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Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Imagine yourself at the Emmys, standing alongside the red carpet as the stars of your favorite shows promenade past you. Imagine the sequined dresses and the neatly-pressed tuxedos . . . the perfectly capped teeth and the perfectly coiffed heads. Now, imagine a rotten vegetable sailing out of the crowd in slow motion and splattering all over James Van Der Beek's forehead.

Thus, the spirit of the Embies.

The Network Executives have taken care of the nominating process. Now it's up to you Mighty Big TV users to dole out the Embies. You'll see a new Embie-related poll posted each weekday, asking you to choose the winner in each category. Vote early, vote often, start a betting pool if you like -- we'll post the final results right here when the Embies end.

Consider yourselves the Academy, folks. The viewers have spoken. Below, the winners...

Most obnoxious teen character

• Dawson Leery, Dawson's Creek (35 percent)
• Julie Emrick, Felicity (6 percent)
• Meghan Green, Get Real (36 percent)
• Pick a Camden, any Camden, 7th Heaven (23 percent)

Most obnoxious adult character

• Ally McBeal, Ally McBeal (60 percent)
• Helen Gamble, The Practice (4 percent)
• Sarah Merrin, Time Of Your Life (28 percent)
• Mandy Hampton, The West Wing (8 percent)

Most ludicrous plotline

• Ally's car-wash adventure, Ally McBeal (34 percent)
• Adam, Buffy The Vampire Slayer (16 percent)
• Julia's book deal, Party Of Five (29 percent)
• Mary gets time for TP-ing the gym, 7th Heaven (22 percent)

Most egregious lack of chemistry in a couple

• John and Nelle, Ally McBeal (20 percent)
• Buffy and Riley, Buffy The Vampire Slayer (23 percent)
• Jen and Henry, Dawson's Creek (18 percent)
• Peter Benton and Cleo Finch, ER (20 percent)
• Mark Greene and Elizabeth Corday, ER (8 percent)
• Josh and Carmen, Popular (11 percent)

Most absurd treatment of alternative-lifestyle issues

• Ally spurns the bisexual judge, Ally McBeal (26 percent)
• Ling and Ally kiss, Ally McBeal (51 percent)
• Jack McPhee exits the closet on the back of a snail (tm owen), Dawson's Creek (19 percent)
• Sipowicz bashing Gay John, NYPD Blue (4 percent)

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Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Imagine yourself at the Emmys, standing alongside the red carpet as the stars of your favorite shows promenade past you. Imagine the sequined dresses and the neatly-pressed tuxedos . . . the perfectly capped teeth and the perfectly coiffed heads. Now, imagine a rotten vegetable sailing out of the crowd in slow motion and splattering all over James Van Der Beek's forehead. Thus, the spirit of the Embies. The Network Executives have taken care of the nominating process. Now it's up to you Mighty Big TV users to dole out the Embies. You'll see a new Embie-related poll posted each weekday, asking you to choose the winner in each category. Vote early, vote often, start a betting pool if you like -- we'll post the final results right here when the Embies end. Consider yourselves the Academy, folks. The viewers have spoken. Below, the winners... Most obnoxious teen character

• Dawson Leery, Dawson's Creek (35 percent)
• Julie Emrick, Felicity (6 percent)
• Meghan Green, Get Real (36 percent)
• Pick a Camden, any Camden, 7th Heaven (23 percent)

Most obnoxious adult character

• Ally McBeal, Ally McBeal (60 percent)
• Helen Gamble, The Practice (4 percent)
• Sarah Merrin, Time Of Your Life (28 percent)
• Mandy Hampton, The West Wing (8 percent)

Most ludicrous plotline

• Ally's car-wash adventure, Ally McBeal (34 percent)
• Adam, Buffy The Vampire Slayer (16 percent)
• Julia's book deal, Party Of Five (29 percent)
• Mary gets time for TP-ing the gym, 7th Heaven (22 percent)

Most egregious lack of chemistry in a couple

• John and Nelle, Ally McBeal (20 percent)
• Buffy and Riley, Buffy The Vampire Slayer (23 percent)
• Jen and Henry, Dawson's Creek (18 percent)
• Peter Benton and Cleo Finch, ER (20 percent)
• Mark Greene and Elizabeth Corday, ER (8 percent)
• Josh and Carmen, Popular (11 percent)

Most absurd treatment of alternative-lifestyle issues

• Ally spurns the bisexual judge, Ally McBeal (26 percent)
• Ling and Ally kiss, Ally McBeal (51 percent)
• Jack McPhee exits the closet on the back of a snail (tm owen), Dawson's Creek (19 percent)
• Sipowicz bashing Gay John, NYPD Blue (4 percent)

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