Jude's Thursday Dish

I'm here and have survived yet another deadline. Now I need to spend the next 3 days cleaning up my poor house that has been SO neglected. Cable or cleaning my house? Seriously? I think this weekend we're FINALLY going to get to go see "Benjamin Button". We have seriously attempted 4 times. We're going with our friends, Leslie and Adam, so it's been hard to coordinate and let's face it... find sitters. I'm DYING to see this film.

Okay, so I've decided that since many of you are NOT into "Lost" and I would shower my whole dish with love for the show, for the rest of the season, I'm going to include my thoughts about it AFTER my top 5. I just can't go 4 months without discussing the goodness!


1. This is kind of old news, but with all the other stuff I needed to dish about I felt it still deserved some attention. This is why I HEART George Clooney. He was a struggling actor for years and even though now, he's probably one of the only true "movie stars" still out there, he doesn't blow off his roots. He totally gives props to E/R for making him a star. I haven't watched the show in years, but I just LOVE that he is coming back for a couple of episodes. (Not so happy Susan Sarandon is guesting -- I'm SO over her). I will definitely tune in for some Dr. Ross and Carole redux.

2. The SAG awards came and went. It never occurred to me that now I have cable I could have watched them! Still, it's making the Oscar's Best Actress category more interesting. Lady Streep took home the award for "Doubt", so that kind of leaves the Oscar race wide open considering how the other awards have played out. Kate Winslet won the Golden Globe, Anne Hathaway won the Critics Choice and now, Meryl wins the SAG. Hmmm.

3. So, the Super Bowl is this weekend, which I'm SO not into. I used to, like most everybody else, "watch it for the commercials", but over the last years, it just hasn't been worth it. None of them are that great and you can always catch up on the best ones the next day. I am; however, SO excited about "The Office" AFTER the Super Bowl. Mild spoiler alert: I love that they're downloading an illegal movie starring Jack Black, Jessica Alba and Chloris Leachman. And the best part is that it's kind of a "Harold and Maude" spoof with Chloris stealing Jack from Jessica. How funny is that! Here's a sneak peek of the episode:


4. I usually get into Idol's hot mess of auditions, but I've only watched Florida and have DVRed the SLC one to watch today. Can I just say though from watching Tuesday night that man, those judges BUG! They're becoming caricatures of themselves. They act like they are in middle school and just camp it up. It's so annoying. Best example was Paula pretending to be offended and walking off. Or the time that they all sat on each other's laps and sang along with "Loving You". Simon has lost his edge, Randy seems to be phoning it in, even Paula seems apathetic. I actually kind of like the new judge, but she's falling into that same trap pretending to kiss Paula and flirting with Simon. It is seriously like they're in high school drama class trying to outshine each other. I'm SO ready for Hollywood week.

5. I really must be excited for the "Veronica Mars" movie, because last night, I had a dream I was making out with Logan. Sorry, John! Why am I apologizing? You never read my blog! :)

And now, the premiere of:
Jude's LOSTapolooza
Don't come in if you haven't watched last nights episode and don't want mild spoilers! I used to be a spoiler wh--- and always knew things that would happen. With only 2 seasons left, I'm steering clear from them and just enjoying the rest of this ride.

Last night, I kind of felt like Charlotte. My head reeling. I thought I'd have a nose bleed. But I feel like Doc Jensen on ew.com who said in his last week's recap (and these aren't his exact words), that us loyal viewers are like Hurley's mom. When he explained all the craziness on the island, she said, "I don't understand you, but I believe you." We don't really understand all the time, but we believe in the producers. And in my opinion, I've put a LOT of faith in you, so don't screw it up! By the way, for AWESOME insight and crazy theories on the show, check out his weekly column.

