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Buffy Staked Again By Emmys
jonerik writes "Despite six witty, intelligent seasons, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' has never been able to catch a break from the folks at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences who vote on the annual Emmy Awards, with the show's nine nominations to date (with no wins) being mostly in technical categories. And, according to this piece from E! Online, when the ballots for this year's Emmy nominations were sent out in early June, this season's musical tour de force, 'Once More With Feeling,' was inexplicably left out of list of shows eligible for the Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series catefory. The academy has attempted to correct its error by sending out postcards to Emmy voters informing them that they can, in fact, vote for the episode, but the fix is probably too little, too late. According to awards-show expert Tom O'Neil, 'It entailed such extraordinary effort that it was unlikely the voters would do it even if they loved the episode. So it definitely curses its chances.' If you missed it the first time around, 'Once More With Feeling' will be re-run tomorrow evening at 8pm eastern time on UPN."
I think the problem (at least one of them, anyway) is that it's not "serious" enough. Given the other drek that wins constantly, I'm not sure being "serious" is such a good thing.
Don't anthropomorphize computers, they don't like it.
It's not a well-written show.
Heh what's funny is that people posting 'this is not the news we want!' is actually causing topics like this to be considered more. If this story reaches 400 comments, then that'll mean more ad revenue for Sr. Taco because it means people are actively reading it.
It's kinda like buying an SUV because you hate OPEC. Heh.
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http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/Aca
"``[A Beatiful] Mind'''s Jennifer Connelly is perhaps the most shocking SAG nominee announced Tuesday -- not because she was nominated, but because she was nominated in the ``wrong'' category.Because of a clerical error at Universal Pictures, Connelly was submitted to SAG for consideration in the best-actress category. But in ads in Hollywood trade newspapers, Universal has been pushing Connelly for a best-supporting-actress Oscar nomination. "
Crap; I hope they actually realize that the darkness wasn't really the problem; after all, a series that focused on the main characters lover turning into a homicidal maniac, then being cured just before she had to send him to hell isn't exactly waltzing in the sunshine. This season was mostly awful because, while they presented the plot as described, they presented it like they cribbed everything from "Screenwriting for Dummies". The dialogue was too often cringe worthy, the plot developed with nearly as much subtlity as a bowling ball in the head (Willow's descent into drug^h^h^h^h magic addiction could've been plucked word for word from an after school special).
All that being said, a second watching is bringing me around a bit; they suffered a lot from putting the worst episodes of the season at the start and end of breaks. For example, the finale, which devolved into a cliche slinging pile of crap, or the "alternate universe" episode, which is an indication of creative bancruptcy on par with a holodeck episode. It's a bit unfortunate, because if the quality of the writing had've been up to Buffy standards, it would've been an amazing season.
Still, if all else fails, and season 7 dissapoints as much as season 6, it's always possible to ignore everything else and consider season 5 the end (even if they get back up to Buffy quality, can they ever end the series as well as Season 5 would've ended it?).
Of course, killing off the only chick who didn't look like a high-school biology skeleton wrapped in skin didn't exactly give me a sunny outlook on the show.
1. Law and Order. This show has zero character development and is one of the most one-note shows on TV. Have you ever seen anything of any of the characters lives outside of their jobs? No. All you ever see is each character furrowing their brow over the crime of the day. Nothing else. No jokes, no romance, no action. Boring boring boring.
Who cares about the characters? Seriously. L&O is about the crime, period. The main characters merely a vehicle for delivering an intriguing courtroom thriller. If you find that genre boring, fine, it's a boring show then. But complaining about the characters is like saying The Twilight Zone sucks because we never learn anything about Rod Serling (note how I avoid bad Twilight Zone jokes by not saying he's one-dimensional).
One thing I loved about the first season of XFiles was that the main characters tended to be outside observers. They were rarely directly involved in the spookiness; Bad Things didn't happen to them. I loved the rest of the show, too, but the first season is unique in that way.