I didn’t watch the Emmys this year in part for the very reason stated in this reblogged post — it’s a bad broadcast! What did you think of this year’s Emmys — winners, losers, and the broadcast itself? Good TV?
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How ironic is it that the very show that purports to give awards for achievements in television is itself horrible?
It started with canned “funny” clips projected above on such themes as asking comedians “what would your high school teachers say about you?” These clips lasted too long and, like the writing for host Jimmy Kimmel and the presenters, was awful. I’m not sure I saw a single line that genuinely made me laugh.
Following these pre-recorded interviews the presenter would immediately announce the winner of … what? “Wait, what category is this? is this best writing for a comedy? or is it best comedy?” I’d ask, completely confused about where we were in the program.
The only funny bits were those invented by the attendees on the fly. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Poehler switching their acceptance speeches — clearly a bit they’d cooked up between themselves — and Ricky…
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