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Jun. 28th, 2011 09:34 amSo, voting has begun for this year's Tubeys on TWoP. So, here's some commentary on some of the nominees:
5) Most Painful Series Cancellation- I actually went with "10 Things I Hate About You". I thought it was a decent show that deserved to be picked up. And its ridiculous that its gone, and "Melissa and Joey" is in its place.
7) Most Anticipated New Show of the 2011-2012 Season- You know, while there are definitely new shows I'm going to check out next season, nothing really stood out as, "I really can't wait for that!"
16) Best HoYay! Couple- Didn't this site invent the term HoYay? But they seem to not know what it means. I mean, I don't think the term should encompass actual gay couples like Kurt and Blaine on Glee. Brittany and Santana is kinda iffy- back when you weren't sure they were bi/lesbian respectively and they jokingly hinted at it, yes. But once they actually turned them into a romantic coupling, they shouldn't be on the list.
Also not really HoYay? Annie/Britta on Community. That's fan-service, not HoYay. Also, just because two cop partners are of the same sex does not mean its automatically HoYay either. To me, HoYay is a same sex pair who are close and someone might suspect they're gay for each other, but they really can't be sure. Or if the show is playing the characters straight, but you can re-interpret their conversations as having gay undertones. Like Clark/Lex on the earlier seasons of Smallville. (In fact, aren't they the pairing that started the whole HoYay thing on TWoP?)
So yeah, Jack Black imagining Annie and Britta making out or wrestling in a sudsy kiddie pool or the two of them trying to show each other up on how cool and non threatened they are about lesbians does not qualify. And I never got a kinda gay vibe from Dano and McGarret on Hawaii Five-0 or the Good Guys (I can't seem to remember Colin Hanks or Bradley Whitford's character names). But yeah, Alaric and Damon on Vampire Diaries, Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly on Game of Thrones, House and Wilson, Bobby and Andy on Cougar Town, those are definitely HoYay.
17) Best Romantic Relationship- I'm normally not a big fan of the iconic pairing on shows (Ross/Rachel, Jim/Pam, and Seth/Summer being exceptions) Pacey getting the girl on DC was like one of my favorite things to happen on a show, because finally its the friend of the main character getting his due. A lot of the choices were kinda bland at best and toxic at worst. (I find it kinda hilarious that the Lannister twin-cesters are on there!). I actually ended up going with Dany and Khal Drogo from GoT. I thought they were a nice couple.
19) Best Almost-Romantic But Not Quite Relationship- Ooh, this was a real hard one for me, because 4 out of my 5 favorite not-canon couples were in there- Jeff/Annie from Community, Dan/Blair from Gossip Girl, Damon/Elena from Vampire Diaries, and Puckelberry from Glee. They had Barney on HIMYM on there with that Nora chick. Wasn't she just there for like one episode?! I guess maybe Barney and Robin don't qualify because they're exes? I actually went with Dair, because they've teased it too much this past season, I must see the show explore this, even if they'll prolly just end up ruining them.
24) Most Likable Geek: I'll actually list the nominees this time: ( under a cut )
25) Best Musical Moment on a Scripted or Reality show- Obviously, there were several nominees from Glee on this. Also, various numbers from the Grey's Anatomy Musical episode. And they count the ending montage of the Friday Night Lights finale as a "musical moment"? But here's my comment on the Glee songs:
( again, cut for brevity )
26) Best Pop Culture Reference- I had to go with the Community/Cougar Town lovefest. The references to each other were just too good. It was like a crossover that wasn't really a crossover, which made it even better because it wasn't official.
5) Most Painful Series Cancellation- I actually went with "10 Things I Hate About You". I thought it was a decent show that deserved to be picked up. And its ridiculous that its gone, and "Melissa and Joey" is in its place.
7) Most Anticipated New Show of the 2011-2012 Season- You know, while there are definitely new shows I'm going to check out next season, nothing really stood out as, "I really can't wait for that!"
16) Best HoYay! Couple- Didn't this site invent the term HoYay? But they seem to not know what it means. I mean, I don't think the term should encompass actual gay couples like Kurt and Blaine on Glee. Brittany and Santana is kinda iffy- back when you weren't sure they were bi/lesbian respectively and they jokingly hinted at it, yes. But once they actually turned them into a romantic coupling, they shouldn't be on the list.
Also not really HoYay? Annie/Britta on Community. That's fan-service, not HoYay. Also, just because two cop partners are of the same sex does not mean its automatically HoYay either. To me, HoYay is a same sex pair who are close and someone might suspect they're gay for each other, but they really can't be sure. Or if the show is playing the characters straight, but you can re-interpret their conversations as having gay undertones. Like Clark/Lex on the earlier seasons of Smallville. (In fact, aren't they the pairing that started the whole HoYay thing on TWoP?)
So yeah, Jack Black imagining Annie and Britta making out or wrestling in a sudsy kiddie pool or the two of them trying to show each other up on how cool and non threatened they are about lesbians does not qualify. And I never got a kinda gay vibe from Dano and McGarret on Hawaii Five-0 or the Good Guys (I can't seem to remember Colin Hanks or Bradley Whitford's character names). But yeah, Alaric and Damon on Vampire Diaries, Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly on Game of Thrones, House and Wilson, Bobby and Andy on Cougar Town, those are definitely HoYay.
17) Best Romantic Relationship- I'm normally not a big fan of the iconic pairing on shows (Ross/Rachel, Jim/Pam, and Seth/Summer being exceptions) Pacey getting the girl on DC was like one of my favorite things to happen on a show, because finally its the friend of the main character getting his due. A lot of the choices were kinda bland at best and toxic at worst. (I find it kinda hilarious that the Lannister twin-cesters are on there!). I actually ended up going with Dany and Khal Drogo from GoT. I thought they were a nice couple.
19) Best Almost-Romantic But Not Quite Relationship- Ooh, this was a real hard one for me, because 4 out of my 5 favorite not-canon couples were in there- Jeff/Annie from Community, Dan/Blair from Gossip Girl, Damon/Elena from Vampire Diaries, and Puckelberry from Glee. They had Barney on HIMYM on there with that Nora chick. Wasn't she just there for like one episode?! I guess maybe Barney and Robin don't qualify because they're exes? I actually went with Dair, because they've teased it too much this past season, I must see the show explore this, even if they'll prolly just end up ruining them.
24) Most Likable Geek: I'll actually list the nominees this time: ( under a cut )
25) Best Musical Moment on a Scripted or Reality show- Obviously, there were several nominees from Glee on this. Also, various numbers from the Grey's Anatomy Musical episode. And they count the ending montage of the Friday Night Lights finale as a "musical moment"? But here's my comment on the Glee songs:
( again, cut for brevity )
26) Best Pop Culture Reference- I had to go with the Community/Cougar Town lovefest. The references to each other were just too good. It was like a crossover that wasn't really a crossover, which made it even better because it wasn't official.
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