The Annual Primetime Emmys - General Discussion

[bosawks]

I find Weird Al's hair to be a national treasure.

[jjj]

"Game of Thrones" revised theme song?  Golden, mostly because of the supporting players and costumes!

[GHScorpiosRule]

I'm cracking up at the GOT parody.

[Guest]

They do show favoritism.  Put a lot more effort into GoT than any of the others.

 

For the commercial this one is still better.

 

Edited August 26, 2014 by ParadoxLost

[Brandi Maxxxx]

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.

 

Clearly Modern Family has found the perfect solution: The same old sitcom antics that have been around for decades but it includes a gay couple, so progress.

[photo fox]

Never saw Normal Heart, but I honestly think the Sherlock guys won based on the strength of three seasons of work.

Which is maybe an argument against the weird way shows are put into different categories, to be fair.

[aradia22]

Does anyone remember when they brought on Josh Groban to sing TV theme songs?

 

Andy Samberg is such an idiot sometimes .I love it.

[jjj]

Who is this lovely British actress introducing miniseries?

[mtlchick]

Oh Weird Al. You delight me to this day.

[Misslindsey]

Samberg as Joffery so awesome. "Why don't you love me like Uncle Jamie?" Hee!

[thel222]

Love Amy, but where's Tina? I always love them best when they're together.

And what's with the weird musical accompaniment from the band??

[bmoore4026]

FARGO!!!!!

 

(Also, Lena Headey is a goddamn knockout.  Even more so in that dress).

Edited August 26, 2014 by bmoore4026

[amaranta]

Matt Bomer lost?  Noooooooo!

 

I was going to watch this later, for The Normal Heart nominations and for the Robin Williams tribute.  Nope; I'll YouTube the tribute tomorrow.

 

And refresh here and keep reading you guys for the rest.

[ebk57]

I don't know who that was speaking for Fargo, but he's funny.

 

Not random baby...  Ha!!

[aradia22]

 

Who is this lovely British actress introducing miniseries?

Lena Headey. She plays queen Cersei. You know. The adulterous one having the incestuous affair with her twin brother that you're always hearing about from GOT fans.

[maraleia]

I love Lena Heady. She takes no prisoners in all aspects of her life including the Emmy Awards telecast.

[thuganomics85]

Yay, Fargo!

 

Weird Al's bit was amusing; especially the Game of Thrones part.

 

Wow, is Lena Headey stunning.  I'm glad she got nominated this year.

[Snow Apple]

"They just don't like us." - Tommy(Jim Parsons), The Normal Heart

 

The shut out is making me upset and I don't usually care about awards and who won.

[jjj]

Thanks, aradia22!   I don't watch the show, but that sounds like quite a plot! 

[Magpi]

Finally something for The Normal Heart.

[aradia22]

Love Juliana Margulies' dress. She looks like she's wearing a stingray and it fits her beautifully.

[mtlchick]

Way to sneak in under the wire, Normal Heart

(Damn you IPad!)

Edited August 26, 2014 by mtlchick

[Fisher King]

Yay, finally! Normal Heart wins.

[Guest]

I'm going to have to save my Digital Short question for a less serious award.

[ebk57]

I guess if you're gonna win, you may as well win the big one.  

[vibeology]

Thank goodness it won something. The Normal Heart had me in tears. Probably one of the few awards I feel really strongly about tonight.

[aradia22]

 

Thanks, aradia22!   I don't watch the show, but that sounds like quite a plot!

I don't watch either but that's one of the things I thought all non-fans were aware of. Same as Dannerys is the mother of dragons. I seriously have no idea what Kit Harrington or most of the other characters do on that show.

[jjj]

"The Normal Heart" -- thank you, Academy. 

[Magpi]

Anything that reminds people how terrible and horrifying AIDS was in the beginning, deserves recognition IMHO. To have it be done in the beautiful, strong way The Normal Heart told the story, deserves every award it was nominated for tonight.

Edited August 26, 2014 by Magpi

[ebk57]

I like Ricky Gervais. I know he's polarizing, but he makes me laugh.

