Sunday, August 29th, 2010
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Somewhat Live Blogging The Emmys

EMMY ROSSUMSIn a surprise turn of events, I'm going to be both watching and live blogging the Emmys which I have almost no interest whatsoever! So get excited for the scintillating commentary to come! There may be guests! There may not be guests! Here goes nothing/something! (The most recent updates will be on top.)

11:00: It's over! This was not completely awful! Your regular editors will be back in the morning!

10:57: Modern Family wins for best comedy! Remember when this show started nine hours ago and Modern family was winning all of those awards? They did it again! But more importantly, MANNY IS WEARING A RED DRESS SHIRT AND FEDORA. What's not to like about this? Also, one of my friends, a girl, just told me, "That middle daughter looks like she gained some weight." AND SO IT BEGINS.

10:51: Mad Men wins for best drama! Finally, shows people care about! Jon Hamm and January Jones shared a moment on stage. The people who hate January Jones seem to conversely very much enjoy Jon Hamm wearing a tux.

10:50: Tom Selleck was so good on the Marta Kaufman TV show FRIENDS as Monica's on-again-off-again boyfriend Richard!

10:48: THE PEOPLE INVOVLED WITH THE TV MOVIE TEMPLE GRANDIN SEEM TO BE REALLY PROUD OF THEIR BOOBS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. I CANNOT FOCUS ON THIS VERY SPECIAL AND SENTIMENTAL MOMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE WOMAN PARTS EVERYWHERE.

10:46: WHY IS THE MINISERIES SECTION OF THIS ALL SO LONG? DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE? Ooh, Tom Hanks is on TV! I really enjoyed That Thing You Do!

10:40: Al Pacino won something and is tan in a way that is normally a way that you associate with creepy old dudes. That plus the very teased hair is sort of jarring to see, considering the role that Al Pacino played in my more formative years as Don Corleone and Tony Montana. They seem to be less inclined to play him off than the people who put together Top Chef though.

10:26: Miniseries and TV movie awards are not interesting to me at all. You know what does interest me? The movie The Time Traveler's Wife. I saw this movie today and it was absolutely insane. I can't really recommend that anyone watch it, because it's awful, but it's also completely CRAZY. Oh, Claire Danes seems to have won something. Again, not interested.

10:17: I really like that Jewel song that has to do with the smiley face eggs. That one really holds up.

10:07: You know who else all girls seem to hate (along with Lea Michelle – see below at 8:46)? January Jones. Oh man, in the last year and a half (the tipping point being the Piven incident it seems like) all girls have turned on January Jones, like, hard. It's insane how angry they all are at her for being "overrated," or "not talented" (can we be real, she's very, very good on Mad Men playing a weird ass character in Betty Draper), or the best: "not even all that pretty." JUST FYI, TEAM JONES Y'ALL.

10:05: Whoa, there was a TV movie/miniseries about Georgia O'Keefe? How not at all interesting to me!

10:02: JEAN LUC PICARD IS IN THE BUILDING FOLKS.

9:56: Is anyone else nervous that Boardwalk Empire is going to suck, because I am REEEEEEEALLY worried about that.

9:53: The Daily Show wins for something varietal and comedy related. As it turns out, their writing staff comes off as very obnoxious when given an opportunity to celebrate themselves on national television!

9:48: BUCKY GUNTS WINS!!! AND HAS A FAMILY MEMBER NAMED BJ.

9:33: Kyra Sedgwick wins for The Closer on TNT (TNT knows drama). It's a little early in the show to say this, but I think, "Tina would you mind holding my Emmy?" be the quote of the evening that most sums up the entire Emmy awards show!

9:28: Takeaway from The Emmys: I should be selling Avon and realizing that I can probably sell better than I can, and also, I need to eat more turkey because I can potentially lose up to 400 pounds.

9:23: Can we give it up to Jimmy Fallon for how quickly he's changing costumes? This guy is killing it! (As far as wardrobe changes go.)

9:13: Brian Cranston wins for best lead actor in Breaking Bad. Insert some sort of Friday Night Lights or Malcolm In The Middle joke here.

9:11: Archie Panjabi wins for best lead actress in The Good Wife. I wonder if she's named after the comic book character Archie? Often times immigrant parents allow their children to choose their own American names and they're often based on pop icons, I could see that being the case here!

