Emmy Awards

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Emmys Were a Total &#39;Bummer&#39;
 Emmys Were a Total 'Bummer' 
OPINION
Sep 23, 2013 7:33 AM CDT

Emmys Were a Total 'Bummer'

No one had fun watching this show: critics

(Newser) - The reviews are in for last night's Emmy Awards, and they are not good. (Catch up on what happened here .) One big problem: The In Memoriam segments that seemed to arrive every 20 minutes or so. A sampling of the reactions:
  • The "steady stream of in-memoriam segments
...

First Emmys Acceptance Speech Is Pretty Awesome
 Lots of Surprises 
 at the Emmy Awards 
emmy awards
Sep 22, 2013 10:09 PM CDT

Lots of Surprises at the Emmy Awards

We watched the Emmy Awards so you didn't have to

(Newser) - After giving tonight's Emmy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris some really excellent award show advice , Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took the stage to present the first award: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series went to Nurse Jackie's Merritt Wever, who gave perhaps the best acceptance speech...

Is This the Best Acceptance Speech Ever?
 Is This the Best 
 Acceptance 
 Speech Ever? 
emmy awards
Sep 22, 2013 8:34 PM CDT

Is This the Best Acceptance Speech Ever?

Merrit Wever wins Emmy Award, says almost nothing

(Newser) - The first award at tonight's Emmy Awards went to Nurse Jackie's Merritt Wever for best supporting actress in a comedy—and while accepting it, an emotional Wever simply said "Thank you so much" a few times and then, "I gotta go." And then she walked...

No Big Musical Number as Neil Patrick Harris Opens Emmys

Instead we got a boring skit and some bad jokes

(Newser) - If you were expecting Neil Patrick Harris to open tonight's Emmy Awards with one of his typical big song-and-dance numbers, you were probably disappointed: Instead, he started with a sketch involving him attempting to watch an entire season of television that was not very well-received on Twitter (sample tweet...

The Emmys Will Never Be a Hit
 The Emmys Will Never Be a Hit 
OPINION
Jul 19, 2013 10:30 AM CDT

The Emmys Will Never Be a Hit

Daniel D'Addario thinks the Emmys are just never going to match the Oscars

(Newser) - Pretty much everyone agrees that TV is getting smarter and better as movies get worse and dumber. But for some reason, "the Emmys aren't quite the Oscars," complains Daniel D'Addario at Salon . Emmy viewership hovers around 13 million, which is "respectable enough, but not close...

Big Winner at Emmy Noms: Netflix

'House of Cards,' 'Arrested Development' get nods

(Newser) - Netflix is officially a player in the original TV game: Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and both House of Cards and Arrested Development scored nods. Cards was nominated for nine awards including Best Drama Series (the first top Emmy nod for an online series, the AP reports), and cast...

Homeland Filming Triggers Mideast Ruckus

Scenes makes Lebanon look bad, country complains

(Newser) - The darling of the Emmy Awards is causing a dust-up in the Mideast. Lebanese officials are complaining that scenes from Homeland revealing Beirut as a nest of terrorists are way off base. They don't even show the actual city because the scenes were shot in ... Haifa, Israel. Israelis are...

Bidding for HBO Star's Book Now at $3.6M

Lena Dunham riding success of 'Girls'

(Newser) - If you wanted proof that Lena Dunham qualifies for the "rising young star" label, Deadline.com has it: Bidding for her book proposal Not That Kind of Girl: Advice by Lena Dunham is at $3.6 million and counting, the site reports. The 26-year-old Dunham is the creator and...

The Emmys Totally Sucked
 The Emmys Totally Sucked 
review roundup
Sep 24, 2012 9:24 AM CDT

The Emmys Totally Sucked

It's time to boycott this telecast, reviewers write

(Newser) - The jokes were dull, the winners predictable, the speeches navel-gazing, and Jon Cryer actually won a lead actor award for Two and a Half Men—needless to say, the reviews of last night's Emmy Awards are not glowing:
  • In the Washington Post , Dan Zak begs the nation to "
...

Modern Family, Homeland Win Big at the Emmys

Plus, wins for 'Veep,' 'Game Change,' 'Two and a Half Men'

(Newser) - And they're off! Host Jimmy Kimmel opened the Emmys with jokes about Honey Boo Boo and politics ("Being a Republican in Hollywood is like being a Chick-fil-A sandwich on the snack table at Glee."), and noted that this is the first year none of the four...

