Random Question

31 08 2010

Sunday night I had one eye on the TV for the Primetime Emmys and one eye on TweetDeck, where I saw a number of tweets asking why Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill weren’t being recognized at the awards show.

Historically, the teen drama genre has gone unrecognized at the Emmys, except for in 1995 when Milton Berle was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance as Saul on Beverly Hills 90210.

The closest the genre has come to similar-sized recognition was Beverly Hills 90210’s and Jason Priestley’s multiple Golden Globe nominations in the early and mid-90s.

There’s a lot of theories out there as to why the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – the organization responsible for the Emmys – continually chooses not to recognize the genre, but I’d like to hear your thoughts.

Why do you think the teen dramas have received just one Emmy nomination over the last 20 years?


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Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.

News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek

30 08 2010
  • Zap2it has spoilish video interviews with Gillian Zinser (Ivy, 90210) and Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
  • PEOPLE.com also has a spoiler-filled interview with Lowndes.
  • Three networks are reportedly trying to snag Good Christian Bitches, a TV series based on the books of the same name, which would be executive-produced by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • Megan Fox, wife of Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210), did a (NSFW) video interview where she talks about a dream she had about Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210). BAG is not mentioned at all in the interview, which I thought was weird.
  • Ivanka Trump tweeted that she and her husband Jared filmed an episode of Gossip Girl today.
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) has a few new recent blog posts, including one today where she said she was off to Vancouver to shoot the Life Unexpected crossover.
  • Rick Fox (Daunte, One Tree Hill) will be on the new season of Dancing With The Stars, making him the first OTH star to compete on the show, and making OTH the second teen drama (after BH90210) to have a star on the show.
  • Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek) beat Julie Bowen (Aunt Gwen, Dawson’s Creek) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy in the Primetime Emmys last night, but Bowen’s show Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy. Lynch lost for Outstanding Guest Star In A Comedy.
  • SoapCentral.com has an interesting article about conflicting reports as to whether Roger Howarth (Professor Hetson, Dawson’s Creek) is returning to One Life To Live.

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News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, 90210 and Dawson’s Creek

8 07 2010
  • Despite its first-ever official Emmy campaign, The CW didn’t receive any nominations.
  • Nomads, The CW pilot featuring Michaela McManus (Lindsey, One Tree Hill), is officially dead, with just HMS known to still be in contention for mid-season.
  • The next category in The CW Sourcies is Favorite Recurring Character. Among the nominees: Rachel, Chase and Grubbs (One Tree Hill), Carter (Gossip Girl) and Ivy (90210).
  • Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) tweeted that he is in the August issue of Cosmopolitan.
  • Multiple places are confirming that Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) is “finalizing a deal” for Desperate Housewives.
  • James Van Der Beek will appear on MTV’s When I Was 17 this Saturday.
  • Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek) and Julie Bowen (Aunt Gwen, Dawson’s Creek) were nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for the Primetime Emmys. Lynch was also nominated for Outstanding Guest Star In A Comedy.

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