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Oct. 22nd, 2009
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Television genres are like the tide: Some seasons all you see are procedurals, and then serialized shows are the rage, only to find the next year that it’s all about the comedies.
Of course, keeping to that metaphor, there’s been a lot of erosion across the board with generally shrinking audiences wooed away by a plethora of alt-entertainment distractions and rising on-demand viewing. And so the creative brains in Hollywood are always trying to tinker with what works today to discover what’s going to work tomorrow.
In particular is the case of the hybrid procedural. Standalone procedurals still rule the TV world with franchises like “CSI,” “NCIS” and “Law & Order” dominating their time slots, but there’s been plenty of evidence that certain audience factions are fatigued with the tidy storytelling. And that crack has opened the door for hybrid procedurals like “House,” “Bones,” “The Mentalist” and “Lie to Me” which each solve cases per episode but also sneak in plenty of character development to keep audiences engaged.
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The 2010 People’s Choice Awards have opened their ballot boxes for nominee submissions. Medium has made it to the short list for best Sci-Fi/Fantasy show. If it gets enough votes it will become an official People’s Choice nominee, and be eligible for the award. None of the actors have received individual nominations, but since they’re still in the early stages, you can write in actors. So show your favorite Medium stars some love and let’s see if Patricia Arquette, Jake Weber or maybe even Maria Lark can get some award-show recognition.