How Many Awards has Firefly Won!??? by zeke023

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How Many Awards has Firefly Won!???

POSTED BY: ZEKE023
UPDATED: Friday, April 23, 2004 17:46
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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:14 AM

I know that FOX had whatever reasons they came up with to cancel shows like Wonderfalls, Futurama, and The Family Guy... also Firefly.

However, how many awards has Firefly been nominated for? Emmies? Hugos? etc?

Does anyone know for certain? Seems to me that there have been a lot.

It also seems to me that whereas from an executive's point of view low ratings = bad business... the excessive amount of awards that Firefly was nominated for should have given those executives some faith that it could grow into something GREAT (as if it wasn't already *Skoff*). It should have set Firefly apart from the rest of their shows sent to the cancelation graveyard.

So what's the total count for awards won and nominated for?

-Z

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:33 AM

WREN

Here are the nominations that I have heard of:

Nominated for Hugo Award - Short media presentation for HOG and Message.

Nominated for Saturn Award - Best dvd television release. (Will be decided on either 4 or 5 May)

Won Emmy Award - Outstanding special visual effects for a series, for 'Serenity'.

Won Teevee Award - Most unjust cancellation (joint win with Farscape).

Nominated but lost 2002 Hugo Award - Best short form drama, for 'Serenity'. (Came second to a Buffy episode)

Nominated but lost 2003 Hugo Award - Best dramatic presentation, for 'Serenity'.

Nominated for two Visual Effects Society Awards - Zoic Studios received the awards for work done on Firefly. The categories were

Won Saturn Award - Face of the future award was won by Nathan Fillion for his portrayal of Mal.

Nominated for two Visual Effects Society Awards - Zoic Studios were nominated for work they did on Firefly in the categories of: Best Visual Effects in a Television Series and Best Compositing in a TV series, Music Video, or commercial.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:50 AM

BADGERSHAT

Quote:
Originally posted by zeke023:
I know that FOX had whatever reasons they came up with to cancel shows like Wonderfalls, Futurama, and The Family Guy... also Firefly.

However, how many awards has Firefly been nominated for? Emmies? Hugos? etc?

Does anyone know for certain? Seems to me that there have been a lot.

It also seems to me that whereas from an executive's point of view low ratings = bad business... the excessive amount of awards that Firefly was nominated for should have given those executives some faith that it could grow into something GREAT (as if it wasn't already *Skoff*). It should have set Firefly apart from the rest of their shows sent to the cancelation graveyard.
-Z

Zeke, Zeke, poor naive, innocent Zeke...

... haven't you learned, Fox is the tangible-world portal for the 9th level of Hell, and their assorted evil workings?

[pats Zeke on head, smiles sadly]

Fox obviously gave us Firefly for reason--to punish us for being righteous. Fox wanted us to suffer, so they gave us a tremendously creative, innovative, and all around intelligent and GOOD show... and as soon as people starting to like it and see what could come from the mind of talented people...

... they yanked it away from us... because Fox, being the Source Of All That Is Evil, Wrong, And Basically Bad On Television... they cannot abide creativity, intelligence and goodness. Hence, the proliferation of The Swan, American Idol, Totally Outrageous Behavior, The World's Craziest Videos, MadTV, My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance... sorry, got caught in an unholy groove there...

Shows like "Firefly" and "Wonderfalls" are Fox's way of finding the intelligent people in the mass demographics, and destroying them in a rain of Reality TV-brimstone...

--The Hat

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"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:01 AM

HATEHATEHATEFOX

You know what I find *ESPECIALLY* annoying about the tv show, The Swan? (Not that I've ever watched it or will ever watch it!)

My last name is Swan and every time I see it here in the ng it catches my attention and then I get a brand new surge of annoyance that this appalling, degrading, insulting goh se continues to thrive while FF was killed.

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Nothing is ever so profoundly regretted as a kind act.
Robertson Davies

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:13 AM

BADGERSHAT

Quote:
Originally posted by HATEHATEHATEFOX:
You know what I find *ESPECIALLY* annoying about the tv show, The Swan? (Not that I've ever watched it or will ever watch it!)

