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Emmys Reveal Sinister New Plan For More Disappointed Reaction Shots From Losers
Sure, it seems like a good idea for the Emmys to expand their acting and series nominations from five to six (as the TV Academy announced they will today). Here's what will happen, though. More »
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Comment by lorelaikillmore: Somewhere in New York, Lauren Graham silently cries (but in a ridiculous blond wig for her role in the unnecessary... more » | Other threads
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mad men
No One Escapes the Emmys Unscathed: You might think that after becoming the first basic cable show to win the Emmy for Best Drama, AMC's Mad Men would receive a bump in ratings from first-timer curious to see what all the fuss is about. You would be wrong: the series fell from 1.9 million viewers to 1.6 million for its first episode since the awards ceremony. In the words of defiant Emmy figurehead Josh Groban, "Really? Really?!" [THR]
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Comment by JudyPaceFace: I've only seen one episode, but it looks like just another homage to people who are selfish, greedy, immoral and... 3 Responses | Other threads
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joan rivers
Joan Rivers on Tom Hanks, Ricky Gervais, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'Nazis'
Bounced from E!, the TV Guide Channel, and even Stylelist.com, times have been tough for red carpet commentators Joan and Melissa Rivers. For this week's Emmy ceremony, the two were reduced to vlogging for MyHollywood.com, though the deal came with one potential upside: their patter was supposed to receive a link from AOL. However, higher-ups at AOL changed their minds when they got a gander at the footage where Rivers calls some of Hollywood's most beloved stars (including Tom Hanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Heidi Klum) "Nazis." Said Rivers to Page Six: More »
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Comment by Benny: Karma Police Arrest this girl her Hitler hairdo Is making me feel ill and We have crashed her party. This is what you'll get when... 1 Responses | Other threads
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josh groban
Defiant Josh Groban to Emmy Critics: 'Really? Really?!'
Does Josh Groban read Defamer? We may never find out for sure, but we have determined that we share startlingly similar perspectives on his grossly underappreciated performance at last weekend's Emmy Awards. You know our take, but we now yield the floor to Groban himself, who took to his vlog earlier today with refreshing candor about surmounting the monumental challenge of Emmycast suckdom around him. Again, it's not our place to say we were right, but we can say we're unreservedly Team Groban. More like this, please, Emmys. [Vimeo]
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By STVComment by Leviticus_71: SO...ditto on the I couldn't even tell you the last time I listened to a Groban song but the poor... 4 Responses | Other threads
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alec baldwin
Emmy-Winner Alec Baldwin's Plea: 'Please Don't Let Me Wake Up In the Morning'
It's true that Alec Baldwin recently confessed to a bit of a suicidal streak, but those dark nights of the angry-voicemail-leaving soul should have a little more to redeem them on the bright shining day after his first Emmy win for 30 Rock. Shouldn't they? Or are we to trust last Friday's haunting 20/20 exchange with Diane Sawyer — the darting eyes, the professed disinterest in his own life and that earnest eagerness to shuffle off show business's mortal coil? While we hope we never have to find out, Baldwin's almost overnight shift in fortune suggests that someone up there is looking out for him. Like, you know, his publisher. Either way, Alec, don't retire; without you, Tina Fey really does have nothing but an eternity of Sarah Palin jokes to look forward to. [ABC]
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By STVComment by Decebal: I have to say, his daughter will be quite the little beauty, she got the best genes of both parents.... 1 Responses | Other threads
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emmy
Every Awkward Emmy Moment in Two Minutes
Though the Emmys are often derided for being boring and predictable, last night's painfully awkward ceremony left us reeling. Whether it was the interminable improv given to stiff reality show hosts, the endless, poorly-chosen clips from shows like Desperate Housewives that segued into The Price is Right-level set recreations, or the vituperative comments from presenters and winners that had clearly turned on the shoddy format, the event was one prolonged cringe after another. Scientists are still studying the side effects caused by watching the ceremony without proper safety glasses (to make it through the whole show, we had to resort to viewing it through a pinhole), but have no fear, our two-minute long recap of the show's most awkward moments is FDA-approved. Enjoy! [Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]
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Comment by Burbank_Jeffers: We decided to go to the Hollywood Bowl to see Ozomatli and Michael Franti last night, instead of watching the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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sarah palin
Even 3 Emmys Can't Protect Tina Fey From an Onslaught of Sarah Palin Questions
Breaking news (must credit Defamer): Sarah Palin resembles Tina Fey! In fact, the Comparison That Wouldn't Die has proved so strong that even though a game Fey sated fan expectations by playing Palin in Saturday Night Live's season opener, she still can't escape interrogation about what she really thinks of the vice presidential candidate. At the Emmys last night, the multiple winner was quizzed by both Ryan Seacrest and backstage journalists about Palin, and Fey made a fervent plea for November to provide her with the change she needs: More » -
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emmy
Defamer Predicts the 2008 Emmys: The Dramas
We've already run through our predictions for Emmy's comedy categories, but now it's time to sit down for forty-four minutes (excepting commercials) and soberly judge this year's crop of dramas. Again, we'll be blogging the Emmys live from the East Coast starting at 7pm EDT/4pm PDT, so if Mariska Hargitay lets loose with an expletive-laden diatribe or Jeremy Piven has a nip slip on the red carpet, you can be sure we've got it covered. Now, onto the predictions: More »
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Comment by Wrapitup: Hey You Fucking Emmy Nomination Committee Assholes, What about The Wire? The Wire, goddammit!!! You just let the best, most entertaining,... 3 Responses | Other threads
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emmys
Defamer Predicts the 2008 Emmys: Comedy Edition!
