Emmys 2007: Minute by minute

September 16, 08:15 PM

It's Emmy night, and rather than sit in a stuffy press tent listening to winners talk about how surprised and thankful they are before telling us what kind of shoes they're wearing, we -- that'd be your faithful Zap2it bloggers Rick Porter and Daniel Fienberg -- decided to watch the show like everyone else: from our couches. (Another bonus: Stars talking about how excited and surprised they are and what shoes they're wearing don't interrupt the feed of the show, forcing us to wear balky radio headphones to hear what's happening on stage.)

So, here it is folks: the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Rick will be your cruise director for the first half of the show.

7:55 p.m. We haven't officially started yet, but I'm curious to see how the theater-in-the-round stage setup plays. American Idol does something similar, so maybe they're hoping to make host Ryan Seacrest comfortable?

8:02 p.m. We were threatened with a Seacrest song-and-dance at the top of the show, so I guess Stewie and Brian Griffin from Family Guy is not such a bad alternative. And for those of you keeping score at home, that's three minutes into the show before our first Sopranos blank-screen reference.

8:05 p.m. Smart move by whoever's writing for Seacrest to lead with self-deprecating jokes, including a Teri Hatcher reference. And, thank goodness, he keeps it good and short, and does not sing.

8:09 p.m. Where'd the picture go? What was Ray Romano saying about Frasier?

8:12 p.m. Ah, so this is how it's going. Seacrest lets the professional comic take the joke-telling reins, and he does a good couple minutes on bieng outa work. He eventually gets around to presenting the night's first award, best supporting actor in a comedy. Entourage's Jeremy Piven wins for the second year in a row, beating office favorite Neil Patrick Harris. We still love you, Barney.

8:14 p.m. Don't know if you've heard, but America Ferrera, who plays Ugly Betty, isn't ugly.

8:15 p.m. I might have gone for his Lost castmate Michael Emerson, but Terry O'Quinn did some darn fine work on the show this past season. And he delivered a darn fine and funny speech too.

8:22 p.m. Seacrest: "Weeds -- great show, amazing after-party. Isn't that right, Paula [Abdul]?" Nice.

8:24 p.m. Jaime Pressly probably deserved her Emmy last year for her standout work on My Name Is Earl. But in a really strong field this year, it wouldn't have been a real injustice to give it to any of them (yes, even the two women from Two and a Half Men). So, while Jenna Fischer, just getting over a broken back, was our sentimental favorite, this was a pretty good makeup call by the Academy.

8:28 p.m. I don't understand what Thomas Haden Church was saying about his pants. But he wins me back with his dedication to David Angell -- the Wings producer who died in one of the 9/11 planes -- and his wife, Lynn.

8:36 p.m. Could we have just had the Tom Snyder tribute without the one-liner montage? Just sayin'.

8:37 p.m. The cast of Entourage plus Eva Longoria. I'm sure this looked cute on paper, but on stage? Not so much. But they are introducing another fantastic category, best supporting actress in a drama. In something of an upset, it's Katherine ~~Hi-jel~~ Heigl. That also makes The Sopranos 0-for-2 in tonight's awards. I really, really, really, really hope this is not the start of a trend.

8:42 p.m. Most underrated part of every Emmy ceremony? The clips for the variety-show writing teams. Based on those alone, I'd give it to the foot-tapping folks from Real Time with Bill Maher, but the folks from Late Night with Conan O'Brien win instead. And folks, that breaks the Conan Curse: O'Brien and his show had been nominated 20 previous times before getting their first win tonight. So the answer to that trivia question is still Newhart, 25 noms without a win.

8:52 p.m. One of the great -- or trivial, whichever -- mysteries of last season may be solved: In singing a duet with Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera fingers the mike like she's playing a trumpet or something. On the Search for the Next Doll show last spring, eventual winner Asia -- she's pursuing a solo career now, by the way -- did that all the time, to our unceasing puzzlement. Maybe that's where she got it?

8:56 p.m. That's two wins for AMC's Broken Trail tonight -- with Robert Duvall joining Thomas Haden Church in taking movie/miniseries acting honors -- on top of one at last week's Creative Arts awards. So, (admittedly very well-made) western on AMC three, landscape-changing show about mobsters on HBO zero.

