Sunday, September 22, 2013

The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Live Reactions



The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards – Live Reactions

The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are taking place from the Nokia Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, capping off an 11-hour day for CBS, which started with eight hours of NFL football (which included the Cleveland Browns upset of the Minnesota Vikings in the early game).  The Emmys celebrate the best of television.  There will be stars from some of our favorite shows presenting Emmys to some more of our favorite stars.  This year, the Choreography Emmy is part of the telecast.  In a controversial twist to the “In Memoriam” segment, there will be individual tributes to four actors and a television producer who all passed away this year: “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini (tribute by Edie Falco), “Family Ties” creator and producer Gary David Goldberg (tribute by Michael J. Fox), “Glee” co-star Cory Monteith (tribute by Jane Lynch), “All in the Family” star Jean Stapleton (tribute by Rob Reiner), and satirist Jonathan Winters (tribute by Robin Williams).  I just got in from running a few errands after watching an exciting game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, where there were more momentum swings in a Presidential election, as both teams turned the ball over four times each, but that is a fox trot, and this blog post is a thumb war.  Now back to topic.

8:04PM – The show is finally beginning after football ran over.  Aren’t you excited to celebrate television’s biggest night.  Let’s start with the Opening Sketch.

8:04PM – CBS President Les Moonves (as a Security Guard) lets Neil Patrick Harris (NPH) into a sound set with a lot of televisions, as Neil watches an entire season of television.

8:06PM – And there is a dance montage in this clip show, which includes “The Name Game” dance from “American Horror Story: Asylum”.

8:09PM – “For our younger audiences, that’s the thing on our phones.” – Neil Patrick Harris, on what the Emmys are celebrating

8:10PM – “These are remarkable times for television.” - NPH

8:10PM – “I am watching an episode of ‘American Horror Story: Asylum’ on my contact lenses.” - NPH

8:12PM – The last four Emmy hosts (NPH, Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, and Jimmy Fallon) duke it out on the Emmy stage.

8:13PM – Conan O’Brien joins the past four hosts on the stage.  “There were simpler times, there was no Honey Bee Boo.”  “Those were the days.  Back when the host was a God.” – Conan O’Brien

8:14PM – Kevin Spacey gives a Francis Underwood look from his seat.  “It’s all going according to my plan.”; (On Harris/Kimmel/Lynch/Fallon/O’Brien) “They couldn’t host a child’s birthday party.”

8:15PM – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wearing 3D glasses give Harris some hosting advice from their seats.  “We would be degrateful.”

8:16PM – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, both up for Best Actress, and both lost to Harris for Special Class Program at last Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmys, present the Emmy for Supporting Actress for a Comedy Series.  Can Julie Bowen make it three in a row, or will Jane Krakowski sing a high note?  Or will one of the other five nominees win?

8:18PM – Merritt Wever wins the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for “Nurse Jackie”.  BIG UPSET!  Bigger than Eastern Washington’s win over Oregon State.  NOBODY saw this coming.  How did she do it? 

8:19PM – “Thank you so much.  Thank you so much.  I’ve got to go.  Bye!”

8:19PM – Commercial Break; Excuse me while I troubleshoot Blogger problems.  The stupid browser won’t let me copy and paste during the break.

8:23PM – “For those of you on your DVR’s, I’m still back.  For Merritt Weaver, Best Speech Ever.”

8:24PM – LL Cool J and Malin Akerman present the Emmy for Writing in a Comedy Series.

8:24PM – “You’re part of writing team.  Who’s funnier?  You or your partner.” (Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon); “Who is your favorite cast member to write for?” (Other Nominees)

8:25PM – Tina Fey and Tracey Wingfield win the Emmy for Writing in a Comedy Series for “Last Lunch”, the second half of the “30 Rock” Series Finale.

8:27PM – Sisters Emily and Zooey Deschanel present the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

8:27PM – “The nominees represent all of the dads that TV has to offer.” – Zooey Deschanel on Comedy Series Supporting Actor

8:28PM – Tony Hale wins the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for “Veep”.  This is a gamble that paid off, considering Hale was also in “Arrested Development”, and opted only to submit his name for “Veep”.  ANOTHER HUGE UPSET!!!

