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Five Ways to Fix the Emmys

BuzzSugar — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:30:00 -0700

This year's Emmys were among the lowest-rated in history, and ever since Sunday night, industry types have been trying to figure out what went wrong. Was it the five reality hosts? The low-rated nature of many of the winners and nominees? The fact that fewer people are watching live TV at all these days?

Obviously, it's too late to save this year's broadcast — but I'm looking toward the future. From what I saw, both behind the scenes and on TV, I think the Emmys can still be salvaged. Here are the top five ways I'd do it:

No. 5: Give out more awards. I'm not saying to make the show longer. Believe me, I would never say that. But there are approximately a gazillion Emmy categories, and most of them don't even make the TV broadcast. Why not stage the Outstanding Choreography routines live? Or do some sort of costume gallery like the Oscars broadcast often does? And the guest stars — such a big part of so many shows — should absolutely get their awards on the big night. There are some cool things that most of us never get to see, and putting them in the show would cut down on all that filler.

No. 4: Pay tribute to TV the right way. I really enjoyed the classic TV lines montage that opened this year's Emmys, and seeing the famous sets like Seinfeld's diner recreated on the Nokia Theatre stage was pretty cool. But the Laugh-In montage was a bust, and all the reality TV blather just highlighted what annoys so many of us about TV these days. When I'm watching a celebration of the best of television, I shouldn't leave feeling embarrassed for the medium.

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Have the Emmys Ever Made You Start Watching a Show?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:30:44 -0700

At this year's Emmys, the shows that got many of the biggest awards aren't exactly winners in the ratings. Taken all together, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, In Treatment, and Damages would probably pull in only about five to six million viewers per week! Maybe that will change now, though, as the awards bring the shows more recognition and exposure. It makes me wonder: Have you ever started watching a series because it won an Emmy?

Have the Emmys Ever Made You Start Watching a Show?

Yes! I'll tell you which one(s) in the comments.

No! The Emmys have never changed my viewing.

They haven't before, but they might this year.

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Watch Our Emmys Recap, Then Vote on the Winners

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:30:04 -0700

Didn't watch the Emmys or couldn't stay awake till the end and wondering what you missed? I've got your answer right here: It's everything you need to know about the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards in just two minutes!

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Now, I want your thoughts. Have you weighed in on the winners yet? Before your memory of the Emmys starts to fade, head over to my winners polls to tell me what you thought about the results for Mad Men, Tina Fey, and more. Happy voting!

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Buzz News Roundup, 9/22

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:30:43 -0700

Kathy Griffin's Emmy-winning My Life on the D-List has been renewed for a fifth season. — Hollywood Reporter
Speaking of Emmys, Sunday's Emmys broadcast was one of the lowest-rated ever, with 12.24 million viewers. — AP
Rachel Bilson has landed a role in the indie romance Waiting For Forever. — Variety
The Green Hornet movie, starring Seth Rogen, has nabbed Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow. — Zap2It
Taylor Swift's new song off her forthcoming album, White Horse, will be featured in this Thursday's season premiere of Grey's Anatomy. — Billboard
Prison Break star William Fichtner and ER alum Sherry Stringfield will play the leads in TNT drama pilot Night and Day. — Zap2it
Nicolas Cage will reteam with director Dominic Sena for the supernatural thriller Season of the Witch. — Variety
New York's Reality TV School might get a reality TV show of its own. — Portfolio

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Odds and Ends From the Emmy Press Room

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:30:51 -0700

I'm still feeling the afterglow today from my time in the Emmy press room, where so many happy stars came to talk about their big awards. There are a bunch of tidbits I didn't get to share with you live, so to see what Bryan Cranston, Paul Giamatti, and Laura Linney had to say, read on!

