There's good news for those of us who haven't watched anything in the last two years that wasn't streaming. The Emmys have marched proudly into 2002 by adding a new category, to be awarded later this month, in the field of "original entertainment programming created specifically for nontraditional viewing platforms," which means TV shows that appear pretty much anywhere besides your actual TV.
Which makes sense, really. Why shouldn't the fine creative work being produced for mobile phones, handheld devices, and the Internet get the same opportunity to be skipped, shunned, and shamefully robbed as the rest of the entertainment world?
Six nominees were chosen from the 74 entries submitted: '24: Conspiracy,' a spinoff of the insanely popular FOX TV show '24' created for the mobile phones of people who can't bear the long minutes between the 687 times "24" is rerun every day; 'It's JerryTime!,' an animated blog that follows the life of a 40-something single guy (i.e., the Internet); Live 8 on AOL, the massive worldwide music concert event that brought together thousands of performers to do what many said was impossible: make Bob Geldof relevant again; 'mtvU Stand In,' which features celebrities such as Kanye West, Natalie Portman, Bill Gates, John McCain, and Madonna as surprise substitute teachers at universities to make startled students suspect their drugs aren't as cut as they thought they were; 'Sophie Chase,' an online police show directed by the man behind 'The A-Team' and 'MacGyver' and therefore in need of no extra jokes from me, and 'Stranger Adventures: Helen Beaumont,' an interactive puzzle contest that combines the fun of solving a puzzle with the excitement of checking your e-mail.
quote: Outstanding Performance by an Unwitting and Soon to be Mortally Embarrassed Actor/Actress
Previously won by such worthies as Star Wars Kid, Terrible Mr. G, and Unnamed Psycho Ex-Girlfriend, this coveted award goes to the performer who gives it his or her all for the ultimate benefit of millions of viewers the performer was completely unaware of.
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