Apparently, the Emmy committee folks have released the finalists for the main categories (thanks to the ever-efficient ONTD for the info). It is unprecedented, yes, but THAT surprising? Not really. Boston Legal, there’s a shocker! Grey’s Anatomy, no way! Desperate Housewives was shut out. Looks like my own favorite comedy, The New Adventures of Old Christine,...
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Welcome to the first State of the Race column of the 2008 season. What does that mean? Not a whole lot, full disclosure. It is still way too early to count any chickens or Oscar contenders, despite how good they look on paper. We start this year as we’ve started every year for the last ten, with the presumption that in summer and until December, hope springs eternal....
A preview of an upcoming piece in the LA Times appeared last night, with excerpts from an article slated to run on Sunday. I won’t be around nest week, so might not get the chance to post much until after the holiday.¬† Thanks to Markku for bringing this to my attention, and maybe this can serve as a bookmark reminder to check out the full feature this weekend. It...
Sorry, AMPAS, but despite releasing this bit of info regarding the latest lawsuit: Terms of the settlement were read into the Court record last Friday but were not publicly disclosed. However, Academy attorney David Quinto confirmed that the Academy continues to maintain the exclusive right to use the name “Oscar” for awards shows and that the name has not...