
I tend to keep a realistic perspective when it comes to awards shows. For example, I don't expect movies like
Iron Man or
The Dark Knight to be nominated for Best Picture Oscars, nor am I shocked when shows like
Supernatural are denied Emmys. After watching enough awards shows you begin to realize that the best things don't always get nominated, especially when it comes to genre entertainment.
Though I've come to understand how confusing and unreliable these shows are, I can still be shocked by certain exclusions. The nominees for the 2008 Teen Choice Awards came out today, and despite the fact that nearly every show on television was nominated for something,
Supernatural was completely shut out. What's wrong with teens today?
If you
click here to see the list of nominees, you'll notice that the Teen Choice Awards have a category for everything imaginable. I'm pretty sure they invent category after category just to ensure that everyone in Hollywood under the age of 30 feels inclined to attend the ceremony. You wouldn't think anyone with a brain would ever contemplate whether
Flavor of Love or
I Love New York was the better show, but the Choice TV: Looking For Love category demands you think about such things.
With approximately three million categories to choose from, it seems that
Supernatural would easily fit into a few of them. Choice TV Show: Action Adventure wasted space on
Heroes and
Smallville, while the acting category features the likes of Wentworth Miller and
Tom Welling instead of
Jensen Ackles and
Jared Padalecki. At the very least, the two men of
Supernatural should have made it into the Choice Male Hottie category, but somehow the Jonas Brothers and their hideous haircuts made it in instead.
I normally wouldn't feel a need to rant about this, but nearly every other show on the CW was given some attention.
Smallville,
Gossip Girl,
One Tree Hill,
Beauty and the Geek and
America's Next Top Model are all up for awards, but
Supernatural is suspiciously absent. I don't know who decides the nominees for the Teen Choice Awards, but I feel they seriously shortchanged a series that had a very successful season. It's a strange exclusion, and I simply can't see a reason for it.
Of course, in the long run the Teen Choice Awards aren't important enough to have a rage blackout over.
Supernatural is already coming back for another season in the fall, and I'm sure Jared, Jensen, and creator Eric Kripke will be happy to work hard even without being awarded for it. The recognition from obsessive
Supernatural fans outweighs a chintzy surfboard trophy any day.
What would you take out of the Action Adventure category to make room for Supernatural?
- Don Williams, BuddyTV Staff Writer
(Image courtesy of the CW)