And the Emmy Goes To…
More about Emmy awards in a minute. But first, I found this great site with a post on Matthew Gray Gubler, and some videos. He sort of documents his activities and things on video - you can find these on youtube if you’re looking for some MGG entertainment before September. Anyway, that’s here.
And another item of interest is an article I found on Emmys. In the last post, I linked to an article that talked about how procedurals are often overlooked (ok, almost always overlooked) for Emmy awards. This article talks about how serials (like Lost), that require viewers to watch every week tend to get the Emmys while procedurals (like Criminal Minds) have the advantage of longevity and ratings. This article is great, and Ed Bernero, the exec producer of Criminal Minds talks about the appeal of procedurals - which are self-contained episodes. So you can catch CM one week, miss it, catch it another week, and you can catch up. With Lost, if you missed an episode - any episode of any season - you’re lost.
This is good news for Criminal Minds because some people tune into American Idol, and when that ends, they can switch to CM and have no problem knowing what’s going on. Each story is independent, while there are some storylines among the characters, we can get the point. It makes it more approachable. Here’s what Bernero says:
“Procedurals offer the basics of storytelling that people want to hear. It’s very Arthurian and basic to human experience. People like to think that, while they can be scared and pull the blanket up around them, there are heroes out there who will save the day. It’s very comforting, and that’s why there will always be a huge market for cop shows: People need to know there are heroes.”
The heroes don’t get Emmys though! Too bad, but we know this show is among the best on TV, and the ratings confirm that. To read the rest of this great article, click here.
June 8th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I’m sure he’s amusing to many, but I cannot get my head around that kind of hyper-navel gazing. OTOH, I think he is a fine actor who portrays Reid wonderfully. I look forward to seeing him in other roles. He seems to be multi-talented and wants to direct. His youth and connection certainly will make that a reality some day. Alas, as a fan girl and over 50, I appreciate Hotch/Gibson more, shall we say, warmly.