TODAY we are all about one of my favourite awards ceremonies - the 63rd annual Emmys, which honours all things television.
One of the things I love about the Emmys, besides seeing a red carpet and ballroom crammed with almost every single favourite telly star, is that they considerately (probably because they know a thing or two about making TV shows) separate the creatives and the categories viewers actually care about.
This means the industry players all get to pat themselves on the back on one night, and the average person like you and me gets an eyeful of the stars on another.
Creative Emmys were presented last Saturday, with HBO garnering a cluster of 15 winged statuettes. Boardwalk Empire took the lion's share, and with nominations in Sunday's event including best drama, best actor and best supporting actress I am going to go out on a limb and predict a few more wins.
Also already in the bag is a best reality show win for Deadliest Catch (Discovery, Mondays at 9.25pm), as well as additional nods for editing, sound mixing and cinematography.
Over the years I have failed to see the ongoing attraction of watching a …
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