{"id":9,"date":"2013-09-23T04:26:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T04:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/peanutsandpopcorn\/?p=9"},"modified":"2013-09-23T04:40:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T04:40:46","slug":"harris-wears-out-his-welcome-in-65th-emmy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/peanutsandpopcorn\/2013\/09\/harris-wears-out-his-welcome-in-65th-emmy-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"Harris Wears Out His Welcome in 65th Emmy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/peanutsandpopcorn\/files\/2013\/09\/Emmy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7\" alt=\"Neil Patrick Harris gets upstaged by Jimmy Kimmel\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/359\/2013\/09\/Emmy-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neil Patrick Harris gets upstaged by Jimmy Kimmel at the 65th Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 2013 on CBS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As is the tradition, the 65th version of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmys.com\" target=\"_blank\">Emmy Awards<\/a> came complete with compliments and complaints from those of us in the peanut gallery. Shown on Sunday, September 22<sup>nd<\/sup> on CBS, the show had a slow start with a lackluster beginning involving host Neil Patrick Harris interacting with a bunch of characters in a roomful of TVs. It could have been a great bit but in the end, was just so-so.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of an opening song and dance number that many were expecting from Harris, the special went a different direction. Harris started the show with short jokes and soon was challenged from former Emmy Award Hosts including, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch and Conan O\u2019Brien. Then after Harris got them cleared off the stage, he was heckled by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Unfortunately, Harris couldn\u2019t help himself and got his own song and dance number at the middle of the celebration with \u201chelp\u201d from Nathan \u201cCastle\u201d Fillion and comedian, Sarah Silverman. The forgettable performance just added to the length of the program and not much else.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Harris was also featured in a tribute to choreographers, which overall was a much better performance, but in the end, did anyone care? Harris is very likeable in small doses and it is well-known how much CBS love the former \u201cDoogie Houser\u201d actor, but he was featured way too much for the role of host. There was a clever skit presented by his fellow cast mates of \u201cHow I Met Your Mother,\u201d who presented a public service announcement for the \u201cRyan Seacrest Excessive Hosting Program\u201d of which Harris is a reluctant member of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights for the 2013 Emmy\u2019s:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABC\u2019s \u201cModern Family\u201d won for Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth time in a row, \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d won for Outstanding Drama, and Steven Colbert beat out Jon Stewart for Outstanding Variety Series for the first time in 11 years.<\/li>\n<li>Merritt Wever, recipient for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, gave the best speech of the night: \u201cThank you so much. I\u2019ve gotta go.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sir Elton John sang \u201cHome Again\u201d as tribute to Liberace, which was fitting as the TV movie, \u201cBehind the Candelabra\u201d won for \u201cOutstanding Miniseries or Movie\u201d as well as for art direction, casting and Michael Douglas received his first Emmy for his role as Liberace.<\/li>\n<li>Carrie Underwood sang, the Beatles\u2019 hit, \u201cYesterday\u201d as a tribute to the 1960\u2019s television.<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s Memoriam segment was stretched throughout the night highlighting five special tributes to James Gandolfini by Edie Falco, Producer Gary David Goldberg by Michael J. Fox, Jean Stapleton by Rob Reiner and Jonathan Winters by Robin Williams. The fifth presentation made headlines before the show even began. Fans of Larry Hagman felt that a special tribute should have been presented for him instead of the one for \u201cGlee\u201d star, Cory Monteith which was given by Jane Lynch.<\/li>\n<li>Bob Newhart was awarded his first Emmy ever for his guest star role on the comedy, \u201cThe Big Bang Theory.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Derek Hough of \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d won the Choreography category over many other contenders from \u201cSo You Think You Can Dance.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>List of the night\u2019s awards include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DRAMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Drama Series:\u00a0\u201cBreaking Bad\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:\u00a0Claire Danes for \u201cHomeland\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:\u00a0Jeff Daniels for \u201cThe Newsroom\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:\u00a0Anna Gunn for \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:\u00a0Bobby Cannavale for \u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:\u00a0Carrie Preston for \u201cThe Good Wife\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:\u00a0Dan Bucatinsky for \u201cScandal\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COMEDY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Comedy Series:\u00a0\u201cModern Family\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:\u00a0Julia Louis-Dreyfus for &#8220;Veep&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:\u00a0Jim Parsons for \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:\u00a0Merrit Wever for \u201cNurse Jackie\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Supporting actor in a Comedy Series:\u00a0Tony Hale for Veep<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:\u00a0Melissa Leo, \u201cLouie\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:\u00a0Bob Newhart, \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REALITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Reality Competition Program:\u00a0\u201cThe Voice\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Reality Program:\u00a0\u201cUndercover Boss\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program:\u00a0Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum for \u201cProject Runway\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Animated Program:\u00a0\u201cSouth Park\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Short-Format Animated Programs:\u00a0Disney Mickey Mouse Croissant de Triomphe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>VARIETY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Variety Series:\u00a0The Colbert Report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To see the entire list of winners, visit, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmys.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.emmys.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is the tradition, the 65th version of the Emmy Awards came complete with compliments and complaints from those of us in the peanut gallery. 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