Are you excited to watch the Emmy Awards this weekend? I know I am. I love tweeting about all the show shenanigans, the awesome wins, and disappointing loses. (I still have a big chip on my shoulder because no one from the “Gilmore Girls” cast ever won an award… such BS).

And that lead me to thinking – there are so many awesome Emmy nominated shows on that inevitably won’t win, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be watched. So, we decided to do a quick roundup of shows we think you should watch even if they don’t take home a glitzy statue.

1. “Orphan Black” (Tatiana Maslany is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series)

Do you like shows with multiple (seven) strong female leads (all played by one person) and a killer sci-fi bent? Then get on the “Orphan Black” fandom train right now. The show’s lead is what sells its outrageous premise and propels it forward.

2. “Inside Amy Schumer” (Amy Schumer is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series)

If you haven’t started to watch this show yet, we have one question for you – what the hell are you waiting for? Amy Schumer’s brand of comedy is equal parts feminist and uncomfortable real-life truth.

3. “Grace and Frankie” (Lily Tomlin as Frankie is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series)

This series has been lauded for its leading ladies who are of a certain age. But it’s really so much more than that. It’s filled with comedy, and life lessons (you don’t have to be a 20-something to have major relationship issues).

And we couldn’t end this post without mentioning the below nominees, too. While all these shows are now off the air, you should find them and stream them, like, now:

4. “Parks and Recreation” (Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series – stream it on Netflix)

5. “Mad Men” (Jon Hamm as Don Draper, outstanding actor in a drama series, stream it on Netflix)

6. “The Honorable Woman” (Maggie Gyllenhaal as Nessa Stein, outstanding lead actress in a limited series, stream it on Google Play or Amazon)

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Charlie Sheen plans his comeback as Hollywood plans to forget his history of violence.

Maybe it’s all Jane Lynch’s fault. She’s just so cool, all progressive grace and comedy meshed into a statuesque beacon of tolerance. A happily married lesbian embraced by her peers, even her hair color blasts away at dumb blonde stereotypes. With Jane Lynch hosting the 2011 Primetime Emmys on Sunday night, every socially conscious TV watcher sat up a little straighter, proud that America was embracing a new vision of social tolerance.

So maybe that’s why this part stung. Like, really stung.

Enter Charlie Sheen. Neatly filling out his suit, the formerly highest paid actor in television was greeted with applause. “Thank you, good evening,” he said, politely waiting for the clapping to end. “Before I present outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, my old category, I want to take a moment to get something of my chest and say a few words to everybody here from Two and a Half Men. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television. Now, on to the Emmy.”

Then he paused to a roar of applause. As Natalie Finn of E!Online wrote moments later, “And that, friends, is how you cover your butt and start paving the way for your return to network TV.”

Suddenly, everything seemed to lose its Jane Lynchian glow. Some of us started slouching our foreheads towards the spinach dip. Charlie Sheen, known abuser of women, had made the first step in his journey back towards a $1.2 million an episode paycheck. For anyone confused as to why such a person deserves a comeback, or even applause, here’s how this works in the mind of Hollywood.

In 1990 Sheen accidentally shot fiancée Kelly Preston in the arm. Who hasn’t experienced a lover’s quarrel involving accidental gunplay? And she did break up with him, so what’s the problem?

In 1994, Sheen was sued by a college student he allegedly abused after she refused to have sex with him. Well, the case was settled out of court. She was probably just after his money, which she got. It’s a win win.

In 1996, porn star Brittany Ashland was thrown to the floor during a fight at Sheen’s Hollywood home. We’re supposed to care about a porn star?

In 2006, second wife Denise Richards filed a restraining order against Sheen after he allegedly shoved and threatened to kill her. Did you see Wild Things? Practically porn. 

In 2009, third wife Brooke Mueller called 911 after Sheen held a knife to her throat. Well, she keeps getting back together with him in between her own trips to rehab. Obviously there’s no real issue.

In 2010, porn star Capri Anderson filed a criminal complaint after Sheen went on a rampage in their hotel room at the Plaza Hotel. See: porn star, rumored prostitute. Why are we still talking?

In 2011, Sheen threatened to cut off Brooke Mueller’s head, put it in a box, and send it to her mother. He’s such a scamp.

And as most of the Internet knows, Sheen was only fired from Two and a Half Man after a public tirade against its creator, Chuck Lorre. Which happened in 2011, after 21 years of known violence against women.

But Sheen continues to “win” in Hollywood. Besides his crafted apology, he already has a new show in development. It’s about an anger management therapist who is angrier than his patients. Hopefully, his rage won’t be directed against women. But if it is? The ratings are going to be huge.

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