Watching TV So You Don't Have To

Maybe I should call this one "watching tv because I don't have kids."

Work is the same old same old so I figured I'd write about the Emmys that were given out on Sun.

If you missed it, you didn't miss much. Ryan Seacrest hosted the show. Aren't we tired of him yet? I never watch Idol and yet I am still somewhat annoyed by him.

For the most part, the comedy was left to the comedians. Lewis Black did a great bit of snark on ways to improve television. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart were perfect together--like a living Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. They ripped on the fact that this was the "green" Emmy awards. Stephen had a great line where he said, "if actors stop having award shows where they congratulate themselves, the Earth wins." Or something along those lines. I'm sure you can find the clip on YouTube. Steve Carrell was also quite funny. No surprise.

Everything else was rather dull. The theater in the round seemed cool for the first few minutes and it did provide for some jokes later in the evening. The musical tribute to The Sopranos was just weird to me. I kept waiting for an interpretive dance tribute to My Name Is Earl. I did however appreciate the fact that the new voting rules allowed a lot of fresh nominees into the mix.

I was disappointed that Jenna Fischer didn't win. I really thought she did an amazing job last year on The Office. She makes Pam so real you end up feeling very deeply for the character. Sometimes in shows, character arcs seem to fade in and out of episodes. A huge amount of credit goes to Jenna and the show's writers for their success at having Pam's transition go through the entire season. The few big epiphanies came at just the right moments, otherwise it was a subtle and realistic progression from one point to the other. Speaking of the writers, I was also glad to see the episode "Gay Witch Hunt" won best comedy writing. It is seriously one of the funniest damn episodes I've ever seen in all of tv.

FYI: The season finale of Burn Notice is on Thurs. so don't call Jackie. Ha, ha.

Also, found out that HP5 comes out on DVD on Dec. 11

Okay, it's after midnight and I should be getting to bed. I pretty much become grumpy within minutes of entering the store so it never helps to be tired grumpy before I get there.