I loved that my favorite couple, Des and Penny, had a cute curly headed baby named Charlie. Awww. I loved even more that one of my LONGTIME predictions seems to be coming true. That Whidmore lived on the island (how cool was that reveal -- and he was just as coldblooded back then!) as an Other and he had a falling out with Ben who took over his control and kicked him off the island and that's why he's so desperate to come back. Love when I'm on the right track! Other big reveals: Faraday is sweet on Charlotte (even though she's SO doomed) and he either deliberately did bad stuff for Whidmore, or because Whidmore's been supporting and funding him for so long, he's just a pawn in the plan? Faraday - good or bad? Wanting Juliet and Sawyer to hook-up, even though Kate and Sawyer will end up together. My question is will the surviving peeps (Miles, Sawyer, Juliet, Faraday, Locke and maybe Charlotte) have 3 years pass before the O6 peeps catch up to them? Or with this time travel will they have only experienced a couple of days while the 06ers have aged? Oooh, all too Sci Fi for me. I really will have a nose bleed.

Coming up: looks like Bad A-- Kate is going to try and kill Benry. Why hasn't someone offed that guy yet? And how trippy that Sawyer sees Kate in the jungle when they obviously time travel to their recent past.

All I Can Say Is "Ugh"

I need advice. And I can't go into too much detail. Basically, my publisher is a procrastinator and I'm a planner. But he's the owner so I really have no say. I spent 13 hours working yesterday. Things could've been put in place earlier and we could have avoided being 5 hours late getting our last files to the printer. Cable saved me last night and bad parenting aside, Katie thought she hit the jackpot getting to watch so much TV.

I'm not going anywhere and I really do love my job, but I obviously need to have the "coming to Jesus" talk with my boss. It's delicate, because it's confronting his work style vs. mine. So, if you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Before I prepare to hibernate for most of the day, here's a sneak peak of my darling nephew on the cover. This makes it worth it.

Curse You, Samsung!

So, the good news first. Drumroll please. We FINALLY got cable! I've resisted for SO many years and for SO many reasons. But, this college-aged Comcast sales person showed up on a Saturday after we had a week of grief with Qwest. We also had JUST been talking about how we would need to upgrade our Tivo box when everything goes digital in February. The lucky kid got the easiest sale of his life; we just decided to go for it.

Everything was set-up on Saturday which basically meant the weekend was shot. I, who have had cable before, am more into the DVR (recording two shows at once? Be still my heart!) and the On Demand. But, John was a surfing maniac. And Katie was just happy to have Disney Channel. Now, for the record, I keep telling John he HAS had cable before. We lived in an apartment for 1 1/2 years and we had cable. And when we up at my mom's, we had cable. But he thinks because he's PAYING for it, that means it's his first cable and oh yeah... that he can just watch it ALL the time now.

So, the bad news. Disaster struck last night. We were working on Katie memorizing the 5th Article of Faith for FHE and bribed her with getting to play the Wii for the Family Night activity. But the TV is dead. Dead. Dead. DEAD! This TV is only 2 1/2 years old. It's a nice TV. And it's the TV we do everything on. John, being Mr. Fix It, tore the TV apart and went to Radio Shack at 8:30 p.m. to get some stuff to make it work again, but of course, nothing worked. Then, he spent the rest of the night researching online and I guess a bunch of suckers like us have the same problem as we do. The feedback he found was that many of them spent $300 - $400 to get it fixed and it still didn't work. Lovely.

When bad things like this happen, my first immature thought is always, "What did I do to deserve this?" Not like I don't think bad things should happen to me, it's just I'm a big believer in God given lessons, Karma, the whole nine yards. Was it that we got a Wii for Christmas and then cable? Is this God's way of saying, "Hey. We're in a recession. Stop spending money!" Or is it just dumb Samsung and a crappy TV? Or is it just crazy coincidence? Or like Alanis sings, "Isn't it ironic?" (even though that makes no sense. That is NOT the definition of ironic. Rain on your wedding day? That's just unfortunate. Maybe the song should be "Isn't it unfortunate?" or "Doesn't that just suck?").

