"Call it what it is: The Cable Ace Awards," went the common, slightly bitter quip from broadcast toppers in the weeks following July’s nomination announcement. It wasn’t just "Mad Men’s" big, groundbreaking (for a basic cable skein, at least) drama series win. Cable’s haul included top prizes for "Damages" thesps Glenn Close and Zeljko Ivanek, "John Adams" stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney and "Breaking Bad" lead Bryan Cranston. The traditional nets? Well, thank goodness for comedy actress winner Tina Fey, whose "30 Rock" gave broadcast TV most of its bright spots all evening — also picking up statuettes for outstanding comedy skein, best writing and top laffer actor (Alec Baldwin). Adding insult to injury: Sunday night’s cable coronation came just a day before the networks, more hobbled than ever, officially launched their fall premiere week. Coming off a low-rated summer and strike-impacted regular TV season, the nets already enter the new season bruised and battered. The fact that the Big 4 only picked up 10 out of the night’s 28 Emmy Awards didn’t help. ABC’s promos may have been touting the return of shows like "Desperate Housewives," but the TV Academy was sending out an entirely different message: "You oughta go check out the great stuff they’re doing on cable instead."What do you guys think? Is network television yesterday's news? />Hey, did anyone watch the Emmys last night? I know I didn't. I was walking my dog. And sleeping. And balancing my checkbook. And flashing homeless men. I kid, I kid. I've never balanced a checkbook in my life. But, you know, I was doing basically anything other than watching the Emmys. Because awards shows were really, really exciting and dramatic in a time when celebrities weren't flashing their vaginas and leaking sex tapes and calling one another cunts to X17's video cameras. In other wo...
Hey, did anyone watch the Emmys last night?
I know I didn't. I was walking my dog. And sleeping. And balancing my checkbook. And flashing homeless men. I kid, I kid. I've never balanced a checkbook in my life.
But, you know, I was doing basically anything other than watching the Emmys. Because awards shows were really, really exciting and dramatic in a time when celebrities weren't flashing their vaginas and leaking sex tapes and calling one another cunts to X17's video cameras. In other words: the Golden Age of awards shows is now over. I care about the dresses -- those are online before the show even airs on the West coast -- and any funny bits during the show -- and those are online before the show even airs on the West coast. So, yeah.
You may have heard, however, that network television basically got CLOBBERED by cable shows last night. It was brutal. And the networks noticed.
FUCK the Emmys!
FUCK this plane crash bullshit and the dead and seriously injured.
Michael Lohan has SHIT TO TALK, DAMMIT.
From an email he sent this weekend to X17:
After spending a week in LA, doing charity work and meeting people who want to make positive difference in other peoples lives, only to hear what some of these very people have to say about Samantha Ronson I was sickened. But, then to read the recent article in In Touch magazine, which only corroborated what I heard, I am compelled to state my concerns about the effect Samantha is having on my daughter.
First of all, I don't believe...
While the rest of Hollywood was preparing for the Emmys or flying to Georgia, Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan were -- where else? -- at Fred Segal, doing some shopping.
There are many interesting things about this photo.
1) Both are smiling.
2) You can see Lindsay's little black heart tattoo on her hand.
3) Both are wearing those weird Pocahontas necklaces we saw on Mischa Barton's random dude. WTF is up with that?
4) Lohan's shoes are kinda cool.
I've highlighted all these features i...
It's Sarah Larson, throwing like a girl at a charity softball game in Tacoma.
I wish I'd known!
A friend of mine wanted me to come with her to the So You Think You Can Dance tour in Tacoma last night. I was like, "Listen, bitch, if you won't come with me to see New Kids on the Block, you're not exactly in a position to ask any favors." But if I'd known Sarah Larson was in town! I would have driven my friend to Tacoma, dropped her off at the tour, then bought an ant farm and delivered it...
As I'm sure most of you have heard by now, a doctor working with Travis Barker and DJ AM says both are expected to make full recoveries. They are being treated at an excellent burn center for second- and third-degree burns. Travis was burned on the torso, while DJ AM suffered burns on his arm and scalp.
Hollywood is now making a mass exodus to Augusta, Georgia to visit their injured pals.
Celebs reportedly traveling to Georgia include Shanna Moakler (Barker's ex-wife), Nicole Richie (DJ AM'...
This was one of my favorite contests ever to read the responses for. The contest was to help promote the new HBO series, "The Life and Times of Tim," a cartoon series about a young man who always seems to find himself in awkward situations. I asked you guys to email me with the most awkward situations you've ever been in, and you did not disappoint me. And, listen, choosing the two runners-up was a very difficult task, but choosing the winner was quite easy.
Congratulations to Anthony E.,...
They're all here!
What interests me about the Emmys is that the attendees -- at least this year -- tended to be, on the whole, comparatively older women, which is fine, but their fashion choices are more reserved and therefore less interesting. I wasn't really wowed by anyone.
One thing I did notice was poor Jenna Fischer, who has yet to look good on a red carpet, in my opinion. I think the unglamorous, girl-next-door look that works so well for her character on The Office makes her a poo...
On Sunday, the Federal Reserve quietly announced the conversion of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to bank holding companies. They'd previously been the last two independent investment banks in the country.
This means these companies are now subject to far stricter federal oversight.
The Wall Street Journal says the move will "effectively mark the end of Wall Street as it has been known for decades."
But, ya know, hopefully it also means the US economy won't completely collapse, a...