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Jurassic Bark is what I'm rooting for. BEST EPISODE EVER of the series, hands down, for me. Still, as someone who disliked the majority of The Simpsons' season 14 (November-February, anyway. March through May was actually a significant improvement), "Three Gays of the Condo" aint a bad episode at all. Very good in fact, if a little flawed in certain areas. Very touching and funny. I would've picked another ep, like "Moe Baby Blues", but still, the only reason the Simpsons ep doesn't deserve to win is that Jurassic Bark happened to be SOOO much better(not a knock at the Simpsons ep, but a compliment to the Futurama one).
Still, its hardly a sure thing for JB either way. Ruling out the kiddie toons, I think Simpsons has a substantial shot. Jurassic Bark was a great episode, but it had something of a love/hate reaction from its audience, IE some loved it, some hated it or found it very flawed. Without going into the other aspects much, the biggest fans (like me) were fine with what they percieved as a very gutsy, moving and appropriate ending. But the people who didn't like it as much often complained about the ending being manipulative (showing a dying, whimpering dog to manipulate the audience's feelings), which honestly I can understand even if I don't agree.
Plus, its not like great episodes always get the nod. A Big Peice of Garbage is one of the best episodes, and easily the best of season one, but lost to KOTH (which I'm less keen on even then Simpsons seasons 10-12 personally). No nods at all in season two, with the winner being "Behind the Laughter" (an overrated but fun and actually pretty good episode). For season three, Amazon Women in the Mood lost to Simpsons' HOMR (very overrated. The funny parts are funny, and I guess it is one of the better season 12 eps, but it fails on many levels, most notably that the "emotion" is in a way more disturbing then touching). In season 4 it finally got the deserving nod, but it took a juggernaut, Roswell that Ends Well, to do so, and that was an ep that's more universally loved then Jurassic Bark. JB certainally has a good show too, depending on how the voters personally feel about the emotional aspect (especcially the ending), but its certainly no "slam dunk". Not only has Simpsons put up a well loved contender (loved by people other then, say, some of the people here that want to kill all of the current writers and their families, I mean. Personally I find good and bad aspects in the current episodes), but Futurama's episode is too much of a "love it or hate it" thing to be a shoe in. If it wins, then that's great, but don't expect anything.
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EnJaDa

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Jurassic Bark : An episode that makes you laugh and make you cry in only 20 minutes... a classic one. Only the classics can do that. Of course the Emmy must be for it.
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Smitty

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I don't think it will win.
Believe me I want it to, I just don't think it will.
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M Jackson
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Sorry if somebody has already said this, but I haven't read the whole thread (i'm too tired, long story) But although Jurasic Bark is easily the best programe that has been nominated, would the fact that Futurama won last year effects its chances this time!? Would they allow it to win twice in a row? I know that The Simpsons has done this many times before, but I just don't know about this. I have total faith in the episode being good enought to win (it really is a masterpiece), I just don't know if it will be 'allowed' to.
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ShineFusion

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I just watched Jurassic Bark for the first time and i have to say it did'nt touch my heart as i thought it would. (i'm not really a dog person). It was still a very funny episode and worthy of an emmy.
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LesserRaven

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Jurassic Bark has its best chances if they:
A: Show it first, so they'll be sad through the rest of the cartoons and not enjoy them.
B: Show it last so that it stays with them most
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SQFreak

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If I understand the process right, judges are sent video tapes called screeners to watch the nominees at their own leisure, so LesserRaven, your point is valid, but in the context of the Emmys, moot.
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ShineFusion

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Who chooses the episodes that get nominated for an emmy?
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sk8ghost
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It makes sense that the simpsons won for a gay episode and now the futurama one might win this one because this episode was pretty gay. Haha I kid I kid, but I'm kind of tired of these "mushy" endings, I'm starting to think this is a chick show instead of a nerd show.
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Asylum-Fry

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I think the only competition JB has is Spongebob... and that's not a lot of competition
I don't know which episodes are nominated (other than Jurassic Bark), but I can say that As Told By Ginger is one of the stupidest, most conformist, pointless cartoons ever made (for a reason). No offense to the makers, because The Rugrats is okay, but there tends to be limits to what kind of stuff you can write for after years of a certain thing. Kim Possible is also of extremely poor making (half of that being that it's a Disney show), though not quite as much. I have not seen much Simpsons because I prefer the newspaper for my news... it's fine, and Matt started it, but I don't think it's quite as up-to-scratch by now as it used to be when I watched it last. Spongebob... all the episodes are a good laugh, however stupid-seeming they are. My mom and brothers watched about every episode of Spongebob ever, so they're big fans.
All in all, if Futurama doesn't win this award, it's rigged. If As Told By Ginger wins, the judging is being made by Satan himself.
Of course, this is all Asylum's strongly opinionated thoughts, so take nothing as an insult.
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