There's really no deeper meaning to my TV breaking down. And yes, doesn't that just suck? Fortunately, we have another small TV in our bedroom that we'll just use and suck it up until we can save up to buy another one. I'm always telling Katie to be grateful for what she has, because a lot of people don't have the things she does. Which, by the way, sometimes backfires on me. I was complaining about the car the other day when she said, "You should be grateful because a lot of people don't have cars." Or the best was when we were talking about the nativity scene at Temple Square and she said, "Mary and Joseph were lucky to be in a stable, because other people live on the street." That's when John and I jumped in and said it was NOT okay that they were in a stable and everyone should have made room for them in the inn and so on.

So, I'll take Katie's advice and count my blessings. Hey, I've got cable, a Wii, DVD player and Clearplay. I just have a tiny TV to do it all on.

Latest Dish - Breaking News!!!

It's a GOOD week!!! Veronica Mars movie is a GO!!!! Thank the heavens above!

Jude's Thursday Dish

I'm back! There is SO much to talk about, so let's dig in...


1.) Lost, my friends! Okay, we went home teaching and didn't get to start it until around 9:15 a.m. after Katie was in bed. For the first couple of hours before, I was kind of feeling like the comment my friend, Amelia, made on my last post and stopped getting so excited because it had been so long. I think it was just hard to believe it was finally back. But, only minutes into it, I was almost peeing my pants with excitement!

SPOILER ALERT -- read on if you haven't watched it and will...
LOVED the premiere, but I will say that it's going to take a while to get used to this new format. Very confusing at first. All the time jumping and going from character to character's storyline. But, it's still vintage Lost with the excitement and humor. Best line of the night: "Why is there a dead Pakistani on my couch?" Next best line: "Son of a.... flash of light.... b----!" Love that answers are coming together. It really is about time travel, not purgatory, nothing else. Love that Faraday is becoming more of a player. Love shirtless Sawyer. Bugged by Charlotte -- those nose bleeds aren't a good sign and maybe that means she's outta here. Loved the Ana Lucia appearance and the "Libby says hi!" line. Bugged by some of the super violent things - ew, the guy falling from the balcony? The guy falling on the knives? The Neal (Steve Bucsemi wannabe) Frogurt-guy-who-we've-never-seen-so-of-course-he'll-die getting fire thrown at him? Disturbing, but also in a morbid way very cool. Love new Bad A--- Sun. I can't wait to hear the fate of Jin. There is NO way he's gone for good. I heart Shih Tzus too, Hurley. The previews look wild. Didn't that look like Penny was having a baby? If she dies, I will be SOOO pissed. So anyway, there's all my random thoughts. What did my fellow Lost Lovahs think?


2.) Oscar nominations came out today. Laaaa! No real surprises, especially after the Golden Globes which by the way, my guesses were only so so. Actually, I'm happy I was wrong on Anne Hathaway. LOVED that Kate Winslet won twice. And she gushed over Leo. Is it wrong that I wish they were secretly together? SO annoyed by that nasty Mickey Rourke. And of course I didn't turn off my TV like I threatened. I thought is was AWESOME that girl from "Happy Go Lucky" won. Especially because she's in the new "Sense and Sensibility" that BBC put together. And as for TV, BOO! for Anna Paquin and Gabriel Byrne. And good lovin' for "30 Rock"! Okay, I digress. On to the Oscar noms. Pretty standard fare except there are some newbies in there which I always like. I just felt bad for Leo getting snubbed. He's totally underrated. I think "The Dark Knight" should have been nominated because I respect it was very well done. Can't wait for Brangelina to show up with their husband/wife nominations. Neither will win, but it's still cool. I like that Robert Downey Jr. got nominated for "Tropic Thunder" because I'm always happy when comedies break through. I read these while Katie was getting ready for school and she was totally annoyed with me that I said "Wall-E" would win over "Bolt", because in her words, "Bolt" has Hannah Montana in it. Sorry, Bug. "Wall-E" will win. Anyway, can't wait for the big night!

