The Annual Primetime Emmys - General Discussion

[Macbeth]

Thank you all.  Master of None - I will watch you soon. 

[thuganomics85]

"Oh, Ann, you beautiful rule-breaking moth!"  Love Rashida Jones

Handmaid's Tale takes director.  Yep, it's winning the big one!

[Misslindsey]

Yay more Handmaid's Tale love!

[gatopretoNYC]

23 minutes ago, MostlyC said:

Oh Damn, I wanted Colbert or Bee to win, but it was a tough field.

I was rooting for Colbert or Meyers, just for the fact that the writers have to come up with (imo, excellent) stuff 4 days a week, as opposed to Bee or Oliver, which are both weekly shows.

[wallflower75]

Another win for The Handmaid's Tale!

[mtlchick]

That Handmaid's Tale pilot was EVERYTHING disturbing and radical and how far is season 2 now?!

[bmoore4026]

Looks like Handmaid's Tale is going to be the big winner for the night.  And Reed Morano is a woman!  I did not know this. 

[Eureka]

Just now, wallflower75 said:

Another win for The Handmaid's Tale!

She's much younger than I expected!

[MostlyC]

I'm not really a fan of the color yellow but this dress is beautiful.

[Misslindsey]

I like Emmy Rossum's dress.

[Eureka]

I think Seth McFarlane very good looking but when he opens his mouth to speak normally, all I can think of is Brian from Family Guy.

[thuganomics85]

OK, I run hot and cold on Seth MacFarlane, but him doing different Family Guy voices for each nominated film cracks me up.

Wow, Black Mirror wins.  That is pretty shocking.

[Nordly Beaumont]

Black Mirror! OH YEAH!!

[bmoore4026]

Why stupid Seth MacFarlane voices?

YEAH!  San Junipero won!

[AimingforYoko]

That was the best episode of the series. (Black Mirror)

[wallflower75]

Wow!  Shocker that Black Mirror picked up the writing award!!

[formerlyfreedom]

Well, that was a surprise I think.

[Misslindsey]

I thought that would be going to David E Kelley, but I did love Black Mirror so I am cool with this.

[ShadowHunter]

Black Mirror didn't expect that. 

[ThisOne]

Is it me, or is Lauren Morelli a cuter version of that reality Kate who had 8 kids (blanking on the last name)?

[Amethyst]

I can't lie, I was waiting to hear Stan Smith and Roger when Seth did the voices.  

[Misslindsey]

Viola so needs a Grammy. I love the color of her dress. 

[mtlchick]

(General reminder that I am still waiting for my Viola Davis/Angela Bassett arm wrestling match.) 

[Annber03]

12 minutes ago, wonderwoman said:

You really have to appreciate the irony here: CBS is  the least diverse of the broadcast neworks.  And when they had a show with a racially and trans diverse cast, Doubt, they dumped it  after two episodes.

Almost makes you wonder if the comments promoting and celebrating diversity aren't intended as a subtle dig at CBS as a result?

3 minutes ago, gatopretoNYC said:

I was rooting for Colbert or Meyers, just for the fact that the writers have to come up with (imo, excellent) stuff 4 days a week, as opposed to Bee or Oliver, which are both weekly shows.

I liked Oliver commenting on how tough the writers' jobs actually have been this year. Honestly, I would not be surprised to learn that the people who work on those shows have done a crapton of drinking and are feeling flat out exhausted by now.  

[bmoore4026]

Time for the sad

[FoundTime]

Dang, I really need to get to season 2 of Black Mirror.

[Misslindsey]

Sing me a song Chris Jackson.

[gatopretoNYC]

I am gonna have to set aside a month to binge watch all the shows I want to watch on Netflix with a free trial. 

[AimingforYoko]

One of my fave Stevie Wonder songs.

[bmoore4026]

Glen Campbell and June Foray :(

[mtlchick]

That moment you're reminded that Chris Jackson is being wasted on Bull...

[Annber03]

Hey, universe, you can chill on taking away so many legendary, talented people for a while now, kay? Thanks. 

[ebk57]

That was lovely.

[chitowngirl]

Wow, it was a brutal year, wasn't it.

[jjj]

Oh wow, the final scene from the Mary Tyler Moore Show.  Perfect.  <fade to black>

Edited September 18, 2017 by jjj

[Annber03]

Just now, jjj said:

Oh wow, the final scene from the Mary Tyler Moore Show.  Perfect. 

That got me a bit choked up. 

[vb68]

So many wonderful people lost. I'm still gutted from losing Mary Tyler Moore especially.

[JasmineFlower]

2 minutes ago, mtlchick said:

That moment you're reminded that Chris Jackson is being wasted on Bull...

It's the same feeling I get every week I watch Jeremy Jordan on Supergirl. Really wish Broadway paid comparably to Hollywood.

[legaleagle53]

7 minutes ago, Eureka said:

I think Seth McFarlane very good looking but when he opens his mouth to speak normally, all I can think of is Brian from Family Guy.

You should check him out on The Orville.

[thuganomics85]

Every year, the In Memoriam hits me when I realize just many of these greats have pasted away.  Bill Paxton (still not over that), Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Powers Boothe, John Hurt, and so many more.  But I think the one that is still raw is Nelsan Ellis.  He was way too young and I really thought he was destined for huge things. 

[Amethyst]

The awards shows have been doing pretty well with the "no clapping" rule during the Memoriam, but that was basically ignored tonight.  Sigh.  Didn't help that they put so many recognizable names near the end.

[irisheyes]

5 minutes ago, Misslindsey said:

Viola so needs a Grammy. I love the color of her dress. 

When I grow up, I want to be able to wear that dress like Viola. Woman must put in hours at the gym. 

 

How many days until How to Get Away with Murder?  I miss my Anneliese. 

[gatopretoNYC]

3 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

I liked Oliver commenting on how tough the writers' jobs actually have been this year. Honestly, I would not be surprised to learn that the people who work on those shows have done a crapton of drinking and are feeling flat out exhausted by now.  

I've been doing & feeling both just from watching this year!

[Paws]

I usually hate in Memoriam segments but that one was beautiful. Also, holy shit Gwen Ifill died. Goddamnit.

[starri]

The clip of John Hurt was from Doctor Who, wasn't it?  Classy choice.

[irisheyes]

Just now, Paws said:

I usually hate in Memoriam segments but that one was beautiful. Also, holy shit Gwen Ifill died. Goddamnit.

I remember when they announced that. I didn't even know she had been sick. We had too many this year that were shocking. 

[Amethyst]

Young Sheldon looks insufferable.

[vb68]

1 minute ago, Paws said:

Also, holy shit Gwen Ifill died. Goddamnit.

I really appreciated that Gwen Ifill and Robert Osborne were included.  

[JasmineFlower]

1 minute ago, irisheyes said:

How many days until How to Get Away with Murder?  I miss my Anneliese. 

Not long at all, it's back Sept 28.

[Eureka]

1 minute ago, Paws said:

I usually hate in Memoriam segments but that one was beautiful. Also, holy shit Gwen Ifill died. Goddamnit.

Yeah. I'm in the D.C. area and it was very sad. And then longtime local broadcaster Jim Vance died this year too.