September 22, 2008

The Emmys, 2008

I was watching True Blood (it's still bad, and probably even worse for those who read the books - though I've grown to like the lead vampire), but if you are interested in what happened at the Emmys last night, Nathaniel's live-blogging of the event can be found here. I don't even know what Damages is, but I'm always in favor of giving awards to Glenn Close and Zeljko Ivanek. I have almost the same reaction to Dianne Wiest's win (the only difference is I know what In Treatment is). Alec Baldwin's win was well-deserved (I absolutely love him on 30 Rock). And I guess at some point I'll have to watch John Adams, though I find him one of the most over-rated of the framers.

Posted by armand at September 22, 2008 10:59 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Culture


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I find him one of the most over-rated of the framers.

I think he is generally given such prominence because it's an easy way for historians to shorthand the twin MA-VA influences on the founding. But while Boston was the undeniable Ground Zero of the revolution itself, and Samuel Adams and John Hancock (and their circle, which included J.A.) its key instigators/organizers/ideological drivers, I'm not sure John's acclaim is justified by his role -- which arguably fell to him initially mostly by virtue of him being the most educated of the young men in his cousin's circle and thus the natural contact for the Big Thinkers in VA.

Posted by: jacflash at September 22, 2008 01:39 PM | PERMALINK
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