{"id":622,"date":"2013-07-18T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2013\/07\/18\/netflix-overshadows-emmy-nominations-the-future-of-television-is-here-to-stay\/"},"modified":"2013-07-18T12:58:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T16:58:00","slug":"netflix-overshadows-emmy-nominations-the-future-of-television-is-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2013\/07\/18\/netflix-overshadows-emmy-nominations-the-future-of-television-is-here-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix overshadows Emmy nominations; the future of television is here to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Remember how excited we were about the Oscars? After a few months, we finally managed to get over it and stop talking about Argo<\/i>. But now award fever has hit once again: this morning, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for this year’s primetime Emmys<\/a>. Many of the nominees are exactly what you’d expect. Modern Family<\/i> and Louie<\/i> lead in comedy, Homeland<\/i>, Breaking Bad<\/i>, and Mad Men<\/i>, are in contention for drama, and HBO original movies continue to lead the miniseries category.<\/p>\n

But there are a few notable shockers on the list, primarily the inclusion of programs debuted on non-television services. Netflix’s House of Cards<\/i>, Hemlock Grove<\/i>, and Arrested Development<\/i> all received nominations, and the Xbox-exclusive Halo 4: Foward Unto Dawn<\/i> miniseries received a nod. Even Zack Galifianakis’s low-budget web series Between Two Ferns<\/i> got a nod. For the first time, the distinction of “television” is no longer just confined to what’s broadcasted on-air. It can be available through a service or exclusively via a certain platform. Soon it might be silly to call these awards “primetime.”<\/p>\n

Consider that a film must be played in a Los Angeles theater for one week to be Oscar-eligible. By comparison, the television industry is quickly recognizing new trends in consumption and technology. If television is really in a golden age, as many critics and filmmakers suggest, then this marks a turning point for television as a truly modern medium.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Times<\/i> has a complete, easy-to-navigate list of the nominees <\/a>on their website. We can’t wait until September 22 to see who comes out on top.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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