Bryan Cranston was maybe the happiest guy on Earth when he came back to the press room, clutching his Emmy in one hand and the envelope with his name on it in the other. "I thought I was the dark horse, I really did," he said. "I thought I should have been in the back of the pack. Breaking Bad only had seven episodes to air. I didn't know if that would be enough sampling for the academy to take a look. I'm shocked and wonderfully surprised."
Cranston also talked a little about his bald head, a look he's currently sporting for the role as his character is going through chemotherapy (he's also lost 17 pounds, he said). Immersing himself in a character that way, he said, is "something actors dream about." That said, he compared baldness to having a skull made of velcro. "There are all kinds of things that are sticking to my head — fuzz, a jujube . . . "
Someone asked Jon Hamm about his reaction to his success and whether he was getting either a) shy or b) a big head. After laughing that both of those things were true, Hamm got serious: "I still feel like I'm in 10th grade and no one will talk to me at lunch," he said.
Laura Linney said she's still got a huge stack of history books by her bed, long after her work on John Adams was done. "I had a real understanding of how people get addicted to American history," she said, because each person leads to another. "I'm still reading, actually."

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What Was the Biggest Surprise of the Emmy Awards?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:30:52 -0700

Some things at Sunday's Emmy Awards were pretty expected: 30 Rock making a big dent in the comedy categories, Mad Men winning for Outstanding Drama Series, etc. But there were also a few jaw-dropping moments along the way. What did you think was most surprising? Source

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Jeremy Piven winning (again) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Zeljko Ivanek winning for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Lost not winning any major awards

Dianne Wiest winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Jeff Probst winning for Outstanding Reality Host

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The 2008 Emmys: The Highs and the Lows

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:45:28 -0700

I was right where all the action was at the Emmys last night, and it was totally exciting to be in the press room, chatting with the winners and watching the ceremony. Yet, as fun as that experience was, I felt like this year they somehow sucked a lot of the fun and energy from the show. At times I almost (almost) found myself wishing for Ryan Seacrest's Tudors costume of yore. Check out what I thought was in, as Heidi would say, and what was owt:

I really enjoyed that little montage of all the actors saying famous TV lines, and I thought it meant promising things for the rest of the intro. Sadly, it was followed up by the five hosts taking the stage and uselessly telling us that they didn't plan anything and then William Shatner ripped off Heidi Klum's clothes. Awk-ward.
Speaking of awkward, I'm a huge fan of Ricky Gervais, but his whole bit with trying to get Steve Carell's Emmy went on for so long and almost felt a little too real at times. For a moment or two I wondered if Carell was truly ticked off. I was grateful when that bit was over.
There seemed to be quite a few technical difficulties/strange decisions on the production end, from cutting away from Kirk Ellis's speech to having the microphones go silent when Vanessa Williams tried to introduce the nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama.
I must say, however, that I am very glad they did away with the theater-in-the-round thing that they tried last year. So, improvement points there.

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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:30:55 -0700

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! At this year's Emmys, the miniseries John Adams took home 13 awards, breaking the record for the most Emmys won by a miniseries or TV movie. Previously, two titles were tied for this record with 11 awards each, one of which was the 1976 TV movie Eleanor and Franklin.
What was the miniseries previously tied with Eleanor and Franklin for this record?

Announcing the 2008 Emmy Winners!

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:21:08 -0700

Well, if we've learned anything from this year's list of Emmy award winners it's that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences loves the smart sarcasm (30 Rock) and the historical dramas (John Adams and Mad Men). Those three series pretty much dominate the list of winners, though there's also clearly some love for Damages, In Treatment and the TV movie Recount.

Not a win in sight this year for either Grey's Anatomy or Ugly Betty. Weeds also missed out altogether, while House earned one award for directing (Greg Yaitanes) and Lost picked up one award for sound mixing, but nothing else.

Are you surprised by any of this? Delighted? Disappointed? How do these winners stack up against what your hopes were before the awards ceremony?

To see a full rundown of all the 2008 Emmy winners, just

Live From the Emmy Press Room: Mad Men

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:06:16 -0700

The cast of Mad Men was completely delightful in the Emmy press room, where they were celebrating their Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series — the first basic cable series to win that award. Several cast members sipped champagne, and Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss snapped iPhone pictures of each other.

Series creator Matthew Weiner called the win gratifying for a show that "resonates with the human condition," and he said it was something of a victory for every writer who's ever toiled away on a TV script at a library or a Starbucks. But a lot of the questions were for Hamm, whose Don Draper has been the heart of the show from the start.

"It is a career-changing role," Hamm said. "It is the thing that you dream about. You dream about getting to play something this rich and layered and funny and sad and beautiful all at the same time. Until recently, it hardly ever happens on television."