9:04: Aaron Paul wins for best supporting actor in Breaking Bad! While Roger Sterling and Locke and Ben were all very good, Aaron Paul is also very good (I've heard) and seems very genuinely excited to have won!

9:02: Matthew Wiener and Erin Levy win for best writing on Mad Men! Did anyone else see Sal cheering in the section of Mad Men cast members who aren't the famous ones? He looked great!

8:56: I find it hard to believe that the New Orleans Saints do not have a more famous celebrity fan other than Harry Connick Jr. Fun fact, I think he or his wife was once on FRIENDS? Maybe the episode where Chandler's stuck in the vestibule?

8:52: Top Chef wins for best reality show! The Emmy TV show and I are friendly again. I enjoy Top Chef a lot! Except for this season which seems like it's too much reality and punnery, too many twists that have less to do with food preparation, but more about drama and pea puree. Also, doesn't Padma look EXTRA tan?

8:46: You know who hates Lea Michelle? Almost every girl ever. Apparently they've all heard she's a heinous bitch! Seriously, don't ever tell a girl you think Lea Michelle looks attractive, because they will quickly tell you that they've heard that Lea Michelle is such a bitch and totally believe it based on how she looks! Edie Falco just won for a show that was not the Sopranos or 30 Rock. I'm not quite sure how that just happened, Tina Fey also seems confused!

8:38: Jim Parsons from a TV show called the Big Bang Theory has just won for best lead actor in a comedy! One of the people I'm watching this with says that the Big Bang Theory is actually a good TV show? Does anyone else have thoughts on this? I've never heard this to be the case.

8:35: Neil Patrick Harris and Betty White won Emmys! As did Ryan Murphy who directed the pilot of the TV show Glee! What a nice jacket Ryan Murphy is wearing – apparently it's Tom Ford! Tom Ford once told someone I knew that he should never button more than 3 buttons when wearing a dress shirt. Isn't that so Tom Ford? Also, doesn't Ryan Murphy look like the guy who worked at Central Perk and had a crush on Rachel?

8:32: Hey, it's Chnandler Bong on TV! Remember how good that joke was when originally executed on the TV show FRIENDS? I hope that you enjoyed it as much there as you did in 1998!

8:26: Jane Lynch wins for supporting actress in a comedy! I agree with this Emmy winner again! I think that Jane Lynch is the funniest person on the TV show Glee! She also seems really nice right? The Emmys are great! Will they also be fans of sandwiches and the new Kanye West song 'Monster'? Is this show just an articulation of my interests and opinions?

8:22: Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd win for best writing on Modern Family! Wow, they should call this the Modern Family show! But that would probably realistically become very confusing for people looking for it on their DVRs and TV listings. Sidebar: How do you think the other Christopher Lloyd feels about his show with Pamela Anderson on Fox called Stacked quickly becoming the more diminutive, recent. Christopher Lloyd television project?

8:13: Eric Stonestreet wins for best actor in a supporting comedy! Huzzah! This show is great and deserves to win Emmys, in my opinion (I am not on the Emmy award designating committee but maybe I should be as our opinions seem to align!). His speech was heartfelt and the other red headed guy who plays a gay man on Modern Family also seemed to be crying too! This whole Emmys thing is a little more nice and emotionally compelling than I originally believed it to be!

8:11: Going back to the Hamm/White well already Emmys?

8:08: Remember when Jimmy Fallon had weird messy hair and that was like his thing? It was such a thing, him always having messy hair and what not!

8:02: WILL BETTY WHITE CAMEOS EVER STOP BEING FUNNY? Yes! They will! Two minutes ago in fact!

7:55 pm: Apparently a lot of women are wearing navy today. Kelly Osborne does not like people wearing navy in such heavy fabric. It's amazing that these are facts that are shared on television as though they are noteworthy in any way, shape, or form!

124 Comments / Post A Comment

MollyBloomberg (#1,169)

Is there a way to watch this "Emmy" thing on the internets?

There are torrents of Emmys 2009 available (you're welcome)

bassknives (#2,903)

coughhttp://channelsurfing.net/cough

keisertroll (#1,117)

Did anyone else coin "HAMM ON WHITE"? 'Cuz I'm gonna go ahead and claim it as my own.

deepomega (#1,720)

Why is Jimmy Fallon allowed to host… anything? Isn't this what police are for? To stop crimes like this from happening?

MollyBloomberg (#1,169)

But Aimee Mann likes him. Isn't that good for something?

deepomega (#1,720)

It's only good for making me mad that Aimee Mann won't give me the time of day. I thought we had a connection, Aimee!

