Later today, when I have time to look over the episode submissions made by some surprise nominees, I'll have a better idea of how James Gandolfini and Edie Falco somehow managed not to get nommed for lead actor and actress in a drama series. Surely, the episodes submitted against them must've been whoppers to beat Tony Soprano's heart-to-heart chat with his son outside a police station and Carmela's teary hospital-room confession that she really loves a mobster (that is, she's not just in it for that great house).

But I can tell you why those Desperate Housewives were probably smacked down. It's their own fault! Why, oh, why did they submit the season opener to the judging panel instead of the season finale, which was 30 minutes longer and one of the most brilliant episodes of the whole past TV year? I can tell you why Felicity Huffman's not nommed. She submitted the episode where she goes out boozing after hours with the boss, probably thinking that it was a wise choice in the comedy categories. Wrong! Dear, dear, Felicity! You're still not listening to me! You made that same goof last year and only ended up winning because Marcia Cross screwed up and submitted your best episode for you! I've told you that in the past. Obviously, you didn't take it seriously! This must all be Marc Cherry's fault. Last year he bullied you into submitting the pilot. I sure hope you ended up sending Marcia a muffin basket later when you realized your mistake. Or, wait, that's right, you never quite realized it.