The Emmys: They were legend (wait for it) ary!

Posted Sep 20, 2009 by Kim MacCormack

Updated Sep 20, 2009 at 10:05 PM

Let’s get this party started, Neil Patrick Harris.

8 p.m. - Ok, let’s go.

8:01 - Hey, it’s NPH! And he’s singing!

8:02 - I’ve already used too many exclamation points.

8:03 - First Jon Hamm sighting.

OK, I’m abandoning the time thing.

— Nice job, Neil. Even a bit o’ magic.

— What in the heck is John Cryer wearing? A sweater vest?

— I do like a white dinner jacket, NPH. Very James Bond.

—Hey, awards by genre. I think I’ll like it.

— Scrubs. I’ve never seen that show.

—Jon Hamm, no. 2 (from 30 Rock).

—Jon Hamm No. 3.

— hahaha .. great glasses from the supporting actress noms. Of course, Vanessa doesn’t play along.

—best supporting actress in a comedy: Kristen Chenowith. Yeah, “Pushing Daisies.” Sniff, I miss that show.

—Vanessa Williams looks mean. And Kristen is crying and asking for a job. Good for her.

— That Emmy is about as big as Kristen.

—Ok, these breakthrough awards are a farce. I voted for the Obama’s first dance at the inaugural ball since that was the only one that seemed to be an actual breakthrough. Gimme a break, Gossip Girl is a finalist. LIke I said, a farce.

— Hey, it’s the PC guy

— comedy writing i’m going to guess is going to 30 Rock. Oh look, 30 Rock. What a surprise.

— Nice PC guy, he called him a nerd. Love it.

— NPH makes fun of himself. That’s very Jon Stewart

— and the best supporting actor in a comedy goes to .... Jon Cryer. Are you kidding me? Seriously? What? After they see that vest they’re going to want that award back.  Anyone else would have been better. NPH, Tracy .. well maybe not the Drama dude.

—  JT has already won and Emmy.

— Best actress in a comedy goes to (love Sara’s moustache) ... Toni Collette. They said it would be an upset. I’ve never seen this show. I dumped Showtime for furlough reasons.

— I forget that she’s Australian. Nice dress.

—  uuum. uuum.

—  All these dudes with no ‘H’ in Jon.

— SNL a big winner in the guest actor/actress category. Nice job JT and TF.

—  Best director in a comedy. Was this one of the awards they wanted to breeze through? And the winner is, uh, someone I don’t know.  A dude from “The Office.”

—  I have to say the John Hodgman comments are hilarous.

— What are those things on Leighton Meester’s shoulders? They look like they should be on Princess Leia’s head.

— Rob Lowe. I watched a Biography on him today.

— Lead actor in a comedy .. please Jim Parsons. Please.

— Damn, Alec Baldwin again. again. and again. What the voters couldn’t think outside the box for two awards??? Argh.

— Yeah, Lorne Michael’s great. Except he fired that really cool chick on SNL. She’s so cool I can’t remember her name. The one who impersonated Hoda Kotbe.

— I don’t get the Family Guy fascination. It better not win.

—OOOh, on to Reality Shows. Go Amazing Race, the best ever. Though Penny would vote for Survivor.

— Wait, is “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here” nominated? Too bad.

— Well this is awkward Maxism and Karina were going to get married and now they aren’t. And now they are dancing on the Emmys. They should teach people how to break up. Like, the Hogans, maybe?

— Wow, Hayden is dressed like a grown up. But her hair is all Bride of Frankenstein like.

— Jeff Probst wins for Survivor. I don’t have a problem with that. But I would have liked to hear to Tom and Padma (Top Chef) would have said. Props from Jeff to NPH after that reality host disaster of last year.

—  Tracy Morgan cleans up nice. He is just standing there and it’s cracking me up.

— The Amazing Race wins. They’ve never lost. They rule. And it comes back next week, people. Come along.

— Upsets at every turn - not. Nice ad lib, NPH.

— What are they doing now?  The opposite of reality? Movies and miniseries. Boring.

— Ok i missed that award, but i like this actress. Nice blue. I like it when people wear color .. well except for Cryer’s yellow striped vest.

— Grey Gardens is the only movie I’ve seen in this category .. Hey, the White Shadow won!! I love Ken Howard.

— That’s a first, thanking the stunt woman who gave him a kidney. Good for him.

—Hmm, Simon Baker. Now that’s a tease. I’m in for another 15 minutes.

— I love these weird historic “before they were star” introductions. “He was man no. 2 on an after school special” ...

— Brendan Gleason for Into the Storm. Uh, nope and nope. Never heard of either of them.

