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I don't know why I even bother caring anymore, after the way they shafted Friday Night Lights, but still, Katherine Heigl?! I have no great love for Grey's Anatomy, but she is probably the worst actress on the show (except maybe Ellen Pompeo). That "I believe" speech when Grey was dying... *shudder*.

You mean someone watched this last night?

Proof that the Emmies are a joke: Michael Hogan did not receive a nomination for his work on Battlestar Galactica last season. His performance was some of the most brilliant acting work I've ever seen in any genre.

Tivo'd it and then ff'd to see Colbert, Stewart and Carell. No need to watch the rest. I am happy for 30 Rock - defintely not Arrested Development quality comedy, but fun and entertaining.

Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jenna Fischer.. Are they REALLY at home with no award right now? And don't get me started on "30 Rock" instead of "The Office"....

Heigl did NOT deserve that award. It should have gone to Aida Tuturro for the fantastically annoying portrayal of Janice freakin' Soprano.

As much as I like Spader, that award was not his.

Emmy's suck, yo.

What the hell was that "tribute" to the Sopranos? That was the worst thing. Wait, no, Seacrest was the worst thing. He is so going to destroy the Super Bowl this year.

Why the collective Grey's hatred? I get that it's soapy and definitely has been going downhill ever since season one. I still think it's fun and the performances can be great. Katherine Heigl didn't deserve the win, though. That's for sure. I'm just sayin'...

Yes Seth! "Ugly Betty" is so not a comedy. I've watched 2 episodes, and did not even giggle once. Not even a "he" it's just cheesy. Really cheesy with alot of overacting.

America seems like a sweet girl, but she's no Jenna Fischer or Tina Fey.

While I pretty much hated Grey's this year, I thought Heigl was deserving. I didn't think correcting her name was bitchy at all. Her mother's reaction to her acceptance speech was funny.

I hate that Piven won instead of NPH.

Who's NPH? Sorry if that has been established already. Not that it matters, though, I've never seen Entourage.

The actual awards given out are meh, I love Spader and Ricky Gervais, so good on them, but the categories are always so bizarre and they get so damn repetetive. But what I really want to know is, could Seacrest be more queer? I mean, damn.

Ellipsis: The reason that Heigl is a bitch now is because the Announcer pronounced her name wrong when she was presenting she mouthed "they pronounced my name wrong" as she walked up to stage and then said into the microphone "It's pronounced Heigl (hard g the soft g was used). It's a hard name" I think that Kyle Chandler who was with her was like "SHUT UP" in his head. And then she won for best supporting actress which she didn't deserve (she is my least favorite person on that show) and she said when she got up there "thanks for pronouncing my name right". She was also one of the swearers. When she won she said "shit" and the Fox cameras were too slow to pan away from her. Hilarious. I wonder what Ray Romano said to have them interrupt his monologue by switching to a shot of a globe (for like a minute) and then back to him...hee. My fave part was the best writing for a variety show and how all the shows introduced their writers. Great!

I realize it's the "cool" thing to hate Ryan Seacrest, but you do realize he is insanely good at his job, right? Nah nevermind... everybody is too busy jumping on the bandwagon to see it.

And for the record, I don't particularly like him - just think he's good at what he does.

No BSG love, no office love, I don't care.

Piven, however, is awesome.

Didn't watch, don't care. All awards shows are pointless, but it gives the industry an opportunity to dress up and clap for each other, and why not? Every other industry does the same thing, it just doesn't get televised. I watch what I think is good, not what a committee says is good. I think I watched TNT all night long. I actually do care a little more about what they're wearing (so as to reinforce my belief that great wealth cannot buy taste or common sense) than the awards themselves.

Didn't watch, but the only category I cared about was taken by the man I wanted: Terry O'Quinn.

And I loved his insanely awesome pink shirt.

I caught the tail end of it because I called my sister, and she made me watch it (shut up). First.....

