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Post by ccook on Jul 14, 2011 8:14:23 GMT -5
The 2011 Emmy nominations were announced today, and for Cartoon Network four shows received nominations in categories of Voiceover (Looney Tunes Show, Robot Chicken), Short-Format Animated Program (Adventure Time With Finn & Jake, Regular Show, Robot Chicken) and Animated Program (Robot Chicken).
Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated was sadly shut out. I was banking on another nod to Mindy Cohn for her voice as Velma (she was nominated in 2003 for the role).
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Post by ScoobyAddict on Jul 14, 2011 9:47:34 GMT -5
That's not right! SD:MI is an awesome show!! Much better than most of the shows that were nominated.
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Post by scoobnick on Jul 14, 2011 17:31:16 GMT -5
Scoobysshows have never been critically acclaimed, its won just two emmy since 1969. but I agree. this series is much better than Adventure Time or the Looney tunes show. it deserved a nomination, at least.
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Post by ccook on Jul 15, 2011 3:55:05 GMT -5
Scooby hasn't won any Emmys. It's been nominated twice: 1989 for best animated children's series (A Pup Named Scooby Doo, daytime division) and 2003 for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (Mindy Cohn, daytime division). The winners those years were The New Adventures of Winnie-The-Pooh (1989) and Gregory Hines for Little Bill (2003).
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Post by wileyk209 on Jul 15, 2011 16:27:26 GMT -5
Scooby hasn't won any Emmys. It's been nominated twice: 1989 for best animated children's series ( A Pup Named Scooby Doo, daytime division) and 2003 for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (Mindy Cohn, daytime division). The winners those years were The New Adventures of Winnie-The-Pooh (1989) and Gregory Hines for Little Bill (2003). I think the Pooh episode that beat out "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" at the Emmys was the one titled "Find Her, Keep Her" which was a very moving episode about Rabbit adopting a baby bird named Kessie. You have to see it to believe it. A tearjerker like that (even if it has a happy ending) is a pretty tough thing to beat when it comes to an Emmy for an animated children's TV show. |
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Post by Doo on Jul 16, 2011 20:07:56 GMT -5
That stinks that Scooby hasn't won any Emmys yet  . |
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Post by ccook on Jul 17, 2011 4:36:53 GMT -5
There's still a chance. The Emmy committee gives out what they term as "special juried" awards which are outside the jurisdiction of nominations. The Emmys for cartoons are given out two weeks ahead of the regular prime time Emmys at the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony. We'll just have to wait and see what happens then.
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Post by sagg on Jul 17, 2011 18:05:07 GMT -5
Here's a theory I have: CN did itself no favors with that long, six-month layoff between episodes 13 and 14. I think if they had allowed it to go all the way through, the voters would have noticed. Voters tend to have short attention spans these days (like kids, it seems). Did not the other programs have continuous runs, or at the most, much shorter pauses between new episodes and reruns?
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Post by scoobnick on Jul 17, 2011 23:50:29 GMT -5
I agree sagg
waiting 6 months robbed the show of momentum. its a good show, as stated, better than most of cartoon Networks other shows. I'm simply not getting the critical love for the looney Tunes show. its not that good..
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Post by ccook on Jul 18, 2011 6:16:23 GMT -5
Here's a theory I have: CN did itself no favors with that long, six-month layoff between episodes 13 and 14. I think if they had allowed it to go all the way through, the voters would have noticed. Voters tend to have short attention spans these days (like kids, it seems). Did not the other programs have continuous runs, or at the most, much shorter pauses between new episodes and reruns? Most did. But The Powerpuff Girls--one of CN's most popular shows during its heyday (and of which I had the pleasure of drawing for DC Comics) went November 1999 to February 2000 before running new episodes, and that was in the middle of season 2. Many season four episodes were shown elsewhere before they were shown here, and then CN had a gap between June and December 2002 before screening new episodes and then went December 2002 to September 2003 before running new shows here. Powerpuff Girls--which was a critical success--was nominated for an Emmy four times and won two special juried Emmys. |
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Post by ahkyahnan on Jul 19, 2011 13:46:32 GMT -5
That's an interesting point. Thanks for the info.
One difference though is that the Powerpuff Girls didn't have a continuing storyline leaving fans in suspense. If SD:MI were more episodic in nature, a long stretch between eps might not hurt it as much.
Mark
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Post by ccook on Jul 19, 2011 18:40:03 GMT -5
Waaalll, yeah. Point taken. Still, let's see what happens in September during the Creative Arts Emmys and see if Scooby can nab a special juried award or two.
Of note about The Powerpuff Girls, there was an episode that's never been screened in the U.S. "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" was touted as a "rock opera" episode (all characters singing) and was to have Jack Black voice the antagonist of the episode. He was too busy at the time so Jess Harnell took the voice role.
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Post by ahkyahnan on Jul 19, 2011 22:30:18 GMT -5
Oh wow!! I'm a huge Who fan. That sounds pretty cool.
I also hope Scooby can manage an award. The show deserves it.
Mark
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Post by ccook on Jul 20, 2011 4:38:27 GMT -5
Check YouTube to see if somebody's put "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" up. It's on the Powerpuff Girls DVD set.
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