Librarian By Day: January 2012

Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge fan of all things Hollywood. And this comes to even more of a frenzy during awards season. So, when I missed the first half of the Golden Globes the other night I was shocked and slightly embarrassed for myself. I even forgot to set the dvr! Who am I anymore? I don't even know.

That said, I think the Golden Globes is my favorite awards show because it combines both tv and movies. Now, just becasue they are my favorite doesn't mean they are flawless. Take last night, for example...

The awards show was somewhat predictable. Does Meryl really deserve that award or is it just the easy pick. That woman is one of the most overrated women in Hollywood. Stop just handing her the awards! Last night, Viola Davis should have won the Globe for her performance in The Help but, with the almighty Meryl in her category, she was shut down. That said, Meryl's hair was cute. Her dress, not so much. It looked like she as at a barn dance, not a swanky awards show.

PROBLEM WITH AWARDS SHOWS #1: The same people ALWAYS win.

Now, that's not to say that the right people don't not win. Look at Octavia Spencer winning for her perforance in the help. Totally deserved.

In addition, I want to give my congratulations to The Artist. I really want to see that movie and you most likely deserved the awards because it looks like an amazing movie.

HOWEVER, and I have said this before...

PROBLEM WITH AWARDS SHOWS #2: COMEDY AND MUSICAL SHOULD NOT BE GROUPED TOGETHER!

There were some amazing comedy movies that were VERY deserving of awards but comedies never win when there is a musical in the category as well. They are completely different art forms and deserve different categories. There is a reason animated movies are seperate. THEY ARE DIFFERENT. So let's put the two in their own categories, or even put musical in with drama because they are closer in form in my thinking than comedies, because Bridesmaids and 50/50 really deserved some love last night too.

Moving on, the TV categories. New Girl SHOULD have won last night, as well as Zooey Deschanel for her amazing performance in the series...

...but they were overtaken by shows on channels like HBO and Showtime. This is one injustice that really annoys me. Great for Laura Dern, great for Peter Dinklage, I'm glad Matt LeBlanc finally got his award, but COME ON!

Cable tv and regular tv are NOT the same! First off, there's the difference in money. Look at how much more cash goes into the cable shows like Boardwalk Empire. In addition, there's the difference in ratings! Cable shows can get away with a lot more cussing, violence, sex, and other crap that regular tv shows can not. They are completely different entities and should be judged as such.

PROBLEM WITH AWARDS SHOWS #2: CABLE TV AND REGULAR TV SHOULD NOT BE IN THE SAME CATEGORIES!!!

How could you not give an award to that face...