3.) I'm warning you now, I'm going to go off. I HATE CELEBRITIES AT THE INAUGURATION!!!! It drives me INSANE! It doesn't bother me if they were invited to perform like Aretha Franklin or Beyonce Knowles or any other performing artists. It's all the stupid celebs that show up for the events, because "oooh... I make music or movies and donated money, so I should get to go to everything and have VIP status" that bugs. It probably doesn't help that I watch show like "Access Hollywood" that only focus on that. But how lame. There's these celebs "front and center" in Oprah's words at the Inauguration like Usher, P-Diddy, Dustin Hoffman, Steven Spielberg and so on. Oh, and isn't Gayle the biggest 3rd wheel in the world? Poor Steadman. What about all the regular people who deserve the experience to? I watching one of the news shows and they were interviewing this older African American woman who rode the bus for 7 hours to get there and once they got there, they couldn't get in. But oooh, if you're a celeb, you can sit up front and attend any ball you want. So annoying.

4.) Amy Poehler's new tv show finally has details, just not a title yet. So, Amy is going to star as a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation department of some small town. It'll be documentary style and it's about her attempts to get promoted. She starts work on a project with Karen from "The Office" and I guess there she gets "humiliated" a lot. The premise doesn't sound exciting, but it all feels very Guffman to me, so I'm excited.

5.) New guilty pleasure. This is the kind like I ate a bunch of Twinkies and am totally ashamed about it kind of guilty pleasure. I watched "True Beauty" on a re-run showing on a Saturday night and I'm hooked. It is SO lame and the people are SO shallow, but it cracks me up. Now I'm Tivo-ing it. I think Ashton Kutcher is really on to something.

That's it for this week!

An Old Obsession Will Be Reborn

Tonight is FINALLY the night. I've waited almost 8 months, or as I put on my Facebook, long enough for me to have a baby (since -- if I ever do have a child again, I wouldn't last 9 months pregnant so this is in reality a true fact). The wait is over. "Lost" starts season 5 tonight!!! If you think I go overboard with all my other pop culture obsessions, you ain't seen nothing yet. I am completely in love. It is the BEST. SHOW. EVER. Seriously. There's never been anything so INSANELY creative on television before. It's been like watching hours and hours of movie worthy material over the last few years. I'm not Trekkie obsessed or anything. I don't have a life-size Sawyer cut-out in my house (although, on second thought, that might be nice). I'm just completely ga ga over it. And the best part is my adoration of Lost is shared by my dear husband. John got caught up by DVD through season 3 and watched season 4 live with me. So much fun.

So post a comment if you share the love, so I'll know who I can discuss the goodness with!!!

My Inauguration Play by Play

What a better way to get back into my blog then to write about this historical day. The Inauguration! It's all very exciting. As I've said here before, whatever your political beliefs are, this is a remarkable time. Our first African American president! I like what Tom Hanks said about how at one time, a black man only counted as 1/3 of a vote. And I, like him, want to live in a land where ANYONE can be president.

Here we go!

Wow, nice hat Aretha. Not too many people would dare to try and pull that off.

Their girls are so cute. There is NO way Katie would last 2 minutes at this thing.

Michelle is looking good. I love the green gloves!

There's Senator Bennett. Or President Bennett, as I always seem to call him for some reason. My friend, Rox, has worked for him for years and says he's a really nice guy. But, he totally looks like Mr. Burns from "The Simpsons" though.

And you too, George Sr. Nice hat!

I love how Bill Clinton just sides up next to George W. He's such the schmoozer.

Joe Biden has chicklets for teeth.

Poor President Obama. He looks kinda old. He's probably aged 10 years during this election. I can't EVEN imagine how he must be feeling.

I keep looking for my friends, Leslie and Adam, in the crowd. Like I'm going to see them.

It's really sad how clueless I am about the who's who. I don't even know who most of these peeps are.

And the chanting begins...

Amen, Dianne Feinstein. How blessed we are to have the freedoms we do!

I know I shouldn't criticize how people pray, so I'm not saying anything... And please crowd, don't mug for the camera during a prayer.

