The Emmys were once recognized as one of the highest forms of achievement that any actor or project can earn. However, the title has grown the notoriety of snubbing the deserved winners of a particular category. One such instance occurred recently: Blue Eye Samurai won the Best Animated Program over the flawless X-Men ’97 that had taken the world by storm.
Blue Eye Samurai is the dark sheep of Netflix, as the show had little to no hype but it was its gripping narrative and striking animation that resulted in the title being so popular. However, it was not good enough when its contender was X-Men ’97, which was a near-perfect show, where the 10 episodes featured the narrative of our favorite mutant team.
Hence, fans of animated titles wonder if they should allow this modern show to prove that its artistic merit pleased the panel and made it a winner over a nostalgic show.
Was Blue Eye Samurai the Deserved Winner Over X-Men ’97?
Last evening, the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where awards were given to different programs. One major award that was handed out was for Best Animated Program, which gained a ton of negative attention for its winner.
The panel and fans were surprised when Michael Green’s Blue Eye Samurai won over a list of nominees that included X-Men ’97, Scavengers Reign, The Simpsons, and Bobs Burgers. This resulted in a massive outrage on social media because the Marvel show was considered to be a clear winner for featuring 10 episodes that had one of the highest ratings on IMDb.
The overall rating of the remastered, flawless show is 8.8/10 on the platform, while the winner has a rating of 8.7/10 on IMDb. The results are indeed shocking because the mutant show retells the story with enhanced animation while respecting the sentiments of the original show, which was a clear winner.
Moreover, the ability to deliver consistently at the highest level that follows an unworldly hype clearly makes it the deserved winner over the current one. But what followed that made the panels choose the Netflix original over Marvel’s animated brilliance? Well, Blue Eye Samurai is one of the most popular shows of 2023, which far exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Though little to no hype followed the project’s announcement, it took the critics and the viewers by surprise. With only eight episodes in the first season of the title, it was enough to make its audience content with the storyline that is set in Feudal Japan.
While the storyline and the characters of the show were minutely detailed, it was a flawless animation that captured the beauty of the plot, teleporting its viewers into a surreal world that is too good to be true.
However, fans of other shows fail to see the artistic majesty of the show and criticize the award panel and the organization for robbing the deserving winner of the ceremony.
Blue Eye Samurai’s Win At The Emmys Sparks All Sorts of Emotions Among Fans
It looks like Blue Eye Samurai had a quite big year for itself, as it not only became a big name in 2023 but also dominated the Emmys, where it won 4 out of 5 nominations.
However, the massive win at the ceremony resulted in a mixed reaction from the fans of different shows, as they decided to voice their opinion on X. They commented,
X-men was robbed
— 𝕏 Meme Team (@XMemeTeam) September 8, 2024
Simpsons the real OG we all know it
— ag (@theagnft) September 8, 2024
how? couldn’t get passed the first episode
— 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗰𝘅𝗿𝘁𝗶 (@destroycxrti) September 8, 2024
How could X men 97 lose that was rigged
— Tom (@yorboitom) September 8, 2024
However, some users were taken aback because the lack of hype and fame followed by the show made it anonymous. As a result, they were particularly interested in giving the show an opportunity to blow them away. They commented,
Never even heard of this. Not saying it’s undeserving btw, just gonna have to tap in soon
— Masked_saiyan101 (@DbsContents) September 8, 2024
I really need to watch that show. I’ve only heard good things about it.
— OurMovieGuide (@OurMovieGuide) September 8, 2024
I need to watch this! What’s it on?
— Bryce Young’s gonna whoop your ass 2024 Season 👹 (@lionbear23) September 8, 2024
With the show gaining a global fandom and its popularity reaching an all-time high, only bad news follows it! The newfound fans of the show would be emotionally distraught because the team of the show discusses the release window of its next season and is far from being close.
Blue Eye Samurai can be streamed on Netflix.
X-Men ’97 can be streamed on Disney+.
