Post by Trublu on Sept 22, 2008 16:05:53 GMT -5
I'm posting this here because of Mariska, Cynthia, and Robin's inclusion in the nominees this year, but I want to leave discussion up to any facet of the show, including the other categories.
I watched the Emmys, not because I had any particular interest in the major categories (though John Adams was a delight), but because I now watch with the expectation of being able to critique the hell out of it after the ceremony is over. And I wasn't disappointed.
Heidi Klum's bit with the "disappearing dress" with William Shatner and Tom Bergeron made me sad. I was very happy to see Heidi in a suit like all the other guys, just being one of the guys while being decidedly feminine as well. But then they had to go and ruin it by doing a decidedly sexist thing and using Heidi Klum to catch all those viewers' eyes. Can't she just host (rather badly, I might add) like the other four?
Further was I disturbed, then, with the Brooke Shields/ Craig Ferguson bit. I could tell that he didn't like the lines that he had to say, and Shield's uncomfortable look spoke for itself. Since when is sexual harrassment funny?
The only decent part of the show was the very first presentation by Tina Fey and Amy Pohler, and the theme song medley by Josh Groban. Few and Pohler were as funny as they usually are, and Groban's medley of theme songs was just out of this world. But, that took about 10 minutes of the 3 hour show, tops. So what was the rest of the show filled with, you ask?
To summarize: A bit between Steve Carell and Ricky Gervais that started off funny but just ended in sheer boredom and embarassment, more unfunny business from the five "hosts", clips from older shows from the "golden era" of television that about 5% of the viewing population actually probably understood, some intensely unintelligent moments (quote from one of the winners: "fear the internet"), the ending of one acceptance speech via the "coming up next" reel, and several people who won who either didn't deserve it, or were taking up space in a field that could have been much more diverse with people who have been working hard but were ignored.
Get the idea?
The bright spots in terms of nominees were of course Cynthia Nixon for her awesome performance, wins by both Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney for Best Actor and Actress in a Miniseries for John Adams (which also took home the best Miniseries Emmy), and Tina Fey for winning for writing and acting, and for 30 Rock as the best comedy.
I had a conversation with a friend last night, and I determined that I have to make it my life's mission to take over the Emmys and fix them from their horribly bad place.
I watched the Emmys, not because I had any particular interest in the major categories (though John Adams was a delight), but because I now watch with the expectation of being able to critique the hell out of it after the ceremony is over. And I wasn't disappointed.
Heidi Klum's bit with the "disappearing dress" with William Shatner and Tom Bergeron made me sad. I was very happy to see Heidi in a suit like all the other guys, just being one of the guys while being decidedly feminine as well. But then they had to go and ruin it by doing a decidedly sexist thing and using Heidi Klum to catch all those viewers' eyes. Can't she just host (rather badly, I might add) like the other four?
Further was I disturbed, then, with the Brooke Shields/ Craig Ferguson bit. I could tell that he didn't like the lines that he had to say, and Shield's uncomfortable look spoke for itself. Since when is sexual harrassment funny?
The only decent part of the show was the very first presentation by Tina Fey and Amy Pohler, and the theme song medley by Josh Groban. Few and Pohler were as funny as they usually are, and Groban's medley of theme songs was just out of this world. But, that took about 10 minutes of the 3 hour show, tops. So what was the rest of the show filled with, you ask?
To summarize: A bit between Steve Carell and Ricky Gervais that started off funny but just ended in sheer boredom and embarassment, more unfunny business from the five "hosts", clips from older shows from the "golden era" of television that about 5% of the viewing population actually probably understood, some intensely unintelligent moments (quote from one of the winners: "fear the internet"), the ending of one acceptance speech via the "coming up next" reel, and several people who won who either didn't deserve it, or were taking up space in a field that could have been much more diverse with people who have been working hard but were ignored.
Get the idea?
The bright spots in terms of nominees were of course Cynthia Nixon for her awesome performance, wins by both Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney for Best Actor and Actress in a Miniseries for John Adams (which also took home the best Miniseries Emmy), and Tina Fey for winning for writing and acting, and for 30 Rock as the best comedy.
I had a conversation with a friend last night, and I determined that I have to make it my life's mission to take over the Emmys and fix them from their horribly bad place.