Film

The Daytime Emmy Nominations

Well, the Daytime Emmy Nominations are out. Being a college student who is home at all hours of the day, this award ceremony is very close to my heart, as I now realize there is so much more to Daytime television than just ‘I Love Lucy’ reruns and ‘Jerry Springer,’ as I once ignorantly thought. Now I can give you the scoop on all the latest soaps, as well as the low down on what isn’t going down with Oprah’s hair.

As I was perusing the list of nominations, I first noticed that there was a category for about every factor that goes into a television show: makeup, hair, hair in a drama series, lighting, lighting direction, lighting direction for a drama series, single camera editing, muilti-camera editing, main title design…etc. Then as I got passed the fact that a monkey can win an Emmy, I couldn’t help but notice the Dr. Phil Show was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling. Now I know know if you are aware, but the host of the Dr. Phil Show, Dr Phil, has no hair. I guess the hairstylists of the Dr Phil Show, Annette Jones and Mimi Vodnoy-Love, are doing something special. Perhaps they are going the different route, look at all the beef Oprah has taken for here hair, even earlier in this post. If not even Oprah is above cheap shots at her hair, it may be better to go bald and win an Emmy Nomination.

Now I am aware all the guests have their hair done for the show, not just the host. But look at a show like The View, with five female hosts that need their hair done, or better yet, The Price is Right - Bob Barker has lots of beauties on stage with him. But ‘Cue-ball Phil?’ Pathetic. My Daytime television watching career over if Phil wins. And why did Extreme Akim not get nominated for “Outstanding Achievement in Wielding a Bat in a Court Room?”

© 2006 Jon Shoemaker.