SyFriday: Everyone Has An Opinion On Genre Awards

And boy, is this a long list. Even with 14 categories opening the door for 70 nominees, it's tough to make the choice on who will be nominated and who will be shunned.

Seriously. Our eligibility list right now includes 46 television series, 504 episodes, and hundreds of actors. And that's just science-fiction and fantasy. I have no clue how the heck the Emmy people do this twice a year.

And it's a great list, too. We have returning favorites like "Battlestar Galactica," "Stargate: Atlantis," "Lost" and "Heroes." And we have some real cool new shows as well like "Moonlight" and "Pushing Daisies."

Our nominating committee will begin submitting their ballots as early as next week, and so I have to put together my list of nominees. While I don't have it down to a final list, I do have some great ideas.

I can't put together a list without including the amazing Edward James Olmos and equally dazzling Mary McDonnell in for best acting in a television series. They are not alone on my list from "Battlestar Galactica," which is one of my favorite shows ever. I can guarantee you that Tricia Helfer, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas and Katee Sackhoff will be on my final list somewhere, somehow as well.

There have also been some amazing special guests on the show this year, too. Last week, we had Nana Visitor from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" fame who I would've normally called stunt casting, but I can't imagine anyone ele doing the job Visitor did in bringing to life a short-lived cancer patient friend of Laura Roslin. If she didn't speak, I wouldn't even have been able to see Maj. Kira in her face, and I forgot all about that Bajoran within 30 seconds.

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