After a slightly shakey start, I thought Ellen did a very nice job hosting the Emmys this year. Glad that “Daily Show” did as well as it did (although comparing what Hugh Jackman did in one show to what John Stewart does night after night seems ridiculous to me.) I’m glad that Felicity Huffman won for DH, and pleased/stunned that Shatner won for Boston Legal.
And speaking of Shatner, his expression mirrored mine for the winner of the surprisingly entertaining Emmy Idol competition. TRUMP? For his off-key rendition of the theme of “Green Acres?” No f’ing way. Shatner was my sentimental favorite for the theme to “Trek,” although Kristen Bell’s rendition of “Fame” showed anyone who missed “Reefer Madness” that she has singing and dancing chops (although…what? Neither Irene Cara nor Erica Gimpel were available? I mean, c’mon.) But DONALD TRUMP? Sheesh.
They’re missing a bet. They could make a whole prime time special out of the theme song thing. I once did that at an August Party convention years ago: Organized an entire afternoon entertainment that was like “Side by Side by Sondheim” except we sang TV theme songs. People were so dubious at first, and by the time we finished our program, we had volunteers lining up wanting to do more songs.
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