I love seeing the shots of people from other countries.

I wish the commentators would shut up. I'm watching ABC because they are the least annoying, but I still wish they didn't feel like they had to fill all the "dead" space.

Yeah. How can you not love Aretha? And the montage of American landmarks. I'm getting all teary. Was that Moab?

Poor Bob Bennett. He only got like one cheer.

And here's Vice President Biden. Pleeeaaasssse do a good job.

Oooh, John Williams arrangement? Yo Yo Ma? Isak (spelling?) Pearlman? Two other peeps I don't know? Cool! Oh good, Michelle looks to be shushing one of the girls. They wiggle too.

Mr. Prrreeessssideeenttt! (in voice of Oprah -- she has been SO annoying about all this, by the way). Cute happy Kenyans! There are a lot of tears in the crowd, but President Obama looks very happy and peaceful.

Is George W. relieved, pissed or just half asleep? If I were him, I'd go to some remote island and sleep for a month.

Very uplifting speech. Especially the part about how a man who less than 60 years ago, this man's father might not be served at a restaurant. And now, he can stand and take this sacred oath. Katie has been learning about Martin Luther King at school and she's just appalled at the treatment of blacks throughout history. I'm so happy I live in a time where my child is completely color blind and she can't even comprehend why this is all so significant. To her, race is never an issue. I wish it was that way for all of us.

I was typing during the poem and the lady's lips were out of sync with the volume which is very annoying, so that was completely lost on me.

Shut up, Charles Gibson. He's praying! Woah, I don't think I've ever heard rhyming in a prayer. The red man can get ahead man? Can you call people red men? Isn't that why some people say the movie "Peter Pan" is racist? :)

Well, there we have it! Speaking of prayer, let's ALL pray for President Obama and ALL our leaders that we'll have brighter days ahead!!!

Sorry Blog

Poor Blog. I'm REALLY neglecting you. I can give you all the excuses that I've been busy and I have a cold, so when I'm not working I don't want to get more of a sinus headache staring at a computer screen any longer. But, the truth is I'm a slacker. I promise to step it up. I'll try to post leftover Thursday dish this weekend. Here's a sneak preview though. Ew, Mickey Rourke! And I don't care what my friend Leslie says. He was NEVER good-looking!

Jude's Thursday Dish - Golden Globe Edition

Man, I'm in a blog rut. I didn't realize how much I'd neglected it until today. I'd make that my New Year's Resolution to give it a little more TLC, but I have WAY too many I'm working on. I'm sure it'll turn around...



1-5: Awards Season! As I've commented before, this is a BIG deal to me. But, it's lost it's luster for me over the years for other reasons I've mentioned before: this stupid "dark" movie trend that I hate and I'm off-the-R's (which I'd like to say is wonderful, but let's be honest... it pretty much sucks. Still I'm proud of myself for sticking with it for so long. Unfortunately, I'm always one good movie away from falling off the wagon.) This is all very repetitive, isn't it? Sigh -- you've heard this before. See, I am in a rut.

So, there was the LAME People's Choice awards which I don't even bother to watch, because the winners have all been contacted beforehand and they are the only famous peeps that show up. This Sunday is probably my favorite Awards show, because they include TV. THE GOLDEN GLOBES!!! I love it also because so many stars show up, they get a little tipsy because they can eat AND drink, and for some unknown reason, Jack Nicholson is ALWAYS there in the front with his sunglasses. So thankfully we won't have the suckfest from last year with all those Entertainment Reporters announcing the winners. Gag. I felt like a LOT of good shows got snubbed, but drum roll (since I know you all REALLY care about my opinion), here are my picks for winners in the most interesting categories on Sunday Night. *** Note: a lot of these choices are uninformed, but who really cares?

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - haven't seen it yet, going on Saturday.
Frost/Nixon - I heard it's very good.
The Reader - Looks way depressing.
Revolutionary Road - Also looks way depressing, but it has the Kate/Leo reunion!
Slumdog Millionaire - Seems like the best one to me in the bunch. I read about it and it is WAY too violent for me, but it's supposed to be fantastic.