My baby Kyle Chandler was paired with Katherine Heigl, of all people? I demand justice! I don't know why people are JUST figuring out that Katherine is bitchy. She lost me a long time ago with her "I'll throw down for my best friend because obviously he's not a grown man who can't take care of himself" spiel during the Isaiah slur debacle. Paraphrased and subtext included, of course.

Yay, Terry O'Quinn won an Emmy! He was the best thing about Lost when I actually cared enough to watch it.

Wait, what? Alec Baldwin didn't win?? I thought that was a lock!

Stupid Emmys.

I happened to not mind the Emmys much last night and here's my rant:

I thought the circular setup at first was weird, but then I thought it kinda worked. I thought there were moments throughout where the show got a taste of its own medicine (the Family Guy opening, for instance, wasn't quite as hilarious as I thought it could be, but it did skewer everybody in the room and their purpose for being there, so it was OK by me), which seemed to keep everyone in check.

Katharine Heigl would not have gotten my vote, but I don't mind that she won as a representative for Grey's. I happen to think the cast should all get an A at least for effort, and all of them are good, some of them great with the material they were thrown last season. Her simple "It's High-gull" I thought was hilarious, not bitchy. She seemed to be laughing along. And who of us in the audience didn't go "Oh, shit!" when her name was announced? I just get the feeling that so many of those actors are still normal people beneath it all because this was their big break, and there's something really nice about that.

ANYway... I think I'll finally start watching Friday Night Lights because everyone keeps saying it's so good. 30 Rock, too (LOVE that Tina Fey thanked her "dozens and dozens" and viewers). And I still will not understand the Boston Legal Emmy love. Ever.

I agree that Heigl overreacted entirely to the mispronunciation of her name. Honey, wouldn't you rather just turn that into a charming little anecdote for when you're *really* famous or, perhaps, when you actually deserve to be famous? She's not even the best actress on that show, never mind a match for Aida Turturro.

The whole awards show was a travesty. That "The Wire" wasn't there and Grey's fucking Anatomy was says it all. I was also outraged that "Shear Genius" wasn't nominated for best reality show, but I'm probably going to get flamed for that.

Yeah, I'm kinda with that Heigl chick on this one. You'd think after being mentioned in the entertainment press every two minutes for being on that crappy show of hers and having a big rack, people would have the pronunciation down, especially people whose only job is to pronounce words. If she had a name that was a dozen letters long, that'd be one thing, but it's 5 letters. If we can learn to pronounce "Gyllenhaal," I think we can get "Heigl."

"I was just the explainer as to why people would think she was a bitch."- well, yes, but your explaining left something to be desired.
She corrected an error in pronouncing her name(which, since she is a TV actress, who acts on a TV show, and was presenting an award to people involved with a TV show on a TV show that is ABOUT TV shows, is a ridiculous thing for them not to have gotten correct in the first place), had an uncensored "Oh shit I won an Emmy" moment of disbelief, and made a joke that flopped re: the earlier mispronunciation.
Not seeing the "OMG bitch!" in that. Just the "Hey, I'm here doing my job, and if I'm doing my job, you could do yours and get my name right."

Proof that the Emmys mean nothing: Kristen Bell, nor Veronica Mars, have ever won anything, let alone been nominated.

I thought the Emmys were okay, I mean, if we forget about the shows which weren't included, but that's only normal. Seacrest was okay for his first time in an big show like that, not as annoying as he ususally is. The only complaint I have is Hugh Laurie was robbed and Katherine Heigl is so fucking overrated is ridiculous.

Eh, I just think people should try to pronounce your name right. Especially when they announce it on TV to an audience of millions. I probably would have let it go, she didn't, I don't blame her, really. I don't think it qualifies her as mega bitch of the year.

And how the hell did Sally Field manage to fuck up another acceptance speech (saw it on various morning shows)? I've never been on TV and I think I could have done better. I think she deserves more outrage than blonde chick with the "hard-to-pronounce" name.

