Another "Mad" and "Modern" night at the Emmys!
Hello, everybody. The first line in LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" was "Don't call it a comeback", but in the case of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, it was "Don't call it an upset." But first...
Despite tough competition from the likes of "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Good Wife", "Mad Men" still held on strong to claim their fourth straight Best Drama prize, while "Modern Family" repeated their Best Comedy Series victory with Supporting Acting going to Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (Jim Parsons also repeated Lead Comedy Actor for "The Big Bang Theory"). "The Good Wife's" Julianna Margulies collected her second Emmy, this time for Lead Actress in a Drama.
Meanwhile, "The Daily Show" is now 9-0 in Variety/Comedy/Music Series (Jimmy Fallon will get his due next time); and a year after loaning their Reality Competition Emmy to "Top Chef", "The Amazing Race" rightfully got it back. At the Creative Arts awards last week, Jeff Probst won once again for "Survivor" while Gwyneth Paltrow ("Glee") and Justin Timberlake ("Saturday Night Live") received Guest Comedy Acting honors.
Now to the upsets part: Kyle Chandler of the now-canceled "Friday Night Lights" beat out Jon Hamm, Michael C. Hall, and others for Lead Drama Actor; and Melissa McCarthy ("Mike and Molly") was crowned Lead Comedy Actress over Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and company.
Other winners include: "Mildred Pierce" (Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce), Barry Pepper ("The Kennedys"), Margo Martindale ("Justified"; and no, she's not related to Wink), Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") and Martin Scorsese ("Boardwalk Empire's" only main award for Directing-Drama though it already got seven more last weekend).
Host and last year's Emmy winner Jane Lynch kicked off the Emmycast with a splendid opening number in which the entire TV world crammed an apartment building. Some notable highlights included Charlie Sheen making nice with his former "Two And a Half Men" colleagues saying, "I want to take a moment to get something off my chest: From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television."
And there were great fashion statements made on the red carpet as well, with Kate Winslet (Elie Saab), Lea Michele (Marchesa), Sofia Vergara (Vera Wang), and Nina Dobrev (Donna Karan) all in shades of red. We also saw "Mad Men's Christina Hendricks displaying her ample bosoms yet again in Johanna Johansson, Cat Deeley charming in Monique Lhullier, and Claire Danes in Oscar de la Renta blue (who also dressed Julie Bowen).
The tagline this year may be "Television gold", so who took my fashion gold? Julianna Margulies who was a very good wife herself in Giorgio Armani Prive. And poor Gwyneth Paltrow...she may have displayed her singing chops over the past year with "Glee" and "Country Strong", but her Emilio Pucci was off-key.
Now that television's biggest night is in the books for another year, we shift gears now to Alaska's biggest day on Tuesday. That's when the year-long guessing game as to how much this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be worth.
Last year's payout was $1,281, and the forecast for the 2011 payout may call for another decrease as unemployment rates continue to rise with no jobs created at all during August. So, how much free money do I think we'll be getting this time around? I guess...$1,162.47.
Of course, the only person who knows the official number is Gov. Sean Parnell, and he'll give it to us Tuesday morning at 11:00 am Alaska Time (3:00 pm Eastern/Noon Pacific). Due to circumstances beyond my control, I won't be able to bring it to you on Twitter and Facebook the second it's been announced, but probably just moments after.
And last but not least: The fall TV season is already underway, and there are a lot of new shows whose buzz will have our DVRs primed.
But there is already one of them that marked the return of one of our favorites...no, not Ashton Kutcher on the new "Two And a Half Men" or Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul on "The X Factor" -- I'm talking about Sarah Michelle Gellar in "Ringer", which premiered last Tuesday to stellar ratings for The CW and her name becoming a worldwide trending topic on Twitter. All of a sudden, it was like 1998 all over again!
Sarah's comeback to the spotlight after settling down to raise her daughter Charlotte and a few years of so-so success at the box office to me is a godsend. With MTV becoming RTV with "Jersey Shore" and "Teen Mom" and recent controversies surrounding "Toddlers and Tiaras" and "Real Housewives", Sarah Michelle is pretty much our antidote. And as a huge fan of the four-time (soon to be five-time) Sexiest Woman winner, I am glad she's back in the saddle again.
Oh, yeah...her competition will be "New Girl" starring Zooey Deschanel and a new season of "The Biggest Loser" with Alison Sweeney. Even though "Ringer" won't pull in about 15 million viewers unlike the other shows (it's The CW, go figure), Sarah's fans will prove a point that double vision can "ring" them in. So long and stay strong.
