The Annual Primetime Emmys - General Discussion

[Guest]

Yay.  We find if he's orange after the break.

[aradia22]

You know I thought about it. Kate Walsh still looks better than Lena did in her bright yellow dress. So there's that.

[jjj]

That dress looks like someone practiced folding a giant napkin in a bright trendy restaurant and threw it over her head. 

[thuganomics85]

Whoa, I wonder if some vote splitting went down with the The Normal Heart guys.  I heard that Matt Bomer was especially great in it.  I mean, I do think Martin Freeman is amazing with the material he is given, but I wouldn't have pegged him winning.  I'm curious over how Best Actor will play out, because maybe some are throwing him votes here, instead of there.

 

Glad Fargo won directing, at least.

[GHScorpiosRule]

I think the last time I watched the Emmys was when Jon Stewart hosted it, and Colbert had that hilarious bit. After Katrina it was, I believe.  Tonight? eh.

 

Not gonna lie. I'm here just to see Billy Crystal's tribute to Robin.

[Guest]

I think you are right, the number of nominations for Normal Heart split the vote

[jjj]

May I use this commercial break to say that this thread is really showing up Seth Meyers?  Thank you, previously.tv/peeps! 

[Brandi Maxxxx]

Well at least we learned it is still possible for Jim Parsons to lose in one category.

[AimingforYoko]

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 Was Martin Freeman nominated for Fargo, as well?

Yes, in Lead Actor.

[aradia22]

I want to like A to Z. I don't watch Mad Men but I did watch Drop Dead Diva and I'm rooting for Ben Feldman. Haven't watched the pilot on hulu yet.

[photo fox]

Crazy excited for Martin Freeman's win, but disappointed he didn't make it.

[aradia22]

McConaughey, you're not giving a speech. Speed it up.

[Fisher King]

Amy Poehler is just a delight. Anytime.

[Misslindsey]

 

I want to like A to Z. I don't watch Mad Men but I did watch Drop Dead Diva and I'm rooting for Ben Feldman. Haven't watched the pilot on hulu yet.

I thought it was cute. Not fantastic, but cute and enjoyable. I love Ben Feldman, and loved Cristin Milioti from the musical Once. 

[ebk57]

Matthew and Woody are so charming.

[wonderwoman]

"Not gonna lie. I'm here just to see Billy Crystal's tribute to Robin."

Me too! Two weeks ago, I had planned to skipped the whole thing, but here I sit.

[WendyCR72]

MM and WH are great, but True Detective is so in the wrong category.

[ebk57]

Honestly, I think they are purposely ignoring The Normal Heart.  This is making me sad

[AimingforYoko]

Wow, the sweep for Holmes and Watson.

[Misslindsey]

Benedict Cumberbatch! I love the Sherlock love. I did like The Normal Heart (I preferred the play), but I will take the Sherlock love anyway I can get it.

Edited August 26, 2014 by Misslindsey

[aradia22]

Gervais is killing it with the commercials. I wish he were hosting instead of Seth. 

[bmoore4026]

Yay for Benedict!

 

(Also, the speaking-We-Are-The-Champion-lyrics commercial needs to go far, far away.)

[mtlchick]

"I just forget about it." Oddly enough, I can't even tell you the setup to the joke. But the day I decide I want to get blitzed, it needs to be with those two.

I'm surprised at how bad The Normal Heart is faring. 4 out of 6 actors in the same category and they still lost? HBO really made a mistake with not submitted True Detective in mini series.

I guess the academy like Ryan Murphy if he's doing the weird stuff on AHS. On a straightforward drama, not so much.

Edited August 26, 2014 by mtlchick

[Magpi]

I thought The Normal Heart was excellent and am disappointed by all it's losses.

At this point, I'm also just hear for Billy Crystal. I wonder how long we'll have to wait.

[susannot]

I'm following this thread because I was an obsessive fan of True Detective and want it to win everything.  Is there a category for best soundtrack?  Because T-Bone Burnett's musical selections were genius.

[aradia22]

 

MM and WH are great, but True Detective is so in the wrong category.

I thought they were a little smug like, everyone knows we should be in the miniseries category but instead we're going to present it. Bow down, b*tches. Sorry, still in VMA mode.