Pretending to smoke a cigarette while swilling champagne, Hamm acknowledged that "it is fun to dress up and smoke and drink in fakeland." But no worries — he said he doesn't behave like Don behaves in daily life.

Hamm also heaped praise on Bryan Cranston, who took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Breaking Bad, so to hear about that, just

Live From the Emmy Press Room: 30 Rock

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:59:29 -0700

The cast of 30 Rock just popped up in the press room with a whole bevy of Emmys: one for Alec Baldwin (who is, yes, bowing down to Tina Fey in this image), two for Tina Fey, and still another one for the show as a whole.

Fey's two personal Emmys "look identical," she joked, but Alec Baldwin apparently told her that the acting award should mean that "I can stop apologizing for being an actor and being on the show. He wants me to stop apologizing the whole time!"

As for the Emmy for the show? "That one really belongs to everyone," she said, "so I don't like it as much." Ha!

There seemed to be a sort of mutual admiration society going on between Fey and Baldwin, with her crediting his acting abilities and him thanking her for coming up with the concept of the show. "The show was created by one woman," he said. "This is Tina's idea, this is Tina's thing, she is the head writer and is there every day, even the days she's not shooting as an actress. . . . The interesting thing is to me, there are a lot of good shows on the air right now. There's a lot of good comedy. I think we have the best writers, which I think says a lot right now."

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Live From the Emmy Press Room: Glenn Close

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:14:59 -0700

Glenn Close gave one of my favorite acceptance speeches of the night when she won her Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and she was just as gracious a few moments ago in the press room.

"It really is the ride of my career," she said of playing Patty Hewes on Damages. "To have this magnificent part that is as good as any part you would find in a feature film, and to develop her and have it evolve with such an amazing ensemble of writers . . . I'm thrilled."

Close also talked about the "TV Sisterhood of Divas," the "club" she mentioned in her speech with Helen Mirren and Dame Judi Dench. "After my first movie, I was told by my first agent when I was offered something that it would actually be detrimental to my career if I did something in television, and I just couldn't figure it out," she said. "The English do it, why can't we? I really have for all those years thought of actresses like Helen Mirren and Judi Dench who have done TV series and all kinds of television movies and theater and great — as we know — roles in film. I think the most important thing is go where there's great material because that's how you grow as an artist and that's how you're challenged."

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Live From the Emmy Press Room: Kirk Ellis

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:41:23 -0700

John Adams writer/producer Kirk Ellis just came by the Emmy press room to talk about what happened when his acceptance speech got cut off in favor of a reality show award promo.

"As soon as I got up there and opened my mouth, they were already flashing the 'wrap it up'," he said. "I find it really interesting that we can have 30 minutes of the show devoted to reality show hosts, when the people who actually create the work don't get enough time to talk." (He got a lot of applause in the press room for that line.)

As for what he was going to say? Ellis wanted to talk about how in the time of John Adams, the word was primary. "We have to listen to a lot of bloviating from pundits in this silly election season about whether words matter and rhetoric matters," he said. "Of course words matter. They always matter. We have to listen to what they have to say."

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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Drama Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:16:52 -0700

Mad Men took home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series! It beat out Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, and Lost.What do you think about this win?Source

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Live From the Emmy Press Room: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:05:01 -0700

Nothing like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to liven up the Emmy press room! The two were just back here in the press room with their whole crews to talk about their awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program (Colbert) and Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series (Stewart).

"It's always great to come out here and win," Stewart quipped. "It's a long flight." He had nothing but kind words for his protege, Colbert, whose show beat Stewart's in the writing category.

Colbert, meanwhile, wasn't quite so kind to Stewart: "I've been gunning for him for years," he said. "Even when I worked for him, I did not wish him well."

Colbert was (probably unsurprisingly) a total goofball on stage, running around and clinking Emmys with his whole writing staff. As for insulting the Emmy chairman a couple of nights ago on his show? "I believe calling John Schaffner a world-class a-hole is what got me this award," he said.