It's just two days before television's biggest event (that isn't the American Idol finale, the Oscars, or a political convention speech), and we at Defamer are gearing up to fulfill all your Emmy needs — at least, the ones that don't involve white linen slacks. Don't forget, we'll be blogging the Emmys live from the East Coast starting at 7pm EDT/4pm PDT (West Coast spoilerphobes, beware: the Emmys air here tape-delayed). So who do we expect to be taking home the hardware? After the jump, get our official predictions in the Emmys' comedy categories (for dramas, head right here): More »
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Comment by busterbluth: Curb had an especially strong season. So there, Defamer. Mad Men *does* deserve every award it's up for,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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bill maher
20-Time Loser Bill Maher Learning to Forgive Abusive Interviewer, Emmy Voters
Part of getting in shape for our epic Emmy liveblog this Sunday involves gritting it out through even the toughest conditioning regimens. Today is our equivalent of the Alps stage of the Tour De France: Like the shameless cultural terrorist he is, halfwit Gold Derby gadfly Tom O'Neil videotaped his recent ambush of Real Time host Bill Maher, a 20-time Emmy loser who stands to notch No. 21 this weekend when he faces The Daily Show in the Variety category. (O'Neil notes 19 in the video, but Maher added another at last weekend's Creative Arts ceremony.) Observe after the jump how gracefully Maher handles his inquisitor's googly-eyed ineptitude before finally indulging a variation on the ageless "Who wants one of those ugly-ass trophies anyway" defense. Clearly he has bigger prizes in mind; we'll witness history Sunday either way. Join us! [Gold Derby]
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By STVComment by RonMwangaguhunga: What Maher is really after is the coveted Essence Magazine Man of the Year award. Once you go black .. 2 Responses | Other threads
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defamer connections
Ryan, Is That You?
Gosh—are the Emmy Awards here already? While we make the last arrangements for our fabulous Emmy Awards Liveblog Extravaganza and eco-themed after-party Sunday (hey—who seated America Ferrera next to Blake Lively? There's gonna be so much eye-rolling going down, it's gonna be like it's all Scanners up in he-yuh!), we thought we'd do our part for anyone else out there scrambling to pull things together in time. We dutifully pass along, then, this Craigslist ad seeking a highly specific brand of companionship for the big show: More »
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By SethComment by Old No.7: Wow, I just realized how out-of-bounds my previous joke was, even for me. Apologies in advance. We need some editing tools... 1 Responses | Other threads
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awards
'I'm Fucking Matt Damon' Doubly Honored, And Other Creative Arts Emmy News
The Emmys, Oscar's Paste-Eating Cousin™, will broadcast live on ABC this Sunday, presided over by a Frankenhost monster conceived in a test tube by devious tinkerers from the science wing of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Creative Arts portion of the awards, however, were held Saturday at the Nokia Theater. It was an evening for some of the year's more specialized TV achievements—from those of Matt Damon-fornicating singer-songwriter Sarah Silverman to the hairdo Michelangelos of Mad Men, spinning beehives into gold—to receive their due. Kathy Griffin took best reality program for her second year in a row, this time eschewing acceptance speeches commanding the Prince of Peace to "suck it" in favor of less blasphemous shows of appreciation. From Gold Derby: More » -
mad men
'Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner Knows How To Sell Himself
So Mad Men creator/EP/spiritual shepherd Matthew Weiner realizes he's sitting on something pretty special with his cast of desk-hopping, Brylcreemed creatives over at Sterling Cooper. Perhaps it was the 16 Emmy nominations that tipped him off. ("Don't think of them as Emmy awards," his inner Don Draper will intone on the big night, "Think of them as tiny angels, flapping their pointy wings to a place where fear doesn't live. They're saying, 'You are OK, Matt...It's all...OK.'") Weiner's contract with the show's studio, Lionsgate TV, is up at the end of this season, and Variety reports he's been shopping himself around town to the highest bidder: More »
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By SethComment by MCU: There's nothing wrong with being controlling, notoriously or not. Because, quite frankly, if you leave it to other people, they're gonna... 1 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Attack Of The Fallon
