Comments on: Help fix the Emmys telecast

By: SB

SB — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:45:53 +0000

Dump the Hosts – Proceed with the awards like the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards with no host.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:08:54 +0000

oh and ban josh groban from singing on tv, forever

By: JD

JD — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:07:28 +0000

It’s a gay man’s show so,let kathy griffin do her gay shout outs and offend everyone for 3 hours and i’d be more than happy. At least she does her own thinking and talking on her reality show. and it’s still funny and entertaining.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:39:28 +0000

Step 1: No script. Let these people be themselves. Nobody needs a script unless they have something to hide (ie. politicians).
Step 2: Once you win an Emmy, you are forever out of contention to win the award again. Imagine the new conversations: “I hope 30 Rock wins Best Comedy.” “Nope, it already won last year!”
Step 3: No musical numbers.
Step 4: No host. Have an empty mic on stage. Then it’s a mad dash to the stage to present the next award. Let anyone in the crowd run on stage and do their thing. Imagine Steve Carell and Jon Stewart racing each other to the mic!
Step 5: Nominate quality, not popularity. We already have a popularity contest on TV: it’s called American Idol. Let good stuff get recognized even if only the faithful watch (example: Battlestar Galactica already?!?)
Step 6: Bring back the trap door. If some no talent psuedo-celebrity (re Kim Kardashian) tries to to dump their shallowness on us, they will only be dumping themselves down a shoot to the alley outside!

By: Autopath

Autopath — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:38:56 +0000

AND…Give Battlestar Galactica at least ONE acting Emmy. Geez.

By: Alan of Montreal

Alan of Montreal — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:37:32 +0000

You can’t tell winners not to talk about politics–they’re going to say what they’re going to say, so just forget about it. Sometimes their awards are for roles that are political, too, such as Recount and John Adams, so it would even seem weird if they didn’t say anything. What they do need is a proper regular host who has done well in previous Emmy-casts, such as Conan O’Brien and Ellen Degeneris. Or be like the Golden Globes and just have an announcer and no host. Do we really need the banter? And get rid of those tribute spots (except for the In Memorium) such as Josh Grobin’s embarrassingly wince-inducing medley of TV themes. Nobody cares!

By: Autopath

Autopath — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:37:07 +0000

The only way to fix the Emmys is to get rid of the celebrities.
Or…at LEAST…install a giant mechanized cane to yank them off stage if they have the hubris to think they deserve a microphone to spout their political opinions. Or maybe a giant Monty Python foot could come down and just stomp them.

By: ElectAPromQueen? (maybe not)

ElectAPromQueen? (maybe not) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:28:10 +0000

Dennis N., you got it. We all have our wish list of presenters, but I will emphasize this again. For bureaucratic reasons, Jimmy Fallon will host and serve as head writer next year. I am starting a betting pool and laying down $100, that this is the strategy NBC will force EMMY producers to contend with. Come on folks, Jimmy is replacing Conan in 2010 and NBC will go through the lengths to draw in advertisers and ease their concerns about Jimmy taking over the Late Night franchise.

By: TONY

TONY — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:39:53 +0000

I would say first of all – NO MORE POLITICS! For crying out loud these are the Emmys not the Nobel Peace Prizes and believe it or not – there are some conservatives and some Republicans even (GASP!) who actually watch television!!! And you know – it would be nice if our beliefs, our values, our faith, our party, our candidates, etc. weren’t always being mocked at Hollywood Awards Shows!!
Second – no more Reality Hosting ever and in particular ban Howie Mandel.
Third – More clips of nominated programs and performances. This isn’t the Tony Awards – we don’t need song and dance numbers, we need clips!!!
Finally – move all the Writing, Directing, Variety, Reality, etc. minor awards over to the Creative Arts Ceremony and leave the actual telecast for only Comedies, Dramas and Movies – acting and program awards only.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:11:58 +0000

1. Get a decent host. Kathy Griffin, Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert, Hugh Laurie, Joel McHale, Ricky Gervais, Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Kimmel. Clearly, there are celebrities with the potential of great hosting abilities.2. A clip for all of the nominees, especially the acting categories, should be shown.3. I like the idea of a format where each of the Best Series contenders get presented by a castmember of that show to the audience — a little trailer or clip is shown to represent that show.4. Less of the scripted, teleprompter crap that nobody wants to hear. Either have it unscripted or just simple, like saying the category name. 5. Always have Hugh Laurie as a presenter, and have him win, too. He gives the best acceptance speeches around, which always livens up the show.6. The voting needs to change. Too many great actors/shows are being snubbed. And too many actors/shows are being nominated and winning over and over.7. A smaller segment for commemorating older stuff.