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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:03:25 -0700

For a second consecutive year, 30 Rock took home the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series! It beat out Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Two And A Half Men, and The Office.What do you think about this win?Source

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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:59:09 -0700

Tina Fey is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series! She beat out Christina Applegate, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, America Ferrera, and Mary-Louise Parker.What do you think about this win?
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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:52:50 -0700

Bryan Cranston is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series. He beat out James Spader, Michael C. Hall, Hugh Laurie, Gabriel Byrne, and Jon Hamm. What do you think of this win?
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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:43:48 -0700

Glenn Close is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama! She beat out Sally Field, Mariska Hargitay, Holly Hunter, and Kyra Sedgwick. Close's speech about her fellow nominees was so great! Anyway, what do you think about this win?
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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:36:40 -0700

Alec Baldwin is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He beat out Tony Shalhoub, Lee Pace, Steve Carell, and Charlie Sheen. What do you think about this win?
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Love It or Leave It: Josh Groban's TV Theme Song Montage

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:41:12 -0700

Can we just talk about this for a minute? I was so insanely curious to see Josh Groban's TV theme song montage, which started with him dramatically crooning "The Simpsooooons." I'm still processing the whole thing. What did you think of his Emmys performance?Source

Love It or Leave It: Josh Groban's TV Theme Song Montage

Love it! It was just silly fun and Groban totally sold it.

Leave it! I. . . don't even have the words.

Well, I'm kinda perplexed, but I didn't hate it.

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Live From the Emmy Press Room: Jean Smart and Zeljko Ivanek

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:30:52 -0700

Two of tonight's Emmy winners, Jean Smart and Zeljko Ivanek, stopped by the press room a few minutes ago. Ivanek's stay was pretty short, but he said he was "incredibly pleased" that his win will get Damages out there. "It's a little tougher for a cable show to get the same traction and same attention," he said.

Meanwhile, Smart praised Christina Applegate for setting the tone on the Samantha Who? set that enabled her to win. "I've never seen an actress so beloved by cast and crew as Christina," she said. "She's just a pro. She's fun. She's not demanding. She never makes a big deal out of anything. I love her."

This is Smart's third Emmy (she won two for her guest role on Frasier several years back). Looking back on her career, she said she was glad to have gotten to play so many different roles. "I've never been pigeonholed," she said. "I've never been typecast." Smart also had some interesting things to say about women's roles in Hollywood, so to read about that, just

Live From the Emmy Press Room: Jeremy Piven

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:00:45 -0700

Jeremy Piven just stopped by the press room to talk about the Emmy he won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Entourage. This was Piven's third win in the category, and he said this one was "more shocking than the first two."

"I do believe the show is getting better," Piven said. "I think that's the brilliance of HBO, is that they stick with their shows, and this show has come to find its voice in the fifth season. The characters are getting more intricate . . . It's just a blessing to get to play this character."

And he said he doesn't see Entourage winding down anytime soon: "When I first heard of the show I thought, 'This premise is so fertile' — I mean, we all have jobs because people are curious about the backstage life of entertainment, of Hollywood. I was on the Larry Sanders Show for a few years. That show could still be running. I think this show could continue on — we have so many brilliant actors in this town."

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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:51:57 -0700

Dianne Wiest is the winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama! She beat out Candice Bergen, Rachel Griffiths, Sandra Oh, and Chandra Wilson. What do you think about this win?Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!
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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:38:55 -0700

Zeljko Ivanek is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama! He beat out Ted Danson, Michael Emerson, William Shatner and John Slattery. What do you think about this win? Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!
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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:30:57 -0700

Jean Smart is the winner of the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award. She beat out Kristin Chenoweth, Amy Poehler, Holland Taylor, and Vanessa Williams.What do you think about this win?Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!
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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:17:54 -0700

Jeremy Piven is the winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He beat out Kevin Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris, Rainn Wilson, and Jon Cryer. What do you think about this win?Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!
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What Did You Think of the Intro to the Emmys?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:08:54 -0700

Wow. Um. Just. . . wow. There was a pretty cute montage of various actors saying famous TV quotes, followed by Oprah giving a speech and then the five hosts in tuxedos came onstage to say — in, apparently, all sincerity — that they have nothing planned for the introduction. And then William Shatner went up onstage to help Tom Bergeron rip off Heidi Klum's clothes (what?) to reveal a black sequined little number. And . . . scene. What did you think of this year's intro?Source

What Did You Think of the Intro to the Emmys?

It was great! It was basic and simple, and they just got on with the show.

Ugh, terrible! What were they thinking?

