I desperately wish that one of the two men nominated for Best Supporting Actor who were not from the 'Modern Family' cast had won (that's right, every other nomination was for a 'Modern Family' cast member!). Seriously, it should have been Max Greenfield's year. He took a character who could have been a
horrific caricature and somehow gave him life. Eric Stonestreet was just kind of funny. Kind of.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won for 'Veep' leading to this conversation:
Roommate 1: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a show on TV? Me: Yeah, it's called 'Veep'. Roommate: V--what? Me: 'Veep'. She's VP of the United States in it. Roommate: And it's a comedy? Me: Yeah, I don't know, I heard it's not that funny. I've never seen it. Roommate: You've never seen it? Me: Well, I think it's on HBO, or maybe Showtime. (note: it's HBO)
Still, the best part of the night was the skit that Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus did together. As Julia Louis-Dreyfus was approaching the stage to get her Emmy, she and Poehler exchanged enthusiastic hugs. Then, once onstage, a straight-faced Louis-Dreyfus began reading Poehler's acceptance speech! Although it was obviously a planned bit, it took everyone in the audience a moment to realize that she wasn't talking about herself as she nervously thanked NBC, 'Parks and Rec', and spoke of "her" children. She then went into her own speech, immediately dropping her nervous attitude. The bit was continued though, as she ended her speech saying, "isn't it a shame that Amy Poehler didn't win?" (supposedly a line that Poehler had penciled into Louis-Dreyfus' speech). Honestly though, isn't it a shame that Amy Poehler didn't win?
Jon Cryer won an Emmy for 'Two and a Half Men' which is just...I can't...even he didn't have the words. At least Jim Parsons didn't win a third one in a row. I suppose that's something.
'Homeland' won Best Drama and I wasn't surprised at all. As far as I can tell, it's the only drama that people in the industry in LA are talking about. Meanwhile, my roommates were once again lost...
Roommate: Claire Danes is on TV?! Roommate 2: She was great in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Me: Yeah, she's the star of this show on Showtime. Roommate: Oh! She's pregnant! Roommate 2: 'Homeland'...is that a show about Homeland Security? Me: Yes. Roommate 2: It doesn't sound good.
Actually, it's pretty good, so I think for once the Emmys did right. But I also think it's pretty obvious that the Emmys are not going with popular opinion here.
Damian Lewis won for Best Actor in a Drama! It's like payback for 'Life' getting cancelled! Except not really. God I miss 'Life'.
Finally, Louis C.K. won for a bunch of stuff, which is awesome, but where's that Emmy for Amy Poehler?!
Watch the skit that Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus did here: