Thoughts on the 2009 Emmy Nominations

This isn't going to be about who should have been nominated, but my thoughts on those who were chosen. Granted some performers I know little or nothing about, and I'll cop to that when I get to them as I don't watch anything on CBS daytime regularly except for GL. What is kind of sad is that only one episode (two if it is B&B as it is a 30 minute show) is all that was used to judge any performance. Just about any actor on any show with a dash of talent can eke out at least one good episode a year. And like last year there was only one round of voting, which stinks as people who didn't choose one of the five people nominated in a particular category really had no vote.

OLTL: That was a wedding?!

While soaps don't have the budget they once did, Natalie and Jared's wedding was unbelievable -- two seconds with barely a vow. When the best part of it was the priest being Another World's John Hudson (David Forsyth), there is a serious problem.

Product Placement -- Ads within a Show

For those of us who record programs or flip around the stations while watching live, viewing numerous shows at a time, product placement is a way to advertise without commercials. This has been going on since the early days of television and even earlier on the radio. Sometimes it is subtle and sometimes its not. Increasing revenue and subverting the time shifters seems to be the main reason for these ads.

Days: Story Arcs and Minor Climaxes

One of the things I've been noticing on Days recently is the addition of minor climaxes within story arcs. With all the cast changes, some due to purging of older players along with the departures of some younger ones, the show is undergoing a major change. Instead of trying to fix things with stunts, they are doing it with the "tune in tomorrow" aspect that is so lacking in daytime. Having minor climaxes and cliffhangers on nearly a daily basis is a great improvement.

Chuck Season or Series Finale?

Being stuck in a job that is beneath you, not living up to your intelligence, lacking self-esteem or wishing for something different? All of those things could be said about Chuck Bartowski (my parents may say the same things about me, but I digress) until the day a super computer called the intersect was placed in his head by his former best friend Bryce, played by soap alum Matt Bomer (who played Ben Reade on GL aka why I checked out the show, that and Adam Baldwin who plays Casey one of his handlers as I was a fan of Firefly).

Signing Out: ER's Finale Episodes

ER used to be appointment television for myself and others in the 90's. Watching parties or going to hang out to see the show was the norm. Fifteen years later, ER ended its run on NBC.

AMC: Frankie & Randi Get Married

Last year, AMC introduced the character of Randi Morgan, as Frankie's new love interest. I admit I was skeptical and wondered if they would be this generation's Chuck and Donna (a well-known couple from AMC's past, he was a doctor and she was a whore). I didn't understand why I should care about this woman or her problems. Why should Frankie either, as she didn't want his help to escape her abusive situation? Slowly my opinion changed, and I started to feel sympathy towards Randi, which morphed into liking her with Frankie.