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Behind the Scenes at the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:44:01 -0700

I'm here, so now the fun can really begin! Just a few hours ago, Molly and I arrived at the Nokia Theatre in LA for the Emmy Awards. On my way in, I got to walk the enormous red carpet while E!, Entertainment Tonight, and all the other red carpet reporters were getting set up. Now I'm hunkered down in the press room, waiting for the show to start and the winners to come backstage for their interviews! Lots more later, but for now, check out my behind-the-scenes photos — including a shot of Nick Verreos, former Project Runway contestant and current SOAPnet style correspondent, who was really getting the crowd going — if you

It's a BuzzSugar Emmy Extravaganza!

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:00:28 -0700

The time has come! The 60th annual Emmy Awards are set for tonight in Hollywood, and I want to make sure you're all prepped and ready. So, here's a briefing:

Last chance! You only have until noon PDT to fill out my Emmy ballot for a chance to win a Samsung HDTV. Free TV, people! What are you waiting for?
Need help picking the winners? Take a spin through my Emmy Breakdowns, or just check out my bold predictions.
We're graced with five hosts tonight. Which one will do the best job?
Having an Emmy party? Print this ballot to see who's the best at picking winners.

And that's not all: I'm going to the Emmys! That's right: Tonight, I'll be hanging out in the press room, hearing from all the winners live and sharing the best tidbits with you. Plus, the whole Sugar Network will be having a full-out Emmys bash, with red carpet pictures on Fab and Bella and polls about the show and winners right here on Buzz.

So, to summarize: Enter my contest. Print my ballot. And then get back here this afternoon/evening for more Emmy fun!

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Which Emmy Host Will Do the Best Job?

BuzzSugar — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:00:36 -0700

Sunday's Emmy Awards will have not just one host but five: the five nominees in the first-ever Outstanding Reality Host category. Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest will be switching off hosting duties on the show. Seacrest hosted last year, but the other four are new to the Emmy stage. Which of them do you think will be the best? Photos courtesy of NBC and Source

Buzz's Bold Emmy Predictions

BuzzSugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:30:51 -0700

Ever since the nominations for Sunday's Emmy awards were announced, I've been thinking — a lot — about who will be taking home the trophies. While there are always surprises (sometimes big ones), these are my best guesses. Don't forget to make yours in my ballot for a chance to win a Samsung HDTV!

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
My prediction: Mad Men. It's got the buzz, the quality, and the critical success.
Secretly rooting for: House or Damages, two strong series that also deserve some recognition.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
My prediction: 30 Rock. It's hilarious, it's irreverent, and it makes fun of the television industry, which should get some votes.
Secretly rooting for: The Office. It finished the season so strong that I wouldn't mind if it got a boost.

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Buzz In: What Are Your Biggest Hopes For the Emmys?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:30:21 -0700

It's time! Well, OK, it's almost time. The Emmys are set for Sunday, and I've been spending so much time breaking down the nominees' chances that I can hardly wait to see who walks away with the awards.

Of course, no matter what I think will actually happen, there are plenty of things I'm hoping will happen. For example, I'm really rooting for the stars of Mad Men and the show itself in pretty much every category. But I think I might actually faint from happiness if Lee Pace won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for Pushing Daisies.

What are your biggest hopes for the Emmys? (And have you given the people you're rooting for some love in my ballot yet? Cause you really should. Just sayin'.)

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Emmy Breakdown: Drama Series

BuzzSugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:30:29 -0700

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards are almost here! Over the past few weeks, I've been giving you a closer look at the nominees in several major categories and offering my guesses for who's most likely to win in these Emmy Breakdowns. Today, we've come to the final category, and it's a big one: Outstanding Drama Series. Click "Start" to see my thoughts, and don't forget to vote at the end!

Emmy Breakdown: Comedy Series

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:30:39 -0700

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards are fast approaching! Over the past few weeks, I've been giving you a closer look at the nominees in several major categories and offering my guesses for who's most likely to win in these Emmy Breakdowns. This week, I'm taking on the big guns: the drama and comedy series categories. Today's category is Outstanding Comedy Series; click "Start" to see my thoughts, and don't forget to vote at the end!

Print and Share Our Emmy Ballot!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:30:51 -0700

I've already told you about my Emmy ballot contest where one lucky Buzz reader will win a Samsung HTDV (have you filled out your ballot yet?). Now, I've got a way for you to bring all the Emmy fun to a party near you.

