ah, TSCC fans on the Internet...
via press release:
BRAVO'S TELEVISIONWITHOUTPITY.COM ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2009 TUBEY AWARDS
Garners Over 2.4 Millions Votes, Up An Unprecedented 1042% Versus 2008 Awards
NEW YORK – September 14, 2009 – This summer, Bravo's TelevisionWithoutPity.com, the popular website for TV junkies, brought TV fans the annual Tubey Awards, a unique opportunity for TV junkies to choose the best, worst, most improved and just plain craziest characters, series, moments and more from the 2008-2009 television season. The response was a record-breaking 2.4 million votes cast in 80 fun and quirky categories, up a jaw-dropping 1042 percent in voter participation versus the 2008 Tubey Awards.
This year, TelevisionWithoutPity.com partnered with TV Guide Magazine, Mediaweek and AccessHollywood.com to bring the Tubey Awards to larger and more diverse audiences. Each partner featured their own exclusive Tubey Award polls tailored towards their respective readers and cross-promoted with TelevisionWithoutPity.com. The winners of 15 additional Tubey categories, including Character Most Deserving of a Spin-Off, Best TV Programming Trend and Sexiest Over-40 Female on TV, can be found at TVGuideMagazine.com, Mediaweek.com and AccessHollywood.com.
Winners were announced today and include:
· Best New Show: "True Blood" (HBO)
· Best Drama: "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (Fox)
· Best Comedy: "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS)
· New Series with the Most Wasted Potential: "Dollhouse" (Fox)
· Most Anticipated New Series of 2009-2010: "Glee" (Fox)
· Most Underrated Show: "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (Fox)
· Best Competitive Reality Show: "The Amazing Race" (CBS)
· Guiltiest Pleasure Show: "True Blood" (HBO)
· Best Villain: Ben Linus, "Lost" (ABC)
· Best Reality Show Host: Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox)
· Favorite Actor: Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS)
· Favorite Actress: Summer Glau, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
· Least Favorite Actress: Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
· Most Anticipated New Series of 2009-2010: "Glee" (Fox)For a full list of all 80 winners, please visit http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/tubeys/.
TelevisionWithoutPity.com, the premiere internet destination for the discerning television "junkie," is a part of Bravo's portfolio of linked digital assets and broadband properties including www.BravoTV.com. TelevisionWithoutPity.com provides witty, no-holds-barred episode recaps, daily blogs, galleries, video and fan forums about television's most popular dramas, comedies and reality shows. It has penetrated the pop culture-obsessed audience, drawing the devoted attention of viewers, stars and Hollywood producers alike, and includes MoviesWithoutPity.com and BrilliantButCancelled.com.
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I liked Terminator, but best drama? Really? I don’t see it. IMO, Big Bang Theory should get best comedy, most anticipated series should be Flash Forward or V, etc. Man, the only thing on here that I agree with is best villian.
Wow, the fan sites weren’t active in that one…
I know I’m a huge Supernatural fan but, I believe the show would have won some of these categories had they not put in multiple entries for the show in the same categories. If they added together the votes in the categories, I wonder how it would have done. It did place second in a number of categories.
Ha, yeah, Doug, not at all.
Bah. Now expect a press release from Fox about Glee winning and completely overlooking Terminator and its fans. Again.
I hate you Kevin Reilly. I hate you with a passion.
Um. Pete, this is TWOP fan awards. Maybe I’m not remembering correctly, but I don’t think networks care about these at all.
“New Series with the Most Wasted Potential: “Dollhouse” (Fox)”
Ow. Can’t argue that. DH has a neat premise but devolved into playing dress-up with Eliza Dushku. “Easy on the eyes” can only go so far.
I’m also 100% convinced that angry TSCC fans had nothing to do with the votes either.
I’m surprised there even was a press release for an internet poll.
But these pools have ZERO meaning.
I forgot to add: let me guess, the same person could even vote multiple times…
Yea, those awards were garbage. It’s pretty clear the TSCC mafia was botting up a storm again (both in favor of TSCC and against their “nemesis” Dollhouse).
Best drama? Please. Most underrated? Most overrated maybe. Favorite Actress? I love Summer as much as anyone but…no, not for favorite actress.
An excellent example of internet ballot-box stuffing. C’mon TSSC fans, the show wasn’t that good, and it is NOT coming back.
I love it when TSCC fans insist they aren’t cheating. TWoP has a huge slant toward J.J. Abrams regardless of the merits of his shows.
TSCC is my favorite show. No other show has captured my interest like it. Why can’t I vote it as the best drama on TV? I don’t think there is any ballot box stuffing either. The show has a strong, passionate fan base and when given the opportunity to support the show, fans will vote. Also, even though the ratings were not great for the series, it has always done well critically.
You can razz the TSCC fans on this if you like.
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Least Favorite Actress
Winner: Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy)
TWoP Staff Pick: Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse)
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Oh wait, it’s not just disgruntled TSCC fans that noticed.
I don’t think there is any ballot box stuffing either.
Marco, everyone prior to you who said they didn’t think it was the TSCC fans voting repeatedly was being facetious.
It got a B- from critics for both seasons, which is decent but not that good. And the critics’ assn refused to give a single nom for their awards, not even, like, Best New Show. Unless Emmy noms for Stunts & Special Effects count as critical support.
But really the show won like half the total categories; I don’t think that’s really an accurate depiction of the average TWOP reader so much as the power-voting of a vocal minority.
I love all the arsesore TSCC haters. Because stupid people don’t like it when shows that require people to think get anywhere, even if it is an insignificant internet poll. And people who like shows that suck don’t like it when better shows receive good press, even when said shows brought in over half of the viewers of the show the arsesore hater is badmouthing. Well done.
Cool, TSCC rocks!
I love TSCC, I like dollhouse,(embrace the paradox baby) the crazy fan standpoint i thought Kevin Reily was an idiot. But from a business standpoint i understand 100% why TSCC was canceled. I would love to see FOX and the WB throw us a bone in some way (direct to dvd movie, graphic novel, season 3
) Fans keep up the good work, if we saw anything from firefly it may work. But do it respectfully and with civility because you can’t make your point effectively if your as crazed a 3 dot Sarah Connor.