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Nuke on Pre-Emmy list, "As the World Turns" writers still on ... different list

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Good news for fans of Van Hansis and Jake Silberman. The PTB at As The World Turns have submitted their names for Daytime Emmy nods. Each year, every soap opera submits a list of names from their show they feel deserve Emmy recognition. It's the equivalent of the "For Your Consideration" Oscar campaigns, but without ... the campaigning. Nuke has been put forward in the "Outstanding Younger Actor" category, along with Jesse Lee Sofer, who despite the name, is NOT a southern sheriff in Eat My Dust, but part of the "babymama" drama.

It's a deserving tribute to Van and Jake, just for surviving this show with their dignity intact. I sometimes get the feeling that the writing sessions on ATWT involve Yale graduated scribes, some #2 pencils ... and a book of MAD LIBS.

LUKE AND NOAH ARE ABOUT TO KISS BUT ARE INTERRUPTED BY A __(noun)___ THAT ___(verb)___ , SO THEY GAZE LONGINGLY INTO EACH OTHER'S ___(body part)___ AND DECIDE TO ____(boring farm chore)___ INSTEAD.

In sadder news, ventriloquist puppet/writer's caffeine induced hallucination Cowboy Jack has been ruled ineligible for Emmy consideration, which is a shame considering he gave his all to the role.

 

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    • Submitted by
    snicks
    on Fri, 2008-02-29 09:04.
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    Ben Weldon's picture

    I love MAD LIBS

    Submitted by
    Ben Weldon (311 points) (62 posts)
    on Fri, 2008-02-29 12:02.
    LUKE AND NOAH ARE ABOUT TO KISS BUT ARE INTERRUPTED BY A duck THAT hallucinates, SO THEY GAZE LONGINGLY INTO EACH OTHER'S nipples AND DECIDE TO do pretty much anything that you do on a farm INSTEAD.
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    Fredo777's picture

    lmao

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    Fredo777 (245 points) (65 posts)
    on Fri, 2008-02-29 20:58.

    Not the most flattering photo of the twosome, is it?

    They both look quite goofy in that shot. haha

    On a serious note, I love their characters + would like to see them get Emmy honors.

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    ricktexas's picture

    Matt Dallas

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    ricktexas (10 points) (2 posts)
    on Fri, 2008-02-29 21:36.
    Doesn't the guy on the right look just like Matt Dallas from Kyle XY? It may just be the angle of the picture, but that was the first thing I thought of when I saw the picture.
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    GE 90's picture

    You too?

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    GE 90 (70 points) (13 posts)
    on Sat, 2008-03-01 17:37.
    You notice the similarities too? They're both fantastic
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    Luke and Noah are about to...

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    RJ (2364 points) (509 posts)
    on Sat, 2008-03-01 01:52.

    LUKE AND NOAH ARE ABOUT TO KISS BUT ARE INTERRUPTED BY A horse THAT farts, SO THEY GAZE LONGINGLY INTO EACH OTHER'S nostrils AND DECIDE TO shuck corn INSTEAD.

    Btw, Ben Weldon, I love your avatar. Is it available in desktop wallpaper size?

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    Charles's picture

    Eligibility

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    Charles (451 points) (90 posts)
    on Sun, 2008-03-02 13:00.
    Are you sure CBS submitted Van's name for Younger Actor? The age limit for younger actor is 25 and Van just turned 26 this past September. It seems they would probably be submitting his name for Supporting Actor.
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    snicks's picture

    good point, but...

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    snicks (9785 points) (3385 posts)
    on Sun, 2008-03-02 13:33.
    according to the Emmy Rules "Only those actors and/or actresses who are 25 and under are eligible for the "Younger" acting categories. An actor turning 26 in 2007 was eligible for a pre-nomination until their birth date" I think what this means is that Van will only be able to use clips of his performances before he turned 26, which means none of the intense scenes of hand holding between him and Jake.
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    Joseph's picture

    I suspect Van will make the list...

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    Joseph (5653 points) (1139 posts)
    on Sun, 2008-03-02 18:11.

    ...though his material before turning 26 wasn't the best (well, the stuff after wasn't all that great either), but he always gave it his all.

    As for the writers, well, it's incredibly frustrating. Soaps have always been underappreciated as an art form, and these scribes aren't helping things. There's the occasional day that is pretty good, then the next day will suck out loud. The Nuke-Ameera s/l is from desperation; I got into an argument on another board from someone stating that by even including both a gay couple AND a Muslim girl, the show should be admired--my response was that I'm all for diversity on the soaps (I think a more ethnically diverse cast would bring in more viewers), but that the story isn't being told very well, and we can see where it's going...there's no suspense.

    In fact, the only story on ATWT that is holding my interest right now is the whole Casey/Alison/Matt/Gray/Vienna/Henry storyline (because it does have some genuine suspense, and the acting, especially by Eric William Morris [Matt], Marnie Schulenburg [Alison] and Ewa da Cruz [Vienna] is very good), and I do have to applaud the writers for at least integrating so many different stories together, something they weren't doing last year, when there was barely any interaction of characters outside their own storylines.

     

     

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