Emmy's "In Memoriam"

[falconfan]

When I saw the Emmy's "In Memoriam" segment this year there was somethings that popped out at me... Michael Jackson? Patrick Swayze? Paul Newman?

Now while all three of these men had appeared on television and had made undeniable contributions (hell Newman and Jackson are monoliths on the pop culture landscape) to pop culture. Their primary additions have been in the field of Film and Music. Now at first I didn't think ill of this and accepted it as a stretching of the rules for some sentimental legends of the screen.

When it was over though one of my friends mentioned to me that Kim Manners was left out. For those of you who aren't familiar Manners is a FOUR TIME NOMINEE for his work directing X-Files. His most recent work was done on CW's Supernatural and his earliest TV work, according to IMDB, was as the second unit director on an obscure TV movie named "Locust" in 1974. Before tragically passing away this January at the age of 58 he'd contributed to about 40 television works. Some of the more recognizable credits on his list are directing stints on "Charlies Angels," "Simon & Simon," "Star Trek: The Next Generations," "Mission Impossible," "21 Jump Street," and of course "The X-Files." This man spent 35 years of his life making contributions across the television landscape in the one minute we take to honor those who've impacted television we bump him so we can say we miss Michael Jackson for the umpteenth time???

Considering Manners was a four time nominee and he couldn't even crack this list I can only imagine there are a whole plethora of snubbed individuals out there who've I'd never even think of and who I likely haven't heard of. For Manners and for them I'd like to give a moment of silence. And express my displeasure with the Emmy's sad attempts to appeal to potential audiences rather than actually honor contributions to television. Not that I should be surprised. That's how they've started handing out the rewards too.

RIP Kim.

 

[Sir Les]

Paul Newman wsn't stretching the rules. He began is career on TV. In fact, one of his first roles was GEORGE in OUR TOWN on a live TV broadcast over 50 years ago, and one of his very last appearances was as the Stage Manager in OUR TOWN on PBS.

In a column about The Emmys I wrote under another name over on The Huffington Post, I wrote this about the In Memoriam piece:

"Among those whose deaths were not important enough, it seems, to make the montage: Paul Burke, Mary Travers, Estelle Getty, Paul Harvey, John Hughes, Me, Budd Shulberg, The Taco Bell Dog, Harve Presnell, Billy Mays, Jimmy Boyd, Gallager’s Career, Sydney Chaplin, and Marilyn Chambers. These folks were all so insulted at being snubbed, they’ll never speak to the Academy again!"

 

[rysmiley88]

When I saw the Emmy's "In Memoriam" segment this year there was somethings that popped out at me... Michael Jackson? Patrick Swayze? Paul Newman?

Now while all three of these men had appeared on television and had made undeniable contributions (hell Newman and Jackson are monoliths on the pop culture landscape) to pop culture. Their primary additions have been in the field of Film and Music. Now at first I didn't think ill of this and accepted it as a stretching of the rules for some sentimental legends of the screen.

When it was over though one of my friends mentioned to me that Kim Manners was left out. For those of you who aren't familiar Manners is a FOUR TIME NOMINEE for his work directing X-Files. His most recent work was done on CW's Supernatural and his earliest TV work, according to IMDB, was as the second unit director on an obscure TV movie named "Locust" in 1974. Before tragically passing away this January at the age of 58 he'd contributed to about 40 television works. Some of the more recognizable credits on his list are directing stints on "Charlies Angels," "Simon & Simon," "Star Trek: The Next Generations," "Mission Impossible," "21 Jump Street," and of course "The X-Files." This man spent 35 years of his life making contributions across the television landscape in the one minute we take to honor those who've impacted television we bump him so we can say we miss Michael Jackson for the umpteenth time???

Considering Manners was a four time nominee and he couldn't even crack this list I can only imagine there are a whole plethora of snubbed individuals out there who've I'd never even think of and who I likely haven't heard of. For Manners and for them I'd like to give a moment of silence. And express my displeasure with the Emmy's sad attempts to appeal to potential audiences rather than actually honor contributions to television. Not that I should be surprised. That's how they've started handing out the rewards too.

RIP Kim.

Well said.

 

[sapien]

Sir Les: Wasn't Estelle Getty included in last year's segment? She died in July 2008 and the awards were in September. Plus, I think I remember seeing her then.

 

[falconfan]

Paul Newman wsn't stretching the rules. He began is career on TV. In fact, one of his first roles was GEORGE in OUR TOWN on a live TV broadcast over 50 years ago, and one of his very last appearances was as the Stage Manager in OUR TOWN on PBS.

In a column about The Emmys I wrote under another name over on The Huffington Post, I wrote this about the In Memoriam piece:

"Among those whose deaths were not important enough, it seems, to make the montage: Paul Burke, Mary Travers, Estelle Getty, Paul Harvey, John Hughes, Me, Budd Shulberg, The Taco Bell Dog, Harve Presnell, Billy Mays, Jimmy Boyd, Gallager’s Career, Sydney Chaplin, and Marilyn Chambers. These folks were all so insulted at being snubbed, they’ll never speak to the Academy again!"

While Newman did in fact begin his career working for television he never did four episodes of one show and not one of his 47 award nominations was for something on TV. I have more respect for the man than I can communicate because on top of being an amazing actor he was a real philanthropist, regardless he was a movie star.

Estelle Getty was in last years. I thought she was missing as well at first but I went and checked. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDUKTWaFozQ[/ame]

 

[Sir Les]

Sir Les: Wasn't Estelle Getty included in last year's segment? She died in July 2008 and the awards were in September. Plus, I think I remember seeing her then.

Yes. Her death still felt so recent to me that I goofed when I wrote the original column, and I did not change my quote when quoting myself here.

 

[Sir Les]

While Newman did in fact begin his career working for television he never did four episodes of one show and not one of his 47 award nominations was for something on TV. I have more respect for the man than I can communicate because on top of being an amazing actor he was a real philanthropist, regardless he was a movie star.

The Emmy Awards Show's In Memoriam segment honors people who worked on television who have died in the past year. Paul Newman worked in TV. He should not be, and was rightly not, snubbed because his primary career was in movies. He was included in The Tony Awards's In Memoriam tribute also, since he worked on Broadway as well. There is no reason to exclude a beloved star just because most of his work was in movies. I don't even begin to understand why anyone would think that.