UPDATE: Alan Ball’s Emmy Nod “A Fantastic Surprise”
By latbfan on Jul 8 2010 | 9 Comments »
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alan Ball
True Blood is done with Season 3, so Alan Ball and his writers were alone when they heard the news about True Blood‘s Emmy nod (the first drama nomination for a vampire show – quite the honor).
“We’re breaking Season 4, so I’m with the writers and we had a celebratory round of Starbucks,” Alan Ball said. “It’s such a great time for television right now. There are so many great, amazing television series on. To be considered part of that by your peers is really gratifying.”
Alan claimed he didn’t know the nominations were being announced, so he was blind-sided by all the good wishes.
“I have such tunnel-vision,” he said. “If I’m not working on the show, I’m home reading or walking my dogs in the canyon. I did not even know it was happening today, and it’s a good thing because I probably would have been all nervous. When I woke up and there were a gazillion messages, it was a fantastic surprise.”
Alan Ball also said that he hopes the recognition will “give [True Blood] a stamp that it’s more than just vampires and craziness. There’s actually some real drama going on, and it’s actually pretty good.”
For all its accolades, however, HBO was largely left out of the major acting categories for television series. The only series regular to receive a nomination was “Curb’s” Larry David. None of the cast members of “Big Love,” “Treme” or “True Blood” made the list.
“I think we have a lot of ensemble shows where they’re not built around one character,” Michael Lombardo, president of HBO’s programming group said. “What you see is Emmy choices often times are shows where one character really gets to shine the entirety of the show. We don’t have many of those.”
YAY!!!!!!
I’m sure we’ll all hear the collective shriek on Emmy night if they win!
I still think they should have gotten at least a couple of acting nods.
(pouts)
I just hope they win some of these cats.
THis is, of course, great news! I hope they win, but think S3 will be the better season not only for TB but for Stephen Moyer to get a Best Actor nod!
Did they get nominated last year or was it just Anna? Hate to be a buzzkill, but I don’t think they have much of a chance. Season 1 deserved many awards, Season 2 does not :p Jury is out on Season 3 so far *shrugs*
Just Anna, CE, and she lost out to The Good Wife actress. I think some of the set or dress people won.
I think that S@ will not win, and so far think S3 great – especially Stephen, and I hope he gets the nod next year. Anyhpw, it is great that they actually got acknowledged – that is a feat on it’s own!
Was that the Emmys or Golden Globes, I know that Juliana Marguilies (sp) won the GG for the first season of the Good Wife, but it wasn’t airing at the time of last year’s emmys.
TB isn’t really up the Emmy alley, so to speak.
congratulations to Allan Ball and the cast and crew of TB!!!!