9:03 p.m. Nice little tribute to Roots, which is 30 years old this year. It holds up remarkably well, and it's kind of a shame to think how bloody hard it would be to get something like that on network TV these days.

9:07 p.m. Make that Broken Trail 4, Sopranos 0, as the former wins for best miniseries. And FOX: You do not play Robert Duvall off the stage. At least they didn't cut to a blogger this time.

9:12 p.m. An hour and 12 minutes into the show, we have our first Sopranos win of the night. Alan Taylor wins for the exceptionally well-done "Kennedy and Heidi" episode, in which [spoiler alert!] Christopher dies.

9:14 p.m. It's no surprise that David Chase wins the drama writing award for the Sopranos finale, but let's take a moment to admire the quality of this ridiculously stacked category. Two other episodes from that show -- "Kennedy and Heidi" and "The Second Coming" -- plus the Lost finale and the two-part Battlestar Galactica premiere from last season. That is some damn good stuff.

9:23 p.m. Awww ... Former Daily Show correspondent Steve Carell gets to present Jon Stewart and the show with the best variety show Emmy. In his speech, Stewart raises a good point. It seems like there's only one micrphone stand on the stage. If you're doing a show in the round, shouldn't you be playing to all parts of the room? Maybe they are and it's just hard to tell on TV. But Stewart's "What a great show ... this part of the audience has seen tonight" crack makes me wonder.

9:29 p.m. Following the lead of Judy Davis, who wins for best supporting actress in a movie or miniseries, but is absent from the ceremony (someone really shoulda told Marcia Cross where she was; is it me, or has the production been a little slipshod tonight?), Academy chairman Dick Askin keeps his remarks short. So that's good.

9:36 p.m. Big applause for the over-40 women lead actresses on cable. Maybe someday we can get one on network TV too.

9:37 p.m. Those over-40 women -- Mary-Louise Parker, Glenn Close and Kyra Sedgwick -- present the award for best made-for-TV movie to HBO's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Exec producer Dick Wolf is very gracious in his acceptance speech, but he's more fun when he's prickly and contentious at press tours.

9:41 p.m. The Jersey Boys tribute to The Sopranos is just about exactly as cheesy as a lot of people feared. This isn't Rob Lowe and Snow White bad -- the performers are talented, at least -- but if they're going for ironic underscoring of the clip montage, it's just not working.

9:44 p.m. But if the Academy wants to trot out the entire cast fo teh show for a well-deserved standing O, then that's quite all right. I just hope they get to collect another one when the best drama trophy gets handed out later.

9:45 p.m. And now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Daniel Fienberg, who'll take you through the rest of the show.

9:48 p.m. Thanks Rick. Because it's not like I wanted to be watching the Red Sox or Patriots games. If this is the lowest-rated Emmy telecast ever, it isn't because of Seacrest or the nominated shows. It's because there are better things on. Anywho...

9:50 p.m. There's a bylaw somewhere that Helen Mirren has to win everything. She isn't just the queen. She's all queens ever. A winner for the fourth time and second year in a row (this time for something "Prime Suspect"-y), she vows to keep talking until she gets played off. "You Americans are wonderfully generous people..." she says, before adding that we're some less savory things as well. She actually runs out of things to say and has to beg to be played off.

9:52 p.m. Who gets to follow Dame Mirren? Lewis Black, naturally. As you might imagine, he's a little bit angry about something, in this case, little network chyrons telling viewers what's on next ("Have you forgotten what your job is? It's to tell story... It's not to tell us in the middle of a story what show is coming on next, or which one is premiering two weeks from now."). He's also ticked off by TV news, both its overall quality and its annoying informational crawls.

9:59 p.m. It's the "Prime Suspect" programming block at the Emmys as Phillip Martin and Frank Deasy win for directing and writing the latest Mirren opus. After so much adulation for "Broken Trail" and "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" already tonight, these wins have to be considered a minor surprise. Not the Mirren win. Nobody's surprised there.