Hello, everybody. The first line in LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" was "Don't call it a comeback", but in the case of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, it was "Don't call it an upset." But first...
Despite tough competition from the likes of "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Good Wife", "Mad Men" still held on strong to claim their fourth straight Best Drama prize, while "Modern Family" repeated their Best Comedy Series victory with Supporting Acting going to Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (Jim Parsons also repeated Lead Comedy Actor for "The Big Bang Theory"). "The Good Wife's" Julianna Margulies collected her second Emmy, this time for Lead Actress in a Drama.
Meanwhile, "The Daily Show" is now 9-0 in Variety/Comedy/Music Series (Jimmy Fallon will get his due next time); and a year after loaning their Reality Competition Emmy to "Top Chef", "The Amazing Race" rightfully got it back. At the Creative Arts awards last week, Jeff Probst won once again for "Survivor" while Gwyneth Paltrow ("Glee") and Justin Timberlake ("Saturday Night Live") received Guest Comedy Acting honors.
Now to the upsets part: Kyle Chandler of the now-canceled "Friday Night Lights" beat out Jon Hamm, Michael C. Hall, and others for Lead Drama Actor; and Melissa McCarthy ("Mike and Molly") was crowned Lead Comedy Actress over Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and company.
Other winners include: "Mildred Pierce" (Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce), Barry Pepper ("The Kennedys"), Margo Martindale ("Justified"; and no, she's not related to Wink), Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") and Martin Scorsese ("Boardwalk Empire's" only main award for Directing-Drama though it already got seven more last weekend).
Host and last year's Emmy winner Jane Lynch kicked off the Emmycast with a splendid opening number in which the entire TV world crammed an apartment building. Some notable highlights included Charlie Sheen making nice with his former "Two And a Half Men" colleagues saying, "I want to take a moment to get something off my chest: From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television."
And there were great fashion statements made on the red carpet as well, with Kate Winslet (Elie Saab), Lea Michele (Marchesa), Sofia Vergara (Vera Wang), and Nina Dobrev (Donna Karan) all in shades of red. We also saw "Mad Men's Christina Hendricks displaying her ample bosoms yet again in Johanna Johansson, Cat Deeley charming in Monique Lhullier, and Claire Danes in Oscar de la Renta blue (who also dressed Julie Bowen).
The tagline this year may be "Television gold", so who took my fashion gold? Julianna Margulies who was a very good wife herself in Giorgio Armani Prive. And poor Gwyneth Paltrow...she may have displayed her singing chops over the past year with "Glee" and "Country Strong", but her Emilio Pucci was off-key.
Now that television's biggest night is in the books for another year, we shift gears now to Alaska's biggest day on Tuesday. That's when the year-long guessing game as to how much this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be worth.
Last year's payout was $1,281, and the forecast for the 2011 payout may call for another decrease as unemployment rates continue to rise with no jobs created at all during August. So, how much free money do I think we'll be getting this time around? I guess...$1,162.47.
Of course, the only person who knows the official number is Gov. Sean Parnell, and he'll give it to us Tuesday morning at 11:00 am Alaska Time (3:00 pm Eastern/Noon Pacific). Due to circumstances beyond my control, I won't be able to bring it to you on Twitter and Facebook the second it's been announced, but probably just moments after.
And last but not least: The fall TV season is already underway, and there are a lot of new shows whose buzz will have our DVRs primed.
But there is already one of them that marked the return of one of our favorites...no, not Ashton Kutcher on the new "Two And a Half Men" or Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul on "The X Factor" -- I'm talking about Sarah Michelle Gellar in "Ringer", which premiered last Tuesday to stellar ratings for The CW and her name becoming a worldwide trending topic on Twitter. All of a sudden, it was like 1998 all over again!
Sarah's comeback to the spotlight after settling down to raise her daughter Charlotte and a few years of so-so success at the box office to me is a godsend. With MTV becoming RTV with "Jersey Shore" and "Teen Mom" and recent controversies surrounding "Toddlers and Tiaras" and "Real Housewives", Sarah Michelle is pretty much our antidote. And as a huge fan of the four-time (soon to be five-time) Sexiest Woman winner, I am glad she's back in the saddle again.
Oh, yeah...her competition will be "New Girl" starring Zooey Deschanel and a new season of "The Biggest Loser" with Alison Sweeney. Even though "Ringer" won't pull in about 15 million viewers unlike the other shows (it's The CW, go figure), Sarah's fans will prove a point that double vision can "ring" them in. So long and stay strong.
