On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I'm surprised that Colbert got nothing. I thought that he would at least
> get something, instead of Seinfeld for "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
> Of course, maybe not a surprise but it's worth pointing out that "TDS"
> blanked out after 16 years running of nominations. I also thought that
> Rachel Bloom would get an acting nod (she'll have to settle for theme music
> and best original song).
>
> I find it interesting that Keegan-Michael Key is nominated for supporting
> comedy actor when his name is in the title ("Key and Peele"). But this is
> the first year that anyone on a sketchcom has claimed the lead (and Amy
> Schumer should and did). What I am is relieved that "Billy on the Street"
> did not get nominated for Variety Sketch Series--because it doesn't belong
> there--it belongs in Reality Competition because it's a game show (and "LIp
> Synch Battle" is nominated under "Structured Reality Series" instead of
> Reality Comp--wha?).
>
> Minor point of interest: People pointed out that in "Grease Live!" the
> live audience was heard cheering everything but wasn't heard laughing at
> the jokes, which was strange. It's nominated for sound mixing for variety
> series/special and laugh track guy Bob LaMasney is listed as a nominee.
> Shouldn't he have been hitting the laugh loops on every punchline, just
> like he does at the Oscars (also nominated), unless the host says s/he
> doesn't want his/her jokes sweetened? Isn't that something laugh track
> guys don't need to be told to do--and isn't "Grease" the kind of show where
> the punchlines are all so obvious?
>
> Oh, yes, if you want the full list of nominees:
>
>
> http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/68th-nominations-list-v2.pdf
>
I am not particularly interested in who got nominated. I just saw these
articles while surfing and thought they were worth noting:
Mary McNamara in the LA Times: How Emmys overtook ratings as the standard
of success in the age of Peak TV
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-emmy-nominations-preview-20160707-snap-story.html
David Canfield in Slate (who linked to McNamara's piece): This Year's Emmy
Noms Prove Why It's Great That Emmys Have Replaced Ratings as the
Industry's Standard-Bearer
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/07/14/emmy_nominations_recap_and_analysis.html
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