NBC cancels the Golden Globes

By Mike

January 7, 2008 in Features, Television

Well, late last week we learned that the Golden Globes would go on without actors presents, and maybe be canceled, but now Nikki Finke reports that NBC has canceled the Golden Globes broadcast entirely.

Raise your hand if you didn’t think NBC would cancel the Golden Globes!

So with the Golden Globes canceled, NBC is scrambling to fill in some programming that night in order to still convey who actually wins the awards. The ceremony wont happen, but that doesn’t mean the awards wont be given out.

They are calling it an “awards news” telecast.

According to Finke, the schedule that night will look like this:

At 7 PM there will be a press conference covered by NBC News announcing the Golden Globe winners. (9pm-10pm)
At 8 PM, we are negotiating with Dick Clark Enterprises for a one-hour retrospective/clip show.
At 9 PM, we will air a Dateline with clips and interviews with nominees. (Currently scheduled to air for two hours on Saturday night.)
At 10 PM, we will broadcast an “Access Hollywood” style, Golden Globes party show…visiting the various parties in Hollywood

Ah, this is a lot of fun. I actually do like to watch the Golden Globes since they include Television Awards, so this is kind of a downer.

I think people are starting to worry about the Oscar’s themselves suffering from the same fate and that would be a tragedy.

You can keep up with more news on all of this at Deadline Hollywood.

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The Trousered Ape 9 months ago 1 point
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Good!

For awhile there I was thinking we would end up with a Kimmel/Leno type of fiasco - you know, the Golden Globes inviting the Oscars to their show and vice versa...

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reason and accountability 9 months ago 1 point
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The writers are unbelievably selfish. To put themselves and their contrary agenda over an entire industry is beyond greedy and short sighted. All of the people who worked hard this past year deserve to be celebrated and now in addition to many people who work in the industry have not only lost their jobs and homes because of the strong arm tactics of the WGA, but now their opportunity to be rewarded for a job well done is being stolen. And where is the voice of reason to bring the two sides together to not undermine one of the last remaining economic exports of this country. Not only have we farmed out everything from childrens toys to technology help overseas but now the truly American industry of film and television which is unmatched anywhere else in the world is essentially being shutdown by the WGA. Well I guess if the writers don't get their precious 3% they are willing to take the industry down with them for as long as they can. This is a clear example of why unions have officially become an arcaic and disfunctional drain on the economy. In the industrial revolution when people were working for 20 hours, in poor conditions for 50 cents there was a need for some arbitration, but in a free market economy these union bullies just bleed the system dry with the union bosses making money on the basis of a "group think" mentality which does nothing but weaken the working relations of the industry they suppose to support.

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WHo would've watched this crap anyway? Seriously, with the 20-30 major award that are given out every year, vitually every one gets a 'best in' something or other.

And how boring could the shows themselves be? Bad teleprompting and drinking by the hosts who generally aren't funny anyway, always contribute to my changing the channel the second I recognize what it is anyway.

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The Trousered Ape 9 months ago 1 point
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Or maybe the studio's should pay the writers instead of stealing their work, making revenue off of it, and not giving them a dime for their efforts. The studios are the ones making money for just showing up without contributing to the artistic endeavor. If it weren't for the writers and actors the suits wouldn't have jobs to begin with. And how do they re-pay their meal tickets? By stealing their work and their money. Classy...

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Mike 9 months ago 1 point
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I really am on the side of the writers, but I also think it's ridiculous that no one is sitting down busting out the details to get the strike over.

I mean, don't you think BOTH SIDES would be all about sitting down and hashing this out?

And if it lasts much longer, the government or someone should interfere because if this continues, people are just going to lose more and more jobs...

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PB starts up again on Monday Soham, if that helps :)

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