Why was "Newhart" only nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy twice - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-25-2024, 04:58 AM

And ironically, for just Seasons 1 and 2, which if I have my facts straight, are generally regarded by viewers as the weakest seasons (i.e. the "Kirk seasons").

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king of comedy · 07-25-2024, 07:56 AM

This is sad that the show and Bob himself never won a single award. He maybe gone, but he'll always be remembered. The show itself was overshadowed by Cheers.

Alan Brady's Hair · 07-25-2024, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

The show itself was overshadowed by Cheers.

I think that's partly the fault of the show - Stephanie and Michael were a watered-down copy of Sam and Diane.

I think it didn't get nominations after the first couple years because Newhart didn't want to go along with the steady creep of soap opera into sitcoms. Even slap-sticky Night Court managed to inject maudlin subplots into many episodes, but Newhart didn't go along with that.

PhoenixAcres · 07-25-2024, 10:36 PM

Seasons 1 and 2 were solid seasons. They had good writing and fun stories, and less stupid stuff from the later seasons. (While I'm pointing this out as a compliment for the early seasons, I still think the stupid stuff from later years was mostly funny but in a different way.)

Kirk was a consistently well-written and funny character IMO.

07-25-2024, 04:58 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,327	Why was "Newhart" only nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy twice And ironically, for just Seasons 1 and 2, which if I have my facts straight, are generally regarded by viewers as the weakest seasons (i.e. the "Kirk seasons"). NEWHART - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins

07-25-2024, 07:56 AM	#2
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	This is sad that the show and Bob himself never won a single award. He maybe gone, but he'll always be remembered. The show itself was overshadowed by Cheers.

07-25-2024, 10:36 PM	#4
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,828	Seasons 1 and 2 were solid seasons. They had good writing and fun stories, and less stupid stuff from the later seasons. (While I'm pointing this out as a compliment for the early seasons, I still think the stupid stuff from later years was mostly funny but in a different way.) Kirk was a consistently well-written and funny character IMO.