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Emmy Nominations Contain Some Surprises

© F. Colin Kingston

The nominations for the Emmy-Awards have been announced. There were a few surprises but several categories have repeat nominees.

For me, the nicest surprise was finding 11 nominations for the ABC spy series "Alias." Jennifer Garner received a well-deserved nomination for Best Dramatic Actress. The series was nominated for several other awards, including best supporting actor, writing and stunt coordination.

The Fox show "24," another great spy series, received 9 nominations, including one for series star Keifer Sutherland as Best Dramatic Actor. Among other things, it was nominated for best directing, writing and best dramatic series.

Here are the nominations from some of the major categories:

Best Dramatic Series: "CSI" (CBS), "Law & Order (NBC), "Six Feet Under" (HBO), "24" (FOX) and "The West Wing" (NBC). If you are wondering why HBO's "The Sopranos" wasn't nominated, it is because they did not air any new episodes during the qualification period.

Best Comedy Series: "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO), "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS), "Friends" (NBC), "Sex and the City" (HBO) and "Will and Grace" (NBC).

Best Mini-Series: "Band of Brothers" (HBO), "Dinotopia" (ABC), "The Mists of Avalon" (TNT) and "Shackleton" (A&E).

Best Made-for-TV Movie: "Path to War" (HBO), "The Laramie Project" (HBO), "James Dean" (TNT), "The Gathering Storm" (HBO) and "Dinner With Friends" (HBO).

For a complete listing, check out the official web site of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at http://www.emmys.org/primetime/2002/inde...

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This week in television history: Would you believe there was a television sitcom co-starring Gary Busey and Mark Hamill? There was, and veteran character actor Jack Elam starred as the father! The series was called "The Texas Wheelers" and it ran on ABC from September 13, 1974 to July 24, 1975.