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Thank you to Jane Boursow with Bravo Fan, Katelyn Thomas with Medium Dreams, Brian Allen with SF Universe, Mark Tafoya with the Culinary Media Network, Kristen Hains, @aflyonthewall, @moxygen, and @iluvariedana and others I missed who participated in the first b5 Emmys group live-blog tonight. We had a real blast — much more fun than most of the people who were forced to attend the show without the benefit of snarking, I think.
On behalf of everyone who watched this, I make a few requests for future Emmy producers:

Please, no more multiple-hosts shows hosted by reality-show hosts. …read more

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Over at the LA Times‘ “Gold Derby” blog, the title of the post says it all:
Could Steve Carell’s creepy role in ‘The Office‘ hurt his Emmy hopes?
The entry brings up some very good points. One is that three out of the five nominees’ submitted eps are from hour-long comedies, including Carell’s special double episode, “Goodbye, Toby“. In the past eight years, five of the winners submitted hour-long eps. Carell’s clearly trying to stack his deck, similar to the way Hugh Laurie just happens to have at least one ep each season on “House” tailor-made to reveal his crusty, broken heart. …read more

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This year, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has added a brand-new category for Emmy voters — Outstanding Reality/Competition Host. And in response, all five nominees in the category for Outstanding Reality/Competition Host – Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars”), Heidi Klum (“Project Runway”), Howie Mandel (“Deal or No Deal”), Jeff Probst (“Survivor”) and Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol”) – have been named hosts of the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 21.
"As we thought about the very important role of a host for this year’s show, it became more and more apparent that we should ask …read more

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In the major acting and show categories:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Producers TBD
Entourage • HBO • Leverage and Closest To The Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Producers TBD
The Office • NBC • Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios
Producers TBD
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger Inc., in association with Universal Media Studios
Producers TBD
Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Producers TBD
Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Producers …read more

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