JUSTIFIED (FX)
Should've been nominated for: Outstanding Drama
Complex says: Author Elmore Leonard (Out of Sight, Get Shorty) is the man, so we weren't surprised that this show about a sharpshooting U.S. Marshal (Timothy Olyphant) who returns to his hometown in the backwoods of Kentucky, which one of his short stories inspired, hits the bull's-eye with witty dialogue and more than a few hot chicks with Southern accents. We haven't had this much fun watching redneck fuckery since Jerry Springer.
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COUGAR TOWN (ABC)
Should've been nominated for: Outstanding Comedy
Complex says: Like many guys, we were thrown by the pilot and the idea of watching an older woman (Courtney Cox) luring young studs into her stables every week. Luckily the show took a right turn a couple episodes in and became more like a pre-menopausal Curb Your Enthusiasm and less like an extra-randy Golden Girls. Rowr!
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JERSEY SHORE (MTV)
Should've been nominated for: Outstanding Reality Program
Complex says: Remember how Kathy Griffin hooked up with everybody on the Shore and got punched in the face by a dude? Or how Jamie Oliver kept pulling up his shirt to expose his steroidal abs? Or how the Antiques Roadshow dude practically lived in a tanning bed and spent an hour getting his gelled spikes just right? The Emmy committee sure nailed its nominees for Reality Program this year—talk about your ingenious, influential, and ubiquitous pop culture phenomena!
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SOUTHLAND (TNT)
Should've been nominated for: Outstanding Drama
Complex says: Don't "fuck the police." Fuck with this gritty show about flawed police officers just trying to do the job in L.A. We rejoiced when TNT picked this one up after NBC decided it wasn't cost effective to produce, and not just 'cause we like to be reminded that cops are fuck-ups so we can feel righteous indignation anytime they arrest us for urinating in public.
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IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (FX)
Should've been nominated for: Outstanding Comedy
Complex says: Two words: Kitten mittens. Two more words: Green Man. A bunch more words: The fifth season featuring these socially dysfunctional pub parasites may not be the best in the series, but it was certainly funnier than Nurse Jackie (which we admit is mildly aight). If you don't dig that, you can kiss where it ain't ever sunny.
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