10:02 p.m. Awkward moment as Seacrest goes to Tony Sirico and says, "Mr. Walnuts, the ushers have asked that you stop shanking seat-fillers." Nobody laughs. Particularly Sirico.

10:04 p.m. An entire audience of Hollywood celebrities rise to give a standing ovation to the man behind CurrentTV even though 99.99 percent of them don't know if they get CurrentTV. It helps that he looks a lot like Al Gore. If he didn't look like Al Gore, I somehow doubt that we'd be hearing anything about CurrentTV on the live primetime telecast.

10:07 p.m. In the finest piece of promotion for 'Til Death since FOX put it after American Idol, stars Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher come out and make one joke after another about her breasts ("I think you just made Charlie Sheen's to-do list." "It's nothing like the very real threat of nipple to keep the audience tuned in.").

10:10 p.m. Stephen Colbert's newest vendetta is against Tony Bennett, as the legendary crooner beats the fake pundit for outstanding individual performance in a music, variety or comedy thingie. The Colbert Nation can go back to not caring about Barry Manilow.

10:13 p.m. It doesn't get much better than Elaine Stritch. Whether she's yawning at Stanley Tucci's teleprompter text, failing to follow her own lines or talking about how the reason she doesn't do TV because she's too expensive, she's batty and brilliant. Tucci and Stritch give comedy writing and directing trophies to Greg Daniels (for the "Gay Witch Hunt" episode of The Office) and Richard Shepard for the Ugly Betty pilot.

10:21 p.m. Oooh! It's time for "Things that looked good on paper." Up first is Seacrest pointlessly popping up in Henry the 8th garb. He makes a gay joke, passes the spotlight to Wayne Brady and exits. Brady is there because he hosts a FOX reality show and he sets up a parody of Don't Forget the Lyrics! in which Rainn Wilson and Kanye West compete to present an Emmy. The category is "The Songs of Kanye West," but Wilson wins! Who ever could have seen that coming? I start ignoring the end of the bit to watch the wonder that is Mr. Randy Moss.

10:25 p.m. Well that just tears it. American Idol gave $70 million to charity. They resurrected Elvis to perform with Celine Dion. They brought back Akon over and over again. What more do you want, Emmy voters?!?!? Once again, the award for outstanding reality competition program goes to The Amazing Race, the Helen Mirren of this category.

10:35 p.m. Ignoring Derek Jeter.

10:37 p.m. In what has become a favorite Emmy staple, Stephen Colbert (with a loud leaf-blower [run on Al Gore's tears]) and Jon Stewart take the stage ("There's no leaves." "Not anymore."). They're on to talk about the show's claims of environmental-friendly Green-ness and their bit is less amusing than last year's, though I love the line, "If entertainers stop publicly congratulating each other, the earth wins." After something about going online to by carbon offsets so that Peruvian boys can partially resod the Andes (Kevin Bacon? Not laughing), they present outstanding lead actor in a comedy series to...

10:38 p.m. Ricky Gervais of Extras, whose absence forces the line "Ricky Gervais couldn't be here tonight, so instead we're going to give this to our friend Steve Carell." Humorous enthusiasm ensues.

10:41 p.m. Sally Field is a slightly surprising winner for lead actress in a drama series for Brothers & Sisters. Banal writers will observe that Emmy voters like her, they really really like her. Field gets flustered in the middle of a plea to bring our troops home and when she says that if mothers ruled the world there'd be no g*********** war, the Emmy censors cut out. I'd take the Emmy censors to task, but apparently Field said a word that can't be published in this blog either, so all hail the censors.

10:47 p.m. Peter Boyle is the obvious winner of the "In Memoriam" necrology cheer-meter. "Bud" Melman gets more cheers than Glenn Ford.

10:53 p.m. Roaring along at breakneck speed, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series goes to America Ferrera. I'm contractually obligated to note that while she plays a character who's called "ugly," she, um, isn't. Several of my co-workers want me to point out that Ferrera loses cool points for mentioning NBC bigwig Ben Silverman in her speech.

