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Emmys look a little like last year, save for Harris’ hosting

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[21.Sep.09] :. CHICAGO — The 2009 Emmys looked a lot like the 2008 Emmys, when it came to the winners. Once again, Tina Fey picked up a best comedy statue for “30 Rock” (it was the NBC...

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Predicting the Emmys (if anybody cares …)

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[17.Sep.09] :. Neil Patrick Harris makes his debut as Emmy host Sunday night — just as the telecast could use a great big blast of his “awesomeness.” The Emmys, you see, have a public-relations...

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Emmys: ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Flight of the Conchords’ up for top comedy

by Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[17.Jul.09] :. At 61, the Emmys have struck a surprisingly hip pose. Nominators threw a lot of love at Fox’s “Family Guy” and HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” two cutting-edge...

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Spread the Emmy love

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[5.Jun.09] :. You know Hugh Laurie is going to get his props. And so will Tina Fey and Glenn Close. There are certain TV stars who are pretty much cold-stone locks when it comes to garnering Emmy nominations. And...

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It’s a new world — Emmy needs to expand horizons

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[8.Jul.08] :. I’ve been reading the unofficial lists of Emmy semi-finalists that Tom O’Neil has been posting at the Gold Derby site (goldderby.latimes.com). And I was struck, once again, by an idea...

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Emmys 2007: Spader bests Gandolfini; Sally Field’s speech cut short

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[17.Sep.07] :. The only thing that could be said for Sunday’s seemingly endless Emmy Awards ceremony on Fox was that at least Britney Spears didn’t make an appearance. For the 59th edition of the TV...

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Some tough Emmy choices to be made

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[14.Sep.07] :. We considered boycotting the Emmys this year, based on the best drama category alone. No “Friday Night Lights?” Are you insane? ... No “Lost.” No “The Wire.” ......

 

Emmy vote favors big broadcasters

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.Jul.07] :. Time again to take a deep breath. Think calm thoughts. The 2007 Emmy nominations come out Thursday morning, and the heavy odds are that Emmy voters will show America again how dazzlingly clueless...

 

Picking the Emmy snubs can really hurt

by Robert Philpot [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Jul.07] :. Out of all the major entertainment shows, the Primetime Emmys may be the toughest to predict, especially now that “The West Wing” and “Everybody Loves Raymond” are off the air...