Kimmel, Morgan Pull Emmys Prank, Tweets Pour In
Kimmel, Morgan Pull Emmys Prank, Tweets Pour In
emmy awards
Sep 23, 2012 9:43 PM CDT

Kimmel, Morgan Pull Emmys Prank, Tweets Pour In

Jimmy gets Tracy to 'pass out'

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel pulled a little prank in the middle of the Emmys tonight, calling Tracy Morgan onstage and asking viewers to tweet, "OMG! Tracy Morgan just passed out onstage at the Emmys. Turn on ABC now!" He then made Morgan lie down and stay there as the next...

Mad Men, American Horror Story Lead Emmy Noms

And 'Mad Men' could set record

(Newser) - Mad Men could soon become the most-honored drama in television history: Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and the AMC show is in the lead with a whopping 17 nominations, including lead acting honors for Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss, as well as a Best Drama nod. American Horror Story...

And This Year&#39;s Emmy Host Is...
 And This Year's Emmy Host Is... 
Mar 26, 2012 11:08 AM CDT

And This Year's Emmy Host Is...

Jimmy Kimmel!

(Newser) - Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel just got a prime-time gig: host of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. The star and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! will host the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. "I hope to be able to do for...

Emmys A Total Dud: Critics
 Emmys a Total Dud: Critics 
reactions
Sep 19, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Emmys a Total Dud: Critics

Boring and predictable, complain reviews

(Newser) - "A stinker," "a three-hour watching chore," and "a complete dud" were just some of the slams garnered by the Emmys this year as the TV awards show was widely panned around the blogosphere.
  • "It was slow and dated and every opportunity for excitement landed
...

Modern Family , Mad Men Grab Top Emmys
 Modern Family, 
 Mad Men Grab 
 Top Emmys 
Emmy Night
Sep 19, 2011 12:01 AM CDT

Modern Family, Mad Men Grab Top Emmys

Julianna Margulies, Kyle Chandler, Kate Winslet, Daily Show all score

(Newser) - The Emmy Awards theme: Mad Men and Modern Family dominated. The ABC series about hilariously quirky family relationships swept honors for Best Comedy (for the second year), Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress in a comedy series (for Ty Burell and Julie Bowen), Best Writing, and Best Direction. Mad Men grabbed...

Emmy Nominations 2011: This Year's Biggest Snubs

 This Year's 
 Biggest Emmy 
 Snubs 
OPINION
Jul 15, 2011 1:15 PM CDT

This Year's Biggest Emmy Snubs

Sure, 'Game of Thrones' was nominated, but its star wasn't

(Newser) - Once you're in with Emmy voters, you're probably in forever—but getting in is the hard part. Not everyone is happy with this year's list of nominees . "The academy's membership snubs good people and shows while rewarding the same favorites (some deserving, others not) time...

Modern Family Snags 17 Emmy Noms

'Mad Men,' 'Boardwalk Empire' also score big

(Newser) - A cute moment during today's early morning Emmy nominations : Melissa McCarthy, who was announcing the nominations alongside Joshua Jackson, struggled to keep her emotions in check after learning she herself had been nominated as lead actress in a comedy series for Mike & Molly. Other nominees included such familiar...

'Columbo' Star Peter Falk Dead at 83
 Columbo Star 
 Peter Falk 
 Dead at 83 
obituary
Jun 24, 2011 2:26 PM CDT

Columbo Star Peter Falk Dead at 83

Actor won four Emmys for his portrayal of the popular TV detective

(Newser) - Actor Peter Falk, best known as frumpy detective Columbo on the long-running TV series of the same name, died yesterday in Beverly Hills, reports CBS News . He was 83. Falk won four Emmys for his portrayal of the LA detective he played from 1971 to 1978 and off-and-on from 1989...

2010 Emmys: Shockingly Good
 2010 Emmys: Shockingly Good 
review roundup
Aug 30, 2010 7:53 AM CDT

2010 Emmys: Shockingly Good

Jimmy Fallon pulls it off, and upset victories help

(Newser) - "Who took the Emmy awards away and replaced them with this? I have no idea, but we'll keep it," writes James Poniewozik in Time , echoing the sentiments of reviewers everywhere:
  • The broadcast "was a night of refreshing twists and unexpected surprises," Poniewozik continues, "leavened throughout
...

Emmy Fashion: Best, Worst, Weirdest

 Emmy Fashion: 
 Best, Worst, 
 Weirdest 
is that a lampshade?
Aug 30, 2010 7:00 AM CDT

Emmy Fashion: Best, Worst, Weirdest

Nothing too shocking at 2010 awards

(Newser) - More interested in who wore what than in who won ? The Fug Girls kept up a running commentary on the best and worst dressed at last night's Emmy Awards over at New York . View some highlights in the gallery, or for their complete liveblog, click here . (If you do...

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