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Should Genre Shows Get Their Own Emmy Category?

Many of us have lamented the fact that Jensen Ackles will never get an Emmy nod while he is on Supernatural, even though his work is Emmy caliber. Or that Battlestar Gallactica may have gotten some nominations, but was never considered a serious contender for any categories shown on the broadcast. Or <insert genre show name here> will never get serious consideration from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

With the rise in genre shows that have good production value, great writing, and award-caliber acting, it is time to broaden the categories and allow more good shows to be recognized at this mainstream awards show.

I remember in the 1980s when we complained and complained that no heavy metal acts ever got any Grammy love. So, the Grammys added a category for Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. (Fans of Rap and Hip Hop fought the same battle, and got a category of their own, too.)

Reality TV shows got a couple awards categories added recently. It’s time for the Academy to recognize our speculative fiction shows, too.

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Tags: battlestar gallactica, Emmy, jensen ackles, supernatural

Uncategorized | Jennifer Roland | September 21, 2009 6:30 am | Comments (4)

Emmy Noms

In case you didn’t feel like getting up early (5:30 am Pacific? Really?) to watch the Primetime Emmy nominations announced this morning, here is a link to the nominations from the major categories.

I’m excited to see a few drops of new blood in there. (Way to go, Flight of the Conchords!) But still nothing for Friday Night Lights. I wouldn’t even dare to dream of anything for Supernatural.

The most interesting thing about these nominations is how many are for shows that are no longer on the air. Would a nomination for Kristen Chenowith last year have helped save Pushing Daisies? Did William Shatner really deserve another nomination for Boston Legal?

What do you think? Did the new rules lead to a better slate of nominees, or just a bigger one?

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