Both shows were nominated for Program of the Year (with "BSG," "Lost" and "Mad Men") and the Heritage Award (with "ER," "MASH" and "Star Trek TOS")--"The Shield" was also nominated in the drama category and Individual Achievement in Drama (Walton Goggins, not Chiklis):
http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2009/06/crix-pix.html Winners announced at summer press tour--and the crabass TV news aggregator who always makes shrimp cocktail jokes when talking about press tour complains that "The Rachel Maddow Show" is nominated for News/Information (with "60 Minutes," HBO's "Alzheimer's Project," "Frontline" and the "We Shall Remain" mini within "American Experience" on Native Americans). Hey--they could've nominated Stewart or Colbert again. And in case you're wondering, the argument for "The Shield" as Heritage is the fact that it influenced a new trend in quality drama on basic cable (or original drama series on basic cable in general). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
