations was broken this year (especially in Comedy _TBBT_ and _Modern Family_ were nearly blanked out), they still reverted to form with _Downton Abbey_. Egad. _Homeland_ actually had a bit of a revival season. Not top notch, but still a lot better than the previous season. _House of Cards_, OTOH, really had a crappy season. It’s just not the same show at all. Even inertia doesn’t explain this one.