2006 Emmys

[Jared]

Did anyone watch? I caught the opening, and most of the major awards. I thought Conan did an excellent job. The now-obligatory sketch with the host interacting with the various shows/movies was pretty good, especially the House and The Office parts. Speaking of which, it got Best Comedy. Nice.

As a 24 fan, I'm thrilled the Keifer Sutherland won best dramatic actor, and the show won best drama!

Though I supposse it's all tainted someone, since Ellen Burnstein's nomination for a 14-second role suggests that alot of the voters don't actually watch all the things they're suppossed to judge.

[Ontir]

Didn't catch it, but I've been hearing all morning that people weren't so thrilled with a plane-crash sketch, right on the heals of an actual jet crash yesterday.

[Spastic Minnow]

I found the actual show better than your usual awards show. Conan was on (his opening music number was great), the jokes and banter were generally very funny ("Don't say the statues are heavy, of course they're heavy, they contain the shattered dreams of four other actors"), the Bob Newhart gag was classic and they kept the show on-time without being too disrespectful of the acceptance speeches.

...of course, I was watching it on my DVR so I could fastforward through the Spelling tribute and the Barry Manilow stuff. That always makes it better.

[Ontir]

From what I saw this morning, the Spelling tribute was one of the best parts, and I'm not sure about his performance, but Barry Manilow and Dick Clark were said to be quite powerful together on stage. Dick Clark looked and sounded great. It's amazing what progress he's made since New Year's Eve. He was almost un-intellibible then.

[Steve Brady]

Barry Manilow beat Stephen Colbert.

The Emmys are irrelevant.

[Kevinroc]

Barry Manilow beat Stephen Colbert.

The Emmys are irrelevant.

It gives Colbert some fodder for his show.

[Spastic Minnow]

From what I saw this morning, the Spelling tribute was one of the best parts, and I'm not sure about his performance, but Barry Manilow and Dick Clark were said to be quite powerful together on stage. Dick Clark looked and sounded great. It's amazing what progress he's made since New Year's Eve. He was almost un-intellibible then.

Hey, don't get me wrong, Spelling deserved a tribute. He was a television giant... but it doesn't change the fact that I never really liked his shows enough to personally give a crap. Dick Clark deserves the tribute too, and I listened to what he had to say and Manilow singing "Bandstand" was extremely fitting and from what I watched of it, he was up to his Manilow best... if you like Manilow.

All I'm saying is the DVR lets you skip what you yourself find a waste of time and makes an award show bearable. You can even FF through the winners walking up the aisle. They got the show finished in three hours, I got through it in less than two.

[Lord of Denial]

At least they got Jeremy Piven winning right!

[Cyke]

Dick Clark talking almost made me shed a tear. I'm pretty sure that if I were in the audience, I really would be shedding one.

[Dennis K]

I didn't watch it, but I was glad to read that Tony Shalhoub won again, and that The Office won for best comedy.

[Ilash]

Well, another Emmy broadcast, another irrelevant awards show. Seriously,an entire award show devoted to television and Scrubs and Arrested Development didn't win a single award between them. The three hours was worth it though for Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart's presenting... well, I can't remember what award it was but whatever. "I can't believe I lost to Barry Manilow" Heh.

[SnowTrooper]

I started watching it when Jon Stewart was accepting the Emmy for his show. I kept watching for him and Colbert too, I love those guys. I wish Christopher Meloni won for Best Actor, hes great in SVU.

[Spastic Minnow]

In a way though I did have a slight problem with a couple of the winners, Mariska Hargitay and Tony Shaloub. She's a fine actress and I love Tony Shaloub, but when I think of how they get their award I wonder if they get a slightly unfair advantage.
I believe how the system works for actors is that one episode is presented for consideration, an episode that best exemplifies their work, but only one episode.
For Mariska it's obvious which episode would be used. The shamelessly Emmy-baiting episode where she alone was talking with the little girl held captive for use in child pornography and in the end she actually has to dig the little girl out of the ground just before she runs out of air.
For Tony it could be just about any episode but was probably the one where Monk had amnesia.

What chance do ensemble cast actors have when they have to go up against mini movies basically starring one actor?

[Deathstroke]

Didn't catch it, but I've been hearing all morning that people weren't so thrilled with a plane-crash sketch, right on the heals of an actual jet crash yesterday.

It was a pretaped bit and it was about a fictional plane crash, I'm more horrified that once again the network brass turned themselves into little beeyotches for the people complaining.

[Deathstroke]

I started watching it when Jon Stewart was accepting the Emmy for his show. I kept watching for him and Colbert too, I love those guys. I wish Christopher Meloni won for Best Actor, hes great in SVU.

He is great, but I couldn't see him winning. Kiefer Sutherland deserved it after being overlooked for so long already.

The one thing that saddens me is that Martin Sheen never won for playing the kind of President I could actually admire and respect, and would consider even working for.

[hugh45]

Did anyone watch? I caught the opening, and most of the major awards. I thought Conan did an excellent job. The now-obligatory sketch with the host interacting with the various shows/movies was pretty good, especially the House and The Office parts. Speaking of which, it got Best Comedy. Nice.

As a 24 fan, I'm thrilled the Keifer Sutherland won best dramatic actor, and the show won best drama!

Though I supposse it's all tainted someone, since Ellen Burnstein's nomination for a 14-second role suggests that alot of the voters don't actually watch all the things they're suppossed to judge.


*long yawn* Not surprising in who won,it was on NBC so they and the
other major netwrks took the major awards again.*long yawn* I go to
sleep now.