Even though if anyone should win from Grey's Anatomy, it should be Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl's comportment made me like her as a person quite a lot, just like when she was T.R. Knight's Blonde Enforcer, saying the things that needed to be said but that he wasn't in a position to be able to say gracefully.

But I also generally approve of Rosie, so...maybe the bitch in the room is me.

Watching Ryan Seacrest is like watching a puppy wiggle for my approval while telling me it's really a cat.

Godawful dreck.

But then 30 Rock won Best Comedy and I was like "So haters to the left."

Rachel, god I am sorry if my explanation left much to be desired. I was explaining what happened because someone asked. Personally I thought that it was a little much. I don't think she is a bitch. I watch Greys. She is not my favorite character, but I don't dislike her. I thought that her "oh shit" was funny that is why I said that they didn't pan away from her fast enough. Her speech was nice. But I think she overreacted a little bit. She mouthed it to the cameras and then said it on stage and then during her speech. And I feel like if she had been on stage again she might have mentioned it again. Redundant.

My assessment:

Yah 30 Rock, but The Office would have been my pick. At least it went to another good show instead of a crappy one.

Yah Ricky Gervais. My pick too. He deserves anything he ever wins even if Steve Carell and Alec Baldwin are also in genius territory.

America Ferrara? She´s really enjoyable and seems sweet, but any other actress in that category is funnier. Maybe they chose the word "actress" over the word "comedy" when they were picking the winner. My pick would have been Mary Louise-Parker. She´s so excellent on Weeds that it makes my toes hurt.

Jeremy Piven again? Please! Rainn Wilson was robbed!!!!

Yah to Jaime Pressley! She is without a doubt the funniest thing on that show and seems to have no vanity when it comes to playing Joy. My feeling is that it´s not a big stretch for her to play a Southern white trash bitch, but damn, she plays it soooo well. She was definitely my pick even if Jenna Fischer is also her own form of sublime heaven as Pam.

The Sopranos. Hard to argue with that, but I still think Lost is the best show on tv. Sorry, until it finishes its run and probably dissapoints me with a suckass series finally, then I´ll always think it is the most interesting and bravest series on tv.

James Spader over James Gandolfini? What is it about Spader that turns this tv academy to mush when they vote. He´s fine, but over Gandolfini? Really?

Sorry, but I absolutely think they got it right with Sally Field. She´s really terrific in that show and holds the entire thing together. Sure, Edie Falco is always deserving of praise, but the fact that Sally Field actually got me hooked on a family soap opera that I ended up watching all season tells me she´s doing something right.

Can´t complain about Terry O´Quinn either. He´s always excellent on Lost and I would have been happy if he or Michael Emerson had won.

Katharine Heigl. Eeh. She´s fine on that show, but anyone else nominated would have been a better pick to win. However, I will say that it´s hard for me to not like her since she is the only one on that show that stood up and spoke her mind about the whole Isaiah Washington controversy while it was happening when most of the rest of the cast was a bunch of pussies about it. And also, anyone who thinks she´s bitchy for correcting her name obviously doesn´t have a hard name to pronounce. She has every right to correct her name after a paid professional screws it up in front of tens of million people. And her "Oh shit" moment just tells me that she knew she didn´t deserve to win and that just makes me like her even more for having real emotion when her name was called (even if any of the other nominees would have been a better pick to win).

At what point will they ever stop honoring old singers that do a one-off show over real talent that works hard and entertains people year round (i.e. Tony Bennett over Jon Stewart)? Why are these guys even in the same category?

The only reason The Amazing Race wins best reality show every year is that Jerry Bruckheimer is the producer. He knows everyone in Hollywood and those who don´t know him, want to work with him. I know a lot of people enjoy the show, but does it really deserve to win every year because of him? No. Sorry, but Project Runway should be taking home this prize.

So I´m split down the middle on some of the main categories. Six of the picks are okay with me and six of them I think suck. I guess I really can´t expect much more than that.

... in your opinion.