It was a historic night for the Emmy's, and we're pretty sure no one, including us, saw any of it...
Due to the usual record-breaking low ratings this show gets, it was probably lost on the country that Emmy history was made by Don Draper and the rest of the "Mad Men," who took home the Best Drama prize for AMC. This marks the only time a basic cable show has won a "Best" Series award.
Other highlights, according to sources who actually witnessed the program:
1) Ed McMahon said "Herrree's Johnny!" to introduce one of those mundane clip shows from when television was actually watchable. Hopefully, Ed received some sort of a check or at least an uptick in donations, as the poor bastard is in danger of losing his home.
2) Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert introduced something and weren't allowed to say anything political. Yawn.
3) Howie Mandell said he was on Sarah Palin's Bridge To Nowhere, a reference to the fact that his opening host's monologue had to be entirely ad-libbed. Speaking of poor bastards.
4) Bryan Cranston, Laura Linney, Glenn Close, and Tina Fey won well deserved acting awards. And, of course, so did the amazing Alec Baldwin.
5) Lorne Michaels took home another Emmy, as "30 Rock" received a well-deserved Best Comedy award.
6) Tommy Smothers was the only one who got political in an acceptance speech:
"It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only
attainable through war. And there's nothing more scary than watching
ignorance in action," he said, dedicating his award to "all people who
feel compelled to speak out, and are not afraid to speak to power, and
won't shut up and refuse to be silenced."
Actually, we're going to shut up now and redirect you to Remote Island (see the sidebar), because those guys probably saw it and have much more to say... but there you have it.
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