DoctorDisaster (#1,970)

Karmic balance for the Roots being the band.

DoctorDisaster (#1,970)

That doesn't really explain why he's hosting the Emmys, though.

I cannot believe you're saying bad things about Betty White. FUCK YOUUUUUUUU. Good day.

David Cho (#3)

I should email Choire to let him know that 2009 seems to be commenting from his account!

BETTY WHITE IS EVEN KILLING IT IN THE COMMERCIALS.

skizdi (#609)

no, for real, less betty white/betty white sex jokes. MORE JON HAMM, DOING ANYTHING. that should really just be a general cultural rule.

skizdi (#609)

OH HEY AWESOME RYAN MURPHY GETS AN AWARD FOR MOST OVERRATED HACK!

EAT PRAY LOVE IS A MASTERPIECE

I'm a Ryan Murphy enthusiast. I think he has lots of interesting ideas and I like the way he uses a camera! (TWSS?)

skizdi (#609)

oh nooooo. if by "has lots of interesting ideas" you mean "has no interest in the dignity or consistent characterization of his characters or in interesting/sensical/intelligible storylines or really in anything that makes any dramatic sense at all" then YES.

garge (#736)

So I am crying at the Emmys, and we are still at comedy? What does it mean??

garge (#736)

I am just so glad you all are here. All seven of you!

garge (#736)

And Cho, too! Eight is enough.

I'm watching baseball, do I still count?

keisertroll (#1,117)

The Tampa Bay Rays are no longer funny, so no.

garge (#736)

If you are drinking with us, you count doubly.

keisertroll (#1,117)

I drank half a Red Stripe and I've been sick since Thursday. Does that count?

C_Webb (#855)

Cheers!

deepomega (#1,720)

Oh, well in that case I guess I'd better fetch a Sierra Nevada.

gumplr (#66)

[The 2011 Emmys.] Neel Shah wins for best writing on Friends with Benefits!

Can we get odds on this?

keisertroll (#1,117)

My 2011 locks are James Spader, John Larroquette, Bea Arthur, and, let's say Tina Yothers.

David Cho (#3)

1:120,436,036,034,770,733

keisertroll (#1,117)

I knew I was pushing it with Tina Yothers.

deepomega (#1,720)

Jane Lynch is the ONLY good thing about Glee. So I will salute her win with hope in my heart that nobody else from Glee wins anything, ever.

Chaire Sicka > Chnandler Bong

David Cho (#3)

Ms. Chnandler Bong

Oh true, that shifts the balance a bit. Choire needs a funny title. Swami Chaire Sicka?

deepomega (#1,720)

Admiral.

keisertroll (#1,117)

The Commodore.

myfanwy (#1,124)

His Serene Highness, Chaire Sicka.

deepomega (#1,720)

The Big Bang Theory is what happens when a bunch of people who have never been in a physics class write jokes about physics using only wikipedia as a source.

skizdi (#609)

yeah, but BETTER THAN GLEE though, right? right? jim parsons is also adorable though alarmingly thin.

keisertroll (#1,117)

The Big Bang Theory is supposed to be good but it's from the creator of Two And A Half Men and Dharma & Greg. So no.

deepomega (#1,720)

I looooved Dharma and Greg when I was 12 or so. But I think maybe I just had a crush on Jenna Elfman? (Other show I liked when I was 12: Charmed. I think there's maybe a pattern.)

garge (#736)

What is a pirate slip-on, and why (according to PBS Masterpiece's Twitter) is Alan Cumming wearing them to the Emmys? They never reply to my tweets :(

I hope it means he's wearing a clip-on parrot on his shoulder.

Was he wearing these?

egad (#1,355)

Oh. I really hope so.

I am girl who does not hate Lea Michelle, but that is because I neither know nor care who she is (like everyone else in the cast of Glee, despite E's attempt at making it an all-Glee preshow). I am, however, annoyed by the fact that she doesn't have a real last name.

deepomega (#1,720)

And her first name is more like a lame draw in scrabble!

skizdi (#609)

i guess now i am playing into a "gender stereotype" but i would really, really like for someone to push that stupid bitch in front of a speeding bus.

garge (#736)

Damn it, no LOST spoilers!!!

HURLEY DIES.

garge (#736)

It was Walt, wasn't it. WASN'T it?!

keisertroll (#1,117)

I'm not upset Mad Men won for best writing. I'm upset it wasn't for the "British Guy Has His Leg Amputated" episode.

