The Annual Primetime Emmys - General Discussion

[Fostersmom]

Kate should have thanked Justin Beiber too. Her impression of him is amazing. 

[maraleia]

Somebody tweeted that the new Emmy voting rules worked because the people winning deserved to win which I agree with.

[bmoore4026]

Is Constance Wu perspiring?

[ebk57]

Just now, bmoore4026 said:

Is Constance Wu perspiring?

I just said to Mr ebk that she looked rather shiny

[wallflower75]

Erm...were Tina Fey and Amy Poehler nominated (and won) together?  How is that allowed?

[mojoween]

So Peter Scolari is Dorian Gray or no?

[Valny]

1 minute ago, bmoore4026 said:

Is Constance Wu perspiring?

She was REALLY shiny. Someone should have patted her off.

[wallflower75]

Am I a terrible person for not finding "Transparent" funny at all?  I've tried watching it three times and couldn't find any humor in it at all.

[bmoore4026]

Did the sound just cut out of anyone else?

[DearEvette]

I love Transparent, but I liked Season 1 better than Season 2.  S2 got a little too arty for its own good.

[thuganomics85]

I wonder if it actually is a hinderance for shows like Veep and Silicon Valley to have so many nominees in the writing/directing categories.  On one hand, it is certainly good that they have so many great, Emmy worthy people behind the scenes, but I have to think some kind of split voting can play into effect.

[maraleia]

Just now, wallflower75 said:

Erm...were Tina Fey and Amy Poehler nominated (and won) together?  How is that allowed?

Because they co-hosted SNL together.

[ebk57]

Bottom of my screen - "James Corden in 12 minutes"

Thanks for the warning...

[bmoore4026]

Finally, they're playing her off

[ebk57]

Just now, bmoore4026 said:

Did the sound just cut out of anyone else?

I think she said a bad word

[jcin617]

2 minutes ago, wallflower75 said:

Erm...were Tina Fey and Amy Poehler nominated (and won) together?  How is that allowed?

Yes, because they co-hosted the episode for which they were nominated.   It was the first time two people won that award, though.

[Misslindsey]

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I love Transparent, but I liked Season 1 better than Season 2.  S2 got a little too arty for its own good.

I agree. I kind of got bored with season 2. I guess I never really think of Transparent as a comedy. I guess Jimmy Kimmel is making a bad joke about that now.

[Mumbles]

The Transparent director is bugging me between the twee outfit and the up-talking and the cheerful "Topple the patriarchy you guys" while shouting out to oligarch Jeff Bezos.

[bmoore4026]

Just now, ebk57 said:

I think she said a bad word

Goddamn motherfuckers, STOP CUSSING!!!

[Laurie4H]

Ugh it's just TV not a movement or revolution. Get over yourself.   

[mojoween]

Keegan is the half of Key & Peele I adore because he is so damn hot.  He's really funny and charming in interviews I've heard.

Julia L-D wins.  YAWN.

Edited September 19, 2016 by mojoween

[wallflower75]

And now we've reached the predictable portion of our program...

[Valny]

HA, Lily Tomlin mouthed "Damn it" after she lost.

[Misslindsey]

I know she has won a lot, but I love Julia Louis Dreyfus and Veep. I am really glad it was not Amy Schumer.

[KaveDweller]

I love Julia Louis Dreyfus, but hasn't she won enough?  

[thuganomics85]

I'm sure Julia Louise Dreyfus was amazing as always, but I was really hoping for Ellie Kemper.  At least she actually got nominated this time around.

Edited September 19, 2016 by thuganomics85

[rustyspigot]

Come on Julia. Haven't you thanked everyone at this point over the years?

[bunnyblue]

Yesss, JLD! I don't care if this is her 10th win in a row, she is freakin' fabulous as the awful Selina Meyer. Aww, she's shaking up there. Love her.

[Neeners]

I'm tired of Julia winning, too.

[anyanka323]

wallflower75, you're not a terrible person for not finding Transparent funny.  I find Soloway to be quite frankly insufferable and annoying.  I'm glad they started playing her off. 

[Neeners]

OK now I feel like a dick for saying that.

[bmoore4026]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and John Larroquette need to have a show.

So sad about her father, though.

[mojoween]

Is JLD trying to be funny?  

Oh ok now I get it.  How awful for her to try to balance something she was planning with a personal tragedy.

[Misslindsey]

Just now, thuganomics85 said:

I'm sure Julie Louise Dreyfus was amazing as always, but I was really hoping for Ellie Kemper.  At least she actually got nominated this time around.

I would have liked to see Ellie Kemper or Tracee Ellis Ross win, but I like Julia Louis Dreyfus, so I am fine with it.

[wallflower75]

Oh damn, damn, damn.  JLD just made me tear up.  :(

[DearEvette]

I have never been able to get into Veep so JLD winning for the 5th time is a big YAWN for me.

[mtlchick]

Tired of her winning.  And now crying at the end of her speech (it was clear she was dreading to say it.)  

 

We're all assholes. 

 

And from earlier...EEEEE!!! YAY KATE! 

[bunnyblue]

OMG, her father passed away on Friday...that explains why she's so emotional and shaky. *hugs JLD*

[Arynm]

Julia can win all the awards, the show is always funny. I can tell she really loved her dad, that is very hard to announce he's dead on TV.

[mojoween]

So we're doing the thing again where some deceased stars get a big segment?  How do they choose?

[kittykat]

I have to say I'm not a fan of multiple winner (see: Modern Family's 5 in a row, Helen Hunt 4 in a row) but I'll allow it for Julia.

Selina is Queen.  I don't know if she submitted Correspondence Dinner but if she did then that is Her Emmy.

[bmoore4026]

Well, time to go pee and get a soda

[maraleia]

Jill Soloway is doing important things with Transparent where so many trans people are on the crew, creative staff and on screen and the fact that a woman won the directing award is so necessary so kudos to her.

[DearEvette]

On a positive note , though, Amy Schumer got the least applause of the actors in her category.

[bmoore4026]

5 minutes ago, Valny said:

HA, Lily Tomlin mouthed "Damn it" after she lost.

Hope they've already put that up on Youtube

[Misslindsey]

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So we're doing the thing again where some deceased stars get a big segment?  How do they choose?

I do not know how they decide how someone's death trumps someone else's. Unless they were giving some kind of special lifetime achievement award or something akin to that, I think the only fair thing is to keep them all in the In Memoriam segment. I feel like I sound like a bitch now.

[bmoore4026]

Finally back to the show

[wallflower75]

What the....

On what planet was that remotely amusing??

[ebk57]

That Cosby bit was really bad.  Really

[mtlchick]

I thought Kimmel was supposed to save us 22 minutes from this win.