I'm a couple days late, but here are my thoughts about the Emmys. I don't know why I keep watching these incredibly lame award shows...



-Having the audience sit "in the round" was a very stupid idea and also inconsiderate to the audience who had to stare at the backsides of all the winners and presenters. Oh, I'm sure they had a monitor they could look at, but still. It also made it very informal, like being at a sporting event or pep rally.

-Ryan Seacrest wasn't a bad host, per se, but he did seem like an odd choice. I mean, they've had Ellen DeGeneres and Conan O'Brien host...Ryan isn't even in their league.

-The FOX censoring is really quite piss poor. Why did they censor Ray Romano? (Who went on WAY too long with his schtick?) Censoring Katherin Heigl was stupid because you could totally tell she mouthed "shit" and the whole Sally Field thing was just bizarre. Me thinks she might have been a wee bit drunk. Now, I hate it when actors need to shout their political rants when receiving a reward, but it does seem odd that "goddamn war" gets bleeped out, and yet they keep on making (really stupid) jokes about Hayden P. turning 18 and "Bury my head between your knees." That just seems wrong.

-I'm so thrilled that Terry O'Quinn won! (Hell, I even loved his pink shirt). Does anyone know which episode he submitted? Was it the one where we find out about Locke's accident? Is this the first time a cast member from a JJ Abrams has won an Emmy? I was always bummed that Jennifer Garner of Victor Garber never won for Alias. (And I've loved Terry O'Quinn since his Alias days). Anyway, Locke is my favorite character, so yay!

-Awww, Jaime Pressly seemed genuinely surprised when she won.

-A lot of people over at TWoP thought Katherine Heigl was being a bitch when she corrected the announced about her last name, but I can't blame her. I have a last name that people butcher all the time and it irritates the crap out of me, so I can totally sympathize with her. And besides, I always assumed the announcers had a phonetic list of the hard-to-pronounce names. Guess not. Also, you'd think the announcer has heard her name before. Guess not! I was shocked, but pleasantly surprised that KH won. I laughed when she said that even her mom didn't think she had a shot in hell of winning. I would've thought that Sandra Oh or Chandra Wilson would have won before her!

-Blah to Jeremy Piven winning again. There should be some rule that you can't win consecutive Emmys. It gets really boring when the same person wins the same award year after year. I wanted Doogie Howser to win, damnit! (Yes, Neil Patrick Harris will always be Doogie Howser to me).

-I loved it when Steve Carwell "accepted" Ricky Gervais's award and ran up on stage and hugged Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart.

-I like Ugly Betty and I like America Ferrera, but I wish Tina Fey had won instead (though good for 30 Rock for winning Best Comedy, let's just hope it doesn't go down the same path as Arrested Development, which was ten times funnier). If somebody from Ugly Betty had to win, I'd rather have seen Vanessa Williams. Is it me or is Betty a little too Mary Sue-ish? I find her a wee bit annoying. For me, Wilhemina, Amanda, Marc, and Justin make the show for me.

-I was surprised that James Spader won, but maybe I shouldn't be since this was his third Emmy. I wanted Hugh Laurie to win, but I was expecting James Gandolfini. I did like Spader's speech though, and he made me laugh by basically saying the "in the round" seating was the dumbest idea ever.

-I FLOVE Elaine Stritch! I wish she were my grandmother. (And Helen Mirren...I wish she were my other grandmother). ES is effing hilarious. She should host the Emmys next year!

-Now I love The Amazing Race, but seriously enough now. Well, as long as American Idol didn't win, I was happy. (Or Dancing With The D-List Stars...ugh). But I wouldn't mind if Project Runway or Top Chef had won).

-I should've known The Sopranos would win Best Drama. At least it can't win any more awards now. Nothing against the show, I do like it, but some people act like it's the Best! Show! Ever! To! Be! On! TV!

-Okay, I'm drawing a blank at everything else. I'll post a fashion recap later, but my best dressed was Debra Messing and worst dressed was Hayden P.