2013
Emmy Awards:
Hold the Mayo!
Emmy Awards:
Hold the Mayo!
...And there were four minority stars nominated - Sofia Vergara, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, and Alfre Woodard - and zero wins.
by Paulette Reynolds
September 23, 2013
The Emmys are like eating a white bread sandwich of Kraft mayonnaise, tucked into a neon sandwich bag. Most of the nominated shows and their stars are a stale mix of bland and boring, chosen for their median appeal. During award show season, the cycle of star spin is cranked out by Entertainment Weekly, People, E!, Us, TMZ, ad nauseam. What makes it hilarious is the level of denial by the Hollywood glamour machine.
The 65th Emmy awards show boasted about "celebrating and honoring the best and brightest in television". So why did "the best and brightest" remain all mayonnaise and predictable?
There was a cast of thousands to choose from - 6,000 in the audience alone, according to this year's host, Neil Patrick Harris. And there were four minority stars nominated - Sofia Vergara, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, and Alfre Woodard - and zero wins.
The list of nominations reads like a Who's Who Cares? of primetime programming, only the menu is pure pablum: Mad Men, 30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Homeland, The Good Wife - you get the idea. Shows like Perception, Mr. Selfridge, Family Tree, Wilfred, Bored to Death, Hell on Wheels, The Vikings, Game of Thrones, and Elementary don't exist at awards season.
So beware of the Yawn Alert here, and don't say Cine didn’t warn you!
Yes - this year's show featured too many oblique gay references - Behind the Candelabra was nominated - we get it, already!
September 23, 2013
The Emmys are like eating a white bread sandwich of Kraft mayonnaise, tucked into a neon sandwich bag. Most of the nominated shows and their stars are a stale mix of bland and boring, chosen for their median appeal. During award show season, the cycle of star spin is cranked out by Entertainment Weekly, People, E!, Us, TMZ, ad nauseam. What makes it hilarious is the level of denial by the Hollywood glamour machine.
The 65th Emmy awards show boasted about "celebrating and honoring the best and brightest in television". So why did "the best and brightest" remain all mayonnaise and predictable?
There was a cast of thousands to choose from - 6,000 in the audience alone, according to this year's host, Neil Patrick Harris. And there were four minority stars nominated - Sofia Vergara, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, and Alfre Woodard - and zero wins.
The list of nominations reads like a Who's Who Cares? of primetime programming, only the menu is pure pablum: Mad Men, 30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Homeland, The Good Wife - you get the idea. Shows like Perception, Mr. Selfridge, Family Tree, Wilfred, Bored to Death, Hell on Wheels, The Vikings, Game of Thrones, and Elementary don't exist at awards season.
So beware of the Yawn Alert here, and don't say Cine didn’t warn you!
Yes - this year's show featured too many oblique gay references - Behind the Candelabra was nominated - we get it, already!
65th Emmy Awards - Best Wins
Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon, and Conan O'Brien tried their best to pump up a sagging monologue about - what else? Emmy hosts! The bright moment came when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler joined in --- why didn't they get a hosting shot? What about Melissa McCarthy? or the Big Bang cast? Ok, the first step to Hosting Recovery is to realizing there's a problem - Hollywood cannot think outside the box. Got it.
The Hollywood Dear Departed segment got off to a nice touch: individual stars who passed were remembered by stars who worked with them. Robin Williams honored Jonathan Winters (Mork and Mindy), Rob Reiner for Jean Stapleton (Archie Bunker Show), Jane Lynch for Corey Monteith (Glee), and Edie Falco for James Gandolfini (The Sorpranos). This was followed by the usual group "In Memoriam" number, completed with a sad cello solo and a slideshow of head shots, including Roger Ebert, Larry Hagman, and Jack Klugman.
And finally, where would the Emmys be without the musical numbers and dance routines? Elton John wrote a "special" song called Home Again, in honor of "Lee" Liberace. There were the not-so-subtle jabs at his sexuality, and of course, Mr. John's outfit didn't come near the sparkle and snap-crackle-pop that his newly-penned musical number so desperately needed. Yawn.
The Hollywood Dear Departed segment got off to a nice touch: individual stars who passed were remembered by stars who worked with them. Robin Williams honored Jonathan Winters (Mork and Mindy), Rob Reiner for Jean Stapleton (Archie Bunker Show), Jane Lynch for Corey Monteith (Glee), and Edie Falco for James Gandolfini (The Sorpranos). This was followed by the usual group "In Memoriam" number, completed with a sad cello solo and a slideshow of head shots, including Roger Ebert, Larry Hagman, and Jack Klugman.
And finally, where would the Emmys be without the musical numbers and dance routines? Elton John wrote a "special" song called Home Again, in honor of "Lee" Liberace. There were the not-so-subtle jabs at his sexuality, and of course, Mr. John's outfit didn't come near the sparkle and snap-crackle-pop that his newly-penned musical number so desperately needed. Yawn.
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