—Not too crazy about the dresses worn by the Greys and former Grey’s presenters. Ho hum.

— Barbie the chick with the bad seat is playing along .. I hope she really is a regular chick.

— Patricia Arquette needs a new stylist. Big time.

— Wait, Little Dorrit had Matthew Mcfayden (Mr Darcy)  in it .. i’m going to have to find that movie

— Ok, the “little Dorrit” woman needs better and more supportive undergarments.

— Here come the accountants.  It’s Dr. Horrible!!!!!!

— Where is Nathan Fillion? Buffering. Funny.

— There is Nathan. Wooo hooo. Love me some Fillion.

—  Here comes Drew Barrymore - maybe.

— And the Emmy for best actress in a movie: Jessica Lange.  A very good choice.

— Wow, she doesn’t look so good. It looks as if her hot rollers failed her.

— Nice speech. I take back the crack about her hair - almost.

— Hey was that Bruce barreling toward the camera? The Tampa SB halftime show was nominated but lost during the Creative Emmys last week.

— I’m thinking dudes are liking Anna Torv’s dress. Grey Gardens wins. Next.

— Little Dorrit. I have no idea what it’s about or what network it was on. I guess I need to check it out.

— Here comes variety .. this will be fun. Well, funner than the movie portion. DULL.

— Wow, the into was even good on that one.

— Parsons is wearing leather and Kaley’s extensions are a different color. Hmmm.

— American Idol’s director gets an award. I’m guessing it must be hard to keep that spotlight always on Simon and Ryan.

— I love the writing nominees on variety shows. they are so creative.

— Ignore on Facebook. Love it. Brian Williams announcing SNL writers. See, this is the way to announce nominees.

—  The Daily Show. You go, Jon Stewart.

—And hello to my cousin in Georgia. The only person reading this blog.

— Fallon is funny ... fall down, go boom.

— Original music - is this a new category?  And the winner is: Hugh Jackman’s opening number at the Oscars.

— “First time a musical number has been written for a wolverine.”

— That’s weird, they just announced at the bottom of the screen that “In Memoriam” is in 12 minutes. Wow.

—  Ricky Gervais said something bad. Rut roh.

— What color is his tuxedo? Dark teal?

— The Daily Show continues to rule .. tho I would have liked to see The Late Show w/Dave Letterman win.

— The family is representing on TBO tonight. A shout out to cousin Susan. I’d like to thank the academy, and my writers ....

— Here come the Dramas . This show seems to be moving quickly or there’s been a tear in the space time continum.

— Please not anyone from Boston Legal.

— Yeah, the bad guy wins. Michael Emerson of Lost wins.

— Can Chandra win again? Nope,  Cherry Jones from “24” ...

— In Memoriam.  What’s with the live singer .... they did this at the Oscars, too. Of course, everytime I hear Sara McLaughlin’s voice i think of that ‘save the animals’ commercial and I immediate turn AWAY from the TV. too sad, that commercial.

— Wow, TV lost some biggies this year. It really hits when you see it like that. Very sad.

— Well, one of those guys is hot. Hint, it’s David Boreanaz.

— I [heart] Michael J. Fox

—  ER wins best director. Yesss. Nice tribute to a great show.

— Wow, Mad Men writers are funny.

— Mad Men wins. Hooray.

— Finally, Simon Baker. Where have they been hiding you?

— Not Sally Field. Not Sally Field. Not Sally Field.

— Best actress in a drama is:  Glenn Close.  She does rock as a very very cold woman. She pretty much has those bunny boiling characters down.

— It appears Elisabeth Moss is wearing a glacier around her neck.

— I was going to say Glenn Close’s dress is very nice and then she turned around. I looks as if Wolverine had a field day with it. Oh well.

—Dana Delaney talking about men delivering week after week.

—Best actor in a drama is: Bryan Cranston. Well crap a duck. Nothing against Bryan Cranston, but Hugh Laurie can’t get an Emmy? And Jon Hamm is really good too. Well, crud.

— They are going to end this show on time .. go figure.

—And here’s Bob Newhart. He’s so cute.

—The best comedy award goes to 30 Rock. Gee, really? With 22 nominations, that seemed like a lock.

— Tina Fey with a nice crack at 10 p.m. talk shows.

—The breakthrough performance of the year: When Bill meets Sookie. Yawn.

— Here comes best drama: (Sigourney looks nice) ...  YES, MAD MEN!!! Hooray. Two years in a row!!

—January Jones’ dress makes her look like the Chrysler Building.

— Three minutes over. Not bad. And kudos to NPH for keeping the trains running and being witty.

—I’m off to watch my DVR’d “Mad Men.”

That’s all folks.