The nominations for the 2023 Emmy Awards have formally been introduced, and there weren’t too many surprises about which exhibits garnered essentially the most nominations in main classes like Excellent Comedy Sequence and Excellent Drama Sequence. There have been after all additionally snubs which have had followers speaking, together with Elizabeth Olsen not getting a nom for Love & Demise and Star Trek being disregarded of the most important classes. Personally, I used to be bummed to see that one other present was disregarded of a selected class but once more: Chicago Hearth. The snub had me flashing again to what showrunner Derek Haas commented again in late 2022, and he’s definitely not incorrect!
What The Showrunner Mentioned About Chicago Hearth’s Stunts
Whereas Chicago Hearth has quite a bit going for it after eleven full seasons, the present has been delivering cinematic stunts on the small display screen going again to 2012. In truth, Severide’s bridge sequence from the Season 11 fall finale was so spectacular that I took the time throughout an interview with co-showrunners Derek Haas and Andrea Newman to say that it was one of many cooler stunts that the present had ever finished.
As you may see in a behind-the-scenes clip under, actor Taylor Kinney did a lot of the bridge stunt himself:
After my point out of the bridge stunt throughout our interview in December, Haas responded that he thought Hearth does stunts “higher than anybody,” and though it’s a secure present, “it’s scary whenever you truly shoot on a bridge that’s open and so they’re fifty toes up within the air and dangling from ropes.” I then famous to the co-showrunners that the sequence of Severide on the bridge felt prefer it was out of a movie somewhat than a community TV present, and Haas mentioned:
I am so glad you mentioned that! Are you aware what’s loopy? This is the factor. There’s an Emmy… for stunts, and it states that the Emmy campaigners or no matter at all times go to no matter is the cable present. So that they’re saying their stunts are higher than [ours]. Our stunts are the perfect on tv, fingers down. We do it 22 occasions a 12 months. It is insane.
Andrea Newman agreed together with her fellow showrunner and named some examples of what Hearth does that viewers received’t discover on simply any TV present, together with “operating into fires and leaping off buildings and leaping by way of glass and collapsing.” With each season apart from the ninth (which was shortened as a result of COVID-19 manufacturing challenges) operating for no less than twenty episodes, that’s eleven seasons and practically 250 episodes of stunts that haven’t been acknowledged by the Emmys.
How Stunts Are Rewarded At The Emmys
There are at the moment three classes for stunts on the Emmy Awards: Excellent Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Sequence, Excellent Stunt Coordination for a Drama Sequence, and Excellent Stunt Efficiency. Whereas I’m not certified to weigh in on particular stunt performers and Chicago Hearth wouldn’t qualify for something in a Comedy class, absolutely the unique One Chicago present deserves no less than a nomination!
That’s to not say that the exhibits that had been nominated for 2023 had been undeserving, after all. These which can be within the operating are Prime Video’s The Boys, Disney+’s The Mandalorian, ABC’s The Rookie, CBS’ S.W.A.T., and CBS’ FBI: Most Wished, with Most Wished truly sharing a TV universe with Chicago Hearth.
I’ve nothing in opposition to The Rookie, S.W.A.T., and Most Wished, but when the Emmys had been truly going to honor community TV dramas as an alternative of simply these on cable and streaming, couldn’t Chicago Hearth have no less than been nominated? Actually, decide any episode of the present from the seasons obtainable streaming with a Peacock Premium subscription, and you might discover an award-worthy motion sequence. I don’t essentially count on a community TV present to win in opposition to the likes of The Boys and The Mandalorian, however some recognition for Hearth can be good!
If there’s a silver lining, then we will at all times say that possibly a nomination will come subsequent 12 months. Chicago Hearth was renewed for the 2023-2024 TV season, so it can return to NBC for Season 12… as soon as the WGA writers strike is totally resolved, anyway! For now, you may take a look at our 2023 TV schedule for some summer time viewing choices and root to your non-Chicago Hearth favorites to win on the Emmys.
