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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul promote the Emmys in the short BARELY LEGAL PAWN

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Suffering from Breaking Bad withdrawal? Big fan of Veep (or Seinfeld)? Then you’ll like this video promoting the upcoming Emmy awards. Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Veep and Seinfeld fame joins up with Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul to have a bit of fun. Shot in the pseudo-reality TV style that generates so much crap on our screen, Barely Legal Pawn sees Julia visit a pawn shop owned by two dodge-looking characters – none other than the world’s favourite meth cooks! See, Julia bought an island, so she wants to sell her Emmy to help pay for it…

The short is filled with nods and winks towards Breaking Bad fans, though I am disappointed to not see much in terms of Seinfeld references. There may have been some Veep stuff, but I’ve never really gotten into that show. Still, it’s a nice bit of comedy and people who have only seen Cranston perform in Breaking Bad will get a hint of his real versatility. Though if you want a real showcase of the man’s looney talents, Malcolm In The Middle is the place to go.

Breaking Bad‘s final season is going up against True Detective in the Emmy race and though I am a big fan of the former, I think True Detective deserves to win. But it will be tight: both Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are int he running for best lead. Veep is facing off against Modern Family.

Barely Legal Pawn

The Emmys will air next week Monday. Personally I don’t care, because it is not as universal as made out to be. For example, while Sons Of Anarchy has its flaws, it never got a nomination other than for its soundtrack. Meanwhile Downton Abbey always gets a few nods. Word is that the Emmy people just don’t like Kurt Sutter. That’s almost as absurd as Gary Oldman never getting an Oscar nomination. So as the saying goes, it’s all politics.

You can see all the nominations here.

Last Updated: August 21, 2014

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  1. Sons of Anarchy has had some of the best casting in the history of television imo and it is a disgrace that there haven’t been more nominations for it.
    I’m torn on the Breaking Bad vs True Detective debate as the former is the best television series I have ever watched. That said, True Detective was simply sublime even if I didn’t “get” every existentialism conversation that occurred. I’m also torn on whether Matthew was better than Woody as I often feel that slightly dodgy/quirky characters are easier to portray than the regular ones. Of one thing I am sure, all four actors deserve HUGE credit.

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    • James Francis

      August 22, 2014 at 12:26

      Totally agree. I’d wager that True Detective is better than Breaking Bad, but it has had only one season and not a fair comparison. And I want Woody to win it. Sure, Matthew’s character was awesome, but Woody’s character was all nuance and subtle double-standards. Matt’s character was easy to enjoy within an episode, but you have to watch the whole season to appreciate what Woody did. I could hug him when he had the ‘blue house’ moment – in one second he reaffirmed why he too is a ‘true detective’. Fucking genius.

      Still, as you said, they all deserve it if they win it.

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