Okay, so some of my predictions were off. It’s hard to bank on the unpredictability of Emmy voters. Remember that these are the same people that didn’t nominate Lost. In any case, I was pleasantly surprised at the numerous awards given 24, My Name is Earl and The Daily Show. I was also happy for Jeremy Piven, Mariska Hargitay, and The Office. I was overjoyed that Amazing Race won again; it is by far the best reality show out there and deserves all four of its wins. Conan O’Brien did a wonderfully awkward job hosting complete with a witty song number that revealed the truth about NBC. It was also nice to see Bob Newhart in the show, even if he was sealed up in an air-tight box. Best moments of the night were Hurley saying they weren’t invited to the Emmys and Stephen Colbert loudly complaining that he lost to Barry Manilow.
I think Jon Stewart (who won instead of Stephen Colbert) and Tony Shalhoub (who won instead of Steve Carell) said it best, “There’s been a terrible mistake.” Both winners were planning on losing gracefully to the breakout successes of these Daily Show alumni. I remember watching these two playfully spar on classic episodes of The Daily Show, and I was impressed with their work this year on The Office and The Colbert Report. Like early SNL gave us many comedic movie stars, The Daily Show is currently enriching the television landscape with top-notch entertainers. This year, we‘ll see Daily’s Corddry brothers move on; Nate will be on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Rob is starring in a mid-season comedy on Fox that is already getting buzz. The Daily Show is apparently the best source for breeding comedic talent, which is why everyone should be staying up late and watching this humourously irreverent show. And then you might as well stay up a bit longer to catch at least the first ten minutes of The Colbert Report. C’mon would I steer you wrong?
By the way, here were the winners:
Lead Actor In A Drama 24 - Kiefer Sutherland (predicted)
Lead Actress In A Drama Law & Order: SVU - Mariska Hargitay (wanted)
Supporting Actor In A Drama The West Wing - Alan Alda
Supporting Actress In A Drama Huff - Blythe Danner (wanted)
Lead Actor In A Comedy Monk - Tony Shalhoub
Lead Actress In A Comedy Old Christine - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Supporting Actor In A Comedy Entourage - Jeremy Piven (predicted & wanted)
Supporting Actress In A Comedy Will & Grace - Megan Mullally (predicted)
Performance In A Variety Or Music Program Barry Manilow
Writing For A Comedy My Name Is Earl • Pilot
Writing For A Drama The Sopranos • Members Only
Writing For A Variety or Music Program The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Directing For A Comedy My Name Is Earl • Pilot (predicted & wanted)
Directing For A Drama 24 • 7:00 AM - 8:00 (predicted)
Directing For A Variety or Music Program Academy Awards (predicted)
Reality-Competition Program The Amazing Race (predicted & wanted)
Variety or Music Series The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Comedy Series The Office (predicted)
Drama Series 24 (wanted)
2 comments:
Hey Cara,
I thought they always say that the Emmy telecast is watched by millions of people around the world. Do you mean they have been lying to me all this time? By the way, I was really happy that Grey's Anatomy got nothin', I just didn't want to be the first to say it, lest I get Grey's fans hunting me down, tying me to a chair and forcing me to watch the exploits of Dr. McDreamy.
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