My last name is Swan and every time I see it here in the ng it catches my attention and then I get a brand new surge of annoyance that this appalling, degrading, insulting goh se continues to thrive while FF was killed.

~~~~~~~~
Nothing is ever so profoundly regretted as a kind act.
Robertson Davies

Fox sucks. No, scratch that, they suck mooseballs. No, actually, they suck the SWEAT from mooseballs. No, actually again, saying Fox sucks the sweat from mooseballs is an insult to the mooseball-sweat-suckers of the world, and I apologize to the mooseball-sweat-sucker community for erroneously including Fox into their comparitively-enlightened group.

--The Hat

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"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:47 AM

LINDLEY

Quote:

Won Saturn Award - Face of the future award was won by Nathan Fillion for his portrayal of Mal.

Actually, I think that was for Nathan's former role.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:21 PM

ZOID

Lindley wrote:

Quote:
Actually, I think that was for Nathan's former role.

I think that was just a joke on the commentary, that Nathan won for "2 Guys, a Gal and a Pizza Place (and a bad premise)". The Saturns are awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, created in 1972. As such, 2GaGaaPP (and a bad premise) doesn't qualify, unless you're fantasizing that the series was good television.

Their site doesn't mention the category "Face of the Future", that I can find; but, the nominees for the 30th annual award in the category of Best DVD Television Release are (drum roll, please):

Battlestar Galactica Complete Epic Series (Universal)
The Complete Firefly (Fox, with soft 'u' sound)
Hercules: The Legendary Adventures 1 – 2 (Anchor Bay)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1 – 7 (Paramount)
Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (DreamWorks)
Wiseguy, Season 1, Part 1 – 2 (Studioworks)

I reckon it'll be tough to beat Spielberg, even though "Taken" suuuuuuh-uuuuuuh-uuuucked! And it took a whole week to do it (under some circumstances, not a bad thing, but in film horrible). Still, people in Hollywood line up for blocks for just a chance to kiss Stevie Boy's backside, so expect to be disappointed by the result in this category...

Respectfully,

zoid
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"River and me was best friends, back then. I named my first-born daughter after her. 'Course, you can't swing a dead cat 'round here on I-Day without hittin' a River..."

- Kaywinnit Tam, wife and mother of 6, A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:20 PM

LINDLEY

Actually, I'd bet on Deep Space Nine being the formost challenger for that title. Taken got good numbers, but it hasn't gotten much attention since.

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:00 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Yep, well said. When the 'Independent thought' alams started sounding across the country when Firefly, John Doe, or Wonderfalls came on, FOX TV swept into action.

" Why, these show don't conform w/ the megolithic, Corp T.V. approved diet for building mindless viewers! It must be stopped, AND STOPPED NOW! " , or something close to that was over heard from a board room at FOX TV not long after Firefly aired.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. Worked that out myself. "

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:50 AM

WREN

Quote:
Originally posted by zoid:
Their site doesn't mention the category "Face of the Future", that I can find

This year the list of nominees for the male Face of the Future Award are as follows:
James Badge Dale (24)

Christopher Gorham (JAKE 2.0)

Jason Ritter (FREDDY VS. JASON)

Scott Speedman (UNDERWORLD)

Clayton Watson (THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS)

Shane West (THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN)

The public votes for this category. The awards will be announced on either 4th or 5th May.

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:17 AM

ZOID

Wren wrote:

Quote:
...Shane West (THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN)...

Was he the Invisible Man in the movie? There's the face of Fox' future dramatic actor. (zoid said, biting his tongue in the process, because it was entirely too deep in his cheek)

Seriously, where are young actors and actresses going to work if 'reality' continues to strangle their opportunities on...

...TV? (Because 'reality' and 'TV' don't belong in the same sentence, and are more politely used in separate paragraphs)

Respectfully,

zoid
_________________________________________________

"River and me was best friends, back then. I named my first-born daughter after her. 'Course, you can't swing a dead cat 'round here on I-Day without hittin' a River..."

- Kaywinnit Tam, wife and mother of 6, A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard

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Friday, April 23, 2004 5:12 AM

ZEKE023

Quote:
Originally posted by BadgersHat:
Zeke, Zeke, poor naive, innocent Zeke...

... haven't you learned, Fox is the tangible-world portal for the 9th level of Hell, and their assorted evil workings?

[pats Zeke on head, smiles sadly]

lol. I'm not sure whether to be angry at you for being patronizing - of to feel sorry for your jadedness.

nonetheless - I do agree with you. Sadly. :(

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Friday, April 23, 2004 5:46 PM

STEVE580

Here's a list of awards Firefly won and was nominated for:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/awards

-Steve

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