Speak Up Saturday

[feurioo]

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

Comments

[jo]

Lots of shows are talked about a lot, and never get nominated or win anything. That's one of the main reasons I don't bother with awards shows-- it's always the same old same olds that get nominated/win, and so many great shows never get a single nod. But hopefully The Pitt will get the recognition it deserves.

[shadowkat]

True, but The Pitt fits a few key categories? It's hyper-realism. It's gotten stellar reviews. And it's at the top of the charts. The Wire was overlooked but Cop shows often are. There's too many of them. Medical shows have been too - but this one is unique and stands out. Also the Academy loves hyper-realism. (See The Bear and this reminds me a lot of The Bear.) Also, it's on HBO, only has 15 episodes and is on a streamer, not network.

White Lotus? It's S3, and the critics don't like it. They find it boring and disappointing. The reviews have not been positive. It's lost it's flavor.

Last of Us? It's based on a video game and is science-fiction, the Academy doesn't award science fiction, or rarely. Also the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences frowns on horror - they don't like it. [That why Walking Dead, Yellowjackets, BSG, Buffy, and various others were ignored. Game of Thrones was a rarity.) I think it was ignored when it first aired? I don't know. I've admittedly not been following the awards that closely myself. And it's season 2, so...Succession, it's not.

The Pitt kind of stands out.