I Hate Awards Shows

Every time one of these awards shows is coming up I tell myself "I'm going to try and get into it this time, let me look at the nominee list." And that is right where my interest dies every time. It's like someone picks the nominees just to piss me off.

Jim Parsons for Best Comedy Actor? How about he gets an award for best reason to stop blogging about television. His character renders that show UNWATCHABLE. The Big Bang Theory has got to be the single biggest draw of Jay Leno fans this side of the Jay Leno show. That much unfunny in one place is a lodestone for these people.

Where is my nomination?

And now we come to Amy Poehler for Best Comedy Actress. Considering she is at best the third funniest person on her own show, this is probably sexist. If she wins does this mean that two men who are not even nominated are funnier than every woman on TV?

And are we REALLY giving out awards for Best Reality TV Show host? "Great job helping to ruin television fuckface. Here is an Emmy award for your efforts!" This is like the NFL handing out a trophy to Terrell Owens at the end of the season for fucking up the locker room of his newest team.

Who is the best actress on television right now? If you didn't say Katey Sagal you are probably wrong. Well guess who didn't even get nominated? In fact as far as I can tell Sons Of Anarchy, one of the best show on television, didn't get one single Emmy nomination period. (insert Will Ferrell yelling "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!!!")

I think the final straw for me is seeing The Office nominated for Best Comedy Show after easily its weakest season. Despite all my complaining about the wasted talent on Parks and Rec, The Office was still the FOURTH best comedy on NBC on Thursday nights. Where the fuck is Community or Always Sunny In Philadelphia on this list of nominees?

I guess I am unclear as to what the point of the Emmy Awards show. Judging by the list it rewards neither ratings nor quality. What then is it judging on?

The very idea of these shows is plain silly. You can't definitively prove which shows are better and who was a better actor. I'm sure tomorrow someone will be reading this and wiping drool off their chin and thinking "Hey! I like Big Bang Theory!"