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Emmy awards are for chumps

by Jim on Thu Jul 16, 2025 2:55 pm

Emmy nominees were announced today.

It's pretty sweet that 30 Rock leads all nominees. What's not cool is that Family Guy is the first animated series to receive a "Best Comedy" nod since the Flintstones. How is it that the Simpsons -- when it was in its prime -- never got nominated, yet Family Guy -- now at its absolute shittiest -- gets a nod? Ditto Futurama and South Park. Fucking retarded.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by DGMacphee on Thu Jul 16, 2025 5:33 pm

But that sort of thing makes me laugh because some people get so wound-up about Family Guy, like fist shakingly wound-up, even though it's just a cartoon. And now the show's been nominated for a Best Comedy Emmy, it amuses me how angry people are going to get.

I bet someone is starting an online petition right now. If not, I have an urge to start an online petition just to see how many people get their rage on.

Jack McBrayer got nominated as well as Michael C Hall, so I'm pleased. I hope they both win.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Hirsby on Thu Jul 16, 2025 6:46 pm

Michael Emerson FTW
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Patrick on Thu Jul 16, 2025 10:28 pm

The key to all this is not giving a crap.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Jim on Thu Jul 16, 2025 11:00 pm

Generally I don't give a crap, it's just that Family Guy really sucks balls.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by David on Fri Jul 17, 2025 1:21 am

When The Simpsons was at its peak, there were other comedies worth watching on the air. That's the only logical explanation besides Emmy voters were too uptight 15 years ago to give a cartoon a chance at best comedy (like the Oscars are about best picture).
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Jim on Fri Jul 17, 2025 1:44 am

I'd have to say that Family Guy has way tougher competition than The Simpsons ever had. What did The Simpsons have to deal with other than Seinfeld? Family Guy has to contend with The Office and 30 Rock. I haven't seen Flight of the Concords, though I hear that it's pretty excellent. I couldn't give two shits about Entourage or Weeds and How I Met Your Mother is a CBS comedy so who gives a fuck?

I can agree with the other explanation, though.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Hirsby on Fri Jul 17, 2025 1:54 pm

Simpsons had Cheers, Murphy Brown, Larry Sanders Show, the tail-end of Golden Girls....not to mention the fact that then Frasier started up in 1993 and began to (justly) win every Emmy in sight. Also, there were only five nominees throughout the 90's. I can guarantee that if there had been just five nominees this year, Family Guy doesn't make the cut.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Jim on Fri Jul 17, 2025 2:54 pm

Murphy Brown, Golden Girls and Frasier aren't shows that I would consider worth watching. But that's just me.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by blacktoothgrin on Fri Jul 17, 2025 3:44 pm

Maybe you don't deserve an opinion if you think Frasier isn't worth watching?

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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Randy on Fri Jul 17, 2025 3:53 pm

maybe all of the posts itt are dumb as shit

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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by blacktoothgrin on Fri Jul 17, 2025 4:00 pm

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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by DGMacphee on Fri Jul 17, 2025 7:44 pm

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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Jim on Sat Jul 18, 2025 12:51 am

Maybe I'm never taking shit from btg or randy.

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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by A Link To The Matt on Sat Jul 18, 2025 7:22 am

DGMacphee wrote:http://www.petitiononline.com/stopfg/petition.html


Isn't this petition a little premature? I'm about 100% positive that Fg won't actually win the Emmy.
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Re: Emmy awards are for chumps

by Captain Hot Stuff on Sun Jul 19, 2025 7:01 am

Jim wrote:I haven't seen Flight of the Concords, though I hear that it's pretty excellent.



watch it right now

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