Julia Louis Dreyfus Is A Thief!

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Yeah, I guess that "feud" is still going on... But you gotta love JLD! Very funny! And then Tina Fey coming in! Very funny Conan!

She's Back!

Sarah Palin is back! Well, at least Tina Fey's version! Last saturday night (of course the one night I have to miss SNL and forget to Tivo it), Fey reprised her role as Palin and Poehler not as Hillary Clinton but as Katie Couric.

Though this is still funny, I loved the "Can I use a lifeline?" line, but the original Palin/Clinton sketch was better. But still, check it out!

Now, is it possible for Tina Fey to get another Emmy nomination for SNL for playing Sarah Palin? I heard of possibly having SNL hosts be campaigned for Guest Actor/Actress for next year, but with SNL cast members being placed in the Supporting catagories at the Emmys, and with the example of Tina Fey getting nominated in the Individual Performance category for her hosting stint on SNL, WHERE WILL SHE BE PLACED?

Honestly, I would say the Guest Actress spot would be a very good place for NBC to campaign Fey in for her few skits (and hopefully more) playing Palin, but could she in fact be considered in supporting, or even individual performance?

My Emmys Rundown...

Well I just have to say, ABC knows how to put on a good show! I loved the stage, and I think the show was very successful overall, yes even with the 5 hosts... (even though the opening bit was terrible and annoying...) though I would have much preferred if it was someone like Kathy Griffin...

But this was definetly classic emmy - the shockers and the snubs. Here's one thing that I've noticed about predicting who's gonna win at the Emmys as oppossed to the Oscars. With the Oscars, most of the time (well at least recently), you can get an idea of who will come out as the winner. But not with the emmys... Jean Smart, Zelijko Ivanek, Bryan Cranston, Tim Conway, Dianne Weist, Glynn Turman... It was the night of surprises. But I have to say, I am very happy for Mad Men! I am so glad that they won Best Drama Series! Truly deserved, and I'm glad that they made history by being the first basic cable show to win! But what a night for AMC, Cranston is almighty over Hamm... What a shocker there! I really thought it was between Hamm and Spader... Also, I am very happy for Tina Fey and her 3 deserved emmys! Way to go Tina! And when will Steve Carell ever win an emmy... Please let it be next year... And the biggest crime of the night - Wiest stealing the emmy from Wilson. Wilson's episode was the most heartbreaking performance in my mind of that year. Wilson truly deserved that emmy, and I really hope that she will have another chance! But what a crime! What a damn crime... (que: nods head down in shame...) It would have been nice to see Laura Dern or Ashley Jensen win, but of course they had to choose Eileen Atkins... And though I like Jean Smart on Samantha Who, what a surprise! I really thought Poehler was going to win... I am also very happy for Tom Wilkinson! He was so outstanding in John Adams as Ben Frankin! Truly a great performance to remember for a long time! Well deserved, but I wish he was there! When will Kyra Sedgwick ever win? When? When? When?

And who ever knew Josh Groban had that much range? Doing South Park impressions... lol. That was very very interesting. But the best part of the night was when Rickles and Griffin presented. Two great comedians and just absolutely hilarious! Can they do those American Express commercials too like Tina Fey and Martin Scorsese do? And also Ricky Gervais's bit! "Give me my emmy!" That was great. I couldn't stop cracking up! So funny! Gervais and Carell are great!

And also it was very nice to see such a great tribute to tv history in the past 60 years. They could have done much more, but they made it simple and sweet, but the message lasted throughout the entire show. It was really great seeing Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White, Lily Tomlin, Ed McMahon, Tommy Smothers, and of course Don Rickles... It was very nice.

Well anyways, I think the show was a success! And though I wish some of the winners would have been different, at least overall it was a much better show (cough...last year...cough).