HiredGoons (#603)

That is so Tom Ford.

keisertroll (#1,117)

I'm glad Aaron Paul won. I liked him on "Highlander: The Series".

Okay finally I will start watching "Breaking Bad."

DoctorDisaster (#1,970)

I think you are sincere but also not telling the truth.

C_Webb (#855)

Kinda how the nation feels about Obama (not) being a Muslin.

MollyBloomberg (#1,169)

C-Dub – that was fantastic. Nice assist from Double D. (I know, I don't know why I'm doing that either.)

Miles Klee (#3,657)

No, I don't want anyone else watching Breaking Bad. It is my special thing. Hands off.

I am weirdly over-invested in how much I want Breaking Bad to win things, so I am so happy for Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston.

In other news, I am totally mystified at Archie Panjabi winning, because I watched about three episodes of The Good Wife and the main impression I had of that show was how awful she was.

garge (#736)

Re: The Good Wife: I watched the entire season within 36 hours of getting my wisdom teeth out, and I have latent feelings of positivity toward it, but have no memory whatsoever of anyone resembling Archie Panjani.

C_Webb (#855)

I've only seen the first season, which I lurved. But do we find out why he ended up with Skyler instead of Susan from "Friends?"

oudemia (#177)

Aw, I like the show. I'm sort of impressed by their complete disregard for their Chicago setting, so that they just use NYC addresses. Diamonds? Why those are in Chicago's 45th St. Diamond District. Young white yuppies' first apartment? W. 84th! Never fails to crack me up. (And I'll watch Josh Charles in anything.)

@garge: She's like an investigator or a paralegal or something? I forget exactly. She's Indian, but British, and I remember one thing that really, really grated was that I thought her attempt at an American accent was one of the worst I've ever heard. I had this theory that she was struggling so hard to get it right that it was completely throwing off her acting. Apparently there are people in Hollywood who do not agree with my assessment.

@C_Webb: Your question was really confusing me for a few minute because I was thinking Susan was the blonde (Ross's ex) so I had no idea what you were talking about until I actually thought about it. Anyway, on Breaking Bad, had they ever dated? I thought they'd just been friends in the way-back past, but I don't remember exactly.

@oudemia – I wanted to like it. I really like Juliana Margulies. But, among other things, I found the legal plots annoying and unrealistic, and couldn't get past that.

skizdi (#609)

how much does julianna margulies want to STAB kyra sedgwick with that pointy two-pronged statuette right now.

C_Webb (#855)

@Major Disaster: OK, I'm gonna geek out here, but they show a flashback to grad school in which Cranston's character tries to kiss _____ (Susan? wife of carol?), and then later, when he won't accept his rich friend's money for his cancer treatment, she calls him and asks if it's because of her. So I assume there's a history …

Yeah, there definitely may have been, I just didn't remember the details of that plotline that well. But I did know who you were talking about after thinking about it. It was just funny that my mind first thought of the other half of the Friends lesbian couple, and I was so confused, because I didn't know what she had to do with Breaking Bad.

(Fun fact – I used to work with a guy who went to high school with that actress, the brown-haired one who played Susan, and I saw her at his wedding. That's a big celeb sighting in Boston.)

C_Webb (#855)

She fascinates me because she looks Exactly. The. Same. in everything. Friends. Sideways. Breaking Bad. Not a shred of difference. I'm glad the long hippie hair works for her, but I honestly wonder if she has a clause in her contract: HAIR STAYS SAME.

Haha, I can confirm that her hair looked the same at the wedding as well, so there's a real-life data point for you!

skizdi (#609)

"GEORGE CLOONEY IN 17 MINUTES"

keisertroll (#1,117)

The other 43 is Andy Rooney.

garge (#736)

Ok, guys, I have to freak out on you a bit over here and sing praises of Damages. Glenn Close legitimizes my crazy, but seriously, for your next break up or debilitating medical condition, schedule a season of Damages (they are best taken consecutively). You won't be disappointed!

I AGREE. I did the first season and enjoyed it highly!

I love Damages, but I am really sad that apparently the fourth season is going to be only on DirecTV (which I don't have), and there's no deal to rebroadcast it on FX or wherever (like they do with Friday Night Lights). So basically if you don't get DirecTV, you can't ever see it (except, I guess, by renting the DVDS if and when it comes out).

garge (#736)

Don't worry, mamacita, my people know some peers on the Internet who are very benevolent with their files, and we will produce a DVD for your people at a Boston Bawl. We are that evangelical about Damages (and cross ourselves, giving thanks to DirecTV)!

