We've got an awards show, a documentary, a late night talk show in prime time and game shows.
So let's go!
2024 Emmy Awards
Andrea and I watched the Emmy Awards Sunday and mostly enjoyed the show. It helps when TV shows we actually watch are nominated for stuff.
Sadly, Only Murders in the Building was shut out of it’s nominated categories as was Abbott Elementary.
Yay for Hacks which won awards for best writing (the season 3 finale episode “Bulletproof” which is IMHO one of the best season finale scripts ever), best actress (Jean Smart) and best comedy series.
It looked like The Bear was going to sweep everything which was annoying the hell out of me. The Bear identifies as a comedy but from what I’ve heard about the show (I admit I have not seen it), it is more drama than comedy.
The In Memoriam segment was undone by what I thought was an inappropriate song sung in an inappropriate style for segment celebrating the lives of those we lost. Jellyroll leaned too hard into the chorus (with an almost guttural roar) on a song about struggles with mental health and the importance of rising above that which is a good message and all, especially for people who are sad that the people on screen are now dead.
But I think music for such an occasion should be more reflective on the persons we are here to honor.
Assuming anyone should be singing a song at all. The problem with having any singer performing during a memoriam segment is they pull focus away from the important thing, the names and images passing by on the screen.
Speaking of the Emmys
Jim Henson Idea Man
Andrea and I watched the Emmy winning documentary about the legendary creator of the Muppets. Directed by Ron Howard, the documentary makes imaginative use of art and sketches created by Jim Henson as animations plus some never before seen footage and outtakes.
Jim Henson was not a puppeteer who made it big on TV. He was a young man with a dream to make it big on TV and became a puppeteer to do that.
The documentary is a warts and all thing as we examine Henson’s driving ambition and how it cost him his marriage and ultimately perhaps his life. He was notorious for overlooking the needs of his health to make headway on his latest project.
As hard as he was on himself, all the others who worked with him described him as a kind and gentle person with a boundless imagination that inspired the passions of all those around him.
Late Nite With Seth Meyers
NBC gave Seth an entire hour of prime time to do an extended Closer Look segment on last week’s Presidential Debate.
Can you imagine a TV broadcast network giving an hour of prime time to a one person to sit behind a desk and just say stuff for that whole hour? That is how important Seth Meyers and A Closer Look have become to our understanding of what the hell is going on in the world.
The show itself took a hit when the show band was let go due to budget cuts. While late night TV talk shows still provide a lot of content to promote the networks and their programming, the shows themselves are in a decline with diminishing numbers watching the shows when they are actually on the air.
Wheel of Fortune
Bad news for haters: I think Ryan Seacrest is going to be just fine as the new host.
I will say his rapport with the contestants might need a little work but I foresee that will get better with time and experience.
Ryan and Vanna White work well together and so far, Ryan has a good handle on the game.
Jeopardy!
The good news to report is there is NO news.
- Host drama? Nope! It's just Ken Jennings and that is just fine with me.
- Unwanted tournament games? Nope! Just old fashioned game play.
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And that is that for this week's touchbase.
Next week, we move back to realm of the fantastic with Star Trek Prodigy and Umbrella Academy.
Until next time, remember to be good to one another and try to keep it down in there, would ya? I'm trying to watch TV over here.
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