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This is a tough call indeed. I don't think Owen will win; Elba and Cumberbatch have the best shot, I think.

As someone who is contemplating a second viewing, I would say yes.

You definitely should see it in Imax. It was screened for press at the Natural History's Imax theater earlier this week and holy bleep. It's pretty awesome. I thought I might throw up (in a good way) during the first five minutes.

I think there are all kinds of reasons why Cruise might have "caved," none of which mean he is not the father of Suri. If Katie Holmes threatened to "blow the lid on Scientology," for example, as some media reports suggested, that might have been enough of a reason for him to want to settle this quickly.

All of this is speculation, of course, but I really do think that Suri is legitimately his daughter.

I saw some of it, and I agree. I don't think it will win, if that makes you feel better.

It is impossible to choose between Carson and Bates. Not to mention that that is a super-strong category: Aaron Paul, Peter Dinklage, Jared Harris, Esposito. Any of them seems like a viable winner.

To be fair, all of these gentlemen are handsome. But that Hamm photo is a super-glam shot. And I rather like it.

It really, really is. I think we're all relieved.

I was a little surprised by that, too. In fact Good Wife is on my list of Emmy snubs, which will be published as soon as this chat is over.

P.S. Your love for "Grimm" is intense, man.

Another overlooked show, though I don't think many people expected that one to get many nods. I suspect some of the Emmy voters, especially the more, uh, senior ones, have not seen it.

All right, fine. Maybe he isn't traditionally handsome.

But heebie jeebies is pushing it. That's a clown comment, bro.

Actually, it really was a clown comment. You did mention clowns specifically.

The photos of Suri and Tom Cruise, as I noted in the mix earlier this week, definitely made me sad. To that little girl, he is not Tom Cruise. He's her daddy. She certainly didn't ask for all this madness to be swirling around her.

No, but you are welcome to add it in the comments section when I publish the big list.

Thank you for volunteering. That is very generous indeed.

You ask a good question. Comic-Con has basically become anything pop culture that has a following. I've been to Glee panels at Comic-Con in previous years, and they've been packed. The show, at least when it started, was about underdog show choir nerds, which may be a different breed from the stereotypical comic nerd, but still fall in the general nerd category.

I have no idea if that made sense but it did in my brain.

P.S. Another Grimm reference? EPJD, is this you again?

I wasn't shocked to see Dunham there, but I was a little surprised because I wasn't sure whether Emmy voters would embrace "Girls." I was pleased to see they did.

I am surprised they didn't nominate "Monk" again, even though it's no longer on the air.

You'll get no argument from me there. Buscemi's a great actor.

No, it does not. And yes, Community is on my snub list.

That list of highest paid actresses is a bit deceiving. Specifically, it's deceiving because the salaries in question are based on income from things outside of their TV shows: product endorsements, movie roles, etc. Product endorsements are what bumps up the salaries in almost every case.

So Vergara's money -- or any of the women's money on that list --  is not necessarily a reflection of her acting; she's not getting paid all of that cash to be on Modern Family.

Offerman is indeed on my list. How can Ron Swanson be ignored? It should not be allowed.

Speaking of which, as some of you DC people may know, Parks and Rec is being filmed here as we speak. And I am supposed to spend some time on set tomorrow, which I will of course be writing about. Unfortunately, I do not believe Mr. Swanson is here.

I had the same thought: why would anyone go to an adult theater in this day and age when you can watch porn at home and not get caught? Especially if you're a celebrity?

It doesn't make sense, I tell you.

They are filming today and tomorrow, around the Mall area. My understanding is that Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Amy Poehler and Adam Scott are in town, but I don't think Offerman is. And I'm 99% positive Paul Rudd is not though I would be thrilled if I am wrong.

The Emmys traditionally has an issue with sci-fi, as in it rarely gets nominated. Fringe fits in that category, and so I suspect that some voters just bypass it. Which is silly, but there you are.

This is a great question.

I think coverage has certainly intensified in the 11 years since the Cruise/Kidman divorce. That's definitely true.

I don't know if they had better security around Connor and Isabella, though I'm not sure why that would be the case for them and not Suri. Tom and Katie certainly encouraged coverage of Suri initially, in controlled ways, like that big Vanity Fair spread. I think seeing them with a baby made them more relatable.

Now, though, I am not sure they're encouraging it.

Well done.

Definitely a weird thing to say.  And I expect it will invite some instrument jokes that I am unable to post on this family Web site.

"Speaking of instruments, did you hear the one about Fred Willard?"

I'm just encouraging it, which is probably unwise...

I think the list should have been highest paid female TV stars, rather than actresses. Because I said the same thing in my post: Kim K is not an actress, at least not technically.

The whole list is pretty absurd.

Preach it.

As celebrity crimes go, yes, it is harmless. The only victim is Willard's pride.

But it was still a stupid thing to do.

i th1nk u cld nt be more r1ght.

The Daily Show wins EVERY year. And it's great, but it would be nice to see something else get it. I'm actually pulling for Colbert, which is technically just a Daily Show spinoff, but maybe the Emmy voters need to ease into the change?

Ha!

I do have oodles of spare time.

It's on my list, although admittedly below things like "sleep" and "see Dark Knight Rises again."

I did read it, and I concur.

I think "New Girl" has gotten better as the season progressed. And I would agree that Schmidt is funny.

However, I still think Nick Offerman deserved it more.

Well said.

It could be either one. I don't know what the situation is with Holmes/Cruise specifically, but in general, I think the paps cooperate with the talent and their publicists more often than most people might think.

Oh, man, I need one of those. Or at least the T-shirt.

It is very funny. It's also very reminiscent of the brilliant Twits series that our dearly departed Liz Kelly used to faciliate. Twits was away ahead of its time.

Duly noted. Yet another of the major celeb losses we've seen this year. I realize that more famous people than usual have not died in 2012 (at least I don't think so). But it sure does feel that way.

Technically, he is a Coen brothers character.

But I am intrigued by the idea of a horror movie with Buscemi as a clown. You might be on to something psychologically harrowing there.

Sorry, sorry. Liz is very much alive and well. And I miss her dearly because blogging alone is the *pits*.

That said, I have to sign off a couple minutes early so I can get back to blogging and the 800 other things I have to do. (Did I mention today is the worst?)

Thanks for your questions and comments, sorry I couldn't get to all of them and see you next week.