No doubt about it, one of the best television series around.

It has more drama then any medical show, more interpersonal problems then all those lawyer shows combined, dialogue crafted smartly enough to make other television shows cringe in jealousy, and on-going plot-lines edgy enough to put a dunce cap on most soap operas,

Okay, so the love triangles just happen to involve vampires, the action a lot of king, and the whole backdrop set in modern mythology. But drama is still drama, no matter what type of hat it wears. Not since Barnabas put on his plastic teeth every afternoon has drama been more gothic. From acting quality to scripts that verge on works of art, Buffy is better than most anything else found on the other networks. If any show is deserving of awards, it is this one.

So, why then no Emmy? Not even a nomination?

It's not for lack of merits; indeed, an abnormally high percentage of it's shows deserve emmies more than any of the last few years' winers. No, the reason is the simple fact that it's not the type of show that the people with the Neilson boxes watch, nor the type that anyone in the Academy will take seriously. They hear Vampire and then just roll their eyes and change the channel to a sit-com or standard police or hospital drama. Ironically, they end up complaining about nothing good being on television, probably just nominating the least offensive, but in the end they know not what they miss.

If they only knew. Some of the best shows around have always been ones with alternative mind-sets, but the Academy and Nielson folks don't to be caught liking something their peers might laugh at. Oh, if only they were braver, they might of what miracles television is truly capable of.

Here's my nomination for Buffy: Best Drama, and a slew of best actors and supporting crew.