8:29PM – Academy Award winner Robin Williams pays tribute to the late Jonathan Winters, an Ohio native, who got his first big break right here in Columbus, Ohio at WBNS 10TV in the 1950s.  Winters played Ork in “Mork and Mindy” and in 1991, Winters won an Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the short-lived sitcom “Davis Rules.”

8:31PM – After a pair of upsets, it’s time for another Commercial Break at the Emmy Awards.

8:36PM – “Please welcome my biological parents, Jon Hamm and Alec Baldwin.” – NPH

8:37PM –Alec Baldwin and a bearded Jon Hamm present the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

8:37PM – Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins her fourth Emmy in 16 nominations and her second consecutive Lead Actress Emmy for her role as Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO comedy “Veep”.

8:39PM – JLD thanks the entire cast, except Tony Hale (who is standing behind her)

8:40PM – Will Arnett and Emmy-winner Margo Martindale present the Comedy Guest Acting winners from last week’s Creative Arts Ceremony.  The two play a mother and son in CBS’s comedy “Meet the Millers”, which debuts next Thursday on CBS.

8:41PM – “‘Meet the Millers’ is the best show on television…ever.” - Will Arnett

8:42PM – Comedy Guest Actress winner Melissa Leo gives shout-outs to Bob Newhart and Elaine Stritch, before presenting the Emmy for Directing in a Comedy Series.

8:43PM – “What is your favorite line when directing?” (Question for first three nominees); “What director inspires you the most?” (Lena Dunham and Gail Mancuso)

8:43PM – Gail Mancuso wins only the second Emmy for Comedy Series Directing, and third in a row for “Modern Family” for the episode “Arrested”, but the Comedy upsets keep on coming.

8:44PM – “We’re not going to be playing ‘Poker Face’, but blurred lines.” – Gail Mancuso; “Thank you Mom and Dad for allowing me to watch all the Hitchcock I wanted.”

8:45PM – Jimmy Kimmel and Sofia Vergara present the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

8:45PM – Jimmy Kimmel: “Laughter might be the worst medicine there ever is.”
Sofia Vergara – “It could kill people.”

8:47PM – COMEDY UPSET CITY!!! Third win in four years for Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper for “The Big Bang Theory” for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.  Only Carroll O’Connor, Kelsey Grammer, Michael J. Fox, John Lithgow, and Don Adams have won at least that many Emmys in this category for the same role on a television show.

8:48PM – Rob Reiner pays tribute to the late Jean Stapleton, who won three Emmys for her role as Edith Bunker on “All in the Family”.

8:51PM – Commercial Break; Time to work on a title card for this blog post and for next week’s “The DJBC Happy Hour”.

8:55PM – Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, both up for Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for the HBO film “Behind the Candelabra” (winner of eight Emmys, thus far) introduce Sir Elton John in a musical tribute to Liberace and “Behind the Candelabra”.

8:57PM – Sir Elton John performs a song he wrote (with Bernie Taupin), “Home Again”, in tribute to Liberace.

9:03PM – Damon and Douglas also are presenting the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.

9:04PM – Laura Linney (who is absent) wins the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for “The Big C: Hereafter”.

9:04PM – “She’s such a great actress, that she didn’t need to be here.” – Matt Damon on Laura Linney

9:06PM – Commercial Break, but the tribute to Cory Monteith is coming up in the next segment


9:08PM – Entertainment Weekly Emmy Awards Drinking Game: http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/09/22/emmys-2013-drinking-game-guide/

9:10PM – The cast of “How I Met Your Mother” does a fake PSA on “EHD”, Excessive Hosting Disorder.

9:10PM – “EHD affects many people – okay, only Neil.” – Cobie Smulders

9:11PM – Huffington Post Emmy Awards Drinking Game: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/emmys-2013-drinking-game_n_3962350.html

9:12PM – Arsenio Hall gets in on the “EHD” PSA.