Β· Attack of the Show producer Gavin Purcell is leaving G4 to co-produce Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He'll presumably user-test some of his edgier, hot-dog-deep-throating ideas on the web-only show before Fallon's NBC debut. [Variety] More » -
steve carell
Diplomatic 'LAT' Alleges That Steve Carell Is Simply 'Too Creepy' To Win An Emmy
Though Steve Carell is a perennial Emmy nominee for his work on The Office, he's never taken home a trophy of his own (even as the show itself won the Outstanding Comedy Award in 2006). Now, the LAT's easily excitable Tom O'Neill thinks he's nailed the reason why: Carell is just too darn creepy in the role. More »
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Comment by DickWhitman: I think he's charming, adorable, and even a little bit sexy. But I like pussy, so what do I know? more » | Other threads
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howie mendel
Defamer Combine-O-Tron 2000 Reveals The Horrifying Face Of This Year's Emmys Host
After last year's Ryan Seacrest-in-the-round extravaganza, today comes more exciting news about a significant shakeup in the Emmy Awards format: This year's ceremony, scheduled for September 21 at the roomy Nokia Theatre, will be presided over by the five nominees in the new category of best reality host. (The shape of the stage is still under wraps, but we hear ABC is toying with an M.C. Escher-inspired endless staircase design that will provide raked seating for days!) Seacrest, nominated for his hosting duties on American Idol, will be joined by Survivor's Jeff Probst, Dancing with the Stars's Tom Bergeron, Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel, and Project Runway's Heidi Klum. We've run promotional photos of all five hosts through our Defamer Combine-O-Tron 2000 (patent pending; any similarities to Late Night's If They Mated completely coincidental) to see what the host would look like if they melded them into one. The result? A not-particuarly-telegenic ΓΌberhost, and distant cousin of the rare and wonderful pigkey! More » -
the women
Things Are Looking Up For The Women In Hollywood
Ever since Sex and the City turned out to be a money making juggernaut, Warner Brothers has decided to aggressively market The Women. "This is an about-face from the studio's earlier decision to leave plans intact for about-to-shutter Picturehouse to debut the chick flick in limited release and with a small P&A," says Nikki Finke, who has been following the fate of the Meg Ryan-helmed film for some time now (also starring: Annette Bening, Bette Midler, Jada Pinkett Smith). If you'll recall, last year Warner Brothers' Jeff Robinov famously declared, "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead." Well apparently he's doing at least one movie with a woman in the lead, and while that's heartening, movies still have a long way to go. Looking at the just-released shortlist for Emmy nominations, however, shows that there are myriad plum roles for leading ladies on the small screen. Which leads me to wonder: why is there such an enormous disconnect between females on TV and the ones on the silver screen? [Jezebel]
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By JessicaComment by millerhighlife: maybe it has something to do with this idea that women are more "complicated" than men...that the mainly male hollywood... more » | Other threads
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katherine heigl
Joshua Kelley Just Won't Shut Up About Curling Katherine Heigl's Hair
After a whirlwind month of snubbing her fame-enabling Greyβs Anatomy writers, the entire Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and anyone unlucky enough to get a whiff of her second-hand smoke, Katherine Heigl is somehow still idolized and worshiped by her emasculated husband Joshua Kelley. As we noted yesterday, Heigl spent most of Kelleyβs weekend gig at Hotel Cafe shouting out requests for songs, songs which have all been recently altered to include the name Katie in place of any other girlβs name. But most disturbingly, the βrockerβ reportedly overshared the fact that he had βcurled her hairβ before the show. And just how important is it that Kelley spend his pre-show time grooming his pompous pony? So important that heβs suffered third-degree burns and dehabilitated his ability to play the guitar, all in the name of love. The excruciating details, after the jump. More » -
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Tyra Dedicates Her Emmy To All The Little Fat Asses Out There Who Made It Possible
· We defy you to watch Tyra Banks's Daytime Emmys acceptance speech for Best Talk Show (Informative) without getting a little bit moist-eyed. We especially liked her shout-out to Oprah, whose crown she's clearly claiming. You usurp, girl! [Tyra] More » -
The Agitator
'Grey's' Insider: 'I Don't Want To Say Katherine Heigl's An Ungrateful Bitch, But—Oops! I Guess I Just Said It!