[aradia22]

Gervais is upstaging Seth. Also, I think his extended bit has worked the best of all the extended bits so far.

[ebk57]

Wow.  Sarah Silverman.  

 

Will her dress contain her boobs?

[jjj]

Sarah Silverman, you were millimeters away from a double wardrobe malfunction. 

[mtlchick]

I will never get the appeal of Sarah Silverman, but I appreciate her racing to the podium without shoes.

[Brandi Maxxxx]

Wow.  Sarah Silverman. 

Will her dress contain her boobs?

 

Maybe Gervais should have tried dressing like that.

[aradia22]

If the Tony's that was nominated was the one where Andrew Rannells, Laura Benanti, and Megan Hilty did the song about their canceled TV shows then I wish it would have won.

[Guest]

OK.  Digital Short observation.  Andy's Joeffrey costume is very close to Space Olympics.  I knew I'd seen that hair on him before.  It was bugging me.

 

 

If the Tony's that was nominated was the one where Andrew Rannells, Laura Benanti, and Megan Hilty did the song about their canceled TV shows then I wish it would have won.

 

 

They should have taken it for that and NPH's big opening number.  NPH was damn impressive in that.

Edited August 26, 2014 by ParadoxLost

[thuganomics85]

The Normal Heart winning reminded of the last Globes, when 12 Years A Slave kept getting shut-out, only to win the big one.  I guess it's good it finally got it's due, but I'm still surprised it didn't get any acting wins.

 

Sarah Silverman beats The Beatles and Billy Crystal.  Never thought I'd type that before.  But her speech was upstaged by her boobs.

 

Ricky Gervais can be too much at times, but I find him amusing.

[aradia22]

 

I will never get the appeal of Sarah Silverman, but I appreciate her racing to the podium without shoes.

The most I've ever liked her has been in Wreck It Ralph. Heck, she went on Seth Rudetsky's radio show and sang show tunes and even that didn't win me over.

[ebk57]

I will never get the appeal of Sarah Silverman, but I appreciate her racing to the podium without shoes.

 

I have really mixed feelings about her.  I don't like much of her act, but when she's chatting on a talk show or a panel (I liked her a lot on Real Time) I find that I do like her.  She seems like a smart woman.

Edited August 26, 2014 by ebk57

[Guest]

The most I've ever liked her has been in Wreck It Ralph. Heck, she went on Seth Rudetsky's radio show and sang show tunes and even that didn't win me over.

 

I F@#$%d Matt Damon was really funy.

The people introducing the accountants upstaged Seth.

 

So they don't play music over the long winded person running the show and accepting an award

Edited August 26, 2014 by ParadoxLost

[aradia22]

I don't always find Key and Peele hilarious but I love the substitute teacher sketch. Sometimes when I'm walking my dog I'll just murmur "O-shag-Hennessy" to myself and chuckle.

Chris Hardwick, I'm not trolling you. I just genuinely don't think you're funny. And I think I've listened to 50 to 80 episodes of The Nerdist to make sure. Also, I majored in English so... shut up.

[nowandlater]

Is Hardwick Emmy presenter-worthy? I mean, is he really that famous? (yes, mulaney isn't famous, either. But at least he has a new network show coming up.)

[maraleia]

FYI Sarah Silverman and Michael Sheen from Masters of Sex are dating. That's who she was referring to at the end of her speech.

[ebk57]

Yay Stephen!! 

 

 

This bit is really funny.  

Edited August 26, 2014 by ebk57

[aradia22]

Wait, what did Gwen Stefani just say? Is this the Emmy's Adele Dazeem?

[jjj]

"The Colbore Repore"  Yes, I'm sure you have watched it. 

 

Jimmy Kimmel, love it.  "She said it wrong, so there must be a mistake."

[Grammaeryn]

Lords of Kobol show

[Misslindsey]

Gwen, it's French bitch.

[aradia22]

Ah! They bleeped it here! What did Stephen make Jimmy say???