The Annual Primetime Emmys - General Discussion

[mtlchick]

Viola Davis's arms deserve their own Emmy. 

 

Dinklage is rocking a man bun.  I don't know what to think about this.

Edited September 21, 2015 by mtlchick

[tennisgurl]

Holy crap Game of Thrones!

[Amethyst]

Dp for some reason, sorry.

Edited September 21, 2015 by Amethyst

[Fisher King]

Yay, Dink!

[bunnyblue]

Holy shit, Peter Dinklage??!!

 

I love me some PD but he didn't have much to do this season. Still, congratulations!!

[bmoore4026]

Sorry about Jonathan Banks

 

Good for Peter Dinklage, though.

Edited September 21, 2015 by bmoore4026

[thuganomics85]

Oh, fuck this.  Emmy voters apparently looked at Jonathan Banks amazing performance in Five-0 and were like "Eh, that's nice, but man, Dinklage's got that drunk stuff nailed down!"  Don't get me wrong, I love Peter Dinklage, but I am so disappointed by this.

Edited September 21, 2015 by thuganomics85

[Indigo Luna]

Bring out yer dead time!

[tennisgurl]

I had no idea Stuart Scot died! Damn

[catrox14]

Can't be upset about Dinklage. He's the ONLY reason I even watch GoT now.

[bunnyblue]

Okay so after this, it's Best Actor. ::chew fingernails:: Please let it be Jon Hamm.

[benteen]

Love Peter Dinklage and he was good as always this season but they gave him no Emmy-worthy material.  I'm a big Game of Thrones fans but it's likely going to win a bunch of awards for its most undeserving season.

 

PD didn't have anything approaching Jonathan Banks's 5-0 performance on Breaking Bad.  But he's a previous winner so that means the Emmy will give you an award based strictly on past performance.  The biggest joke this award season was Margo Martindale (a great actress btw) receiving an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Guest Actress for literally two minutes of work in an insignificant scene.

Edited September 21, 2015 by benteen

[catrox14]

I thought people weren't supposed to applaud during the In Memoriam.

[MaryPatShelby]

I'm going to echo what others have said earlier - share the love!   Do voters just get lazy and vote for whoever won last year, because that way they don't have to watch the newly submitted work?  Sigh.

[mtlchick]

So when can we stop using "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" for the "honour the dead" segment?

Edited September 21, 2015 by mtlchick

[thuganomics85]

Sniff... Leonard Nimoy.  "Live long and propser" indeed, Mr. Spock.

[LennieBriscoe]

Oh, man. Tearing up at the In Memoriam photos.

[Fostersmom]

Was that GaGa singing? 

[bmoore4026]

Surprised Ellie May died

[catrox14]

I didn't know Elizabeth Pena died. :(. 

 

Spock :(

[Amethyst]

I thought people weren't supposed to applaud during the In Memoriam.

 

They aren't, but people do it it anyway.

 

I forgot about Jan Hooks and Elizabeth Pena.  :(

[vb68]

It still hurts my fanboy soul to realize Jan Hooks is gone.

 

Maybe the most underrated sketch performer ever.

[Fostersmom]

Some one PLEASE attack Adrien Brody's hair with some scissors. 

[Darian]

Was that GaGa singing? 

Eva Cassidy (if you mean "Over the Rainbow.")

[DrSpaceman73]

I wouldn't have minded Johnathan Banks winning.

But I love Peter Dinklage on GOTs. And just in general. So good for him.

I am sure Banks with have more oppurtunities.

As for Mad Men, frankly the show was not that great this past half season.

[MaryPatShelby]

It still hurts my fanboy soul to realize Jan Hooks is gone.

 

Maybe the most underrated sketch performer ever.

I loved her so much.

[Misslindsey]

Hamm!!!!!!

[wonderwoman]

Memo

Date: 20 September 2015

To: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:

From: Oscar viewers

Re: In Memoriam segment for 2016 Oscars

When planning the In Memoriam segment, please refer to 2015 Emmy telecast. But, please don't use "Somewhere Over the Rainbow":)

[bunnyblue]

YESSSSS!!!! JONNNNNN!!!!

[bmoore4026]

FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JON HAMM FINALLY GETS RECOGNITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GreekGeek]

Surprised Ellie May died

I had forgotten that also. Disappointed that Melody Patterson was omitted; she was wonderful in F Troop. She was only 16 at the time.

 

On another matter...Yay for Jon Hamm at last!

[chitowngirl]

Aww-and Tina Fey got to give him the award!

[mtlchick]

We need some Hamm and Buble up in here! You are no longer the Susan Lucci of primtime!

[catrox14]

HAMM WINS!!! FINALLLY!!!

[vb68]

 

As for Mad Men, frankly the show was not that great this past half season.

 

 

I thought it was fantastic, especially the last episode.

 

Yay for Hamm!!

 

You can never have enough Hamm.

Edited September 21, 2015 by vb68

[Misslindsey]

 

We need some Hamm and Buble up in here!

I love you for this!

[thuganomics85]

I know some of it might be a make-up award, but I'm glad Jon Hamm finally won the damn thing.  And this is the first acting award for Mad Men, which is insane.

 

It looked like Kyle Chandler led the standing ovation, which is pretty awesome.

 

I still can't believe the geeky guy from Body of Proof is married to Christina Hendricks.  Lucky bastard!

[CherryMalotte]

That was pretty nice using Spock's 'live long and prosper' at the end.  Very fitting.  

 

Nice to see Hamm get best actor, it's deserved for all his work on MM, not just this season.

[tennisgurl]

Yes!!!!!! Hamm for the win! Finally!

[ebk57]

So happy for Jon Hamm!!  And loved his stage mount!

[benteen]

I'm going to echo what others have said earlier - share the love!   Do voters just get lazy and vote for whoever won last year, because that way they don't have to watch the newly submitted work?  Sigh.

 

Emmy voters are the laziest on the planet.  I've seen enough of the performances to know that they are now rewarding people strictly on the basis of being past winners.

[tennisgurl]

Well, I was rooting for Tatiana, but Viola is amazing. 

[chitowngirl]

Christina Hendricks looked ticked off.

 

Claire Danes looked better the year she was pregnant. She's too thin now.

Edited September 21, 2015 by chitowngirl

[Misslindsey]

Yes Viola! I do not watch the show, but love her. I would have accepted Tatiana or Elizabeth as well.

[bunnyblue]

Viola!!! Don't watch her show but love her!!!

 

Did she just make history??

[FastLou]

Never been a huge Mad Men fan, but I'm happy for Hamm to finally get the statue. Especially since I don't feel there was an especially strong field this year.

[thuganomics85]

Figured Tatiana was a long shot, so Viola Davis is cool.  Don't watch her show, but she's never not amazing.  

[mtlchick]

If it wasn't going to be Taraji, it had to be Viola.  WOOT!

[topanga]

Viola!!! Your show sucks, but you're great.

 

And she looks fabulous. And that dress, those arms...

 

ETA: And her speech. "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there."  The whole speech was amazing. I loved her shout out to other actresses, including Nicole Beharie (yay, Sleepy Hollow!)

Edited September 21, 2015 by topanga

[CherryMalotte]

Damn it...I soooo wanted Taraji to win.  Viola is okay though, I don't watch her show but she's a splendid actress.  

Edited September 21, 2015 by CherryMalotte