wonderwoman

and it went on and on and on and on… thought it would never end!

re the in memorium: i mentioned upthread that i disliked the song. additionally, i thought it odd that there were so, so many behind the scenes people were included. not saying they shouldn’t be included, but didn’t notice last night that shelly duvall, treat williams, and chita rivera were not notable stars mising from the emmys

too perfect, too literal — as i said, ‘on the nose.’ and i have always felt that a vocal accompaniment calls too much attention to the performer rather than those whose passing is being acknowledged.

not the worst in memoriam, but that song was way — way — too on the nose. i get that the segment needs music — would much prefer an instrumental piece that doesn't call so much attention to itself.

of course, compared with how often fuck is thrown around…

agreed! sometimes i chalk this sort of thing up to lazy writing (and no, the writers do not get paid by the word:). but, here i think the point was to show how tedious— not to mention disruptive and dysfunctional — it is for the staff, as well.

cannot tell you how much i loathed that bit — went on waay too long.

not sure what to make of this, but i thought last year’s show, sans writers, was far better.

I confess to not noticing during that particular award, but the people on the screen are the rest of the producers/production team. This venue is so damn small, they couldn't get everyone in t thanks!

not a lot of commentary tonight. nice in memoriam — ‘what i did for love’ was a little on the nose, but closing with the single light was a nice touch. and the camera was positioned so you could actually read the name, which is really all that matters — so i’m good.

i confess to watching sporatically — who’s the group of people waving on the screen during the merrily acceptance?

gotta say — this mindless banter between presenters reminds me why i so loved last year’s awards.

doubt it — verdict came down 5pm eastern, 2 pacific. that said, if colbert and meyers had new shows this they might have started taping. unless they had a heads up and held off.

i’ll be watching kimmel, as well. too bad seth meyers is off this week, as well.

i know. but there’s something about being there as an event is unfolding in realtime…