Oh hell, that would be amazing.

Has anyone done a Kanye bit yet?

Nevermind, I don't care anymore. BJ GUNTS!

C_Webb (#855)

Who the fuck is Bucky Gunts? (I dont have cable, just DVDs and interweb …)

He did the directing for the Vancouver Olympics (Variety category or something?)

C_Webb (#855)

Toast to him for making it through life — successfully! — with that name. Sweet Jesus.

keisertroll (#1,117)

Voters must've been watching the Canadian feed.

MollyBloomberg (#1,169)

I had to google that myself. These memes keep on slippin' slippin…INTO THE FUTURE.

How come no one told me John Hodgman was doing hilarious voice-overs?

keisertroll (#1,117)

Because we no longer thought they were hilarious.

Yeah they were… not… notable.

Can we use the Daily Show win to reignite the female staffers controversy?

oudemia (#177)

Why does Jean-Luc Picard have such a good seat?

David Cho (#3)

HE IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE IS WHY. (Also, he was nominated.)

oudemia (#177)

Oh! For what? (Oh fine, I will Google it myself.)

oudemia (#177)

(And I even watched that category awarded and somehow didn't notice. I blame the Romulan ale.)

garge (#736)

Wow, I realized that–this whole time–I just wanted Doug and Carol, the reprise.

garge (#736)

I just realized that I am not at all invested in the Miniseries or Made For TV categories this year, which is a shocking anticlimax and very uncharacteristic. Where was I??

skizdi (#609)

Cho is reading my mind. I literally just tweeted: "Impossibly, I think January Jones sucks even more than Betty Draper." DO I JUST HATE EVERYONE?

skizdi (#609)

Also, this Jewel thing. I hate this. This might be one of the most genuinely awful and excruciating things I have ever heard. EVER.

David Cho (#3)

IT'S NOT JUST YOU, IT'S ALMOST EVERY GIRL I KNOW.

keisertroll (#1,117)

I was trying to switch back and forth between Mad Men and the Emmys, but it's been a Betty free episode.

oudemia (#177)

Pacino is too scary looking right now to be thanking make-up artists. He needs to blend some of that orange goo in.

keisertroll (#1,117)

I'm waiting for Pacino to announce his retirement from coaching the Miami Sharks.

I think "The Event" can kiss my aaaassssss.

skizdi (#609)

AUTISM IS AN EPIDEMIC, apparently! IT'S CATCHIN'!

keisertroll (#1,117)

I remember about four years ago your chances of being born with autism were 1:166, then 1:150, and now something like 1:125. As someone diagnosed with Asperger's, I'd rather just limit the club to myself, Dan Aykroyd and David Byrne.

Temple Grandin WILL

kick your ass

C_Webb (#855)

I kinda want her (the real one) to do a talk show with Sarah Palin. And a grizzly.

C_Webb (#855)

Why did Claire Danes look like a Fox News anchor?

Tom Selleck as a prick in real life.

keisertroll (#1,117)

I'm just jealous he got to kiss Kevin Kline.

Tripp Vinson is a nice guy

That was it?

garge (#736)

I know. Now what?

keisertroll (#1,117)

You heard Jimmy: PARTY AT BETTY WHITE'S HOUSE!!!!!

David Cho (#3)

RUBICON TIME.

C_Webb (#855)

I'll bring the beef stock ice cubes.

keisertroll (#1,117)

I half wished Friends did an episode to address 9/11. Maybe I would've watched.

C_Webb (#855)

SERIOUSLY DID CLARE DANES HAVE WORK DONE? Why does she look like Megan (I deny her the "y") Kelly?

i blame the latisse

carpetblogger (#306)

Excitement about emmys duly communicated through use of exclamation points! Thanks!!

Jeff Barea (#4,298)

God, Foster's twitter feed is more interesting than this comment thread…

Keep saying your straight some of you, when you're not otherwise eating something.

Shh. There, there.

kfon (#3,209)

Did anyone else see Chnandler Bong refuse a beer from Ricky Gervais and then do a "get a load of this guy" face to the person next to him?

"Doesn't he know I'm an alcoholic?" was what that face said. CLASSIC.

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