Well, I missed most of the show. Stupid lack of cable in dorm rooms. But I did catch “Best Supporting Actor,” and I’d just like to reiterate that Bradley Whitford is my boyfriend. Best. Acceptance speech. Ever. “My love, you bring such color and laughter and sweet life to me. My heart is so full of you.” sniff Jane K., you’re a lucky lucky woman even if you did get robbed last night, but I’m sure you already knew that.
Anyway - I’m a bit disappointed for Martin Sheen and Aaron Sorkin on principle, but since I don’t get HBO I’m really in no position to judge whether they deserved it or not. And I’m happy for my boy Eric McCormack, but at the same time, poor Frankie Muniz…
Well, that’s about all I caught. What did y’all think?
Well I’m also surprised at the lack of Doperdiscussion. If it had been a star trek special there’d be three threads by now [insert “relax, just a joke, Joyce” smiley face]
I too missed most of it - don’t care for awards shows that much - but the last twenty minutes or so were pretty cool and extracts I’ve seen since on news casts looked very good.
For example, Ellen dressed in a send-up of Bjork’s swan outfit was not only funny now, but retroactively funny (in that Bjork’s outfit, once merely eccentric, now seems hilarious)
Also Ellen suggesting how infuriating this staging of the Emmies would be for the Taliban. “A woman in a man’s suit, surrounded by Jews…” she said.
And, uh, Barbra. I know she’s show-biz’s greatest ego, and I know Rogers and Hammerstein is corny, and I shouldn’t admit to being impressed, but I was, and moved too.
I was telling a friend of mine, I can’t really remember who won cause so many of them didn’t show.
But I was glad for West Wing; sad for Ray Romano (is this going to be another “Mad About You” where the female lead wins a ton and the guy zip?); thought Ellen was awesome, and I never liked her much before; liked most speeches; and was glad nobody swept like last year.
BTW, my step-dad went to college with Bradley Whitford and my Mom said at the reunion all the women were milling around him in awe. Including her. We were all glad he won.
tavalla, did you catch the E! postgame show? I didn’t, but apparently as they were interviewing Bradley, Allison Janney walked by and yelled, “Brad Whitford’s a hottie!” As always, C.J. is right in all things.
I’m still a little fuzzy on how the best drama can not have the best lead actor or best writing. Hmph. We had a good night, though.
I loathe the West Wing, but Bradley Whitford is a cool dude. His speech brought a tear to Jane Kaczmarek’s eye, and mine too.
I was talking with a friend, though, about the legitimacy of comparing cable series and movies with the stuff on the networks. How do you weigh Sex and the City, where the characters are shown performing fellatio, with Will & Grace, a show featuring gay men who can’t even really talk about it?!
The most outrageous physical breakdown of Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue could never provoke the same level of response as Tony Soprano wailing on his mistress (the episode that Gandolfini submitted this year) – the level of profanity and violence is NYPD Blue times ten.
Can you judge Wit, which was able to explore the physical degradation of a death from cancer without bars, with the Judy Garland movie, which had to clean up a lot of the realities of the degradation of her life (especially it’s end)?
There was a time when cable had it’s own awards show, which they complained relegated them to “second class” but the playing field is hardly level now, IMO. Anyone else agree?
True. My wife and I tried his show on syndication because we heard everyone loved. We determined we do not in fact love him and really, we only mildly liked him.
Peter MacNicol was my favorite win. He is the only thing likeable about that horrible show Mrs. watsonwil forces me to watch. Sadly he is going to become only a recurring character.
Ellen D. rocked the house. Possibly the best awards hosting I’ve ever seen, across the board. She totally deserved the ovation at the end, she was A+, not a misstep anywhere.
The show was better overall than I’ve ever seen it. The only thing I absolutely ** hated ** was Babs. Maudlin and schmaltzy and out of place and just plain bad, IMHO. (Not dissing the motive or intent, just the execution)
Do you really think that profanity and violence necessarily give a show more emotional impact than one that’s more cleaned up? I don’t think I agree. You’re right about Will & Grace vs. Sex and the City being a very odd comparison, though.