I understand why some people and shows did not receive Emmy nominations. Stephen Colbert is an extremely talented performer but I have yet to see much evidence of this on his late night talk show. He recently told his audience a funny and heartwarming tale of the first time he met what is now his wife. Problem is, it wasn't on any show. It was Colbert answering an audience member's question during a pre-show crowd warm up session. Fans of his previous show have been waiting to see and hear the real Stephen Colbert but, for some strange reason, we are only allowed brief glimpses here and there on his current show.
However, the snub I am referring to is Fox's "Last Man On Earth." Starring Will Forte, it takes place a few years after a horrible virus has destroyed the entire population except Forte's Phil Tandy.....or maybe not. I never know what's going to happen next and sometimes its hilarious and sometimes its sad. But never, ever boring. What I do know is that there's nothing else like it on television right now. But guess what? It's not shocking. It's not even close to provocative. It's certainly not vulgar, unless you count a couple dozen 'Oh Farts!' being uttered every season. And therein lies the rub and thus the snub.
What show or actor (or writer) do think got snubbed by Mr. Emmy this year?
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