It's been two days now since our relatively peaceful, reacharound-loving community has been rocked by "I Do Not Feel I Was Given the Material This Season to Warrant a Nomination"-Gate. For those late to the party: Gold Derby blog had noticed polarizing actress-figure Katherine Heigl's name missing from a list of contenders; approached for comment, she explained that she had knowingly compromised Emmy-nominating protocol—and by extension, the very fundamentals upon which this great country is based!—by gallingly withdrawing herself from Best Actress consideration. And for what? For what she deemed to be substandard character arcs for her character on Grey's Anatomy. (In Heigl's defense, in Season 2 she was curled up in a hospital bed with her expired fiance; this season, she had a brief dalliance with her gay best friend followed by a torrid affair with a homicidal caribou.) Still, according to one series insider who spoke to EW.com, the thanklessness is beyond belief: More » -
druthers
Our Boston Legal-Free Dream Emmy Nominations
The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced next month, and the "For Your Consideration..." ads are in full beg mode. Will William Shatner and James Spader get their 110th nominations? And what of Kelsey Grammer, late of the sorta-okay-but-canceled Back to You? Will Sideshow Bob become one of lady Emmy's most winningest? Magazines like Entertainment Weekly have already run articles listing their ideal Emmy nominees, so we thought we'd follow suit. How about some love for The Paper? And what of the criminally (heh) overlooked The Wire? After the jump find some (maybe out-there) suggestions for each of the Big 10 categories.
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Comment by Calraigh: @Monkeyrash: Too true, too true. Also, apologies replying 16 hours later or something. I is on da udder side a... more » | Other threads
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catfights
Once Upon A Time, There Were Three Little 'Charlie's Angels' Who Hated Each Other's Guts, Recalls Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien was the lead guest on The Tonight Show last night, and he graciously left behind his tape measure and fabric swatches, while Jay Leno kept his passive aggressive put-downs of his scheduled usurper to a comfortable minimum. Among his entertaining anecdotes, Conan recalled the time he hosted the Emmys of two years ago—before Fox got their cracked-out claws into them, and transformed the ceremony into a one-ringed-circus presided over by Master of Women's-Footwear-Identifying-Ceremonies Ryan Seacrest. Describing the tense scene from the wings, Conan recalled an increasingly desperate stage manager giving a live play-by-play of the Charlie's Angels diva-feud that could very well have altered the course of Aaron Spelling Production cast reunion history forever. More »
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By SethComment by noneofyourbusiness: FYI- I know for a FACT that it is NOT Jaclyn. and it wasn't Farrah, So that only leaves one... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Sassy TV Judges Finally Acknowledged By The Daytime Emmys
Until now, court shows went mostly unheralded by the TV producing establishment, despite their appellates delighting millions via the meting out of their own brand of sassy justice ladled with a generous helping of snappy catchphrases. But even in the realm of after-school, syndie-strip law, rights can be wronged, as organizers of the Daytime Emmys have just announced that court shows will finally be getting their own category: More » -
trade roundup
IAC Trial Blows Cabin Doors Open On Barry Diller's Private Jet Addiction
· In Extreme Fighting Championship: Mogul Edition, Liberty Media head John Malone and a major shareholder in Barry Diller's IAC took Diller to court over Diller's plan to split his company into five not-so-easy pieces. In his opening day testimony, he accused Diller of selfishly referring to their warm-and-fuzzy, communal corporate multi-conglomerate as "his business," and of having mastered the "'fine art' of taking advantage of the corporate jet." There really is a fine art to that, as Diller has been known to order in entire water polo teams when he suddenly develops a midnight hankering for some Italian. [Variety] More » -
defamer
Kathy Griffin Loves Attention More Than Her New Emmy God
Last night, Emmy-winning provocateur Kathy Griffin sat down with CNN Grand Inquisitor Larry King to discuss the Catholic League-enraging flap she created with JesusCanSuckItGate, revealing—shockingly!—that she had premeditated the entire stunt and has been luxuriating in the post-shitstorm attention provided by her successful pushing of Christian America's buttons. More » -
defamer
Say what you will about Jeremy Piven, but the dude never fails to make love to each and every camera pointed at him following an Emmy win. [Manolo the Shoeblogger] -
emmy views
Andy Cohen Wondering What That Dumpy America Girl Has That 'Top Chef' Doesn't
We enjoy nothing more on the day after the Emmys than to check in with Bravo executive Andy Cohen, on whom we can invariably rely for an uncensored, eyewitness take on the proceedings. Sadly, there is none of the ebullient, "Wowza!!!!!!" -chanting Andy of nomination day in today's post, as much of the air appears to have been taken out of his sails by the roughly 80 people who accepted last night in his category for The Amazing Race. It was a bitter defeat that brought out an ugly side to the blogging bon vivant, who manages in a matter of just a few sentences to disparage such universally beloved figures as America Ferrera, Helen Mirren, and the show's sexually ambiguous, label-divining host: More » -
emmy dilemmas
Where Would Ben Silverman Sit?
