How to be nominated for a Golden Globe:
1. You or your flack bribe members of the HFPA with cash or free stuff, like junkets to Europe for the premiere of a movie. The producers of the flop movie "The Tourist" did that, sent the entire membership of the HFPA & it got nominations!

2. How to win a Golden Globe: See #1

Eh, "Glee" hate is overdone and tired. No, it's not perfect and yes, it's inconsistent, but it IS entertaining. Let's all stop freaking out.

I was most shocked with the "TV Movie and/or Miniseries" category. They completely and utterly ingored "Sherlock," which, while a British production, DID air on PBS, so it should be eligible for consideration (like "Return to Cranford," which got a nomination). It's the most intriguing and entertaining crime show in years, and yet it gets utterly ignored. I wondered if they didn't give Benedict Cumberbatch a nom for his awesome turn as Sherlock because RDJ won for playing Holmes last year. It seems like something they'd do. Any other "Sherlock" fans want to put forth ideas?

Going down your list here are a few of my thoughts on specific items..

1) Couldn't agree more, Katey Sagal didn't have much to do this year as far as the story goes. However, the writers had many scenes where the other characters came to her for advice further advancing the notion she is the matriarch of the family but nothing award winning.

3) Glenn Close was very compelling in Damages this year. The plot which kept me guessing until the very end on both the main story and the subplot with her son. The way she set up her son's lover was incredible.

6) I loved Walking Dead, I just do not agree that six episodes is enough to base a "Best Drama Series" nomination on. Does anyone else think the entire cast would have been blown up at the CDC if the rating where poor? I wonder if they shot the finale that way or if they had enough advance notice the show was a hit before the sixth episode was shot.

9) When did "Hung" become a comedy? Especially this season. Plus, Thomas Jane plays the entire episode the the same down trodden look. Personally, it is the show I am most ashamed to admit I continue to watch. Thomas Jane probably got the nod due to a lack of lead actors to nominate, I can think of plenty supporting actors worthy but no leads. Even Joel Mchale would have been a better choice. He is not ready to win the award but better choice for the nomination.

10) I do feel bad Terry O'Quinn wasn't nominated because he carried the final season on his back and Michael Emerson was barely in the season. What did he really do this season except get beat up? Lastly, there were no nominations for "Lost" because the final season was a pathetic sham perpetrated on all of us who watched the first five seasons. I still burn with angry over the final season of Lost. Yes, I get the feel good aspect of the finale but the show was not about the characters through the first five seasons. It was how the characters interacted with this crazy island. Grey's Anatomy is a show about characters not a hospital, LA Law was a show about characters not a law firm. Lost was about the island's mysteries not the love triangle of Sawyer, Kate and Jack and the redemption of their souls. Based on the finale presented 6-10 episodes would have been enough to give us the feel good moment. But ABC spent the entire season promises more and more reveals and yet never delivered. Aaarrrggghhhhh, I am still mad.

11) I agree with you, the globes also seem slow to recognize new talent. Timothy Olyphant would have been a fine addition to best actor in a drama over Huge L. or Michael C. Hall this year. And after his incredible performance on the Shield I never thought I would consider Walton Goggins as anyone other then Shane but he has managed to pull it off. He is certainly better then Scott Caan in Hawii Five-O. Scott is playing the same character as he did in Entourage.

12) I am torn over your "hate" of Glee. I agree with you Glee doesn't deserve a best comedy nod but I don't think it is the over-hyped trash you think it is. Jane Lynches portrayal of Sue becomes more and more less one-note with each episode. Something the writers should be commended on, where as Jim Parsons wonderful portrayal of Sheldon is all one note. How much as Sheldon changed in 72 episodes? At what point do actors stop getting nominated for playing the same role over and over.

13) Cranky, I don't think so. You get paid to write about TV and express your opinion. Keep up the great work.

Love the Mo and Mo podcast by the way... Especially because it has become a forum for show runners to spend 30-40 minutes talking in depth about their show. Something I don't think any other medium would allow.

Marry Christmas / Happy Hanuka / Season Greeting Etc....

I don't watch Glee, but it's sorta nice to see someone calling it out as overhyped esp. when I read/hear plenty of negative criticism. LOST snubs are sad but sadly not surprising, as is love for Big Names in TV projects, just cause they know Linney, McShane and nominating shows and actors out of habit.

I HATE that genre shows like Supernatural, Vampire Diaries get overlooked unjustly just because, but it's worse when it's the GGs who at least sometimes think outside the box. The whole cast of Fringe is deserving, but John Noble deserves all the props there are. Alas no their "different" sort of picks is Piper Perabo, who is why I can't watch that show, and Scott Caan, as his bickering wife/partner is about the only entertaining thing on that predictable procedural.

Hopefully they still serve booze, sometimes makes the GGs watchable.

I am getting REALLY sick of the "Jane and Chris are wonderful, Lea and Matt aren't" comments from TV critics, especially with regard to Lea Michele.

I could put together a reel for you from the back 9 of season one and the first half of season two of scenes (because that is what the Globes are covering) with Lea Michele which are FAR funnier than anything that Toni Collette (who I love), Edie Falco (who is great but should be in the drama category), Laura Linney (ditto) have done in the last year. Only Tiny Fey has been as funny/funnier than Lea.

Throw in some standout musical performances ( this is a comedy/musical category after all) - Run Joey Run (hilarious), I Dreamed a Dream, Poker Face, With You I'm Born Again (also hilarious) just to name a few and I have absolutely no problem seeing why Lea is nominated.

Out of sight out of mind applies to Lost and Matthew Fox. It would have been great but I knew it wasn't going to happen. Fringe is going to be overlooked too, which sucks because it's the best show on tv right now in my book.

Yay! Another "expert" who loves to hate on 'Glee' while promoting shows that nobody watches. Reading critics bash 'Glee' while going on and on about shows like 'Party Down', 'Parks and Rec', and 'Terriers' is getting boring. You guys need to get over yourselves.

Perhaps its time to form a new awards-giving group (no, not really, we don't need another)? BUT this new one would have to have rules like, "if you won last year, you cannot be nominated again;" "if your show has been nominated two years in a row and not won, you cannot be nominated again."

It would require people to really think and pay attention to what's out there.

Both the lead and supporting actress categories make my head hurt. Khandi Alexander and Melissa Leo were the two reasons why I stuck with Treme for the whole season.

I think Katey Sagal's nomination is similar to Judi Dench's Oscar nomination (and eventual win) for Shakespeare in Love. Sagal, like Dench, was wrongfully overlooked for the previous year's performance so they nominate her for best actress the following year to make up for the oversight.

Yikes. I had no idea you hated The Pillars of the Earth.