My Emmy Predictions

DRAMA SERIES:

Will & Should Win: Mad Men

DRAMA LEAD ACTOR:

Will Win: James Spader, Boston Legal

Should Win: Jon Hamm, Mad Men

DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS:

Will Win: Glenn Close, Damages

Should Win: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Will Win: William Shatner, Boston Legal

Should Win: Ted Danson, Damages

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Will & Should Win: Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy

DRAMA DIRECTING:

Will & Should Win: Alan Taylor, Mad Men ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")

DRAMA WRITING:

Will & Should Win: Matthew Weiner & Robin Veith, Mad Men ("The Wheel")

COMEDY SERIES:

Will & Should Win: 30 Rock

COMEDY LEAD ACTOR:

Will Win: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Should Win: Steve Carell, The Office

COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS:

Will & Should Win: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Will Win: Rainn Wilson, The Office

Should Win: Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Will & Should Win: Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

COMEDY DIRECTING:
Will & Should Win: Barry Sonnenfeld, Pushing Daisies ("Pie-Lette")

Honorable Mention: Paul Feig, The Office ("Goodbye, Toby")

COMEDY WRITING:

Will & Should Win: Bryan Fuller, Pushing Daisies ("Pie-Lette")

Honorable Mention: Jack Burditt, 30 Rock ("Rosemary's Baby")

TV MOVIE:

Will & Should Win: Recount

TV MINISERIES:

Will & Should Win: John Adams

MOVIE/MINISERIES LEAD ACTOR:

Will & Should Win: Paul Giamatti, John Adams

MOVIE/MINISERIES LEAD ACTRESS:

Will Win: Laura Linney, John Adams

Should Win: Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun

MOVIE/MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Will & Should Win: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

MOVIE/MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Will Win: Laura Dern, Recount

Should Win: Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale

MOVIE/MINISERIES DIRECTING:

Will Win: Tom Hooper, John Adams

Should Win: Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale

MOVIE/MINISERIES WRITING:

Will Win: Kirk Ellis, John Adams

Should Win: Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale

VARIETY SERIES:

Will Win: Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Should Win: Colbert Report

VARIETY SPECIAL:

Will Win: Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Should Win: Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell

VARIETY PERFORMANCE:

Will Win: Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Should Win: Stephen Colbert, Colbert Report; Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live

VARIETY DIRECTING:

Will & Should Win: Louis J. Horvitz, 80th Annual Academy Awards

VARIETY WRITING:

Will Win: Late Show with David Letterman

Should Win: Colbert Report

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:

Will Win: The Amazing Race

Should Win: American Idol

REALITY HOST:

Will Win: Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Should Win: Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars

Why do I love Kathy Griffin so much?

"Now, a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn't help me a bit. If it was up to him, Cesar Milan would be up here with that damn dog. So all I can say is suck it, Jesus, this award is my god now!" -- Kathy Griffin

Why do I love Kathy Griffin so much? How can anyone not love Kathy Griffin? She is so awesome! I am very happy that she won last week for her awesome reality show, Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, which is like the only reality show that I watch, but she still has one more catagory to go... She has been nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell, which is just absolutely hilarious, and this time she may have a chance to give one of her famous speeches at the REAL Emmys, and not the "Schmemmys" as she likes to call the Creative Arts Emmys...

And if you have not been able to see Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell, like me a little over an hour ago, well you're in luck, because it's on Youtube! Gotta love the power of youtube!

Stephen Colbert Really Wants An Emmy...

"Academy, what game are you playing with these nominations? Every year you give my Emmy to a different beloved entertainment legend with an enlarged prostate... I believe that's what Emmy's holding up!"

And after realizing that his competition is Don Rickles, since he has lost in the past to legends Barry Manilow and Tony Bennett, he shows a few clips from his HBO special for which he is nominated, and he shows the clips in which he makes fun of some of the audience members. So, Stephen Colbert thinks that if making fun of people will get him an emmy, why not trashtalk the Emmy president, John Shaffner, and see if he will FINALLY win that way...

The best joke ever: "Speaking of which, Shaffner, when you have sex, I hear your wife start playing the wrap-it-up music after 30 seconds... Hadcjah..."

Is anyone else excited for this weekend?

First of all, sorry I haven't been able to post in the past few days, I've been really busy. But I'm here now!

