Action Jacktion
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« on: 07-15-2004 08:45 »
« Last Edit on: 07-15-2004 08:45 »
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It's up against:
Samurai Jack: "The Birth of Evil" The Simpsons: "The Way We Weren't" South Park: "Christmas in Canada" SpongeBob SquarePants: "SpongeBob BC"
Interestingly, "The Sting" aired on the first of June last year, which was the first day of the nomination period. The winner will be announced on the 12th of September. (But remember, it will most likely lose to The Simpsons, as usual.)
The people nominated are:
Matt Groening, Executive Producer David X. Cohen, Executive Producer Ken Keeler, Executive Producer David A. Goodman, Co-Executive Producer Patric M. Verrone, Supervising Producer/Written By Eric Kaplan, Supervising Producer Bill Odenkirk, Supervising Producer Michael Rowe, Producer Brian J. Cowan, Producer Claudia Katz, Produced By Gregg Vanzo, Animation Executive Producer Rich Moore, Supervising Director Scott Vanzo, Director of Computer Graphics Brian Sheesley, Director Stephanie Arnett, Assistant Director
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
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There's no shame in losing to the Sam-MOO-rai.
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Tongue Luck
Starship Captain
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Best damn news I've heard all week! If it wins, it'll be the greatest (three-days-after-my-) birthday present ever, unless that pony finally gets here, dragging a porsche with a chocolate-covered supermodel riding shotgun and briefcases full of money stashed in the trunk. It's the only episode--of anything, as far as I can remember--that has ever made me cry, and I was laughing like crazy when I saw it for the second time. I think it has a fighting chance.
And, if not, the nomination itself is heartening. At least the Emmy people acknowledge that Futurama is worthy of being ranked among the year's best, despite the Fox bigwigs' hatred of it. I'm betting The Simpsons are the strongest competition (though I haven't seen much Samurai Jack, so David A might be right). I sort of think The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings would have been a stronger candidate, but beggers can't be choosers.
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Idan_Aharoni
Professor
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Too bad fans cant have some influence in voting... Why can't the emmy be more like Real-TV??
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Gorky
DOOP Secretary
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I'd love to see Futurama win this (I mean, how can you not love "The Sting"?), and it has an okay chance. The only real competition I see is The Simpsons, with "The Way We Weren't" being one of the best episodes in years. That said, I'm not gonna get my hopes too high up. I mean, this academy thought that The Simpsons' "Three Gays of the Condo" was more brilliant than "Jurassic Bark". I rest my case, still hoping against all hope that Futurama will go out with a bang and win.
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Anyone who doesn't vote 'The Sting' is too numb to feel one...
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IndieRocker J
Crustacean
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Well I have seen The Simpsons episode "The way we weren't". I thought it was a pretty bad episode. The Sting should win against this episode. Here is the Simpsons website summary
When Homer admits that Marge was not his first kiss, we flash back to Homer in summer camp where his first kiss was with an anonymous girl who turns out to be Marge.
Following their kiss, they planned to meet again, but Homer accidentally lands in fat camp and is unable to meet his mystery girl. Marge, unaware that he is locked up in Camp Flab-Away, thinks she is stood up and loses faith in men forever. In the end, they both discover that either one pined away for the other until they met their adult selves.
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Action Jacktion
Professor
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Hey, there's an old episode of Who's the Boss? with a very similar plot.
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Crash_7
Professor
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I liked Jurassic Bark, but I thought it kind of an odd choice for an Emmy nomination. Was disappointed but not terribly surprised when it lost. The Sting, on the other hand, appears to me at least, to be completely superior to the other nominees. I'll be pretty ticked off if it doesn't win. I consider it to be the signature episode of the series.
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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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Some insight from a member of another forum, whom has some connections and eerie powers.... I'm not in the award prediction biz, but I'd guess that:
"The Sting" might take the ep emmy, b/c writer Verrone is a beloved bigwig in the Writers' Guild, which gets him a lot of votes;
"The violence stops" in song, b/c Childs is a rock 'star' who speaks out against abuse, and the song is a sympathetic message;
This is politics, btw - not who I think is 'deserving'.
So ya never know.
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Zoidberg227
Space Pope
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Cloud - the Emmys are usually in September; I think this year it'll be around the 12th.
As for the two main contenders for the statue, both are great episodes. The Simpsons was well written, and had some pretty good jokes. But, it can't hold a candle to "The Sting". The writing and storyline just stands out, and the jokes, gags, and songs (I loved that rendition of 'Be Happy') were hilarious. Let's hope it blows the Simpsons out of the water.
As for the nomination for "Devil's Hands", I don't think it should be any contest. That opera was simply amazing... it had just the right amount of funny, drama, intensity, and suspense (which, by the way, still hangs in the air).
Huzzahs for Futurama!
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Nasty Pasty
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by canned eggs: The Way We Weren't wasn't that good. The Simpsons is essentially just getting nominated for showing up nowadays. or because in some cases, nothing else worthwhile is. When your going up against Spongebob and Rocket Power, theyre gonna give it to the older, veteran series. But in this case, none of the other shows can hold a candle to an absolutely fantastic episode like "The Sting".
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