Look, guys, we know life's not fair.
The weekends are only two days long, eating nothing but fast food will make you happy but turn your insides into pink sludge, and your favorite shows don't always get nominated for Emmys.
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That said, sometimes it feels good just to be mad about something. And today, that's the lack of Emmy love for The Walking Dead.
Before moving on, it's important to note that The Walking Dead didn't walk away from nomination day completely empty handed. The show garnered four Emmy nods -- for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Outstanding Sound Editing, Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role (whatever that means) and Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series or Drama. It's the show's most nominated year, which is great.
What about Melissa McBride, though?
#EmmySnubs #MelissaMcBride again but! even more Fans recognize her great acting now so, Thank you Melissa! You WIN HEARTS #twd #carol— FlorArgentina (@FlowerDixon311) July 16, 2015
Hey, Emmys, you can snub @WalkingDead_AMC all you want, they'll just be over here continuing to break ratings records— Melissa Gump (@MaggieAnne13) July 16, 2015
I simply don't understand the ongoing snob-snub by @TheEmmys for the @WalkingDead_AMC performances and writing.— patt morrison (@pattmlatimes) July 16, 2015
An education for you, Emmy voters: Melissa McBride plays Carol Peletier on AMC's zombie fest. When Carol joined what would become a zombie-killing supergroup back in Season 1, she was a wife to an abusive jerk named Ed and mother to a little girl named Sophia, who later became a zombie.
The last few seasons have found Carol in a vastly different place -- she's a gun-toting, I'll-kill-a-kid-if-I-have-to shadow of her former self.
And in Alexandria, she hides all that badassery underneath PTA mom sweathers. Her name is Scarol, and we love her.
But why don't Emmy voters?
Part if it, surely, comes down to the pure competitiveness of the best supporting actress in a drama race. This year, it includes Joanne Froggatt, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Christine Baranski, Christina Hendricks, and Uzo Aduba.
Also, genre shows have always had a bit of an uphill battle in non-technical categories. Game of Thrones is more the exception than the rule here. Orphan Black, which just saw star Tatiana Maslany get nominated for the first time, is also among the rare breakthroughs.
Bottom line: Excuses are worth nothing in Emmy gold, and McBride deserves her due.
The Emmys snub the walking dead and the cw network all the time I am so tired of this mess— @mapleysyrupleaf) July 16, 2015
Eva Green deserved a nod for Penny Dreadful. And I would've loved to see Melissa Mcbride nominated for The Walking Dead. Sigh. #emmysnubs— Karla Nicole (@LilyVLove) July 16, 2015
Why did Emilia Clarke get nominated but Melissa McBride didn't? Emilia Clarke done NOTHING exceptional this season. #EmmySnubs— Tom (@MrBumbleBeeTuna) July 16, 2015
The same, of course, can be said about many actors this year -- like Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez and Outlander's Sam Heughan. Which snubs shocked/saddened/enraged you the most?