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21 September 2008
Emmys? Is anybody else looking forward to the Emmys tonight, or am I just a big ol' TV-obsessed dork?
I probably won't watch, though I always like to see the gowns. I haven't watched the Emmys in years because I don't watch a TV show on a consistent basis. I wish this weren't the case. I would love to have a few shows I watch consistently, but it seems I'm on the computer, watching movies, or reading instead of watching a weekly program. I need to do something about this.
i didn't know it was tonight, but i saw bits of Jimmy Kimmel and i have it on now.
i like the Emmys. They're usually more relaxed and would piss me off like no other show if i watch the shows involved.
I really try to keep myself from watching any awards shows (except the Tonys), they always end up being disappointing and I feel like I've wasted my time (that said, I know this because I rarely am able to keep myself from watching). Particularly the Oscars- I never go to the movies!
My favorite part every year is when the nominees for comedy/variety writing are announced, and the shows turn in their own reels. Dr. Phil diagnosing all the Letterman writers - ha!
I'll be watching the Brownlow's too - because I went to school with this girl. And, lovely though she actually is, I find it almost like a train wreck phenomenon. Yeah she looks hot here - in a plastic kind of way - but this girl was the most naturally beautiful girl in my year. She's smarter than I am - and I was one of the smarter kids - and she's done well for herself in a professional medical field.
But I feel sad when I see her, because so much of who she is is defined by how many guys are slobbering over her. And, knowing her like I did, I know that never satisfied her or made her happy.
I actually wasn't even aware the Emmys were last night... I did see some of that utterly bizarre (and though I wanted to like it, unfunny) Jimmy Kimmel special and now it makes sense. (Barbara Walters parody?)