[Grammaeryn]

Honestly, I think they are purposely ignoring The Normal Heart.  This is making me sad

I know! Did they lose every single category? Please tell me there's another chance or Grammaeryn smash!

[Misslindsey]

Does Nigel Barker have some sort of line at Art Van? Sorry, just saw a commercial for it.

[loriro]

Honestly, I think they are purposely ignoring The Normal Heart.  This is making me sad

 

That actually occurred to me as well, and yes. It's disappointing. 

 

I really wanted to see Matt Bomer win for his role, and I guess all of the nominees from TNH could have split the vote, but it really does seem odd that not one award so far has gone to the movie.

 

Overall the show has been pretty funny as far as the skits go.  

[thuganomics85]

Damn, now Benedict Cumberbatch?  I guess voters just felt like it was the year to give him and Martin his due.  Would have preferred a Fargo win, but I won't complain too much.

 

I felt like it wasn't a mistake that they had Matthew and Woody present in this category, with the controversy over True Detective should have been submitted in the miniseries category instead of drama.

[aradia22]

Can I just say I feel really validated right now? I wish we had TWoP style reputation points because I'd be killing it tonight.

[WendyCR72]

Honestly, I think they are purposely ignoring The Normal Heart.  This is making me sad

 

Let me put it this way. The world has gotten more tolerant and progressive, but I think in old institutions like the Emmys, it likes the APPEARANCE of progress, hence the nominations, but the end result is an attitude still back eons ago. Probably afraid to offend a subset of viewers by voting for that, whether it's fair or not.

 

That's as delicately as I can explain/put it.

[Guest]

Creative Arts Emmy does music

[ebk57]

Someone over on the Broadway board I frequent suggested that maybe it's not The Normal Heart, but Ryan Murphy that the voters don't like.  Possibly...

[bmoore4026]

Damn, Jessica Lange's biceps are huge!

[aradia22]

Seriously? Raise your hand if you watched Burton and Taylor, Trip to Bountiful, or The Spoils of Babylon.

[Magpi]

I think it might be time for me to try American Horror Story.

[susannot]

Creative Arts Emmy does music

Who won?

[aradia22]

 

Someone over on the Broadway board I frequent suggested that maybe it's not The Normal Heart, but Ryan Murphy that the voters don't like.  Possibly...

Well, Jessica Lange just won and they showed Ryan's face.

[jjj]

Jessica Lange:  "I don't know what to say"  (after not saying anything for a minute while talking).  I believe you, Jessica.  Stay well. 

[loriro]

Let me put it this way. The world has gotten more tolerant and progressive, but I think in old institutions like the Emmys, it likes the APPEARANCE of progress, hence the nominations, but the end result is an attitude still back eons ago. Probably afraid to offend a subset of viewers by voting for that, whether it's fair or not.

That's as delicately as I can explain/put it.

 

I think you explained it perfectly, and that's what I was thinking as well. That's why it's disappointing... they can say "But what's the problem? We NOMINATED them so many times!".

 

Someone over on the Broadway board I frequent suggested that maybe it's not The Normal Heart, but Ryan Murphy that the voters don't like.  Possibly.

 

But he (or his actors) have won for other things. I'd say it's more likely that they don't like Kramer. That I could believe. 

Edited August 26, 2014 by loriro

[ebk57]

Damn, Jessica Lange's biceps are huge!

 

I love Jessica Lange.  I'm still not watching AHS...

[photo fox]

Benedict isn't there either? Drat.

[aradia22]

OK, this is about to get amazing.

[Brandi Maxxxx]

Someone over on the Broadway board I frequent suggested that maybe it's not The Normal Heart, but Ryan Murphy that the voters don't like.  Possibly...

 

Except American Horror Story isn't harmed.

[Magpi]

Thank you for making me laugh, Weird Al.

[GHScorpiosRule]

Weird Al!!!!

[aradia22]

He's doing well for how unmelodic a lot of these theme songs are. I liked the Modern Family one.

[ebk57]

Weird Al is amazing!!

 

 

That typewriter is hysterical!!!

Edited August 26, 2014 by ebk57

[Misslindsey]

This is what I always imagined the words to the Game of Thrones theme.