Posted on 04/06/2006 7:41:16 AM PDT by KevinDavis
SCI FI Channel's original series Battlestar Galactica has been honored with the prestigious Peabody Award, which recognizes distinguished achievement in electronic media. It is the first Peabody Award for the network.
The Peabody Board is a 16-member group, comprised of television critics, broadcast and cable industry executives and experts in culture and the arts, that judges the entries. Selection is made by the board following review by special screening committees of UGA faculty, students and staff.
"As is the case every year, submissions for consideration by the Peabody Board provide insight into the astonishing array of electronic media productions" said Horace Newcomb, Director of the Peabody Awards. "These are the works self-selected by creators and producers as their very best work from the previous calendar year. This year's Peabody Award recipients stand as hallmarks of excellence in news, documentary, comedy, drama, education and public service."
The Peabody Awards, the oldest honor in electronic media, do not recognize categories nor is there a set number of awards given each year.
but new Firefly's... ;)
It'll never happen, but it would be great.
Even though I am buried in pings, please put me on the Sci-Fi ping list! Thank you.
Yeah, but I still miss Cassiopeia and Athena.
Well, there's always Dr. Who until the new season starts...
Great news and well deserved! This is the best show on TV these days. . . well, when it returns in the fall, anyway.
I watched one episode of Dr. Who and was bored.
You bet. Everything is put on hold to watch both BSG & 24. In fact, 24 is the only show that I watch live. I TiVO everything else.
I agree, excellent choice. The critics and I agree for once.
The first season of Who went kind of up and down for the first few episodes, but once you get past the episodes with the farting aliens, it really got pretty good.
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