Daily Archives: September 18, 2011

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2011 Primetime Emmys Liveblog

Welcome to the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The hilarious and irreverent Jane Lynch will do this hosting honors this evening. Let’s hope that Ian Brennan who writes lines like “So you like show tunes. It doesn’t mean you’re gay. It just means you’re awful.” for Sue Sylvester on Glee is writing for her tonight.

Who should win? Who will win? Meh. Who cares. The real issue is WHAT IS EVERYONE GOING TO BE WEARING?! So far as nominees go, major snubs include anything and everything True Blood; Lea Michele; all things Desperate Housewives, except for the woman who died season one and for whatever reason continues to narrate the show; past winner and one degree from Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgewick; and Sons of Anarchy. Here are the actual nominees, with my winner predictions (based on a combination of my own personal preferences and boring Emmy voters history) in bold. Continue reading

Nerd News Roundup: The Mulligan

Greetings, Programs. Wait, let me start again. Hoi, Chummer! No, that’s not right. Do over. Hellllooooo, Nurse! I give up. This week, there’s been a lot of talk about second chances. Sony wasn’t exactly pleased with how you handled their security breach, Universal Pictures wants to pretend The Wolfman never existed and Halo: Combat Evolved gives Master Chief’s armor a fresh coat of paint. All this and Gary gets what’s coming to him on this week’s Nerd News Roundup.

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