The Emmys: How Did Jimmy Do?
I think you guys could tell I really wasn’t into the Emmys at all this year.
So why after watching them tonight am I so jazzed? Because it was actually a good show with some good moments and a host that totally proved himself worthy of the job…
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But Jimmy wasn’t done as he came swinging right out of the gate with a jab right to the jaw of NBC as he did a pretty funny joke about the late night fiasco. And the director was right on the button as he cut immediately to Conan O’Brien, who clearly didn’t want to be on camera…
Note to TBS: Please make Conan shave that hideous beard before he starts his show in November...
Then Jimmy took advantage of the show’s new format of splitting up the categories—which worked pretty well—and did musical intros for each one featuring stars from each category. It was clever and moved the show along at a great pace…
Not everything Jimmy did worked. His idea to let people on Twitter suggest presenter intros bombed, but that was one of his few miscues. Even his song parody tribute to “24,” “Lost” and “Law & Order” worked, although I still don’t know why he poured out that bottle during the “L&O” song…
And kudos to the producers for recognizing both “24” and “L&O”…
Kudos also to the producers for eliminating the senseless montages and instead giving us good ones that gave us a real look at the nominated shows. But did they have to include the final moments from “24”? You know it made me tear up again…
The “In Memoriam” segment was also good, but using a live singer always makes things a little awkward since people aren’t as inclined to clap for people…
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Jim Parsons won the Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series…
“Glee” lost Outstanding Comedy Series…
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So what did you guys think? Were you happy with the results? And what about Jimmy Fallon?
Post a comment and get us started…
Photo Credits: Paul Drinkwater/NBC & Trae Patton/NBC