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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
Some MOTHER scoop
TV Guide's Matt Webb Mitovich interviewed How I Met Your Mother co-creator and exec producer Carter Bays today.
I love that show, and the interview was great. I forgot Barney still has three slaps coming to him.
Here's the link:
http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={DA5FB4D2-86ED-49E8-BE20-C49C69551A71}
I love that show, and the interview was great. I forgot Barney still has three slaps coming to him.
Here's the link:
http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={DA5FB4D2-86ED-49E8-BE20-C49C69551A71}
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Sometimes It's Good to Be Right
I don't like awards and awards shows very much. The biggest reason is the pool of nominees is so shallow. It's a complete crime that Buffy the Vampire Slayer never got a major award nomination. The stodgy voters don't open their minds that something as unanimously well-received by the critics (who actually watch the shows) as Battlestar Galactica may be something worth checking out.
But there are a few organizations who go out of their way to shine a spotlight on the less-noticed. One of those is the George Foster Peabody Awards. The Peabody's are taken pretty seriously because the recipients of the award know the people giving it know what they're doing (unlike, say, the Golden Globes, or the nearly laughable Emmys).
This year's list of winners of the 66th Annual Peabody Awards include:
The Office. An NBC comedy that has found its own voice beyond its predecessor (which also won a Peabody).
Friday Night Lights. Probably the most universally praised new show among the critics I read.
Ugly Betty. Harmless, cartoony show with heart that breaks barriers. You've got middle-class Latinos, rich white people, powerful black people, at least one gay person, a trans-sexual, and on and on. But the race/lifestyles play no part in the show. The characters just are. They're people.
Scrubs. A show in its sixth year that is still fresh. It's actually taking more chances as it gets older. Not many shows can make one laugh one minute and then nearly cry (and it's not forced or sappy) the next like this one can.
And the biggest surprise to me (that it was recognized): the "Return of the King" episode of [adult swim]'s Boondocks, which I consider one of the best half-hours I watched last year, and ranks among the best episodes of any show I've ever watched. It's absolutely brilliant. And it's animated. On a "rebel" nighttime network. And the Peabodys still found it. I hate when critics write this, but it's deserving: Bravo, Peabodys!
Here's a link to all the award winners from the official site. As you can see, they hit all formats and all venues from the networks, to cable, to local:
http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=142
And if you like your information in news release form, here's that link:
http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=143
But there are a few organizations who go out of their way to shine a spotlight on the less-noticed. One of those is the George Foster Peabody Awards. The Peabody's are taken pretty seriously because the recipients of the award know the people giving it know what they're doing (unlike, say, the Golden Globes, or the nearly laughable Emmys).
This year's list of winners of the 66th Annual Peabody Awards include:
The Office. An NBC comedy that has found its own voice beyond its predecessor (which also won a Peabody).
Friday Night Lights. Probably the most universally praised new show among the critics I read.
Ugly Betty. Harmless, cartoony show with heart that breaks barriers. You've got middle-class Latinos, rich white people, powerful black people, at least one gay person, a trans-sexual, and on and on. But the race/lifestyles play no part in the show. The characters just are. They're people.
Scrubs. A show in its sixth year that is still fresh. It's actually taking more chances as it gets older. Not many shows can make one laugh one minute and then nearly cry (and it's not forced or sappy) the next like this one can.
And the biggest surprise to me (that it was recognized): the "Return of the King" episode of [adult swim]'s Boondocks, which I consider one of the best half-hours I watched last year, and ranks among the best episodes of any show I've ever watched. It's absolutely brilliant. And it's animated. On a "rebel" nighttime network. And the Peabodys still found it. I hate when critics write this, but it's deserving: Bravo, Peabodys!
Here's a link to all the award winners from the official site. As you can see, they hit all formats and all venues from the networks, to cable, to local:
http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=142
And if you like your information in news release form, here's that link:
http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=143
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