{"id":3515,"date":"2009-07-22T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T16:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2009-07-22T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T16:36:08","slug":"thats-one-way-of-putting-it-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3515","title":{"rendered":"That’s one way of putting it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joss Whedon on his recent Emmy nomination<\/a> for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog<\/i>:<\/p>\n

Yes, it seems the only way I can get in through the door, … to get into the party, is by way of the dumbwaiter. Not even the back door. I’m thinking the dumbwaiter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m actually of two minds about the nomination. While it’s wonderful to see quality work like Dr. Horrible<\/i> recognized with a nomination, the whole “Outstanding Special Class” category that it’s in seems a little confused about just what it’s supposed to be. Of the five nominees, only the Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show actually appeared on television — which is technically what the Emmys exist to honor — while the other three (webisodes or added content from 30 Rock<\/i>, Battlestar Galactica<\/i> and The Daily Show<\/i>) are extensions of existing television shows. The category is more like “Stuff We Couldn’t Fit Elsewhere…Plus Hey! We’re Cool and Like Stuff on the Web!” <\/p>\n

Still, as Whedon says, there’s room for hope:<\/p>\n

You know, it absolutely is a step. And it absolutely means a great deal that the Academy went … and recognized that some of the … entertainment that they’re focused on is happening outside of conventional television. And it’s my hope that more people, … that the next time these nominations come up, there will be more than one company listed that is independent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Joss Whedon on his recent Emmy nomination for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Yes, it seems the only way I can get in through the door, … to get into the party, is by way of the dumbwaiter. Not even the back door. I’m thinking the dumbwaiter. I’m actually of two minds about the nomination. While … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9,17],"class_list":["post-3515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-pop-culture","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}