Where Credit Is Due

The University of Georgia's college of Journalism and Mass Communication has annonced the winners of the 65th annual Peabody Awards, one of the most prestigious awards for excellence in electronic media.

Among this year's winners are the caustic cartoon show "South Park", BBC's adaption of Charles Dickens' "Bleak House", Martin Scorsese's biopic of Bob Dylan, "No Direction Home", while Sci-Fi Channel scored their first ever win with Ronald D. Moore's remake of "Battlestar Galactica".

South Park COMEDY CENTRAL
Primitive animation is part of the charm of TV's boldest, most politically incorrect satirical series. Its simple style also makes possible the show's unmatched topicality. Comedy Central.

Battlestar Galactica SCI FI CHANNEL
A belated, brilliantly re-imagined revival of a so-so 1970s outer-space saga, the series about imperiled survivors of a besieged planet has revitalized sci-fi television with its parallax considerations of politics, religion, sex, even what it means to be "human." NBC Universal Television Studio.

(from bitsofnews.com)

Blogger's Note: It's refreshing to see an award based on deserving talent rather than overblown popularity. Past winners include The Daily Show, Band Of Brothers, The West Wing, The Sopranos, Wallace & Gromit, Frasier and The X-Files.