On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 2:42 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:17 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think celebs and publicists have resented having to dance to the >> corrupt and demeaning tune of the HFPA for many years, but felt boxed in by >> real or perceived value of nominations and wins. With the mood of the >> culture this year, and renewed examples of racist views and structure, >> celebs saw the opportunity to make a break for it. >> >> Again, lets be clear: while the calls have been framed as “reform”, they >> really are demanding the end of the HFPA as we have known it. They will >> never agree to this willingly. >> >> My question is, can they find a way to maintain the brand “Golden Globes” >> if they disband HFPA? If not, then most likely outcome is some kind of buy >> out of the HFPA so current members have incentive. Otherwise they will take >> the name down to their graves. >> > > Golden Globes: The Cable Ace award of the millennium > >From what I see the Golden Globes get mentioned in two contexts: movie or TV show ads which spotlight being a Golden Globe winner and celeb interviews where the celeb is asked about how it feels to win one. I don't recall that for the Cable Ace Awards. And nothing cosmic changes if they go away. I do suspect their marketing value will keep them around in some form. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEcK%2BZEunZNYtPpLbWZsA%3D6Ngco6kwcW5zS%2BzKb%2BKXrjQ%40mail.gmail.com.
