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So apparently the First Annual tumblr TV awards are going on right now. So in the best ship categories its down to 5 couples: Faberry and Britanna from Glee, Sherlock and Watson on Sherlock, Dean and Cas from Supernatural, and Dair from Gossip Girl. Like this year's E!-online poll, only one of the finalists is a straight couple, but the rest are same-sex. Which is an interesting trend. Is it that people who vote in such polls (or are vocal about "shipping") tend to favor same-sex couplings?
And is it a sign that the world is more accepting of homosexuality, or that those that are accepting have cornered modern media? Of course, another data point is of those 4 same sex couples, only 1 of those (Santana and Brittany) are an actual gay couple. The rest are non-canon. And among those three, only in the Sherlock/Watson case did the show have characters outright ask them, "Are you guys gay for each other?" The other two couplings are just supposed subtext and only in the minds of some viewers.
The finalists in the other categories that are still open:
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama: (I'm just going to use the character names for these categories so you'll know who I'm talking about without having to look it up)
-Watson
-Rory from Doctor Who
-Castiel
-Tyrion Lanister
-Klaus from Vampire Diaries
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama:
-Amy Pond
-Mrs. Hudson from Sherlock
-The Dowager Countess (chicken lady, for those who catch Downton Abbey on Spike TV)
-Constance on American Horror Story
-Caroline from Vampire Diaries
Best Cast:
-Sherlock
-Doctor Who
-Supernatural
-HIMYM
-Glee (How is Glee not the obvious choice? I mean, regardless if you like the show or not, the cast is full of several cool people IRL, and is bigger than the first three choices combined. A cast full of a dozen cool people should win over a cast that's only a couple of cool people)
Best Teen Show:
-Glee
-Skins
-Vampire Diaries
-Pretty Little Liars
-Gossip Girl
Most Missed TV Show:
-Friends
-Arrested Development
-Buffy
-Pushing Daisies
-Lost
It looks like voting has either ended on the other categories (or hasn't entered final voting)
And is it a sign that the world is more accepting of homosexuality, or that those that are accepting have cornered modern media? Of course, another data point is of those 4 same sex couples, only 1 of those (Santana and Brittany) are an actual gay couple. The rest are non-canon. And among those three, only in the Sherlock/Watson case did the show have characters outright ask them, "Are you guys gay for each other?" The other two couplings are just supposed subtext and only in the minds of some viewers.
The finalists in the other categories that are still open:
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama: (I'm just going to use the character names for these categories so you'll know who I'm talking about without having to look it up)
-Watson
-Rory from Doctor Who
-Castiel
-Tyrion Lanister
-Klaus from Vampire Diaries
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama:
-Amy Pond
-Mrs. Hudson from Sherlock
-The Dowager Countess (chicken lady, for those who catch Downton Abbey on Spike TV)
-Constance on American Horror Story
-Caroline from Vampire Diaries
Best Cast:
-Sherlock
-Doctor Who
-Supernatural
-HIMYM
-Glee (How is Glee not the obvious choice? I mean, regardless if you like the show or not, the cast is full of several cool people IRL, and is bigger than the first three choices combined. A cast full of a dozen cool people should win over a cast that's only a couple of cool people)
Best Teen Show:
-Glee
-Skins
-Vampire Diaries
-Pretty Little Liars
-Gossip Girl
Most Missed TV Show:
-Friends
-Arrested Development
-Buffy
-Pushing Daisies
-Lost
It looks like voting has either ended on the other categories (or hasn't entered final voting)