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69th Primetime Emmys: ‘This Is Us’ Star Sterling K. Brown Takes Lead Actor Drama, Agnes Nixon Remembered During In-Memoriam Segment!

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Well, at least the “In Memoriam” was basically respectable and respectful….we lost so many true legends this past year who deserved to be honored since we shall never see their kind again…mostly classy, profoundly decent, admirable and highly professional people. Quite frankly, I cannot imagine many of them (save for a few notable exceptions….) conducting themselves in such an inappropriate and grotesquely self-satisfying manner as did this year’s Emmy participants with their wholly expected display of gross partisanship, nasty behavior and disgusting pontifications….Needless to say, I happily sat this one out, but just the news coverage about it alone proved… Read more »
Nicely said…i no longer watch award shows-its no longer about winning…stars are fading-not many bright ones any more-they have too many leftist snowflakes that i hope global warming melt-everything is a political agenda and im sick of it…
Well, yeah, but you gotta admit what is going on in Washington is off the rails cray-cray, and normalcy has flown out the window.
And the repugs are going after the AHC and Medicare yet again without doing the research and without providing the CBC scores before the election.
This is when we have to be aware and utilize the power of the people.
Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. Calling people snowflakes for caring about their country, about climate change, about equal rights for all and about health care is just silly.
Shay, I love America but it is down right embarrassing right now if others look on at the behavior that is displayed on a daily/nightly basis. I did not watch ONE second of the Emmys. I hate the host and the host is a hater! He is the worst of the three in late night. Colbert is mean, rude and hateful. Its not even funny. Johnny Carson would pick on Ford, Carter or Reagan but it was never mean spirited! Johnny had class. These Hollywood liberals set the tone for the rest of the country and are despicable! My list… Read more »
Freddie Highmore from Bates Motel should have taken best actor this last season he was fantastic. And so was Vera she should have got best actress but because they are smar educated and not knocking America they aren’t in the running! Hollywood if you hate our country and the men and women who spilled their blood so you could run your ignorant mouths please leave go to a communist country please my husband will gladly fly your stupid ignorant ass there
I hear you, Timmm! That protracted, unabated hatefest against our president and the non-stop identity politics on parade were completely distasteful and uncalled for….I’ll never understand how any sane—perhaps the operative word here—-showbiz type can think that alienating roughly half of a prospective viewing audience is a good idea! (Same goes for the NFL and ESPN with their constant political showboating that has nothing to do with sports!) As you have stated, people just want to be entertained, not prosletyzed, insulted or demeaned because their opinions happen to not comport with the so-called cultural elite….
I’m with you, Shay.
Thank you, Charday! I appreciate it!
I’m not surprised at Sterling’s win. He got strong story for This Is Us and he knew how to pack Randall with layers that helped flesh out his character. Can’t wait for the new season!!!
Totally agree James…Sterling is such a fantastic actor…
I read the wonderful autobiography of our beloved Agnes Nixon and could not put it down. She was a blessed soul from birth and it showed in her incredible creativity, innovation, compassion, commitment, drive and resilience. I feel tremendously fortunate to have been around to see and enjoy her wonderful programs. I miss our beloved One Life to Live and All My Children every day.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Emmys. (I have a hate/hate relationship with the Daytime Emmys, but that’s another story.) I, too, champion diversity. And it was clear by this broadcast that diversity is alive and well in Hollywood. But the Emmys have this annoying habit of overindulging certain stars, certain shows, certain cable outlets, at the expense of others. Is Julia Louis-Dreyfus really that great an actress? Six consecutive record-setting wins?! John Larroquette was given a few awards for “Night Court” and then for “The Practice.” Even John Lithgow was a repeat winner last night. “The Sopranos,” “Game… Read more »
James, you’ve really hit several nails on the head. I didn’t agree with Mr. Brown’s win simply because I thought at least two of his competitors were more deserving. I also found his behavior appalling. I think he’s in those first stages of recognition that many actors go through where they have an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Hopefully he’ll grow out of it. And Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ win is just embarrassing. At least Candice Bergen had the class to withdraw her name after 5 wins. How much more do these people need? And how about the devastation and sour grapes when… Read more »
Thanks for the backup, Soaphound! The self-importance on display was pervasive and nauseating, not only by Brown but by others…
Turning again to the daytime Emmys, I got tired of multiwinners Tony Geary, Erika Slezak, and Kim Zimmer.
