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Congrats TAR! Emmy number 6!
TARAsia Fan:
--- Quote from: apskip on July 17, 2008, 10:16:15 AM ---Let's not be coy about this. The nominations for
REALITY COMPETITION are:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
This looks identical to last year to me.
--- End quote ---
That's because the Academy is not a fan of reality. They'll just rinse, wash and repeat.
apskip:
"the Academy is not a fan of reality"
Well, the Academy has increased the number of awards in the Reality categories so I disagree.
It is clear that the Academy is a fan of the Amazing Race(which is a reality show the last I heard). We should remember that it has awarded TAR 5 consecutive Emmys
mswood:
Well they had he creative emmy awards this weekend, and AR was a wash. Didn't win a damn thing.
They were nominated in:
Cinematography for reality shows/ lost to Carrier - Rites of Passage from PBS
Direction for Non fiction / lost to This American Life - Escape from Showtime.
Editing for Reality program / Lost to Top Chief on Bravo
Sound Editing for non fiction programming / Lost to The War - When Things got Tough on PBS
Sound mixing for non fiction program / Lost to American Masters - Tony Bennett on PBS
So I believe the only thing left is OUtstanding Competitive Reality Show which will be announced on the Emmy awards show.
I am very curious. I don't think we will win. With fewer episodes then usual (thanks again CBS, still pissed) the show has a smaller pool of episodes to choose from and has been of th air longer then any of the other nominated shows.
Of course the one plus is that they often vote conservatively and that does favor AR.
gingerman28:
Yes, not a good sign. In past seasons, TAR has at least won several of the technical awards. Maybe after five in a row, the "voters" (whoever they are) are voting for a CHANGE. (It is the thing this year!) And if they can nominate Howie Mandel and not our man with the lifted left eyebrow as a "reality" host, then all bets are off the table.
puddin:
tv guide thinks we will win!
Reality-Competition Program
Will the epic Battle of the Davids give American Idol its first win? Probably not as long as The Amazing Race stays in the running. Nothing has its scale, visual splendor or degree of difficulty.
http://www.tvguide.com/PhotoGallery/TVGuide.com_s_2008_Emmy_Picks_1305/12.aspx
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