Comments on: Should Genre Shows Get Their Own Emmy Category?

By: katie71483

katie71483 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:42:09 +0000

That’s a tough one. I’m going to use the old formula of 5 shows since the extras were introduced to address the genre issue.
Best Sci Fi: Supernatural, T:TSCC, Fringe, BSG, Kings
–I really wanted to include Dollhouse b/c some of it’s Joss but as a whole, it can’t compare… and Epitaph One, the unaired episode, was brilliant, but is only available on dvd.

I’d also be inclined to break comedy down in to half-hour and hour long categories since they really are two different things:

Hour Long: Chuck, The Middleman, Pushing Daisies, Leverage, Greek

Half hour sitcom: My Boys, Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, Better Off Ted, Samantha Who?
Blasphemy, I know to have left off 30 Rock and The Office, but I prefer these shows…
And shows like Weeds are soooo dark. I’m not even sure they belong in the comedy section,anyway.

Other than Castle, I don’t really watch the crime procedurals (sp?) but it seems like there are more than enough cop shows to have their own category. Same with medical dramas…

Anyway, I’ve babbled enough now.
ttyl

By: Jennifer Roland

Jennifer Roland — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:28:09 +0000

@Katie, It could definitely be a slippery slope, but I think the show would get more viewers if they better represented the current TV landscape.

@James, I can see your point, but I think the addition of the reality show categories really damaged the snooty factor for the Emmys. If they completely ignored reality shows, I’d feel much better about them ignoring genre shows.

Here’s a question, though, if they added Best Genre Show and best acting categories, what would have been your dream nominee slate for 09?

By: James

James — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00:09 +0000

I’m going to say no (don’t kill me). As frustrating it was to see Buffy and BSG (and others) continually snubbed for the big awards, it kind of made my love for them deepen. Sci-fi/horror shows barely ever get respect from the Emmys (or Oscars) and probably never will. The “prestigiuos” award shows got that way by being snooty about passing over the popcorn/blockbuster flicks or the riveting genre tv shows and only celebrating the sometimes overrated shows/movies that always win. What makes these award shows fun is their ability to frustrate us fans that get mad when they pass over True Blood or Chuck, yet cheer on when Mad Men wins or Neil Patrick Harris is lucky to get a nomination.

By: katie71483

katie71483 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:46:12 +0000

Absolutely the Emmy’s should break the categories down by genre. I always thought it was a crime that Buffy was never nominated for anything because it was too “genre.” The episodes “Hush” and “The Body” were so absolutely amazing – they deserved some sort of recognition.
The same applies to Supernatural and Friday Night Lights which would’ve been in the same category if they’d been nominated, against the likes of Mad Men. How can you even begin to compare these shows? All are excellent, well written and acted, but the content is so different.
And then there are the shows that fall between drama and comedy like Chuck and Pushing Daisies. Is it fair to compare them to sitcoms or serious dramas? Not really.
On the other hand, where would you stop?