{"id":8348,"date":"2023-07-24T09:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/?p=8348"},"modified":"2023-07-21T21:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T03:03:46","slug":"eight-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2023\/07\/24\/eight-is-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Is Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight is enough, they say.<\/p>\n<p>But wait a minute.\u00a0 Who says?\u00a0\u00a0 Okay, okay, there was that sitcom way back when, and sure, eight is enough when you&#8217;re talking children.\u00a0 In fact, you could even say that eight is<strong><em> MORE<\/em><\/strong> than enough&#8230; kids.<\/p>\n<p>When you are talking Emmy Awards, though&#8230; well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still pretty damn good.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8350\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/emmy-statuette.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/emmy-statuette.jpg 432w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/emmy-statuette-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nominations for the 2023 Emmy Awards were announced last week, and I am pleased and proud to report that <em><strong>HOUSE OF THE DRAGON <\/strong><\/em>racked up eight nominations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR) | \u201cThe Lord of the Tides\u201d | Catherine Goldschmidt, Director of Photography<\/li>\n<li>FANTASY\/SCI-FI COSTUMES | \u201cThe Heirs of the Dragon\u201d | Jany Temime, Costume Designer; Joanna Lynch, Costume Supervisor; Katherine Burchill, Assistant Costume Designer; Paul Yeowell, Assistant Costume Designer; Rachel George, Assistant Costume Designer<\/li>\n<li>PERIOD AND\/OR CHARACTER MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)\u00a0 | \u201cWe Light The Way\u201d | Amanda Knight, Dept. Head Makeup\/Makeup Designer; Hannah Eccleston, Makeup Artist; Heather McMullen, Makeup Artist; Kashiya Hinds, Makeup Artist; Harriet Thompson, Makeup Artist; Natalie Wickens, Makeup Artist; Bonny Monger, Makeup Artist<\/li>\n<li>PROSTHETIC MAKEUP | \u201cThe Lord Of The Tides\u201d | Barrie Gower, Prosthetics Designer; Sarah Gower, Prosthetics Co-Department Head; Emma Faulkes, Key Prosthetics Artist; Duncan Jarman, Prosthetic Makeup Artist; Paula Eden, Prosthetic Makeup Artist<\/li>\n<li>PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) | \u201cThe Heirs Of The Dragon\u201d | Jim Clay, Production Designer; Dominic Masters, Supervising Art Director; Claire Nia Richards, Set Decorator<\/li>\n<li>SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)\u00a0 | \u201cThe Black Queen\u201d | Al Sirkett, Sound Supervisor; Paula Fairfield MPSE, Sound Designer; Adele Fletcher, Supervising ADR Editor; Tim Hands, Supervising Dialogue\/Crowd Editor; Mathias Schuster, Foley Editor; David Klotz, Music Editor; Barnaby Smyth, Foley Supervisor\/Artist; Timeri Duplat, Music Editor; Paula Boram, Foley Artist<\/li>\n<li>SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR MOVIE | Angus Bickerton, Visual Effects Supervisor; Nikeah Forde, VFX Producer; Thomas Horton, VFX Producer; Sven Martin, VFX Supervisor; Mark Spindler, VFX Co-Supervisor; Mark Dauth, Virtual Production Supervisor; Sebastian Meszmann, VFX Producer; Mike Bell, VFX Supervisor; Tobias Graa Winblad, VFX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All those, PLUS the big one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, <em><strong>House of the Dragon: Inside the Episode<\/strong><\/em> was nominated for OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES.\u00a0\u00a0 Which I suppose means we are up for nine Emmy Awards, not eight, but somehow this last one counts differently, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>My congratulations to Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnick, and the amazing cast and crew of HOT D.\u00a0 They did some amazing work, and this recognition is well deserved.\u00a0 Come Emmy night, I hope some of them get to take home a golden lady&#8230; but win or lose, it IS an honor just to be nominated.\u00a0\u00a0 ((No idea at this writing when that Emmy night will be.\u00a0\u00a0 The televised ceremony is scheduled for September 18, with the technical awards a week earlier, but if the strikes have not been settled by then, there is an excellent chance everything will be pushed back to November, or even to next year.))\u00a0\u00a0 ((Whether that happens or not, it is unlikely that I will be attending this year&#8217;s awards.\u00a0 Too much to do)).<\/p>\n<p>This was a record-breaking year for HBO&#8230; well, okay, a record-<em><strong>tying<\/strong><\/em> year.\u00a0 In addition to <em><strong>HOUSE OF THE DRAGON<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<strong><em> THE LAST OF US, SUCCESSION<\/em><\/strong>, and <strong><em>THE WHITE LOTUS<\/em><\/strong> were also nominated as OUTSTANDING DRAMA (along with some great shows from the other networks and streamers, of course).\u00a0 This is only the third time in Emmy history that one network has had four different shows in the same category.\u00a0\u00a0 CBS did it in 1973, and NBC in 1992.\u00a0\u00a0 And now us.<\/p>\n<p>As to whether eight is really enough&#8230; well, one hates to be greedy, but I would have loved to see some of our writers, directors, and actors on the final ballot as well.\u00a0\u00a0 You don&#8217;t get to contend for Best Dramatic Series unless you have some great actors, directors, and writers working of you.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of our team will have other shots at the prize in seasons to come, to be sure\u00a0 ((I lost six Emmy Awards before I won my first)), but that&#8217;s not true for Paddy Considine, alas, not unless Ryan brings King Viserys back as a White Walker &#8212; and that&#8217;s heartbreaking.\u00a0\u00a0 My gods, his portrayal was <em><strong>magnificent. <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 He earned a shelf of trophies for episode eight alone.<\/p>\n<p>We are living in a Golden Age of television, though.\u00a0\u00a0 So much great work is being done on so many shows, it is hard to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>Keep watching.\u00a0 The best is yet to come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight is enough, they say. But wait a minute.\u00a0 Who says?\u00a0\u00a0 Okay, okay, there was that sitcom way back when, and sure, eight is enough when you&#8217;re talking children.\u00a0 In fact, you could even say that eight is MORE than enough&#8230; kids. When you are talking Emmy Awards, though&#8230; well&#8230; It&#8217;s still pretty damn good. 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