DISQUS

jeff · 1 year ago

scott, i agree with you pretty much all the way through -- except the note about 'my boys.' what laughs? i finally watched a few episodes and it was awful. the acting is way too forced. what am i missing? the girl is cute, but it's trying too hard.

Malchus · 1 year ago

Really? When the show first began, yeah, I think it was really forced, but I've felt that this season and the end of last were really good. Last week I was laughing out loud and really enjoyed the cast's chemistry.

nhmehta · 1 year ago

I think the Emmys reflect the state of television about as well as the Grammys reflect music.

Someone could make the argument that the Oscars fare slightly better in catering to popular tastes ("The Bourne Ultimatum" did go 3/3 last year), and the Tonys do the best because they deal with the smallest amount of product.

Malchus · 1 year ago

"I think the Emmys reflect the state of television about as well as the Grammys reflect music. "

I think you're right. Just as Norah Jones and Steely Dan winning reflect an older generation of music execs, so do the inclusions of "Boston Legal" and "Two and a Half Men." Though, "Two and a Half Me," as crass as it is, makes me laugh my ass off every week.

BobCashill · 1 year ago

It seemed to me that the Emmys were less insular this year, given the embrace of the excellent MAD MEN (less than a week for the second season backlash to begin!) and DAMAGES, which I would never watch (lawyer shows, ugh). Not that I ever really delved into it myself, but the diss of THE WIRE (the best TV show since the CRT was invented, ever, according to the pundits) and the superb BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (my wife's favorite) were business as usual. I guess I expect to be let down, which is why I don't pay them much attention.

eric · 1 year ago

"We" don't slap down $100 monthly for television. I have limited myself to broadcast TV: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, and The WB in this locale.
75% of what I watch seems to be on PBS. There's more than I can digest on just six channels. Add in a good library and Netflix and I feel like Mr. Creosote in Python's Meaning Of Life. Can't. Eat. Another. Bite.

I suppose Foyle's War would not be considered for an Emmy as it isn't really American? Too bad. It is the most consistent series I've seen this decade. NBC's Life was my favorite American show last year.

What does it matter? I nominate the entire Emmy Awards for the next installment of David Letterman's "Is This Anything?" routine. I vote no. It isn't.

@BobCashill Battlestar Galactica will never get any respect. Episodic science fiction, no matter the quality, does not get respect. Period. Might as well not even hope.

Malchus · 1 year ago

I disagree. What would you call "Lost"? Time travel? Mysterious black cloud monsters. An island that can move? That's as sci-fi as it comes. It was not only nominated for best drama this year, but won the best drama award four years ago.

eric · 1 year ago

You have just described fantasy, not science fiction. :)

But if you have a very "big tent" view of sci-fi, then yes, you are correct.

Bella Dona · 1 year ago

I think viewers are frustrated with television because good shows get canceled right ant left. In the past networks have sometimes been willing to foster a promising show along until it found an audience. Now a show is gone in a season or two when an audience is just finding it. If viewers are frustrated and don't care much for television right now, that holds true for the Emmy's too. I haven't watched an Emmy show in years. I used to watch all of them, including the daytime Emmys (did I just admit that?). The writers strike really hurt television because viewers discovered that they really didn't need to watch it.

I just purchased season1 and 2 of Friday Night Lights. I have not seen any of the episodes before. Someone can correct me, but I think that show is canceled or going to some "alternate" kind of viewing, now sure what that means but I am guessing it means I will need to pay extra in order to watch it.

Most of the shows I like the critics hate. And I pay $120 a month for cable and most nights can't find anything to watch.

jefito · 1 year ago

"FNL" hasn't been canceled, and you won't need to pay extra to see it -- sort of. The third season will air on DirecTV in the fall, then NBC a few months later.

Bella Dona · 1 year ago

Good to know. Thanks for the information. That will help me enjoy watching seasons 1 and 2.