Posted: Sep 17, 07
8:55pm
I watched the Emmys (against my better judgment). I watched, not to see "who are you were wearing", or even to see who won, but to see the recap of the year in TV. I was disappointed. As an event, it failed. As entertainment it missed the opportunity. As a spotlight on the best in TV, it was off the mark.
It was a smart move to downplay Ryan Seacrest as much as possible. And, though I can't imagine they'll ask him back again next year, he wasnt terrible. I really wanted to hate him, call for him to be run out of town, see "Hollywood" rue the day they ever gave him the podium, but really, he wasn't the worst thing about the show.
Okay, somebody probably thought he'd bring in the younger crowd, but then why didn't they create/produce a younger show? And, I must say, the most annoying thing was the censoring of even the slightest indiscretion or non-PC comment. (Did you think there were technical difficulties a couple of times when you were looking at the disco ball? Nope, that was the sensors cutting away from Sally Field dissing the war (!!) and Katherine Heigl, saying the S word...
Is it too much to ask that the show that salutes the best in TV might actually inspire viewer-ship?
Okay, as for the winners, there were no real surprises or upsets for me. Even though mainstream press is reporting that the Sopranos was the big winner, I think Tony Bennett and Robert Duvall got more screen/stage time and 'love' than anyone else. And, I'm okay with that...
Here is the list:
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
RICKY GERVAIS as Andy Millman HBO
Extras
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
SALLY FIELD as Nora Walker ABC
Brothers & Sisters
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
AMERICA FERRERA as Betty Suarez ABC
Ugly Betty
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
JAMES SPADER as Alan Shore ABC
Boston Legal
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 ROCK NBC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
THE SOPRANOS HBO
OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE AMAZING RACE CBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold HBO
Entourage
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
TERRY OâÂÂQUINN as John Locke ABC
Lost
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JAIME PRESSLY as Joy Turner NBC
My Name Is Earl
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH as Tom Harte AMC
Broken Trail
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
KATHERINE HEIGL as Isobel Izzieâ Stevens ABC
Greys Anatomy
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
Late Night with Conan OBrien
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Broken Trail
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
BROKEN TRAIL AMC
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Sopranos
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
TONY BENNETT: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC NBC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JUDY DAVIS as Joan McAllister USA
The Starter Wife
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
HELEN MIRREN as Jane Tennison PBS
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)
I say, there was no wow factor, nothing to promote, nothing to look forward to, nothing to fast forward to⦠what did you think?
