I don’t know why this makes me so angry. I really don’t. I’m smart enough to know awards are not all that important. But right now I’m so pissed off I want to slap someone. Why, you ask? Because the 2008 Emmy Nominations just came out and The Wire wasn’t nominated for anything. One of the most well written and critically-acclaimed shows of all time wasn’t nominated for anything. I love Mad Men and Dexter, so I’m glad those shows were nominated, but c’mon!! Nothing for The Wire? At LEAST David Simon should have gotten a nomination for his writing. Also, anyone who thinks the lack of Emmy nominations for The Wire has nothing to do with race is out of their mind. I’m not saying it’s all about race, but if the show featured an all white cast, I imagine the Emmys would have filled up David Simon’s office by now. Oh fuck it. This is stupid. Nothing is going to change. The Wire is gone and it’s still one of the best dramas ever made. No awards needed.
UPDATED: Well, looks like I was wrong and David Simon and Ed Burns did get a writing nomination. At least that’s better than nothing.
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I, for one, am glad you are updating your blog again so I no longer have a blingee thong staring back at me every time I check for updates. Coworkers were starting to wonder. xoxo