RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, September 12th and Monday, September 19th:
- With last night's live blog, you'd figure that I would have had enough to say already about the 2011 Emmys. Well, guess what? I have one more:
I don't understand what the Emmys are implying by the awards they gave out in the drama category. Does "Friday Night Lights" have terrific writing and a great leading man, but not great anything else? And why is "Mad Men" considered the best drama on TV when they didn't win another award at all during the evening? If they don't have the best writing, the best directing, the best cinematography, the best acting, etc., then why didn't they win Outstanding Drama in the first place? Were the votes split between the other top contenders that "Mad Men" just happened to get on top of the vote count as a result? At least the voters were pretty consistent when it came to the comedy, variety and miniseries/TV movie awards. Their thoughts on the past year in drama is pretty difficult to decipher.
- Anyone else disappointed that the new Madden NFL game doesn't have a CBA negotiations mode?
- Now that the Emmys are over, TV viewers now begin to divert its attention towards the brand-new, 2011-12 TV season. Tons of new shows are set to debut in the next few years, fighting to be one of the few renewed for another year through a period of TV natural selection. Personally, looking at the list of new shows, I really don't see a lot of absolute hits out of the bunch. However, in terms of having the most success, I see "2 Broke Girls," "Person of Interest," "The New Girl" and of course "The X Factor" being the most successful over the course of the year. As for the shows that I see becoming the biggest failures and becoming lead contenders in the race for the first cancelled show the season, I have a toss-up between The CW's "H8R," ABC's "Charlie's Angels" re-make, and NBC's "Free Agents" ("H8R" because of its God-awful reviews, "Charlie's Angels" because of its poor time slot and bad success of TV show re-makes outside of "Hawaii Five-O," and "Free Agents" because it was a poorly-promoted show over the summer that had a rather underwhelming pilot and had first episode ratings that were very disappointing. The ratings? A 2.1 demo rating, according to TV By the Numbers, which is really bad considering that its lead-in, "Up All Night," which I think has some potential, had a 3.7 rating). But then again, I'm a man who thought that "Lonestar" was going to be a big hit last fall, and look how that turned out.
- Hey look, everybody! It's 1994 again! (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3274&p=.htm)
- I'm not sure what was the worst part about week 2 of the NFL season: the officials at the Bears-Saints game considering tackling the quarterback as a flag multiple times, the quarterback play in the Jets-Jaguars game, all the injuries to people like Michael Vick and Jamaal Charles, or the realization that a Michael Irvin reality show has been more successful in producing talent this past decade than Notre Dame.
- Some "History" Channel! Just look at the network's schedule for this past Wednesday: Mystery Quest, UFO Files, Nostradamus Decoded, and Ancient Aliens, to name a few (and that doesn't even include all the shows they have set in swamps and pawn shops). I hate to say it, but I actually miss the days when they were made fun as the WWII 24/7 network. At least that lived up to its actual channel name!
- Only in boxing, folks. Only in boxing.
More random thoughts to come next Monday. Enjoy the start of your week!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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