10:55 p.m. Outstanding lead actor in a drama series goes to James... SPADER? Wait. You sure they read that right? Wasn't it Gandolfini? "I feel like I just stole a pile of money from the mob," Spader says.

11:00 p.m. Even when the Emmys confuse me and leave me scratching my head, it beats the snot out of watching Eric Gagne. I love that they're trying to get this show done as soon as possible, but I'd love to add pictures to this blog!

11:02 p.m. No time for clips. Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton present outstanding comedy series to 30 Rock, which is both wonderfully surprising and wonderfully deserving. Also no time for Tina Fey, though I preferred her way of thanking Silverman (in advance for keeping the show on for the next six years). She also thanks their dozens and dozens of viewers.

11:08 p.m. We love Helen Mirren. We love her so much that she gets to present outstanding drama series. While Galdolfini and Falco may have been uset, The Sopranos is not to be denied the night's biggest award. The ovation is long and standing. David Chase thanks the primary members of the cast.

11:12 p.m. Somebody should tell the Emmy producers that the show is already 12 minutes over, so Chase shouldn't be cut off. He ends his speech by vamping on Field's, say, "If the world and this nation were run by gangsters... Maybe it is." Now back to see if the Sox have one more miracle in them.

So that's your Emmys, folks.

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Comments (73)

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Apparently the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has caught on that Stephen Colbert is not actually a conservative. They skipped over the clearly superior Comedy Central shows in favor of the reliably mediocre Conan O'Brien for the variety writing award.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 5:47:09 PM | #

I'd just like to say that the 'guest actor' category needs some tweaking...Cate Burton was a part of Greys Anataomy...she wasn't a guest....calling her a guest is semantics...create a new character, call it recurring character and limit guest appearances to six or less or something...it's silly

John | Sep 16, 2007 5:51:44 PM | #

supporting actress win should have gone to the Sopranos!

angela | Sep 16, 2007 5:56:16 PM | #

Katherine Heigl is excellent as Izzy and one of the most beautiful (and seemingly down to earth) women on television...so I"m glad she won, and at least the emmy voters showed a little more interest this year as opposed to just checking the sopranos box.

John | Sep 16, 2007 5:58:17 PM | #

It's not easy to figure out who won what!

Twinkle | Sep 16, 2007 5:59:30 PM | #

Yo, zap2it.com folks...the writing awards ARE major awards...without quality writing the actors would stand around demonstrating their pearly teeth..not listing the writing awards (which are given out tonight) on your 'major awards' page gives insult to writers everywhere (including the ones who work for your company and make your site go)

JOhn | Sep 16, 2007 5:59:45 PM | #

John, you're right about writing awards of course.

except that they are not major awards to most of America. most people like to look at their pretty actors, and they don't understand why the things that come out of their mouths aren't as funny in real life as they are on their shows.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:02:13 PM | #

No one was more desreving of the supporting actress award than Katherine Heigl. Thankfully, the voters based their choice on acting ability rather than sentimentality. A show ending is no reason to give it an award, and thankfully, the right actress won.

Mike | Sep 16, 2007 6:03:20 PM | #

Trevor

So take the little chance to try and educate most of america to the importance of writers...hell most people probably don't know what a big deal it was to have the order of the credits in a movie changed so the writer comes before the director...

I'm on the west coast, i don't wanna watch the whole show, i just wanna know who wins...i wanna watch the 4400 instead

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:04:03 PM | #

Hey, I'm in Hollywood and can't see this yet - so please make it clearer who won what. Thanx

Twinkle | Sep 16, 2007 6:05:48 PM | #

One more thing about America...please take a note.

