“Homeland” took home the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy at the 2012 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards in Los Angeles Sunday night. The cerebral Showtime drama beat out four-time winner “Mad Men,” as well as its network companion “Breaking Bad,” PBS’ “Downton Abbey,” and HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and “Game of Thrones.”
Cheer! Roar!! Encore!!!
Has anyone ever seen this show? What’s it about? Is it just me and you all haven’t told me about “Homeland?” I freely admit I am humorless and don’t like comedy. Is that it? Its a comedy? I love Boardwalk and Downton Abby. Mad Men is fun. I loved Newsroom which wasn’t even in the running.
Help is on the way. Showtimeanytime.com is Showtime’s version of portable movies if you subscribe on your TV. It is the Showtime equivalent of HBOgo.com. You can catch up and watch it on your smartphone or ipad during lunch. I am going to have to do this.
Has anyone watched it? If it is up there with Downton Abbey and Boardwalk Empire, I needed to know about it before this.
Pssst! its a spook show and deals with CIA operatives.
The award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series went again, for the 10th year to Jon Stewart, who played the quintessential horse’s ass, yet again:
See video under the fold.
It was on, I remember that much. Unfortunately, once they interview Christina Hendricks on the red carpet, my brain turns to mashed potatoes. I don’t remember too much after that.
Did you watch it?
Slow. You must watch Firefly. She was younger and still…. Ample.
Homeland is a good drama. Wife and I watched the season. Bonus points for the cast. Helps that Morena has a good supporting role in it. Yum.
I didn’t watch the Emmys as its full of godless heathens from the Left coast. Did game of Thrones win anything?? That show is like Top 5 of all time……
I haven’t seen it. I think that “Treme” is better than most of those shows though.
@Marinm
Kristina was in “Firefly?”
Check episode Our Mrs. Reynolds. She is Saffron.
All I can say is. She’s worth going to the special hell for.
BTW it irks me off on Homeland that they keep screwing up his rank.
Marin, are you ex service and if so, which branch?
Yeah, most of it. Louis CK=funny. John Stewart=not funny=sad.
I watched the first episode. I didn’t realize that Captain Winters was in it from Band of Brothers. wowowowowow
Showtime is a little too much in the boom boom dept. I can’t watch it if gkids are around. too much boom boom when least expected. All Showtime has its signature loud sex. No mistaking it. I thought Henry VIII was particularly loud. Then I discovered it was Showtime.
@Marinm
Doesn’t Showtime get to select his rank in their show?
What should his rank be?
@Moon-howler
From IMDB:
Brody’s uniform ranking changes several times throughout season 1. At highest rank on service uniform he has the ranking of Gunnery Sergeant. In dress blues to attend dinner, he is shown with only a Sergeant ranking. In reference to repeated naming of ranking, he is referred to as Sergeant, if the Gunnery Sergeant rank is true, everyone would refer to him as Gunnery Sergeant or Gunny for short.
Thanks Marin. I will keep that in mind as I addict to the show. I have only watched one. I barely have the names straight. I am not much on names.
Jon Stewart decided to take more time off.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Take back that award.
It’s addicting. Tudors was great – sad that it ended but was solid. Sure the historical accuracy – wasn’t but man did it make for great tv.
Game of Thrones is still my fav.
I loved Tudors also.
I am up to episode 6 with Homeland. What a great show.
My only problem is not being able to watch if little people are around because I never know when the loud sex is going to take off.
Can’t they just do it quietly? You could have heard Henry VIII clear over in France.
What about “Boss” and “Newsroom?” Great shows!
I have never watched boss. I am just now catching up on HOmeland. I love love love Newsroom.
You should watch Boss. You will not believe it’s Kelsey Grammer in the lead role. It’s about Chicago politics- a little over the top, but very entertaining…
Which station?
Homeland season 2 starts this Sunday night on Showtime. I finished catching up finally. What a great show.
Boss is on Starz (pay channel). You have to watch it from the beginning, though.
I have starz. Can I play catch up?
You can if you have On Demand (Comcast).
I have on demand on the competition.
Does starz have a mobile website?
Like hbogo.com or showtimeanytime.com
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I just looked for starz. frustration. I do have starz as part of my movie package on tv. I prefer watching on ipad.