Yes, we do tend to love things to death in this country–our parks, our stars and our shows. For instance, La La Land was a perfectly lovely little movie but it received so much acclaim that many felt let down upon seeing it. Big Little Lies was, in my opinion, pretentious tripe with style asserting itself over quality. “This is Us” is okay but the writers and directors seem to be trying to make viewers cry. It’s the Barbara Walters of drama series and yes, we are also loving that show to death, and therefore a show I once really… Read more »
Hi Soaphound…I saw Sterling’s speech so differently than you. Well, first let me say I just googled it because after watching Nicole Kidman practically have a tug-of-war with Reese to hold the Emmy for best mini-series or whatever the category was that brought them all to the stage…though Kidman had only a short while ago babbled endlessly when she won best actress..yet she was determined to speak again even though Reese just spoke for the cast. Once Kidman grabbed the statue and had to add her own commentary I was so annoyed by her ego that I turned the show… Read more »
Well said…
Great point James, lets not make EVERYTHING racial, yes Nicole is a mega star and Sterling is not! That simple. If it were Gilbert Godfried, he would have been cut off too!
@Gentleman James….Well, I will defend Lithgow’s win for his riveting and excellent portrayal of Winston Churchill! Being a huge fan of the late British prime minister, I have viewed many a biopic of the great man, and John truly did capture his unique essence, an achievement for any actor, let alone an American one! In fact, this was probably the singular award of the evening which I personally applauded, since other than Sherlock, The Crown was the only program which had Emmy nominations this year that I could actually deign to watch.
Hello there, Shay! Thanks for your reply and your defense of Lithgow. I didn’t see that performance, and I trust your judgment. I just feel that, in general, the Emmy voters tend to be repetitive when it comes to their selections. I realize it’s all subjective, nonetheless. Take care, Friend!
@James……Hello again, my friend! I’d like to add that my endorsement of John Lithgow’s latest Emmy accolades was certainly not intended to dispute your assertions that repeated wins by certain actors are grossly overdone. (Both in primetime and daytime….) Much as I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Lithgow’s madcap comedic portrayal as Dr. Dick Solomen on “Third Rock From The Sun,” he admittedly joined that ever-growing list of those notables who are perhaps too-rewarded for essentially the same—albeit continued excellent—performance in a single role. However, the mere fact that in this instance he prevailed in an acting category as a totally departed… Read more »
Okay, Shay, you’ve sold me! Take care, Friend! 🙂
Awards debate exists even among our midwest city’s amatuer and “seli-professional” theatre companies. Is art able to be judged, to have winners and losers?
That said, Mr. Jackson needs to sing everywhere. What a lovely musical background for this year’s In Memoriam.
I rarely watch emmy awards they are so annoying. Nonetheless I truned in out of nothing to do LOL I watched the award give and the comes the thank you to my mailman speeches. oh lord I can not tolerate the babbling in of a list of thank you to .. So, I watched the winner being announced, watched them walk on stage hold the award the I clicked back to South Park, and that went on through it.. whats up with the 5 minuts long annoying thank yous issshhh. And the man stood on stage holding the award to… Read more »
Great points, su0000! But did you notice Jeremy Piven rushing down the steps to assist winner Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)? Now THAT’S a gentleman!
Hey jamesj75…yes. I noticed that. It was very sweet and Ms. Dowd was adorable and seemed truly honored to have won. She came across as so sweet got me teary. I watched her play a tough lunacidal woman in The Leftovers so I was surprised at her gentle demeanor.
James…RIGHT ON, BROTHER!!!!! To me, at times, awards shows (all of them in general) can be so frustrating to watch. Oh…and BTW, I DEFINITELY get what you’re saying about Julia Louis-Dreyfus!!!!! To me, she is N-O-T that great an actress. Furthermore, I find her to be really, really ANNOYING!!!!!. But, hey…that’s just me, Brother.
Later, Brother.
Thanks Jay! Glad I’m not alone in my annoyance with Louis-Dreyfus and her many wins…
I agree with you both. Like JLD but come on, this is over kill!
James…EXACTLY, BROTHER!!!!! I was never that much of a Seinfeld fan. And, I only watched The New Adventures Of Old Christine because of Wanda Sykes…and CERTAINLY NOT for that Julia Louis-Dreyfus chick. N-o-p-e.
Talk to ya’ later, Brother.
Same here
Personally I think it isn’t a level playing field when cable and streaming services have budgets like mini movies and only do eight to ten episode a season. The can afford top notch writers, directors and performers while tradition broadcasters are handicap by tight budgets– many series on broadcast television that are worthy of an Emmy will never even get a nod– This is Us was the exception not the rule.
Although the Emmy category is crowded perhaps there could be separate categories for broadcast series, to give those shows without cable budgets a chance
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