.DeadlineDominic reviews the 71st Emmys telecast
get its moment in the spotlight and barely utter an au revoir to Big 4 ratings juggernautOn the flip side, as terrible as what the teleprompter had those on stage saying on the Don Mischer and Ian Stewart produced show, the winning speeches often sparkled in a format that was designed to allow more time for the heartfelt thank yous.
’s once again Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage and others offered evidence that it is the canned nature of these awards shows that are killing the fun and mystery and turning viewers off, host or no host. If the solution is to hire a Waller-Bridge or a seasoned host or stand-up comedian like Sarah Silverman and let them off the scripted leash, I don’t know – but at this point and in this century, crisis management intervention is required. “Applebee’s has a host,” past Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel said alongside past Emmy host Stephen Colbert onstage tonight in a poignant moment of self deprecation that rebounded into a true lost opportunity on live TV.
“You let this slide, the next thing you know they’ll start using Alexa to present the nominees,” the CBS Late Night frontman Colbert added, as the voice of the Amazon helper came on the speaker system to announce the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category and that shocker of a win over multiple past winner and clear favorite Louis-Dreyfus for a queenslayer Waller-Bridge.In an age of tired and ratings declining awards shows, the Emmys needed to slay on Fox tonight.
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