RYAN SEACREST HAS NO TALENT

(Then again, based on how American Idol plays out year after year and the fact that most of you keep watching it, i'm going to guess in general America can't identify actual talent, which is just sad)

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:05:53 PM | #

John,
just a note:
i do not work for zap2it, i was just agreeing with you.
i am an aspiring comedy writer myself and watch writing awards very closely.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:07:07 PM | #

I actually like Ryan Seacrest as host.

seeing his face provides a great cue for me to know when to switch over to football instead.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:08:12 PM | #

Oh, I didn't think anyone from zap2it would post in this (and i wish tv gal did a note by note of the emmys next year...just saying)

I'm just an aspiring writer...haven't really picked anything yet, too many ideas, but America let Studio 60 get cancelled to watch CSI: Miami - and for that, they should suffer

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:08:23 PM | #

Yes The Sopranos was landscape changing, but guess what THEY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE ALREADY. The show should not be given awards for what it did in the past...this is about the most recent tv season not lauding people for the long work of a show...the sopranos has won BOATLOADS of emmys and frankly I didn't think the last season was even the best season...I'm sure all the pundits will bemoan the sopranos not winning...and how it's a travesty for one of the best shows of all time, thus demonstrating that punditry never pays attention to the facts...sopranos 'changed' the landscape a long time ago...their last season was on an entirely new landscape where FX has some of the best shows on TV

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:11:38 PM | #

What the heck happened to the award for Best Guest Appearance Award? First, they announced the nominees, and then they said Leslie Caron had won, but never announced the Best Guest Appearance by an Actor. Did anyone else notice this?

Tarafina Ravynheart | Sep 16, 2007 6:15:19 PM | #

Broken Trail and The Sopranos don't seem to be going up against each other in most categories - isn't it more so that it's ABC 2 - The Sopranos 0?

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:15:38 PM | #

i did notice the guest actor was not mentioned. I was root ing for John Goodman.

tim | Sep 16, 2007 6:18:53 PM | #

Yea, who was the best actor guest appearance? They skipped right over it.

Tom | Sep 16, 2007 6:19:24 PM | #

Eli Wallach was amazing on Studio 60, John Goodman was good, but Wallach was better...Hope Sopranos doesn't get shut out again,

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:20:28 PM | #

Sopranos won writing and directing...they will do guest actor later i guess

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:22:58 PM | #

Because of Snobbery, Battlestar Galactica probably will never win a major primetime emmy...much like gilmore girls was ignored all the time.

Pull your heads out voters

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:24:24 PM | #

...and the Daily Show wins for best variety series. I guess my conservative conspiracy theory was wrong.
I think the Colbert Report was better this year, but the Daily Show is definitely deserving.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:24:33 PM | #

Trevor

Come on, accussing HOLLYWOOD of favoring conservatives?

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:25:36 PM | #

Just the old curmudgeony Academy voters.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:26:47 PM | #

The guest Emmy winners were released weeks ago, anyway, so what's the big deal?

Wayne | Sep 16, 2007 6:26:55 PM | #

And, accussing?

Wayne | Sep 16, 2007 6:28:35 PM | #

If they were released weeks ago, why isn't zap2it.coms award winner page updated :)

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:28:49 PM | #

Guest acting winners are in this story: http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-2007creativeartsemmywinners,0,7805027.story

They were presented at last week's Creative Arts ceremony.

- Rick from Zap2it

Rick | Sep 16, 2007 6:33:16 PM | #

Rick

Thanks for the link

But I still don't get why

A. They are part of the primetim emmy winners page http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-story-emmys-2007-winnerslist,0,2391735.story here

B. Why they aren't bolded if we already know who wins.

C. Why if they were already given at, they are on the above mentioned pages but the writing awards are not...is it because zap2it.com doesn't feel writers are as important to a tv show as someone who makes one or two appearances on a show?

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:34:52 PM | #

Judy Davis won for her role in the starter wife...about 10 minutes ago

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:37:08 PM | #

man, you're my hero!

Jenn | Sep 16, 2007 6:37:14 PM | #

Tell the zap 2 it folks...i wouldn't mind writing about tv for a living :)

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:38:57 PM | #

Good question, John. Goodman won at the Creative Arts ceremony earlier.

Sarah | Sep 16, 2007 6:39:01 PM | #

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee wins the made for tv movie category...

