This is a great email topic I wanted to share regarding a Latin Emmy Award. I received this, I didn't write it. -------------------- Subject: STRAW POLL Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:50:08 -0800 >Hi >Recently, an interesting issue was presented. I'm taking a very quick >straw poll, and curious what you would think if we created a Latin Emmy. >What is your reaction ? >thanks ------- -------------------- A Latin Emmy! Brilliant! I love it! What a great idea! That will really lend an air of exclusivity to the Academy: Awards in a dead language. Finally I will find use for those endless hours of classics I studied at boarding school. Conjugating all those verbs: amo, amas, amat; endless translations of the exploits of the legions of Caesar, all springing to life in 21st century Hollywood. Come to think of it, I'm surprised that Caesar didn't come up with a Latin award of his own. You know, "Best Performance by a Christian" or something like that. Good idea to keep it to a Latin Emmy, though. A Greek Emmy would mean that most of the membership would have to learn a completely new alphabet. With a Latin Emmy, only the numerals would change. But we're used to that: "Star Trek" have already got the hang of Latin numerals, so how hard can it be? You know: 'Star Trek XXIV - The Wrath of Lauritson." That sort of thing. Oh! I'm sorry. Now I see. You mean a Spanish language Emmy. Well that's a pretty good idea,too. Yes, I like it... I like it a lot! We could follow it with a Chinese Emmy, (at least two awards in each category: Mandarin and Cantonese) and then, maybe, an Armenian Emmy and an Ebonics Emmy and an Emmy for expatriate Brits. (Who can understand what they're saying half the time?) And, of course, a Canadian Emmy, eh? (After all, that's where most of the work is these days.) Of course, we'd have to double up on awards for that, too: one for English language programs and one for Francophones. (You know how touchy Quebec is these days.) How about an Inuit Emmy? Perhaps we could get Prestone to underwrite that one. (You know, the anti-freeze people?) Better still, why don't we just give an Emmy to everyone when they enter the business? We could hand it out with their first paycheck! That way we would make sure everyone was included and, at the same time, we could expand the awards: "Best Honey Wagon Driver," "Best Craft Service (Single Camera)"; "Best performance by an Agent". You get the idea. No one would feel left out. We'd all be winners! Think of the money it would save! With everyone owning an Emmy, there would be no need for those costly Awards Ceremonies. Much was made by the Academy leadership of the cost savings when we abandoned the annual weekend at the Beverly Hilton in favour of at home voting. Think of the additional money we could save with no Awards Ceremony at all! Of course, we could still have the red carpet bit, but it would be a fashion show. And everyone loves fashion shows. Especially when all the models would already be winners! (We could even give Donatella Versace an Emmy.)Think of the smiles. The congratulations. The glitz. With no boring old ceremony to follow. Just straight to the parties! Yes! A Latin Emmy! Let's go for it! What do we have to lose? --------------------