Roger (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} nycroger1972) wrote,@ 2006-08-28 22:58:00 |
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So it's Emmy night.
I rarely watch the Emmy's. They're just not as interesting as the Oscars. That said, I lost quite a few shows this past year and I want to see how they do.
Predictions. No one I want to see win will. Martin Sheen will lose to House (more on this later.) Chandra Wilson and Jean Smart will lose to Sandra Oh. Will Arnett will lose to Jeremy Piven (A Lock. It's not quite Titanic or Jamie Foxx for Ray, but he's close.) And West Wing will probably win for Best Drama, even though I don't want them to.
On to the Show…
Conan does a surprisingly good job tonight. The opening bit with him flashing through various shows, while done before, was very funny. I loved the flashback to the South Park scientology episode, especially since Tom Cruise is still in the closet.
The new fall lineup doesn't contain one show I'm even remotely interested in watching. I've LOVED Dana Delaney since the first episode of China Beach and even she can't make what these TV people are coming up with appealing. Netflix is going to get a workout.
The Sheens are running through their presentation like they have to catch a flight. (Weird musing – I wonder what Emilio Estevez is doing right now. Does he wish he'd stayed with "Sheen" so he'd still have a career?)
Chandra Wilson loses. Sigh. Dr. Bailey is officially one of my favorite characters on television along with Jack Bauer and… NO ONE BECAUSE MY FAVORITE SHOWS KEEP GOING OFF THE AIR.
I have some sort of weird memory block when it comes to Kelly MacDonald (Winner for The Girl in the Café). Three times I've seen her in something, thought 'She's cute. I wonder who she is', went to IMDB and remembered looking her up before.
SNL wasn't nominated for Best Variety/Comedy Series. [sarcasm]That's shocking considering the quality stuff they've turned out lately.[/sarcasm]
Howie Mandel has not been funny since St. Elsewhere. Not once. Not even by accident.
This is why the Emmy's suck. WAY too many categories. How is Andre Braugher a two-time Emmy winner? How is Guest Star a category?
Steven Colbert is about… 1000 times funnier than John Stewart. It's not even close. His delivery is perfect. "I LOST TO BARRY MANILOW!"
Both Don Knotts and Don Adams died this year, which is weird since I always got them confused when I was a kid. In fact, there's a pretty good chance I didn't realize this earlier for that same reason.
Goodbye Mr. Myagi.
Seeing John Spencer on the screen makes Baby Jesus sad.
Just saw a commercial for The Office. The female lead looked really good on Celebrity Poker Showdown, but terrible everywhere else.
Everyone from Will and Grace was nominated (including three guest stars) except Will. That must sting a little.
WTF?!?!? HUGH LAURIE WASN'T NOMINATED!?!? How is that possible? Was I drunk the entire week nominations came out? He's probably the character that is most individually responsible for his show's success (they spend too much time on other people in 24). If House is nominated for Best Drama, he HAS to be nominated. I'm officially annoyed even though this means Sheen probably wins now… or not.
I take back what I said about the girl from The Office (Jenna Fisher) who looks really good again on stage. They must uglify her for the show.
24 wins. Hooray. Too bad their best work was two seasons ago.
Bonus: The show finished on time.
And it's official. The eras of The West Wing, Arrested Development and Everwood are over. They were the best show (for the first four years), the cleverest show and the most painful loss of a show, ever in my life and now they're gone. The good news is that I'll have more time for posting, so I have that goin for me.
I rarely watch the Emmy's. They're just not as interesting as the Oscars. That said, I lost quite a few shows this past year and I want to see how they do.
Predictions. No one I want to see win will. Martin Sheen will lose to House (more on this later.) Chandra Wilson and Jean Smart will lose to Sandra Oh. Will Arnett will lose to Jeremy Piven (A Lock. It's not quite Titanic or Jamie Foxx for Ray, but he's close.) And West Wing will probably win for Best Drama, even though I don't want them to.
On to the Show…
Conan does a surprisingly good job tonight. The opening bit with him flashing through various shows, while done before, was very funny. I loved the flashback to the South Park scientology episode, especially since Tom Cruise is still in the closet.
The new fall lineup doesn't contain one show I'm even remotely interested in watching. I've LOVED Dana Delaney since the first episode of China Beach and even she can't make what these TV people are coming up with appealing. Netflix is going to get a workout.
The Sheens are running through their presentation like they have to catch a flight. (Weird musing – I wonder what Emilio Estevez is doing right now. Does he wish he'd stayed with "Sheen" so he'd still have a career?)
Chandra Wilson loses. Sigh. Dr. Bailey is officially one of my favorite characters on television along with Jack Bauer and… NO ONE BECAUSE MY FAVORITE SHOWS KEEP GOING OFF THE AIR.
I have some sort of weird memory block when it comes to Kelly MacDonald (Winner for The Girl in the Café). Three times I've seen her in something, thought 'She's cute. I wonder who she is', went to IMDB and remembered looking her up before.
SNL wasn't nominated for Best Variety/Comedy Series. [sarcasm]That's shocking considering the quality stuff they've turned out lately.[/sarcasm]
Howie Mandel has not been funny since St. Elsewhere. Not once. Not even by accident.
This is why the Emmy's suck. WAY too many categories. How is Andre Braugher a two-time Emmy winner? How is Guest Star a category?
Steven Colbert is about… 1000 times funnier than John Stewart. It's not even close. His delivery is perfect. "I LOST TO BARRY MANILOW!"
Both Don Knotts and Don Adams died this year, which is weird since I always got them confused when I was a kid. In fact, there's a pretty good chance I didn't realize this earlier for that same reason.
Goodbye Mr. Myagi.
Seeing John Spencer on the screen makes Baby Jesus sad.
Just saw a commercial for The Office. The female lead looked really good on Celebrity Poker Showdown, but terrible everywhere else.
Everyone from Will and Grace was nominated (including three guest stars) except Will. That must sting a little.
WTF?!?!? HUGH LAURIE WASN'T NOMINATED!?!? How is that possible? Was I drunk the entire week nominations came out? He's probably the character that is most individually responsible for his show's success (they spend too much time on other people in 24). If House is nominated for Best Drama, he HAS to be nominated. I'm officially annoyed even though this means Sheen probably wins now… or not.
I take back what I said about the girl from The Office (Jenna Fisher) who looks really good again on stage. They must uglify her for the show.
24 wins. Hooray. Too bad their best work was two seasons ago.
Bonus: The show finished on time.
And it's official. The eras of The West Wing, Arrested Development and Everwood are over. They were the best show (for the first four years), the cleverest show and the most painful loss of a show, ever in my life and now they're gone. The good news is that I'll have more time for posting, so I have that goin for me.