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:40:33 PM | #

Glad to see studio 60 get any respect, but I still think Wallachs performance was brilliant and better than John Goodman (who played the same guy, I though, as the redneck 'president' on the west wing)

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:41:35 PM | #

I think congress needs to outlaw lip synching...i mean if they can go after steroids and how they are destroying the fabric of our nation, they should go after lip synching next...it's a travesty...A TRAVESTY I tell you

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:43:37 PM | #

Oh god, our new blogger is New England Sports fan? Please be better than Bill Simmons, PLEASE

Besides, the pats/chargers game is over, and yankees/red sox doesn't matter

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:50:28 PM | #

Don't worry about missing the Pat's game it's a blowout! the pat's are up 24-0 at the end of the second.

Jess | Sep 16, 2007 6:52:12 PM | #

Hahah! Helen Mirren points out that she's being given too much time to give her acceptance speech. Apparently you can play off Duvall but not Mirren.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 6:52:52 PM | #

let's try this again...
You're not missing much with the Pat's game, the pat's are up 24-0 at the end of the 2nd. GO PATS!

jess | Sep 16, 2007 6:54:43 PM | #

Just an aside people, click on trevors name and read his blog

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:54:55 PM | #

Which one of you finds Kathy Griffin funny...come on...admit it...the first step is admitting you have a problem

John | Sep 16, 2007 6:57:18 PM | #

Kathy Griffin my LIfe on the D-List wins for best reality (non competition)

The director of Prime Suspect wins for directing prime suspect

Awards Update | Sep 16, 2007 7:00:32 PM | #

Hmm, didn't know that nominations are open to internet programming as well now.

We could see superdeluxe.com shows in the comedy writing category before long.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:06:47 PM | #

The Emmys will do almost anything to seem relevant and like they matter...but seriously, the 'visual media' awards show with less credibility is the Golden Globes

John | Sep 16, 2007 7:07:59 PM | #

I know the Golden Globes are the bastard child of the Oscars, but less credibility than the Emmys? Is that possible?

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:10:43 PM | #

Oh man, have you ever looked at how the golden globes assigns their 'tv awards' - supporting actor is one category - for every type of show, plus it's also known as the most corrupt type of show too...the better the gifts you give the more likely you are to win an award...the fact that they influence voters of other awards is pathetic

John | Sep 16, 2007 7:14:06 PM | #

Funniest moment of the show just then, as the senile winner of best guest actress in a comedy attempts to read the telprompter. Only Stanley Tucci could've kept that together.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:15:40 PM | #

Good to see The Office get a win for writing.

I still hold a bit of a grudge against the show since I didn't think a remake of the British show was necessary, but it's still certainly one of the best shows on American television.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:21:02 PM | #

I actually enjoy the US version of the office much more than the british version (though the US version of coupling should be burned to dust...and when do i get moer green wing MORE GREEN WING) and I finally figured it out is because that the main character of the US version is not a totally useless hateful toad like the gervais character...Michael in the US version of the office is just totally unaware but he actually has a clue...Gervais character on the brit version made me want to break my tv...and i like my tv.

And torchwood is disappointing

John | Sep 16, 2007 7:22:50 PM | #

Yeah, I have seen other people have that reaction to Gervais as well.
I see him much the same way that you see Carell's portrayal though, plus I like his acting better in the role.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:25:29 PM | #

I actually don't get the whole ricky gervais phenomenon...i've not seen him in anything i've liked him in...but his character on the office was just a bit too creepy...michael is written slightly softer.

And Rainn WIlson is AWESOME

John | Sep 16, 2007 7:27:18 PM | #

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO Top Chef should win if only cause the coolest scar on TV is on Top Chef

John Magee | Sep 16, 2007 7:32:15 PM | #

I much prefer the British version of him as well. I think Rainn Wilson overplays it. In fact, that's my main complaint about the show. Everything is overplayed to make it suitable for U.S. audiences. The subtlety is what made the original great in my opinion.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:32:33 PM | #

Yes, well, you know and I know that subtlety doesn't work in the US...again, I point to the popularity of CSI:Miami...I know not EVERYONE is watching it because of the hillarity of David Caruso (or cause they'd watch emily proctor read war and peace in the original russian)

US Audiences are, as a whole, shall we say, politely

Dumb

John | Sep 16, 2007 7:34:16 PM | #

Yes, I know.