9:12PM – “…at the Ryan Seacrest Center for Excessive Hosting…”

9:12PM – “It’s time to take off the bow tie and pick off the phone.”

9:13PM – Connie Britton and Blair Underwood present the Emmy for Writing in a Drama Series.

9:13PM – “I love that show.” – Connie Britton on Friday Night Lights

9:14PM – The late Henry Bromell wins the Emmy for “Q&A” for Homeland.  Henry’s widow Sarah Bromell accepts the award on Henry’s behalf.

9:14PM – Britton and Underwood also present the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

9:15PM – Maggie Smith is not here, but don’t worry, Anna Gunn is your 2013 Supporting Actress in a Drama Series champion for her role as Skyler White on “Breaking Bad”.

9:15PM- “Bryan Cranston just told me to breathe.” – Anna Gunn accepting her Emmy on the stage

9:17PM – Jane Lynch pays tribute to her late “Glee” co-star Cory Monteith.

9:18PM – After the Commercial Break, The Amazing Race aims to win Emmy # 10, while Don Cheadle introduces the “Golden Musical Anniversary Tribute” segment.


9:24PM – “Here we are halfway through the show, but we’ve gotten a lot of tweets about why I haven’t done a musical number.” – Neil Patrick Harris

9:24PM – Neil Patrick Harris dances to a musical number during the middle of the show, “The Number in the Middle of the Show”

9:26PM – “The Emmy Gold Dancers” take to the stage.  Yes, I can’t make this stuff up.  Nathan Fillion (from “Castle”) and Sarah Silverman make an appearance in the number.

9:28PM – Mindy Kaling and Stephen Amell present the next Emmy, which is Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.  Can “The Amazing Emmy Juggernaut” race to the stage for the tenth time in eleven years, or will someone else?

9:29PM – “The Voice” wins the Emmy for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, making this the second time in the last four years that “The Amazing Race” loses.  (Finally)  It’s also the first time that a music-oriented reality show takes home this top honor (take that, American Idol).

9:31PM – Commercial Break time again.  This internet browser is so slow.

9:35PM – Diahann Carroll, the first African-American Emmy nominee and Lead Actress nominee Kerry Washington (who could be the first African-American Lead Actress winner tonight – Comedy or Drama) present the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

9:36PM – “My lead actor was Lloyd Nolan.  If you don’t know who that was…” – Diahann Carroll

9:38PM – Bobby Cannavale wins the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Gyp Rosetti in the third season of “Boardwalk Empire”.

9:38PM – “I didn’t write anything down.  I can’t believe I got included with this group of incredible actors.” – Bobby Cannavale

9:40PM – Julianna Margulies and Dylan McDermott present the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

9:41PM – “America is NOT the greatest country in the world”, and this is why Jeff Daniels won the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for “The Newsroom” for that brilliant scene he submitted in the pilot episode.

9:41PM – “I usually don’t win anything.  With all respect to the AARP, this is better.” – Jeff Daniels (on winning Best Actor for “The Squid and the Whale” for Best Actor over 50)

9:42PM – The 1963 Tribute show begins with the CBS News Bulletin of the John F. Kennedy Assassination coverage, introduced by Don Cheadle, where television came of age – 1963, which included “I Have a Dream” and the Kennedy Assassination.  A few months later, in just 160 seconds, four dudes from Liverpool, England played to a packed house of screaming teenage girls on “The Ed Sullivan Show”.  How do these events tie in?  Cheadle: “Two emotionally charged events tied together.” (JFK and the Beatles)

9:45PM – Six-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood performs in a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of 1963, when television came of age with The Beatles’ 1965 hit song “Yesterday”.

9:48PM – Commercial Break


9:54PM – “Bob Newhart, also an accountant.  Who knew?” – Neil Patrick Harris, when Newhart appears on the stage with the accountants from Ernst & Young

9:54PM – Jimmy Fallon presents the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series.  Who will have the 1 out of 7 chance of winning?

9:55PM – Claire Danes wins her second consecutive Emmy for her role as Carrie Mathison on “Homeland”.

