I went back and forth on whether I’d live-blog the Emmys tonight, mainly because, after all, this is a TV blog.
But then I thought about it.
Where’s Battlestar Galactica? Kings? Did Jericho ever get any love?
Sure, critical darlings 30 Rock and The Office, though relatively low-rated (compared with the CSI juggernaut, anyway) get lots of Emmy love – as they well should. But most of the best shows on television rarely get any attention from the academy, unless they’re on HBO. And even there, The Wire never got recognition and it was, bar none, the best show on television during its run.
And if nothing else, this blog is about quality television (OK, and sometimes Charles in Charge, but I was young, sue me). And the Emmy broadcast itself is not quality television. How does the Oscar ceremony win a freakin’ Emmy every year? (Though I have to admit, choosing Intervention for Best Reality Series is a teensy bit redemptive.)
So tonight, I’ll be watching the Curb Your Enthusiasm season premiere and the series premiere of Bored to Death. We’ll probably catch up with the season premiere of Fringe, which I was waiting for my husband’s return to watch.
The Emmys? I’ll probably glance on Twitter every now and again. Or maybe I’ll just wait ’til morning.
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Hi Amy
I rarely pay attention to the Emmys but I am currently paying a lot of attention to The Wire – it finally having made its way into the consciousness of the Australian public.
And to read that no Emmy has ever been tossed it’s way? What the f*ck?
I’m boycotting the Emmys now too – as much as boycotting something you never pay attention to anyway is actually effective.
Hi @TheNDM – Not only did The Wire never win an Emmy, but it was only nominated TWICE in its five seasons. Each time for writing. Once in its final season, once in its second season.
I was a latecomer to The Wire (though my husband watched it religiously from near the end of its first season), only starting to regularly watch in its fourth season, and I was stunned week after week at how astoundingly good the show was.
Having been a professional newspaper journalist for nearly 20 years, the final season’s depiction of a newsroom was probably the most accurate I’ve ever seen, too. I can only imagine the other worlds portrayed (education, police, drug dealers) were shown as accurately.
So glad you’re getting a chance to watch.
And thanks for joining me in my “boycott,” not that anyone who matters will care.