Did anyone happen to notice last Sunday that “John Adams” pretty much ruled the Miniseries categories at the Emmys on Sunday?
Can I pick ’em, or can I?
In total:
- Outstanding Miniseries
- Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie – Paul Giamatti
- Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie – Laura Linney
- Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie – Tom Wilkinson
- Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – Kirk Ellis
- Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Costuming for a Miniseries Movie or a Special
- Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Movie
- Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or A Movie
- Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie – Tak Fujimoto
Yeah, yeah, I know there are some historical inaccuracies. *shrug* It’s still a damn fine piece of entertainment and, given the crazy politics around election time, watching it will serve as a good reminder that, despite it all, the U.S. is still for the most part an experiment that continues to work.
So go rent it! Rent it now!
The GeekHiker 
I got the whole thing sitting in the Netflix queue!
By: Aaron on September 25, 2008
at 7:47 am
Yes sir.
Luckily I enjoy a good biographical tale.
By: brittanyruth on September 25, 2008
at 10:29 am
Holy crap. I’m on the waiting list for it at the library. It’s like 6 trillion people long. I am number 35 on the waiting list. Bah.
By: Rachel on September 25, 2008
at 11:11 am
As we discussed, I noticed. 🙂
By: Mel Heth on September 25, 2008
at 11:38 am
You WATCHED the Emmys??? If so, Laura Linney and Tom Hanks’ acceptance speeches were priceless.
By: thecoconutdiaries on September 25, 2008
at 2:01 pm
Aaron – Excellent!
BrittanyRuth – I think you’ll enjoy this one.
Rachel – Netflix? Blockbuster? Heck, I think Amazon’s selling it for thirty bucks or so…
Mel Heth – Thanks!
TheCocnutDiaries – it was on in the background while I was blogging. Yep, good speeches!
By: geekhiker on September 25, 2008
at 9:43 pm