That doesn't stop me from complaining about it though.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:36:58 PM | #

In yo' face! In yo' face!

just kidding.

too bad Ricky Gervais isn't there, might've been a good acceptance speech.
although giving it to Steve Carell was a funny idea as well.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:40:34 PM | #

I'm happy AMAZING RACE won over AMERICAN IDOL. Come on, AI is a ratings juggernaut but not the BEST REALITY COMPETITION SHOW, Ratings does not mean quality. yES, Amazing Race had won this award since it started but they deserve it. If they didn't I prefer Project Runway instead, but American Idol, HELL NO!

jecoup | Sep 16, 2007 7:41:08 PM | #

We may have just missed a funny moment, not sure.

It was bleeped for like 10 seconds. must have been an inappropriate anti-war message.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 7:43:53 PM | #

Oh trevor, don't worry, i enjoy complaining too...and to those who think that any reality television show deserves the appllation quality? Well you just prove the point of the US Public and the auidence....

Cheap crap that the masses will eat up...you know the masses who also think andrew lloyd weber is talented...

John | Sep 16, 2007 7:57:41 PM | #

as the awards get bigger the voters get more boring? Sally Fields? Come on, I LIKE brothers & Sisters, but it's not quality and while it'e entertaining, nothing that stars callista flockhart can be considered GOOD (eat a sandwich you toothpick)...but to give her an emmy? Why? Cause she is a big name actress who 'relented' do tv? Does that mean Glenn Close will get one next year for damages (which is getting too convoluted for its own good)

John | Sep 16, 2007 8:03:03 PM | #

The love affair with Tina Fey continues. Yes, she's a funny woman. But that doesn't make up for the fact that Entourage and The Office are better and funnier.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 8:05:28 PM | #

I actually hate 30 rock, and don't think it's that funny, but it's 'inside' and they always love the shows that make fun of themselves, but not too much you know, can't be completely honest of what a cess pool is.

Varitek lead off walk in the 9th for the blogster (get more tvs or mlb gameday)

John | Sep 16, 2007 8:07:36 PM | #

Have they presented the News and Documentary Emmy? I'm wondering if No Reservations Beirut won.

Lisa | Sep 16, 2007 8:07:54 PM | #

No surprise, The Sopranos wins.

goodnight everyone.

Trevor | Sep 16, 2007 8:10:38 PM | #

Don't worry, John... I've got enough different screens going that I've been able to swap around to keep up with the games and the Emmys... The games were FAR more exciting...

Go Papi!

-Daniel

Daniel | Sep 16, 2007 8:22:04 PM | #

Drat.

Daniel | Sep 16, 2007 8:23:28 PM | #

Daniel

Sorry about Ortiz, but don't worry about it, I'm a sox fan by marriage (phillies fan by birth sadly) so you guys are fine for the playoffs...you just need Manny back...

John | Sep 16, 2007 8:25:48 PM | #

Fox has taken bleeping way too far. Not only do they bleep so-called "naughty" words, they now block whole thoughts and sentences and eveb the visuals behind some ominus glitter ball. This is an outrageous abridgment of free speech, but oh, so typical of the facist Fox network. The Academy should demand an apology from Murdoch.

Jeff J. | Sep 16, 2007 9:26:31 PM | #

Trevor...that's a matter of perspective. I found 30 Rock to be consistently funnier than anything on TV. Love the Office, but am thrilled that Fey and company won.

Michael | Sep 17, 2007 5:35:17 AM | #

For those who are wondering what was said in the three instances of censorship, it was simply three bad words. Fox censors chose to cut the video as well as the audio (why I don't know) and did it rather clumsily, cutting something like five seconds each time when only one second was necessary. Apparently, Sally Field's comments against the Iraq "War" actually would have got through if she hadn't sworn. Ray Romano actually just said "Frasier is screwing my wife" in reference to Fox's "Back to You"; I have no idea why that was censored at all. A Reuters story about the bleeping is here: http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1628844020070917

Mike K. | Sep 17, 2007 1:34:57 PM | #

Yay for "30 Rock"! It's about time the Emmy's got something right.

Cat | Sep 17, 2007 6:40:06 PM | #