While being a "perfect storm" of a television executive certainly sounds glamorous, the demands placed on an individual possessed of a heretofore unseen combination of populist taste, dealmaking experience, and the ability to look at a hit foreign series and say, "Yeah, that would probably work in America. Buy ten episodes!" can sometimes slow a party-train to a crawl. Consider the plight of NBC's Ben Silverman, who on Saturday night had a difficult decision to make about his Emmys seating arrangement, a choice that carried significant political ramifications. Reports TV Week's blog: More »
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By MarkComment by westvillagegirl (exiled in chicago): A friend of mine attended a party at Ben Silverman's house the other day, and there were tigers. Yes, tigers.... more » | Other threads
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trade roundup
Emmys Telecast Flirts With Low-Rated Awards Show History
· Last night's Emmys drew the second-smallest TV audience in the awards show's history with an anemic average of 13.1 million viewers. No one, it seems, was tantalized by the sketchy possibility of Britney Spears showing up to apologize for destroying her career, or by the prospect of emergency host Ryan Seacrest breaking into song. Congratulations, America: you saved yourself over three hours of torture. (We were not so lucky.) [Variety] More »
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By MarkComment by Colonel Mustard: I've stopped watching the Emmys because I can't afford Showtime or HBO, and therefore have no real familiarity with the... more » | Other threads
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By MarkComment by BabylonSister: "America Spared Hearing A Few More Words from Insufferable Bitch" will do for me. If you knew Sally behind... more » | Other threads
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By MarkComment by gwiliandre: Boniva? Anyone? Boniva filters the royal fuck outta her in its Ad campaigns for Osteo bone stuff. Ps: what on... more » | Other threads
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defamer
(Semi) Liveblogging The Emmys: Because We've All Apparently Got Nothing Better To Do
We're well aware that "spoilers" for virtually every award handed out during tonight's Emmys telecast are readily available on these internets, but we've avoided ruining what we're sure will be a evening of amazing surprises by checking news sites or watching the east coast feed. Join us, if you will, in submitting to the Fox network's tape-delay illusion that we're experiencing Emmy magic as it happens. More »
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By MarkComment by RedheadVenus: Folks it's Kiefer, okay i before e! Kiefer, Kiefer, KIE-FER!!!!!!!! Do you not appreciate the damage he could do to... more » | Other threads
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defamer
After much soul-searching and the realization that we really have nothing better to do on Sunday night, we decided we'll probably* be liveblogging the Emmys. If watching the show with a computer on your lap is the sort of thing that interests you, check back here at 5pm PST (or if we can't find someone with the east coast satellite feed, come by at 8pm PST for a tape-delayblog). See you then, maybe! More » -
defamer
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defamer
Magic Johnson Beats The Hillary Drum
· Not to be outdone by Oprah Winfrey's lavish Barack Obama fundraiser—attended by the likes of Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock—lesser community-outreach deity Magic Johnson hosts one for Hillary Clinton at his Beverly Hills home. [Variety] More »
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By SethComment by lovely nigerienne: Oprah is an idiot. Like her and all, but for someone with a politically diverse audience, giving couch time... more » | Other threads
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