The Emmys do take into account Reality-TV. ¬†Jamie Oliver has done something unique with his Food Revolution. ¬†He’s actually tried to change the way public schools are feeding kids. ¬†Will it change anything?
He’s got the old curmudgeon Anthony Bourdain in his corner, who writes:
Say what you will about how well, how attractively or advisably, but Jamie Oliver puts his money where his mouth is. He’d clearly prefer to be an annoying nag than make more money. Sure, he’s still bringing down plenty of dough ‚Äì but you’ve gotta respect a guy who manages to embarrass the government with a show about what schoolkids are actually eating. That kind of talk will eventually make you unpopular. It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience. Most chefs I know, were they where Jamie is on the Success-O-Meter, they’d be holed up at a Four Seasons somewhere, shades drawn, watching four tranny hookers snort cocaine off each other.
Jamie Oliver starts his own school
Wins an award for cool iPhone app.
Can Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution win the Emmy for Reality Program? ¬†Intervention won last year. ¬†Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List has won twice. ¬†The Osbournes won. ¬†Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has won twice. ¬†And American High took home the first award in when the category began in 2001.