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The Emmies have been announced. I might be in a minority, but I am SO sick of premium cable shows taking the place of regular broadcast shows in the Best Series category. Many of us don't get premiere channels, and can't watch those shows, and it's completely unfair to regular broadcast shows which have to deal with far more stringent censorship.
Here you could have The Sopranos and they're swearing (like most of us do in real life) like longshoremen, and tackling far more graphic or complex themes, and you try to pit them against a drama in primetime regular time where the complex theme might be sumblimated to keep the kids in the audience from knowing more about what is going on, and where swearing has to be also inferred.
Come on, assholes! Make the competition a REAL competition. Pit premiere cable shows against others on premiere cable, and give the broadcast channel shows a better chance at showing why they're still great shows, despite Standards and Practices!
I also think that because of this practice of mixing shows, some really good broadcast channel shows are left out. The CSI franchise is one. The original CSI is one of the best shows on TV right now, and only a couple of the actors have made it into the best acting category. And despite the series staying fresh every season, with great stories, it hasn't gotten half the plaudits it deserves.
And there are others, like Without a Trace and Criminal Minds, for instance, which handle mature topics with a lot of discretion, and also provide topics which stir discussion and controversy.
Aaargh!
I get fed up with the Academy on a routine basis. They're nothing but a bureaucratic bunch of morons who need to have their attitude adjusted.
Anyhow, had to vent. :)
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