But anyways, I was reading EW today and I saw this awesome advertisement for the Emmys:

I think it will be a good night for the Emmys. I've noticed that the Emmys tend to be at it's best when it is on ABC, and NBC... Think about it. Last year it was on FOX, it sucked, and when it is was on CBS, it was alright, but when it has been on ABC and NBC it has always been great... So even with five hosts on Sunday night, the overall theme to "celebrate television" over the past 60 years, I have high expectations for it... It should be exciting! And I will post my predictions very soon!

-And also I thought I would bring up W. If you look on youtube, Oliver Stone has a new contest where you can create your own "mashup" for W., and if you win, you get a prize... But there are snipet-clips up on the page, so if you want to check that out, go to: http://www.youtube.com/WtheFilm.

And speaking about W., here is a new cast photo from Vanity Fair:

Who will win Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series this weekend?

I think out of all the catagories, this catagory is anyone's game.

The nominees are:

Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Hugh Laurie (House)
James Spader (Boston Legal)

Now, I would quickly choose Jon Hamm. I love Mad Men (I hope it wins Best Drama Series) and he recently won the Golden Globe, but I am still debating with James Spader...


Check out this video (this is the only youtube video that I could find that was "embed" and it is only half of Spader's huge speech, but I'm sure you can find the whole thing on youtube, I just couldn't post it here. Also, be warned, this video of Spader's speech has many disturbing images attached to it, so I am warning you now. You will see...):


Now if we recall, James Spader has never lost any of the times he was nominated, between The Practice and Boston Legal. And who can forget last year when he beat James Gandolfini. HUGE upset! But this seems to be the year for him to win it, as he has the winning scene, but do the emmys want to pass the torch on? Remember, Hugh Laurie has still not won an emmy yet for House...


But then again, the Emmys are known for surprises. Who knows, maybe Bryan Cranston or Michael C. Hall will win... Seriously, this catagory is up in the air. So here's my rundown:

Who Will Win: James Spader (Boston Legal)
Who Should Win: Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Who Am I Ok With Winning: Hugh Laurie (House)

Maybe there is hope for this year's Emmys...

...and hopefully it won't be as bad as last year (cough...round stage...cough).

Emmy Awards to Feature Ghosts From TV's Past
Tuesday , September 16, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Friendly ghosts from television's past will bring their ethereal charm to the 60th Emmy Awards.

Sunday's ceremony will feature surprise cast reunions, famous lines ("Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!") and beloved moments from the last six decades of television. Even the Nokia Theater stage will be getting into the act, dressing up as sets from iconic shows past and present, executive producer Ken Ehrlich told The Associated Press.

"We're paying homage to the heritage of the medium and the history, but we've tried to do it in a very contemporary way," he said. "We want to show the through line from what television has meant to us to what it is now."

The Emmy stage will masquerade as sets from "The Simpsons," "Mash" and "Desperate Housewives," among others, Ehrlich said.

"I'm going to marry some clips to each of the sets so you see them on the screen, they way you see them at home, and then you see them at the Nokia on our stage," he said. "I think it's going to be fun."

Presenters and categories will also be pegged to the scenes, creating a connection between past and current stars and shows.

Ehrlich, who has produced dozens of Emmy and Grammy telecasts, said he usually shies away from themes "because I think they can limit you from time to time." But creating a show that celebrates the history of television suited him just fine: "It really gave us opportunities to salute the medium," he said.

It also gives him a chance to reconnect with some of his favorite shows and stars: "I love popular culture," he said. "Especially (to work) with people you admire and respect — they've meant so much to so many people over the years."

The veteran producer also enjoys planning surprises for viewers. Prodded for details, he revealed that Josh Groban will perform on the program, and a popular TV cast that split more than a decade ago will reunite.

Charlie Sheen, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Piven and Kristin Chenoweth will help open the show by delivering popular TV catch phrases. (Guess who says, "Good morning, angels.") And Ehrlich hints that there will be several can't-miss moments.

"(Viewers) will want to see the reality-show hosts category," he said. "It's one of the most interesting ones on the show. It's not what you're expecting."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,423364,00.html

The Tidbits For The Day...

To start off:

-Slumdog Millionaire won the top prize at the Toronto Film Festival, the Cadillac's People's Choice Award, voted on by festival audiences... Yeah, it's lookin good now...