9:56PM – Danes pays tribute to the late Henry Bromell in her acceptance speech.  Bromell won earlier for writing the “Q&A” episode, which also nabbed Danes this Emmy.

9:57PM – “Science fiction is back in a big way on CBS.” – Neil Patrick Harris

9:58PM – Dean Norris and Emilia Clarke present the winners for Guest Acting in a Drama Series.

9:59PM – Drama Guest Actor and Guest Actress winners Dan Bucatinsky and Carrie Preston present the Emmy for Directing in a Drama Series.  Can David Fincher be the latest A-list director to win this prize?

10:00PM – Academy Award nominee David Fincher wins the Emmy for Directing in a Drama Series for House of Cards.  Fincher is not present to accept the Emmy.

10:01PM – Jim Parsons and Bob Newhart, both Emmy winners for “The Big Bang Theory” tonight and last Sunday night, respectively, present the Emmy for Writing in a Variety Series.  But first, a standing ovation for Bob Newhart, who finally got off the schneid after 50-plus years of losing.

10:03PM – The Writing Team packages for Variety are pretty hilarious.

10:04PM – The Writing Team from “The Colbert Report” wins the Emmy for Writing in a Variety Series once again.

10:05PM – “The Emmys are so good this year.” – Stephen Colbert, accepting the Variety Writing Emmy on behalf of the writing team

10:06PM – Parsons and Newhart also present the Emmy for Directing in a Variety Series.

10:06PM – “What word do you use when you are frequently directing?” (The nominees’ question)

10:07PM – Don Roy King wins the Emmy for Directing in a Variety Series for “Saturday Night Live” for the fourth consecutive time, this time for the “Justin Timberlake” episode once again.

10:08PM – “Family Ties” star Michael J. Fox pays tribute to the late Gary David Goldberg, who created the ‘80s sitcom (which was set in Columbus), as well as “Spin City”.

10:09PM – The Choreography nominees are next, but first, another commercial break.  At which time, my internet browser completely froze.  Time to re-open things.

10:13PM – “We Are Men” – 2014 Silver Garbage Nominees

10:14PM – A clip of how the Choreography number (for the Emmy telecast) came to be, starting with the nominee reception, and the leg work that came in through the process.

10:16PM – Neil Patrick Harris sings “Luck Be a Lady”, choreographed by the nominated choreographers, with the tunes of shows like “Mad Men”, “Game of Thrones”, “American Horror Story”, and “Boardwalk Empire”.

10:18PM – The dancers dance to a cover of “Get Lucky”, also infused with shows like “Breaking Bad” and “The Big Bang Theory”.

10:19PM – Neil Patrick Harris and the six nominated choreographers are on the stage.  Reality Host winners Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn present the Emmy for Outstanding Choreography.

10:20PM – “So You Think You Can Dance” had four of the seven nominations, but Derek Hough, who had two of the remaining three, wins for his one solo nomination for Outstanding Choreographer for “Dancing with the Stars”.

10:21PM – “Thank you to the Emmys for inviting us to this party.” – Derek Hough

10:22PM – Neil Patrick Harris’s  “How I Met Your Mother” co-stars Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders present the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series.  Will “The Daily Show” make it 11 in a row, or will another champion emerge?

10:23PM – THE STREAK IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  THE STREAK IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!  THE STREAK IS FINALLY OVER!!!!!!!!!!  THE DAILY SHOW LOSES!!!!!!!!!!  “The Colbert Report” wins the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series.

10:24PM – “To say, ‘It’s always great to be nominated.’  That’s a lie.  This is better.” – Stephen Colbert, accepting the Variety Series Emmy for “The Colbert Report”

10:24PM – Edie Falco pays tribute to her late co-star James Gandolfini, who won three Emmys for “The Sopranos”.

10:26PM – Commercial Break

10:32PM – “This just in.  Nobody in the office is winning their Emmy pool.” – Neil Patrick Harris

10:32PM – “Mom” stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney present the Emmys for Writing and Supporting Actor for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special.

