Shut up, I'm gonna sing
So, the Emmy Awards were kind of interesting in that there were a lot of seemingly upset wins (Jeff Daniels, Bobby Cannavale, etc.) and NPH is adorbs. But it was kind of lackluster in a lot of ways too:
* The near-absence of show clips (I mean, these awards are for performances... it'd be nice to *see* some of those)
* Elton John's performance was meh, and really I didn't understand the connection between the Liberace tribute and TV, beyond the fact that Behind the Candalabra was up for awards?
* Carrie Underwood's off-pitch rendition of "Yesterday" - ugh. I can sing that song better, and I really can't sing. Also, her performance was a salute to what, exactly? How the Beatles performance on the Ed Sullivan Show helped America stop being so depressed about the Kennedy assisination? Um, "Yesterday" is definitely not a mood-lifter.
* I thought the little rememberance speeches about departed colleagues were nice and heartfelt, but it seemed weird to highlight a few (especially Cory Monteith). I think we would have been fine with just the cello piece and list of names.
However, I think the whole show was saved by this:
(Watch the whole number here.)
Oh Nathan Fillion. You are the actual best.
* Charming pre-Emmy interview with Nathan (Access Hollywood)
* Also! It looks like he got his Game of Thrones geek on last night!
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It's Castle premire night! Squeeeee! In case you haven't had time to rewatch last season's finale, here's a handy recap.
* The near-absence of show clips (I mean, these awards are for performances... it'd be nice to *see* some of those)
* Elton John's performance was meh, and really I didn't understand the connection between the Liberace tribute and TV, beyond the fact that Behind the Candalabra was up for awards?
* Carrie Underwood's off-pitch rendition of "Yesterday" - ugh. I can sing that song better, and I really can't sing. Also, her performance was a salute to what, exactly? How the Beatles performance on the Ed Sullivan Show helped America stop being so depressed about the Kennedy assisination? Um, "Yesterday" is definitely not a mood-lifter.
* I thought the little rememberance speeches about departed colleagues were nice and heartfelt, but it seemed weird to highlight a few (especially Cory Monteith). I think we would have been fine with just the cello piece and list of names.
However, I think the whole show was saved by this:
(Watch the whole number here.)
Oh Nathan Fillion. You are the actual best.
* Charming pre-Emmy interview with Nathan (Access Hollywood)
* Also! It looks like he got his Game of Thrones geek on last night!
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It's Castle premire night! Squeeeee! In case you haven't had time to rewatch last season's finale, here's a handy recap.