I just couldn’t let the Emmy Awards pass without taking a moment to praise Jim Parsons and congratulate him on his Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
For those of you who don’t know who Jim Parsons is, well… he is the 37 year old actor who portrays Dr. Sheldon Cooper on ‘The Big Bang Theory’… a show so smart, funny and entertaining, you almost forget it was created by the same guy who brought us ‘Two and a Half Men’.
‘The Big Bang Theory’ is one of the best sitcoms on television and hands down, IT IS the best sitcom on television filmed in front of a live studio audience.
Truthfully, I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I only just started watching ‘The Big Bang Theory’ last spring. Numerous friends had been recommending it to us and for some reason Serena and I never gave it much thought… we are loyal fans of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and… well… we just hadn’t thought about ‘Big Bang Theory’.
Then, in late spring when most of the shows Serena and I watched religiously began to end for the season, we decided to give it a shot. I downloaded the first seasons from iTunes and well… by the time we left for home leave we had burned through all three seasons… and we both agreed. ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is better than ‘How I Met Your Mother’. We are hooked and we are HUGE fans.
Everything about the show is perfect… especially Jim Parsons. It’s hard to single out one performer in an ensemble show packed full of such talented actors… but… well… Parsons is a lucky bastard… a role like Sheldon Cooper… a character who bridges the gap between being completely annoying yet loveable, and intelligent while constantly showing endless ineptitude… he’s a character that isn’t supposed to exist. Sheldon Cooper is the Holy Grail character for comic actors… and Jim Parsons is a lucky bastard… because not only does he get to play the part… but he gets to make it look easy… Sheldon and Jim are the perfect marriage of character and actor.
Although, I have so many gushing things to say about Jim Parsons performance as Sheldon, if you had asked me, “do you think he’ll win an Emmy.” I would have said ‘No’ every time. Certainly not because he didn’t deserve it… but because ‘The Big Bang Theory’ isn’t the type of show the Emmy’s honor… at least anymore… and Jim Parson’s isn’t the kind of actor they honor either… or so I thought.
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It's hard to imagine how Christine Baranski didn't win for best guest actor for her appearance on BBT. I didn't see the other nominees, so I can't say that the end result was wrong but.... she is just amazing as Leonard's mother.
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