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2009 Tubey Awards, No Black Representation
Published by Starr Rhett on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:52 am.
TV Guide, Mediaweek and AccessHollywood.com have joined Bravo’s TelevisionWithoutPity.com as partners for this year’s Tubey Awards, which is an opportunity for fans to choose the best, worst, most improved and craziest characters, series, moments and more from the 2008-2009 television season. Televisionwithoutpity.com has unveiled this year’s edition, including more categories than previous years yet, there is no Black representation.
According to the site, the Tubey Awards are aimed at viewers who love TV when it’s good, but love to hate it even more when it’s bad, which explains quirky categories like Least Villainous Villain, Most Underrated Show, Most Appalling Reality Star, etc. But what about us? I love the category choices however, when I went to the site and saw who was up for what, I was disappointed. Black TV shows have never fully gotten their props, nor have Black actors, but it seems we’ve entered an era where there is nothing on TV representative of our culture. As much as I watch reality TV, I don’t want to be associated with the negative stereotypes perpetuated by the sistas who appear on those shows. Sure, we have actors like Chandra Wilson, Blair Underwood, Tristan Wilds and Jada Pinkett-Smith on mainstream TV shows but what about shows representative of our culture?
CW canned the extremely popular Girlfriends, Everybody Hates Chris and The Game without any real explanation, nor did these shows get proper season finales. Even worse, these shows had substantial audiences that were predominately African-American but still transcended race in appeal. So I’m scratching my head, wondering why the Black TV presence is non-existent not just on the tube, but when it comes to getting props! The Tubey Awards is recognizing shows from 2008 and some of the shows I mentioned were still on air then.
One of the categories that stood out to me was Most Painful Series Cancellation. I asked five people (who didn’t know each other) what their choice was, and they all said The Game, and I agree. The shows chosen for that category by Television Without Pity are Boston Legal, Kings, Life, My Name is Earl, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, Samantha Who?, Stargate Atlantis, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and The Unusuals. Some of those choices are good shows but others…not so much. You mean to tell me they couldn’t find room for The Game or Everybody Hates Chris? Fail!
The Tubeys are supposed to be fun and atypically goofy, unlike traditional awards shows so I may be making this a lot more serious than it needs to be, but I’m not a fan of being snubbed. What do you think?
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I believe it’s quite sad how African Americans or black people are constantly under represented in television.And if they are it’s usually into the sterotype role. We’ve advanced so far, yet television can’t? I love Girlfriends and didn’t understand why it was canceled. The Game could’ve worked more on their show ,but also watched it and now I watch it on BET. Don’t shows like these desereve proper endings? At least for their veiwers?
I have to agree with Arriel, black shows are always put on the back burner for white shows. When black shows are on they don’t get paid as much as white shows do. If a black show is running too long they switch it up and change the actors in the show. I really think it is disgusting that even in this day and age WE black people still to deal with racism bull sh*t. Every black show that is put on air gets cancel without ever getting a last episode. Black people need to do more in supporting black shows so that they do not get cancel before they have a chance to shine. I personally support black shows before I support any shows because as a race those are the thing that needs to happen in order for us to not be seen as nothing.
Cancelling The Game is another shot in the foot for Afro-Americans. Others don’t think we live as the show predicts. It is another way for them to keep our young inspring adults how “The Game (pun)” is played. It shows the truth on all levels. I want more of The Game!