10:33PM – The upsets keep coming.  Abi Morgan wins the Emmy for Writing in a Miniseries or Movie for the BBC America limited series “The Hour”.  It looks like the 37 year-old record for most wins by a TV movie may be safe, unless Scott Bakula wins.

10:34PM – Janney and Faris also present the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.  You knew that, silly.

10:35PM – (The fourth time is the charm) James Cromwell wins his very first Emmy win, for Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his role as the sadistic Dr. Arden in “American Horror Story: Asylum”.

10:37PM – “The Big Bang Theory” co-star Kaley Cuoco and Academy CEO Bruce Rosenblum come to the stage to talk about the Academy Foundation.

10:37PM – “…and I’m here for the sex appeal.” (that would get canned laugh during the Bryan Awards)

10:38PM – Cuoco and Rosenblum conclude with the In Memoriam Segment.

10:38PM – Sir David Frost, Dennis Farina, Annette Funicello, Eydie Gorme, Dale Robertson, Larry Hagman, Leslie Frankenheimer, Conrad Bain, Maxine Stuart, Lee Thompson Young, Preston Davis, Alan Kirschenbaum, James Loper, Lou Myers, Milo O’Shea, Fran Bascom, Lois Smith (publicist), Roger Ebert, Emily Squires, Bonnie Dotre, Eileen Brennan, Bonnie Franklin, Russell Means, Milt Hoffman, Jack Shea, Jeanne Cooper, Allan Arbus, Henry Bromell, David Connell, Charles Durning, Richard Matheson, Harry Carey Jr., Ken Venturi, Pat Summerall, Steve Sabol, Alex Karras, Jack Klugman, Jenni Rivera, Eddie Michaels, Michael Ansara, Charles Lisanby, Fay Kanin, Emanuel Steward, Ray Dolby, Julie Harris, Deborah Raffin, Patti Page, and Andy Williams were among the other people in television – in front of, or behind the camera that passed away this past year, aside from the five individual tributes that took place during the course of the telecast.

10:42PM – Commercial Break.  I need to give my left arm/hand a rest before the next act.


10:46PM – Andre Braugher and Mark Harmon present the Emmy for Directing in a Miniseries or Movie.

10:47PM – As predicted, Steven Soderbergh wins the Emmy for Directing in a Miniseries or Movie for “Behind the Candelabra”.

10:48PM – Braugher and Harmon also present the Emmy for the Lily Rabe-missing Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.

10:49PM – Ellen Burstyn wins for Supporting Actress in the same category that had a rule named after her – Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for the USA Limited Series, “Political Animals”.

10:49PM – “I would like to thank the Academy for voting for me for being on screen long enough.” - Burstyn

10:50PM – “I would like to thank Greg Berlanti for writing a role for a woman over 65 who still had a lot of juice.” - Burstyn


10:50PM – Commercial Break; Also on tonight are the series finale of “Dexter”, and the Chicago Bears vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football”.

10:55PM – Bryan Cranston and Claire Danes present the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, and Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie.  Up first, is Michael Douglas beatable?

10:56PM – Michael Douglas wins his first Emmy.  He won for his role as Wladziu Valentino Liberace in the HBO film “Behind the Candelabra”, which is Emmy # 10 for the HBO film, which needs one more to tie “Eleanor and Franklin”

10:57PM – “Matt, you are only as good (long laugh) as your other hand.” – Michael Douglas; “You really deserve half of this.  You want the bottom or the top (another long laugh)”?

10:58PM – Danes and Cranston, as mentioned are presenting the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie.  Do I smell another upset, or will HBO pull off an Emmy masterpiece?

10:59PM – “Behind the Candelabra” wins the Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, winning 11 Emmys, tying the 37 year-old record set in 1976 by “Eleanor and Franklin”.  Coincidentally, “Candelabra” also won 11 Bryan Awards this year.

