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Article: Predicting the winners among (partially) undeserving Emmy nods.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- August 23, 2006
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Byline: Tom Jicha
The promos for James Woods' new CBS drama series "Shark" tout his two nominations for an Oscar _ neither of which he won. His two Emmy wins? Not mentioned. This illustrates how little regard the people who make television have for their own awards.
Another indication is the fact that the showcase for the industry is being staged on the last weekend in August. NBC, which has this year's rights in the Big Four network rotation, will air football on Sunday nights starting the second week in September, and nobody wants to do the Emmys on Labor Day weekend.
A different night or network were considered, but NBC held firm to its ...