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STNG & Emmys

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How in THE FUCK did STNG never really win anything, or even get nominated until their last year?  The cast always did fine acting work, but Patrick Stewart should have won Best Actor for his performance in Sarek alone, much less all the other fine work he did.

Fuckers.

Syndication was a real stigma at the time.  The fact that the show was even nominated in the seventh season was a giant leap forward for the franchise as a whole.  Plus I wouldn't ever say it was the BEST show on TV, because the seasons tended to be so hit-and-miss outside of something like the third and fourth season.  

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  1. ajm87June 30, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    I read this as STING the first time through. I was terribly confused.

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  2. TrollhunterJune 30, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    I thought his turn as Joker Sting was an Emmy's grab for sure.

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  3. William GudalJune 30, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Sting did win an Emmy for his performance in wrestling... unfortunately the Emmy committee then turned on him, beat him up, and took it back.

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  4. BeardMoneyJune 30, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Same here. Thought it was either a joke or the singer/songwriter had done some TV work I wasn't aware of.

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  5. Ryan NorcrossJune 30, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    Read as Sting too. Wondering what Sting had to do with Patrick Stewart and the Emmy's. Wondered why Scott was even talking about singer Sting.

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  6. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJune 30, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    As usual, he was too trusting of the committee.

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  7. jvc113June 30, 2013 at 11:34 AM

    Wasnt Sting on the Simpsons once? The time Bart fell down the well? He totally deserved an Emmy for that.

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  8. BeardMoneyJune 30, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    "There's a hole in my heart as deep as a well for that poor little boy who's stuck halfway to hell."

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  9. The Love-Matic Grampa!June 30, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    I'm more annoyed that DS9 (which was the best show on television for several years) not only never got nominated for anything, but is frequently treated like a red-headed stepchild within the franchise itself. Go back and watch "In The Pale Moonlight", then try and tell me that it's not Emmy-worthy.

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  10. Buster AbbottJune 30, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    Let's look at the Best Actor (Drama) Emmy winners during TNG's run....

    1987: Richard Kiley, for a forgotten miniseries
    1988: Carroll O'Connor, for In The Heat Of The Night
    1989: Peter Falk, for a friggin' Columbo TV movie
    1990: James Earl Jones, for a forgotten one-season series
    1991: Christopher Lloyd, Road To Avonlea, which was absurd since I think he was on that show for literally just an episode or two
    1992: Tom Skerritt, for Picket Fences
    1993: Dennis Franz, for NYPD Blue
    1994: Mandy Patinkin, for Chicago Hope

    Yeah, you can't tell me that Patrick Stewart shouldn't have picked up an Emmy in at least one or two of those years. Under modern Emmy rules, a couple of those performances (Kiley, Falk, Lloyd) wouldn't even be eligible for the current Best Actor award. This being said, there were some other great performances (Michael Moriarty on Law & Order, Sam Waterston on I'll Fly Away, the LA Law guys) that also got snubbed in these years, so Stewart was hardly alone.

    Stewart is the only TNG actor who I'd argue should have won an Emmy. You could make a case for Spiner as supporting actor, though this category was dominated by Thirtysomething and LA Law actors around this time.

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  11. JL StingerJune 30, 2013 at 12:49 PM

    Awards shows don't usually take sci-fi serious, especially not 20 years ago.

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  12. toddlorenzJune 30, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    I actually didn't get into DS9 until Worf came over, but I've since developed a real liking for the show - all of it. Still, my favorite moment remains Worf beating up the Jem'Hadar. ALL of them. On the one prison block, anyway. Also loved Garak. Wonderful character.

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  13. toddlorenzJune 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    The writing should have won something as well. The Measure of a Man is a good place to start, but there were so many examples.

    I had an acquaintance say recently that he thought STNG on the whole was pretty much a joke, didn't stack up at all to original Trek, and that Stewart was just above marginal as an actor.

    Yeah, I just let it go. You may was well try and convince me that Hogan was the best ring technician ever.

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  14. zanadudeJune 30, 2013 at 7:23 PM

    Never won anything??

    http://star-trek-episodes.findthedata.org/m/q/3/2520/Did-the-Star-Trek-television-show-Star-Trek-The-Next-Generation-win-any-Emmy-awards

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  15. toddlorenzJune 30, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Hm. I would have sworn up and down that the didn't win Outstanding Drama in 1994. The other tech stuff are all fine achievements and those folks should all be proud of their work. However, I am constantly struck by how fine that show was, particularly when it was at its best, yet no one won an award for acting. That just seems so ridiculous to me.

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  16. zanadudeJune 30, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    The Inner Light should have won something. But the show in general was B level acting that simply stood above the crowd in a genre that sees mostly C level acting.

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  17. jabronivilleJuly 1, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    The Emmys were and are largely a joke, and based off of whichever show the critics believe is the most culturally-superior. The chances of a Star Trek show winning against more "acceptable" dramas were nil. They still don't even let cartoons compete against other shows (The Simpsons was easily better than any other comedy on TV during some of its peak years).

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