Before this Sunday's awards broadcast, just print out our handy ballot and pass it out at your office, your school, your Emmy party, or wherever you're making predictions for TV's biggest awards. I've pulled out some of the major categories, and all you've got to do is circle your predictions, then keep track of how many you get right.

Pretty, huh? Just click here to print one or more of your very own!

John Adams, Mad Men, Kimmel Win Creative Arts Emmys

BuzzSugar — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0700

HBO's John Adams and AMC's Mad Men kicked off what should be an awards-filled Emmy season over the weekend, when the annual Creative Arts Emmys were handed out in LA. John Adams took home eight awards at the ceremony, while Mad Men nabbed four of its own.

The Creative Arts Emmys recognize a variety of technical categories (lighting design, etc.) — but they also award some Emmys that non-industry types can understand, too. Tim Conway nabbed an Emmy for his guest role on 30 Rock, while Kathryn Joosten beat out several 30 Rock guest stars to take home a statuette for her Desperate Housewives role. Cynthia Nixon and Glynn Turman won Emmys in the drama guest actor and actress categories.

Meanwhile, the "I'm F***ing Matt Damon" episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live won two Emmys — alas, nothing for the Ben Affleck companion piece. Also winners: This American Life, Wade Robson's choreography for So You Think You Can Dance, and . . . Pirate Master. The show, which Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke co-hosted, will air on Saturday night, but to see all the winners now, just

Emmy Breakdown: Lead Actor in a Drama Series

BuzzSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:30:23 -0700

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards are fast approaching! Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be taking a closer look at the nominees in several major categories and offering my guesses for who's most likely to win in these Emmy Breakdowns. Today's category is Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama; click "Start" to see my thoughts, and don't forget to vote at the end!

Help the Emmys Pick 10 Great TV Moments

BuzzSugar — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:30:49 -0700

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Emmys this year, organizers are going all out to pay tribute to some great moments in TV history. We already heard about some of the classic television lines that will be worked into the ceremony, and now we're down to the last round of voting in a contest to choose 10 classic TV moments that will air during the show.

The original list of 40 moments chosen by TV professionals is now down to 20 — 10 for comedy, 10 for drama. The top five in each category will air as part of the Sept. 21 Emmy broadcast, and I'm pretty happy with the finalists. There are classics, of course — Lucy in the chocolate factory on I Love Lucy, scenes from the first episode of Roots, the Beatles appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show. But there are some great modern moments in the running, too, including Ellen coming out on Ellen and Buffy sacrificing her life to save her sister on the 100th episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm also amused that American Idol had to be classified as comedy — well, it is, isn't it? — and that the "Trapped in the Closet" episode of South Park is still in the running even though I can't imagine ABC would ever, ever show that.

You can watch and vote for the drama moments here; the comedy viewing and voting is here. Which of these moments would make your personal top 10? To see which ones are represented in the finals, just

Emmy Breakdown: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

BuzzSugar — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:30:00 -0700

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards are fast approaching! Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be taking a closer look at the nominees in several major categories and offering my guesses for who's most likely to win in these Emmy Breakdowns. Today's category is Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy; click "Start" to see my thoughts, and don't forget to vote at the end!

Don't Forget! Guess the Emmy Winners and Win a Samsung Touch of Color HDTV!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:30:52 -0700

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards are just around the corner, and we can't wait to see who will walk away with all the awards! Since contests make everything more fun, we're giving away a Samsung Touch of Color 40" LCD HDTV (that's model number LN40A650, for the detail-oriented among us) to the person who guesses the most winners in 11 key categories.

To enter, all you have to do is:

Go to our handy online ballot.
Make your picks in 11 top Emmy categories (need help? Check out my Emmy Breakdowns).
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You must be a registered user to enter, so if you need a TeamSugar account, click here to sign up. For the official rules, click here.

OK, it's time! Click here to fill out your ballot. Good luck!

Emmy Breakdown: Lead Actress in a Drama Series

BuzzSugar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:30:12 -0700

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards are fast approaching! Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be taking a closer look at the nominees in several major categories and offering my guesses for who's most likely to win in these Emmy Breakdowns. Today's category is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; click "Start" to see my thoughts, and don't forget to vote at the end!