-The Visitor won the top prize over at the Deauville Film Festival. While having a surprising box office for a small indie film, Richard Jenkins, the film's star, has been recieving major Oscar buzz for Best Lead Actor. According to Screen Daily News (http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=40839), the Deauville Film Festival has been a very good Oscar predictor, especially for such films as Crash and Little Miss Sunshine.

-Want a taste of Jack White's song for the new James Bond movie. Well in the new Coke Zero (Zero Zero 7) ad, he provides an instrumental sample from his song "Another Way To Die," in which he duets with Alicia Keys. It's a pretty cool commercial too...


-Over at Fataculture (http://fataculture.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/toronto-08-slumdog-wins-peoples-choice-award-poke-yourself-in-the-eye-if-you-didnt-see-that-coming/), they compare Slumdog Millionaire to other past winners of the top prize from TIFF and see how they stood in awards after the festival. They point out that in 2007, Eastern Promises won, in 2006, it was Bella, in 2005 it was Tsotsi, and in 2004 it was Hotel Rwanda. Eastern Promises was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Drama Film and it's star Viggo Mortensen was nominated for lead actor at the Oscars. Bella was not nominated for any Oscars... Tsotsi won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film for South Africa. And Hotel Rwanda's Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo were nominated for Best Lead Actor and Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for Original Screenplay. HR was also nominated for Best Drama Film at the Golden Globes, along with Don Cheadle and Best Original Song.

About the history, Fataculture had this to say:

Whether or not that is an indication of things to come (mass appreciation, wide critical praise, awards recognition…you get the picture) I’m not so sure. Not every film that wins this award makes it in the outside world in a big way. But that doesn’t matter. What does is that it is on the map, and people are going to see it.

And Nathaniel over at The Film Experience broke down past TIFF-gems and how they fared come award season - http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/2008/09/naked-gold-man-tiff-prizes.html

-The Creative Arts Emmys were this weekend, and a few early honors were handed out, like the Guest Acting awards. For the drama side, Cynthia Nixon won Guest Actress for Law & Order: SVU and Glynn Turman won Guest Actor for In Treatment. For the comedy side, Kathryn Joosten won a second time for Guest Actress for Desperate Housewives and Tim Conway won for Guest Actor for 30 Rock.

The always hilarious Kathy Griffin won a second time for her reality show "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," which is probably the only reality show that I watch and actually love. But this year, Kathy tried to keep her speech clean because she didn't want to get fired from presenting at the Emmys this Sunday. But way to go Kathy!

And you can now call Sarah Silverman an Emmy winner! She won Original Music and Lyrics for "I'm F*cking Matt Damon" for Jimmy Kimmel Live! Since then, Silverman and Kimmel have broken up, but the song is still hilarious!


John Adams was the big winner with 8 wins, but Mad Men was the big winner for a series with 4 wins.

Can we just give the Emmy to Chandra Wilson now please?

With the Emmys coming up very soon, I figured that I would mention a few nominees until the Emmys.

And let's start off with Chandra Wilson. She submitted "Lay Your Hand On Me," which in my opinion, minus the giving birth episode, was her best episodes in a while. She recently recieved her well-deserved 3rd nomination for her role on Dr. Bailey in Grey's Anatomy.

In her episode, it focuses on her problems in her marriage and how her devotion to work is ruining her relationship with her husband. Well, as Dr. Bailey is at work at Seattle Grace Hospital, her husband has been calling her and calling her, and finally after recieving a page, she finds out right there and then that he has been calling about her son, Tuck, after a bookshelf fell on him while the baby gate was open.

Her raw emotion is so real that it makes you cry and it makes you feel like "What if I were in that situation?..." Wilson is long overdue for the Emmy, and now is the perfect time to give it to her. Her performance in this episode is just unbelievable and it really shows how great Ms. Wilson is as an actor. This episode definetly showed a different side of Dr. Bailey as well as Chandra Wilson's wide range of acting, and easily making her scenes in this episode some of the best of the entire TV season.

Griffiths, Oh, Weist, and Bergen can't even compare to how great Wilson is. To see if Chandra Wilson finally wins that well-deserved Emmy, the Emmy Awards will be presented Sunday, September 21 on ABC.