Now that the Emmys are over and I had a chance to think about who deserved what, I've come to a final consensus.. and despite what some people may think, there's a lot of shows and people that should've won the awards instead of the ones that actually did.

First off, I want to say that I agree completely with the 30 Rock winning Best Comedy. There was a number of different choices this year, and I am still one of the believers that The Office is a great comedy with genuine funny moments, regardless of the flac the show has been getting (I mean, come on.. There are some TV shows, whether on the CW, CBS or Fox, that have AWFUL shows that are still on the air, way worse than what The Office is putting out.. it boggles my mind how some people can harbor some much hate for the show). However, 30 Rock is just consistant. One episode after the other, even the ones that are a little weaker. I personally like Flight of the Conchords and The Office more then 30 Rock, but 30 Rock was just quality TV this year.

Best Drama: Mad Men won, and I kind of can see where this came from, but Breaking Bad should've won this. This show takes each episode and uses it towards building up to the end game. Even as Season 2 came to an end, there's obviously a LOT more story to be told in Walter White's life as a meth dealer. Mad Men has some tense and great moments, but it really is a bland show at times. Breaking Bad seems to be more of a character drama (it really is Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul's show), but this season kept the quality consistant and it should've been recognized for doing so.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin again? Seriously? Even Steve Carrel's episode, "Broke" was better than the one they chose for Alec. There's no denying that both actors are superb, but the Emmy should've gone to either Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory or Steve Carrel. It wasn't The Office's strongest year, but "Broke" really did a good job of showing the comedic and dramatic sides of Michael Scott. Let's hope that Alec can pass the torch on to a more deserving actor this year.

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: I must be one of the few people who thinks Two and a Half Men is an overrated show that is nowhere near one of the best sitcoms of all time. Charlie Sheen was funny for awhile, and Jon Cryer is pretty funny as well, but the show just doesn't feel as funny anymore. This award should've gone to either Neil Patrick Harris or Rainn Wilson. I'm not saying that over the course of the season these two actors were better, but the episodes they submitted were better.

Best Writing in a Comedy Series/Best Writing in a Drama Series: Seriously?! Is 30 Rock and Mad Men so good that they have to take up 4 of the 5 slots in their respective catagories? They're good, but not so good that other quality shows like Breaking Bad, Damages, The Shield or House shouldn't be recognized. Hopefully there's some more diversity next year.

Biggest Snub: The Shield. Why oh why was The Shield not recognized for its final year. Actually, on second thought, why wasn't it recognized for the last SIX years? The show has been the best Drama on television since it first aired in 2001/2002, and it's never won anything other than a Best Actor award for Michael Chiklis and a handful of nominations here and there. The way the writers masterfully tied all the loose ends in the show, while leaving some open to interpretation was incredible, and it's a shame the Academy didn't recognize this.

Seeing as I don't have Showtime and probably won't get it for a little while, I decided to check out the leaked season premiere of Dexter Season 4.. and I have to say, I'm surprised at how consistant the quality of this show has been, even after four years. The premiere was incredible, bringing a little bit of everything from previous seasons to the table. It also gives us yet another side of Dexter: the father figure. Seeing him deal with his new son, Harrison, while having to deal with work, court and urges to murder criminals is interesting. I think the spoof on the theme song early in the episode sums up his feelings about fatherhood.

Glad to see Anton is still around.. He's not a huge character, but it's good to see them continuing the storyline from last season. I'm also intrigued at what will happen once Deb finds out that Dexter may be related to The Ice Truck Killer. This gives Deb something to do other than swear and whine.

John Lithgow's first appearence in Dexter was a chilling one. Not only does he pull off being a serial killer well, but he certainly has the acting chops to pull off an Emmy nomination next year (Yes, based off his two scenes, I can see it happening.. if Jimmy Smits, who did excellent this year, can get a nomination, so can Lithgow.) Lithgow's re-emergence as the Trinity Killer leads to Lundy (Keith Carradine) returning to track him down. Lundy's appearence will also make for some great tension between him and Dexter, as well as him and Deb (as the final scene with him seems to indicate).

The episode was great, probably the best premiere the show has had, and as for the ending.. well, you'll have to see it yourself. Explaining it isn't enough. Let's just say it'll be interesting to see how Dexter will evade getting caught this time.

I know the website is one dedicated mainly to television, but after taking a glance at some of the upcoming movies of 2009, I'm confident that there will be a wide variety of films, just like last year, that will end up being excellent. There's probably at least fifteen to twenty movies that I'm really looking forward to, but I cut it down to five. This list is in no way whatsoever in order of how badly I want to see it. They're just out of the first ones I think of.

1. The Limits of Control (Directed by Jim Jarmusch, out May 1st): Well, technically, this movie is already out, but in limited release.. I mean very limited release. I doubt it'll go beyond 100 theaters. I suppose it's this year's Synecdoche, New York, where an indie movie is released in an extremely small amount of venues. I have to say, as bad as the hype has been thus far, I'm intrigued by Jarmusch's new movie. Apparently, it's about a professional thief who wanders through town, meeting with random people who have discussions with him, but ones that he doesn't engage in. People talk to him, he listens, remains silent, and continues on his way. The fact Jarmusch has written and directed this may be making me biased, and the fact that Broken Flowers, his previous movie, was excellent makes me believe that this one should be good. Plus, any movie where Bill Murray decides to act his usual deadpan self is one that I'll be attending.

2. The Lovely Bones (Directed by Peter Jackson, out December 11th): The fact that the guy who directed some of the biggest action-adventure movies of all time is directing this incredible novel about a girl who looks down from Heaven on her family after her death is mindboggling, but I just have to remind myself that Peter Jackson really is a good director. He has good command of the camera, and therefore, has me intrigued. If Jackson as director is not surprising enough, the fact he was able to wrangle together Mark Wahlburg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci to play some of the lead roles is also surprising. If Peter Jackson plays his cards right and does the movie the right way, I could see a clear-cut easy Best Picture nomination for this (possibly even a win).

3. Inglorious Basterds (Directed by Quentin Tarantino, out August 21st): I won't lie, Quentin Tarantino is my favorite director. He's original, distinct and hilarious.. yet dark at the same time. Each one of his movies has his fingerprints all over it and you can always tell when Tarantino has written a script or directed a movie. When I first heard he was making a World War 2 movie about hunting Nazis, I was very interested, but a little hesitant. Tarantino has been known to genre jump frequently, but a Tarantino-esque World War 2 movie? It was hard to picture at first. But I had to remember how I initially felt about Kill Bill. I thought it was a dumb idea upon seeing the trailer for the first time, but ended up being pulled into the world he created through Volumes 1 and 2. So I'm going to go into the movie the same way I went into Kill Bill: a little skeptical, but fully prepared to have my mind blown.

4. The Road (starring Viggo Mortensen, out October 16th): What an incredible book this was! And the fact the author of the book, Cormac McCarthy, also wrote No Country For Old Men, which ended up being a superb movie adaptation. I'm hoping that Viggo Mortensen, along with the few other great actors lined up for the movie (Charlese Theron, Guy Pierce and Rober Duvall) can make this movie just like No Country For Old Men: a great adaptation of an even greater novel.

5. Ashecliffe (directed by Martin Scorsese, out October 2nd): After The Departed in 2006, The Aviator in 2004 and Gangs of New York in 2002, I think it's safe to say Martin Scorsese is on a streak of sorts. Ashecliffe is based on a Dennis Lehene novel, and Lehene is responsible for the movies Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone, both excellent films and novels. This gives me much hope already for