11:00PM – “I don’t do it all.  Everyone else does it all, and I get all the credit.” – Jerry Weintraub, accepting the Emmy for “Behind the Candelabra”

11:01PM – Only two more categories left – Best Comedy and Best Drama.  Will “Modern Family” win for the fourth year, or will a new Comedy Champion emerge?  Who will win the hotly contested Drama race – “Breaking Bad”?  “Downton Abbey”  “Game of Thrones”?  “Homeland”?  “House of Cards”?  “Mad Men”?  Find out after this last commercial break.



11:04PM – Will Ferrell presents the final two awards of the night, with his three son of the stage (dressed in T-shirts and shorts).  First up, Outstanding Comedy Series.

11:05PM – “Unfortunately, Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith were supposed to present this award, but they both dropped out at the last minute, and I was called 45 minutes ago.” – Ferrell

11:05PM – “Modern Family” wins the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth year in a row.  Only this and “Frasier” have won four consecutive Comedy Series Emmys in a row, and only those two, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, “All in the Family”, and “Cheers” have won four or more in this race.

11:06PM – “We have the deepest respect for our co-nominees.” – Steven Levitan

11:06PM – “This must be one of the most saddest Emmys ever.” – Steven Levitan, accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for “Modern Family”

11:07PM – For the second straight year, Steven Levitan gets cut off at the end.

11:08PM – “Breaking Bad” wins the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, just one week before its series finale.

11:09PM – “Holy crap!  I did not see this coming.” – Vince Gilligan, accepting the Drama Series Emmy for “Breaking Bad”

11:10PM – The show started four and a half minutes late, and is going on eleven minutes over, so Neil Patrick Harris will not be singing this song at the end (Yes, you HAVE to click the “Play” icon): http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/61121893040/the-13th-annual-bryan-awards-scorecard-results

11:34PM – Sorry for the long delay.  I was watching the late local news, and a story on a local theatre group’s big milestone.  But, next Monday on “The DJBC Happy Hour”, television’s biggest night.  From the dance numbers, to the individual tributes, from “Behind the Candelabra” winning a co-record 11 Emmys, to the Opening Sketch and Monologue.  The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Emmys.  Who looked like a million bucks on the red carpet, and who looked like the South Florida Bulls against McNeese State?  That, and the Creative Arts and Silver Garbage Awards, on the next “The DJBC Happy Hour”, which will be recorded later this week, and posted online at http://wcrsfm.org as soon as it is produced.  It will also air next Monday, September 30 at 8PM ET on WCRS-FM, at 102.1, which can be heard in New Albany, Easton, Gahanna, Bexley, Worthington, and Reynoldsburg; and 98.3, which can be heard in Marble Cliff, the Hilltop USA, Clintonville, German Village, the King-Lincoln District, and the Short North neighborhoods, among places, and online at http://www.wcrsfm.org.  Good night, everyone!  And thank goodness that this was the first time in 11 years that “The Daily Show” did NOT win for Best Variety Series.




