{"id":1707,"date":"2010-09-01T14:13:47","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2010-09-01T14:13:47","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:13:47","slug":"karens-musingsemmys-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/karens-musingsemmys-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"KAREN&#039;S MUSINGS:EMMYS 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>EMMYS 2010 MUSINGS<\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so sorry that this won\u2019t be as long, or entertaining, as usual, but in-between at least twelve hours a day of the US Open and writing my always juicy Gifting Suites columns, I just didn\u2019t have that much time to devote to this years actual Emmys show. Of course I still have many thoughts on it, some not funny, just honest, so here they are. (The red carpet inanities will get their own column.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/jf.jpg\" title=\"jf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1710\" title=\"jf\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/jf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>Jimmy Fallon<\/strong> was the perfect host! I just think more of him each time I see him perform. He was funny, moved the show along, and didn\u2019t try to make it about <em>him<\/em>. You go, boy!<\/p>\n<p>But the stupid \u201ctwitter\u201d intros were a gigantic waste of time! Just pay the usual comedy writers and hope for the best. (While usually getting the worst.) The intros are the most unimportant part of the evening. Or just have the presenters write them themselves, like they do with program bios! That might be amusing next year. (And remember&#8211;<em>I\u2019m<\/em> the one who came up with that!)<\/p>\n<p>The opening was great! The only problem with it is that there was a chick in the group singing number who Mr. X and I had no idea who she was! We know the <em>Glee<\/em> cast, <strong>Jorge Garcia, Tina Fey<\/strong>, and <strong>Betty White<\/strong>, of course. (BTW&#8211;she\u2019s <em>always<\/em> been fabulous, but, for some unknown reason, it became fashionable to be a fan of hers this year&#8211;who decides these things???) We even know who creepy <strong>Kate Gosselin<\/strong> is because of her groan-inducing <em>Dancing With The Star<\/em>s stint last season. But just who was that other one? Perhaps a contest winner, like they do on music shows sometimes?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/bib.bmp\" title=\"bib\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1712\" title=\"bib\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/bib.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>I\u2019ve never seen <strong>Lauren Graham<\/strong> act, but at least we know her fashion sense sucks! Why was she wearing a diaper pinned to her chest? Was she planning on drooling over someone? Or perhaps she was planning on burping a baby backstage. Or perhaps it was really a lobster bib, and they interrupted her seafood dinner to go out there and present.<\/p>\n<p>I never saw <strong>Steve Levitan<\/strong> before, the creator and producer of <em>Modern Family<\/em>, but he was just great. I loved his speeches, which were perfect on every level, and he was kind-of cute-looking. He\u2019s doesn\u2019t have my usual type of looks, but he just seemed like an all-around adorable man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edie Falco<\/strong> won for best actress in a <em>comedy<\/em>??? Her winning in <em>that<\/em> category is the only funny thing about it!<\/p>\n<p>The above statement shows us that the academy must instate a new category for \u201cdramadies\u201d next year. I\u2019m actually not joking about this one.<\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t they present the \u201cGuest Star\u201d winners on the air? I really feel that there\u2019s a way to do it. Although, this year, with not a lot of unnecessary filler like they usually have, the show ended exactly when planned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/jp.bmp\" title=\"jp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1719\" title=\"jp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/jp.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>No one was more deserving of his or her award than <strong>Jim Parsons<\/strong>. I actually cried when his name was announced! He\u2019s absolutely brilliant on <em>Big Bang Theory<\/em>. He blows us away every episode. I don\u2019t think that there\u2019s one other actor on earth who could have filled this role. My only slight problem with seeing him talk, which I\u2019ve done only once before, is that he seemed almost as weird as his character. And did he get even skinnier recently? I hope he\u2019s healthy.<\/p>\n<p>I never saw <strong>Aaron Paul<\/strong> from <em>Breaking Bad<\/em> before, but I had read of how deserving he was from several sources. But, when I heard him speak, I asked Mr. X, \u201cWhat does he show us?