What we learned at the Emmys

It's been generally accepted in recent years that the most daring, thoughtful and provocative programming on TV airs on cable. It's also true that not many people, relatively speaking, watch those daring, thoughtful and provocative shows, wherever they might air.

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Sunday (Sept. 21) night's 60th Annual Emmy Awards concluded two minutes early and I'm fairly certain that all 40 people with the patience to stick around to the end were mighty grateful. More »

We here at Zap2it can't recall a time when we've been less collectively interested in the Emmys. Sure, we're stoked that Mad Men and 30 Rock are up for scads of awards, but the honors have been kind of off the radar for us.

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Welcome, lovers of TV and snark, to the Emmy Awards 2008 red carpet live blog! I'll be reporting on mocking the outfits, the interviews, and the fake tans up until the ceremony starts, so please follow along with me and speak up in the comments!

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ABC and the producers of the Emmys are asking you, the viewer, to help shape part of the Emmy telecast by voting on the top moments in TV history, including moments from such touchstones as I Love Lucy, Roots, All in the Family and ... Little House on the Prairie?

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Having already looked at Thursday (July 17) morning's Emmy nominations on a macro level, let's examine the nods on a micro level, highlighting some of the more notable minutiae. More »

When it comes to evaluating the overall merits of an Emmy nomination slate, I like to refer to what I call the TW/AtJ Index. The TW/AtJ Index, of course, refers to the proportion of nominations received by The Wire versus According to Jim. More »

In Hollywood, few platitudes are less genuine than, "Oh, it's an honor just to be nominated," but I believe we're about to add a new one if networks and publicists start trumpeting the limited glories of making the Emmy short-list. More »

Up is down. Day is night. Dogs and cats, living together. And the Emmy Awards seem to have made some (mostly) defensible choices.

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Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl won't win her second consecutive Emmy this year. She's not even in the running.

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