Jude's Pick: Slumdog Millionaire, with maybe a Benjamin Button upset.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Jude's Pick: Anne Hathaway, fortunately everybody voted before Bride Wars came out.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Jude's Pick: Sean Penn can do no wrong in Hollywood. Plus that movie is timely with gay marriage, so he's a shoe-in. I HATE Mickey Rourke and if he wins, I'm turning off my TV.

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Burn After Reading - didn't see it, but my friend told me it's hilarious.
Happy-Go-Lucky - I don't even know what this film is?
In Bruges - another movie that I heard is great.
Mamma Mia! - too cheesy, won't win
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Woody Allen and it's supposed to be good.

Jude's Pick: See, I really haven't seen anything this year. Just credentials to back it up, I'd say the Coen Brother's Burn After Reading or pervyWoody's movie will win.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey

Jude's Pick: Frances McDormand, definitely.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey

Jude's Pick: I just want James Franco to win from his days in "Freaks and Geeks".

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Jude's Pick: Always a difficult category. I think it's between Marisa Tomei and Kate Winslet. I guess Marisa gets all naked in that movie, so you know how the Hollywood Foreign press likes that! Kate is always naked, so that's no big draw.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Jude's Pick: Even MORE difficult category. I think if Heath Ledger wasn't up, it would be a tight race between Philip See More Hoffman or RBD Jr. But, Heath has got to take this...right?

ON TO MY FAVORITE....TV!!!!!

Best Television Series - Drama
Dexter - since I don't have cable and it falls into my "too violent" category, I haven't seen it. But all my friends who have love it.
House - I'm completely in the minority, but I hate House.
In Treatment - haven't seen, nor care to. Who wants to watch people in therapy? I can live that.
Mad Men - this is the next series John and I are starting. Can't wait!
True Blood - what is this show? That stupid vampire one? GAG!

Jude's Pick: Write in - LOST! Season 4 was phenomenal. It should've been nominated over that dumb True Blood. But, my vote will go with Mad Men.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order
January Jones – Mad Men
Anna Paquin – True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer

Jude's Pick: Yawn! Please, no more love for Sally Field. I can't stand her acceptance speeches. I'm going to vote for January Jones, because she's someone new!

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors

Jude's Pick: Jon Hamm. He's hot! And he's guesting on "30 Rock" as a potential Liz Lemon lover. Do you like how I've decided to love "Mad Men" before even watching it?

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock - don't you know me at all by now? I can't profess my love enough.
Californication - EW! And David Dickovny -- triple EW!
Entourage - this show is smarmy...and overrated.
The Office - LOVE this show. My 2nd fav behind 30 Rock.
Weeds - another smarmy show and I HATE Mary-Louise Parker.

Jude's Pick: I'll be happy with either 30 Rock or The Office winning, but I think 30 Rock still needs the love more to keep it on the air.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who?
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds

Jude's Pick: No brainer since I have a crush on Tina Fey.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Kevin Connolly – Entourage
David Duchovny – Californication
Tony Shalhoub – Monk

Jude's Pick: Baldwin is GENIUS on 30 Rock, but the award MUST go to Steve Carrell. We all love all the supporting peeps on that show, but it's really Michael that makes it. He's definitely a star and I heart Carell so very much.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eileen Atkins – Cranford
Laura Dern – Recount
Melissa George – In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters
Dianne Wiest – In Treatment

Jude's Pick: Sarah fascinates me on Brothers & Sisters, so I vote for Rachel Griffiths.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother
Denis Leary – Recount
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Blair Underwood – In Treatment
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams

Jude's Pick: Please, anyone but Jeremy Piven...again! I think it should go to NPH. I don't watch How I Met Your Mother very often, but when I do catch it, he's great in it!

Well, there you have it. Enjoy Golden Globing this Sunday and we'll see if I was even close on any of these next week.