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It is Emmy night, my friends, and I've just returned from the Nokia Theater courtyard where I baked in the sun for approximately four hours, just hoping to score some one-on-one time with a few of our TV favorites before the show began. I mean, yes, the red carpet madness was fun, but you have to understand that everyone was melting whilst waving to the cameras and conducting interviews. The Office's Oscar Nunez felt my pain: "It's just amazing that every time we do this, it's like the hottest day of the year. And I always make the mistake of wearing thermal underwear. Why?! Why?!"

Last night, Entertainment Weekly threw their sixth annual pre-Emmy party outside the old Beverly Hills Post Office -- which might sound weird, but it was actually a super chic venue -- and the TV stars came out. Continue reading »

On Emmy nomination day, I got the chance to gush with a few nominees, namely Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams and Pushing Daisies' Kristin Chenoweth (accompanied by her date, Aaron Sorkin). Continue reading »

So, the verdict is in, and though the list of nomination finalists announced last month was somewhat heartening, this morning's news left a few of my favorites behind...

Weeks ago, Neil Patrick Harris (pictured left) was invited, along with Kristin Chenoweth, to officially announce this morning's Emmy nominations, which was a good sign as far as another nod for him was concerned. As expected, his work as How I Met Your Mother's Barney Stinson was recognized by the Television Academy for the second year in a row. The HIMYM family is ecstatic.

With two past Emmy nominations already under the show's belt, you might think House executive producer Katie Jacobs would sleep soundly through this morning, totally over the whole nom announcement process. Not so. "The funny thing is, I'm getting older," she told me. "I woke up at 6:11 and thought, well, I guess we didn't get nominated. Usually the show publicist will call, and I hadn't heard from anyone, so I thought that was it. Turns out I'd read the clock wrong. It was actually 4:11! I got the call about an hour and a half later."