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  1. i have to say, with the exception of the in memoriam (while bad, i’ve seen worse), it was a good show: minimal mindless banter between presenters; only one over-the-top production number, which was a lot of fun; the tequila bit with the audience was mercifully short, as were the acceptance speeches — did anyone get played off? 

    i mentioned upthread that i thought they might have taken a page from the writerless tony award show and realized that less really is more.

    now, if they could just crack the in memoriam…

     

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  2. haven’t seen ‘killers of the flower moon.’’ 

    but, while i’ve only made through half of ‘poor things’ — struck me as weird for the sake of being weird, and i’m not sure i’ll finish watching — it’s hard not to admire emma stone’s performance. 

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  3. 10 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

    Forced banter, is there anything better?

    could really have lived without the forced banter between melissa and octavia and now emily and ryan. 

    but, there’s been far less this year — maybe those in charge remember what a pleasure it was to watch last year’s tonys compared to previous year.

    ymmv, but i really like the individual introductions of the acting nominees. 

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  4. 3 hours ago, Zaffy said:

    I have to say I was a bit cautious with this one cause Elsbeth's character can be a bit too much, but I really enjoyed the first episode.
    And I wouldn't mind guest appearances from the Good Wife/Fight universe.
    I mean, there is a certain lawyer lady that now works in NY, right?

     

    1 hour ago, leocadia said:

    I hope they can keep it fresh because, like others, I'm a little concerned that all-Elsbeth all the time may get draining

    the huffpost concurs (as do i:)

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elsbeth-quirky-good-wife-carrie-preston_n_65e13e5ee4b0d2a24758b7dc#

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  5. 1 hour ago, Driad said:

    Last night Stephen was unhappy that a big news story was expected today, when there is not a new LSSC scheduled for tonight.  What would it take to produce a new show with a day or two notice?  Probably not every staff member would be able to participate, but some could (given extra overtime pay).

    might be a challenge to book an audience on such short notice. 

  6. 11 hours ago, carrps said:

    I seem to remember in the previous episode Capote commenting on Tenneseee Williams...something to the effect of he (Capote) being better than Williams. Sounded like sour grapes. Williams was more prolific and successful than Capote even if they both had messy ends

    capote was actually commenting on an episode of ‘family,’ a show that ran on abc in the late 70s.

    what he said was that the show was so well written tennessee would be jealous. then noted that the characters all loved each other no matter how badly they behaved.  

    ‘family’ was one of my favorite shows, so i was fascinated and wondered if this is something capote actually said. 

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  7. overall a pretty good show. moved right along, although anthony anderson’s mother got old fast. 

    loved the reunions — proving that less is indeed, often more. 

    great in memoriam.

    and while the lucy sketch may not have quite worked, it put me in mind of something la times critic, mary mcnamara, noted re the overwhelming amount of streaming content: 

    “Trying to keep up makes any normal person feel like Lucy and Ethel shoving chocolates down their shirts in that famous candy factory scene from “I Love Lucy.”

    We all stopped trying to keep up long ago. Which is a problem. Does the Marvel universe truly expand if no one is there to watch it?”

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  8. note to the upcoming oscars:

    this is what a well done in memoriam looks like: a beautiful musical performance that didn’t detract from celebrating those who have passed, whose faces and names we could both see and read.

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  9. Just now, scarynikki12 said:

    Question: did they extend the voting period as well due to the strike or did they still have everyone vote over the summer and just put the ballots in a drawer?

    according to the ny times, the voting took place in august and the results have been locked up until tonight. 

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  10. hard to believe that andre braugher is gone — and that reading through all of the roles he played over 30 years, i just this minute remembered his turn on svu.

    and beyond ironic that his character defended the brain-damaged football player portrayed by the late treat williams. 

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  11. 10 minutes ago, wknt3 said:

    I think it's a little bit of both (unplanned absences and the desire to avoid creating a possible succession controversy) although I would like to point out that Jimmy Kimmel has used guest hosts.

    kimmel takes off the entire summer, so guests hosts are scheduled in advance. little different when a host is suddenly unavailable. 

    wonder what happened back in the day if carson was sick?

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  12. 19 hours ago, saoirse said:
    On 10/10/2023 at 9:27 AM, wonderwoman said:

    may have missed it, but has there been any mention of where joe saylor is? 

    Not sure where he was but he’s on tonight.

    ETA: Stephen brought up that he was touring in Japan. Stephen was excited to have the whole band back tonight for the first time in six months!

    noticed that he was back. meant to post but the day got away from me. i thought he was with the band when the show came back on 10/2. must have been a short trip to japan.

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  13. 9 hours ago, buttersister said:

    Well that was some magic wand! 

    I’ve heard there’s a season 9 in the works. Why?

    Seriouly, Geordie is saved and enlightened. I’m good.

    with you all the way! what a perfect series finale that would have been. will, bonie and the kids off in the sunset. geordie keeps his job - and a puppy. things are copacetic between leonard and daniel. why not. quit while they were ahead?

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  14. On 7/27/2023 at 5:22 PM, LakeGal said:

    I don't know if I can keep watching this

    feeling the same. but, will probably hate watch just to see how they write will out. 

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  15. finally! i’ve been saying this for years.

    from the ny times:

    ”In recent years, producers at late night shows had a perennial complaint: why on earth were they being forced into an Emmy competition with John Oliver whose HBO show, “Last Week Tonight,” did not resemble anything like theirs? 

    They did celebrity interviews, Oliver didn’t. His show was 30 minutes, theirs an hour. “Last Week Tonight” rolled out 30 episodes a year while their output was at least five times bigger. To make matters worse, Emmy voters adored Oliver’s show and gave him the best variety talk show Emmy seven years in a row, leaving them in the cold.

    No more. The Television Academy has moved Oliver’s show into a new category this year — outstanding scripted variety series. This gave an inside track to hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel or Seth Meyers to win for best talk series for their current late night shows for the first time.”

    eta: last week tonight generally focuses on a single topic, so  the staff can take as long as they need to research. very different from addressing events of the day — sometimes even tearing up a monologue 5 minutes before air to include something that’s breaking.

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