The Globes Honor TV; Will TV Sink the Globes?
People tend to forget that the Golden Globes also honor TV. Those people evidently include the Hollywood Foreign Press Association; as I write, their main nominations web page includes only film noms. See their press release for the full list--scroll down, natch, for TV.
But TV is more central to the Globes than usual this year, if not for pleasant reasons. NBC is scheduled to air the awards next month, but the writers' strike means that there will be no one to write the banter. (There's been talk that the guild might give the show a waiver, allowing writers to work on it, but that would be a silly concession for a striking union to make.)
OK, fine: just get everyone a little drunker than usual, and the awards may be entertaining anyway. The other problem, though, is that actors may refuse to cross a picket line if the writers picket--and again, why in the world wouldn't they? So NBC is facing two bad options:
(1) The awards don't go on.
(2) The awards do go on -- and are excruciatingly lame, or feature no stars, or feature plenty of stars, all of whom use their acceptance speeches to support the writers and bash NBC and the rest of its network peers in prime time.
Which is worse? I have no idea. But just for chuckles, let's consider the actual nominations. The Globes are known for recognizing new shows quickly, and this year, Mad Men, The Tudors, Damages, Pushing Daisies and Californication all felt the love. (I'd have swapped out the latter, or Entourage, for Flight of the Conchords; but I'm not Hollywood, I'm not foreign and I'm barely press.) In addition, there was big love for Big Love, nommed for best drama--while The Sopranos, in its gold-watch season, was not. Lee Pace, Anna Friel and Rose Byrne were among the newbies noted in acting categories.
Well, if they can't pull off a show on TV, maybe they can all get together and webcast it. Of course, there's no money in the Internet, right, NBC?
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I am really interested to see how this all plays out. There were some good nominations on both the film and TV side. It sucks that the two parties involved in the strike cannot figure something out and soon! It is just a hot mess!
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I wouldn't mind the show going on, and letting the winners soapbox about the evils of corporate greed... Better than not having a show at all.
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Wow, no love for Lost? Surprising...that's a show that has a pretty big overseas following, if I recall correctly.
Still, seeing 30 Rock, Pushing Daisies, and Dexter nominated for a variety of things warms my heart...
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As for the actual awards show, here's my prediction:
It goes on as scheduled, without writers. Everyone who presents will merely read who is nominated, and the show will be heavy on clips.
And the best part? EVERYONE who wins will go up, say "There are no writers. I have nothing to say, but thank you. Oh, and NBC - here's my four cents."
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@ Chaddogg re: Lost,
Maybe those first 6 episodes really po'd the foreign press? Maybe they were big fans of Charlie? Maybe the foreign press is another branch of the Dharma initiative? Or maybe I've run out of witty Lost references to make.
Me personally, I think the writers should strike the globe and the actors refuse to cross the picket line. Award shows like the Globes are nothing but free publicity and ad revenue for the studios. By showing up at all, they give the studios more money.
And besides, wouldn't writing an acceptance speech mean breaking the strike?
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Good lord them writers is getting on my nerves.
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I have never watched an awards show but would be tempted if everyone got up there and soap boxed. That would be good television. If they don't show it at all though I will not notice.
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Thats great that Anna Friel is nominated. She seems to be the least appreciated among fans of the show, but I've always thought she was the most important piece.
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my guess...the writers won't grant a waiver to the Globes, and the actors will boycott it because the writers will grant a waiver to the SAG awards.
There will be at least three stars there... Spielberg is getting the DeMille award, so Kate Capshaw has to show up, and Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer is Miss Golden Globes (which means that Ashton Kutcher probably will show up too. Woohoo!!!)
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Hollywood's orgy of self-congratulation begins. Ugh.
- poniewozik Loved the season. Mrs Tuned In wd have put u on the main list RT @boredtodeath Thank u for incl us in Time's Top 10. We'll take hon mention. - 8 hours ago
- poniewozik @carr2n Virgin is the best, LAX-JFK - 9 hours ago
- poniewozik Did NPR interview abt multiscreen multitasking. After, automatically reached for iPhone in pocket. Like don draper wd have for cigarettes. - 10 hours ago
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