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Jim Parsons Excited About Second Emmy Nod, "Bummed" About Big Bang's Snub

Make that a double scoop! After nabbing his second-straight Emmy nomination for The Big Bang Theory , Jim Parsons will celebrate the same way he did last year — by getting ice cream. Freshman series Glee , Modern Family dominate Emmy nominations "I know that sounds lame, but I don't eat that much ice cream, and I think I should eat some. It's a good day for ice cream. I'm so excited," he tells TVGuide.com. "My overall favorite flavor is vanilla — I'm so boring — but that's not what I always get. Frequently, I will go and get those sickly sweet combos, like a crème brulee or butter pecan, so I may go for that." What's bittersweet, though, is the fact that the CBS sitcom was overlooked in the comedy series race again, Parsons says. "I am bummed. There's always next year," he says. "We have such a strong group of people — not just the cast, but the writers — and the meat and potatoes of the issue is that the work being done is solid and we get to go back and do it. But it sure would be fu...

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