\u201d The answer is&#8211;that smoking really does stunt your growth. (He\u2019s short and sounds like he\u2019s a heavy smoker, in case you missed my humor on that one. It might be only a visual.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Danes<\/strong> is so much better-looking as a woman than she was as a girl. She finally grew into her face.<\/p>\n<p>Was <strong>Al Pacino<\/strong> channeling his pal, Robert DeNiro, in his acceptance speech? We all know that Bobby D can\u2019t speak without written lines (and then does better than just everyone else,) but I hadn\u2019t realized that Al has no personality either. His speech was really disappointing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/emmy-handoff-636.jpg\" title=\"emmy-handoff-636\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1714\" title=\"emmy-handoff-636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/emmy-handoff-636-e1283364757795-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a>Kyra Sedgwick<\/strong> is really talented and appears to be a lovely person, so I feel bad saying this, but someone must&#8211;her hair was the absolute worst I\u2019ve ever seen on an awards show!!! I wouldn\u2019t even\u00a0sit around the house by myself with hair\u00a0like that!<\/p>\n<p>But I really do like the team of Kyra and her husband, <strong>Kevin Bacon<\/strong>. There are too few of us show business folk in long-term relationships, and I always feel good to see another couple like Mr. X and me. Although I have a feeling the Bacons don\u2019t tell the neighbors they\u2019re rehearsing <em>Who\u2019s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf<\/em> all the time.<\/p>\n<p>I thought it was wonderful that <strong>Mick Jackson<\/strong>, the director of the TV movie about a real-life Doctor of Animal Science who\u2019s autistic, <strong>Temple Grandin<\/strong>, who was in attendance, talked directly to her in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<p>The song that <strong>Jewel<\/strong> sang for the In Memoriam segment, (that she actually wrote for a late friend of hers,) was really touching. And it didn\u2019t get in the way of thinking about these departed television personalities. I was especially mournful when they showed our old pal, Lynn Redgrave. I still can\u2019t believe she\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<p>And I guess the Academy forgot that Clarence, The Singing Dog was the co-star of <em>Karen\u2019s Restaurant Revue<\/em> for all those years! But I guess they always leave out <em>someone<\/em>. (I hope you all know that I\u2019m not serious about this. But I did say it jokingly to Mr. X after because Jewel\u2019s song made me picture him in that tribute.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ricky Gervais<\/strong> was even funnier than usual. I don\u2019t think that <strong>Bucky Gunts<\/strong> appreciated his humor, but we in this house sure did.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sick that <strong>Conan O\u2019Brien<\/strong> didn\u2019t win! My mouth was watering to hear his speech all day! I was wringing my hands in anticipation! I was even reciting for Mr. X what I thought Conan would say. And then\u2026nothing. What a missed opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Modern Family<\/em> was the most deserving show winner of the night. Period.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/fam.bmp\" title=\"fam\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1713\" title=\"fam\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/fam.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>And speaking of <em>Modern Family<\/em>, I have to finish with a note about <strong>Sophia Vergara<\/strong>. In case you didn\u2019t know, her boyfriend had a bad car accident recently, and is still in the hospital. On both the red carpet and the show, she was all lovely and smiling, in the spirit of the evening, and kept her pain to herself. She didn\u2019t complain or ruin anyone else\u2019s time, but Mr. X said he could see she was hurting. I was wondering how she was able to hold it together to even attend, but I\u2019m really glad she did. I try to never have a bad event stop something good, because I don\u2019t want \u201cbad\u201d to triumph over \u201cgood.\u201d It\u2019s too long a concept to explain here, so suffice it to say that I\u2019m thrilled she went and that her show won, and I wish for a speedy recovery for her guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMMYS 2010 MUSINGS \u00a0 I\u2019m so sorry that this won\u2019t be as long, or entertaining, as usual, but in-between at least twelve hours a day of the US Open and writing my always juicy Gifting Suites columns, I just didn\u2019t have that much time to devote to this years actual Emmys show. 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