2013 Silver Garbage Award Winners


September 21, 2013

Silver Garbage Awards Swim Along The ‘Lagoon’; ‘Made In Jersey’ Sweeps Drama


It was not a good idea to spend the 2012-13 television season along a lagoon, or as a New Jersey lawyer, as “Blue Lagoon: The Awakening” and “Made In Jersey” dominated the 2013 Silver Garbage Awards winning nine and six prizes, respectively this year.
“Blue Lagoon: The Awakening” was Lifetime’s remake of the 1980 Brooke Shields cult classic “The Blue Lagoon”, won the Silver Garbage Award for Worst Miniseries, Made for Television Movie, or Special.  “Lagoon”, the second-most nominated program with 15 nominations this year, won five of the six Silver Garbage Technical Awards on September 14 at the Silver Garbage Creative Arts Awards.  “Lagoon” also won for Worst Ensemble, Directing, and Supporting Actress (Denise Richards).
“Lagoon” faced stiff competition in the Special Class Categories with “Mockingbird Lane”, Bryan Fuller’s failed NBC pilot remake of the 1960s sitcom “The Munsters”, which out of 14 nominations, won four awards, including Worst Remake or Spin-Off.  Jerry O’Connell and Eddie Izzard won for Worst Lead Actor and Supporting Actor, respectively for their respective roles as Herman and Grandpa Munster.
But the 2013 Silver Garbage Awards were not just made in a Lagoon or on Mockingbird Lane, but in Jersey as well, as CBS’s legal flop “Made in Jersey” won six awards, including Worst Drama and Worst New Show.
“It was the first casualty of the fall season,” said Silver Garbage Awards creator Bryan Curtiss.  “I’ve seen cases like this through my time with this awards.  CBS kept overplaying the promos to death, and the show was pretty bad.”
“Made in Jersey”, which led all programs with 18 nominations, won for Worst Actress  for Janet Montgomery, as well as Worst Supporting Actor for Kyle MacLachlan, Writing, and Directing.
On the Comedy Side, CBS’s failed comedy “Partners” edged out NBC’s “Animal Practice” for the top prize.
“Partners” was a comedy about a straight man and his gay male best friend, which after CBS cancelled it in November, removed the show from the People’s Choice Awards Ballot.
“It seemed that CBS wanted to distance themselves from being associated with the show, because the show wasn’t even funny,” Curtiss said.
“Partners” only other win was for Worst Writing in a Comedy.
“Partners” star David Krumholtz was snubbed in the highly competitive Worst Actor race when the nominations were announced in July.  “Animal Practice” took advantage and won Worst Actor honors for “Weeds” co-star Justin Kirk, plus Supporting Actress honors for the non-human cast member, Crystal the Monkey, Worst Ensemble, and Worst Directing.
Other big winners included Whitney Cummings for Worst Actress in a Comedy for both of her cancelled shows, “I Love You, Mean It, Whitney Cummings” and “Whitney”; Robin Thicke and Cornell “Nelly” Hayes for Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Guest Actor, respectively for BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood”; “The Talk” co-host Sheryl Underwood for Guest Actress in a Drama for her cameo appearance on “The Young and the Restless”; “All My Children” vet Thorsten Kaye won Guest Actor in a Drama for his recurring role on NBC’s “Smash”; R&B star Ashanti won Worst Supporting Actress in a Drama for “Army Wives”; “ER” vet Anthony Edwards won Worst Actor in a Drama for ABC’s midseason futuristic flop “Zero Hour”; Lindsay Lohan won Worst Actress in a Miniseries, Movie, or Special for her role as Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime’s “Liz and Dick”; Miley Cyrus won Worst Guest Actress in a Comedy for her role in “Two and a Half Men”, and could be on her way back for more prizes in 2014, after her performance at MTV’s Video Music Awards last month.
“After the VMA’s, it was pretty clear that this is not the last we’ve seen of Miley at the Silver Garbage Awards,” Curtiss joked.
The Silver Garbage Award winners were announced on the eve of the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which air tomorrow night on CBS, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.  On this podcast, Dracula and Cletus announce the Silver Garbage Award winners.

The Silver Garbage Awards - The Tally

18 Nominations - Made in Jersey (CBS)
15 Nominations - Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
14 Nominations - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
13 Nominations - Animal Practice (NBC)
12 Nominations - Partners (CBS)
11 Nominations - Whitney (NBC)
10 Nominations - Zero Hour (ABC)
8 Nominations - Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
7 Nominations - Do No Harm (NBC), Pastor Brown (Lifetime)
6 Nominations - Jersey Shore Shore Shark Attack (SyFy), The Mob Doctor (Fox), 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
5 Nominations - Anger Management (F/X), Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET), Smash (NBC), Two and a Half Men (CBS)
4 Nominations - Army Wives (Lifetime), Lovestruck the Musical (ABC Family), Up All Night (NBC)
3 Nominations - Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC), Red Widow (ABC), Retired at 35 (TV Land), 3 (CBS), Trust Us With Your Life (ABC)
2 Nominations - Jersey Shore (MTV), Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!), Monday Mornings (TNT), Preacher's Daughters (Lifetime), Single Ladies (BET), Victoria's Secret Special (CBS)
1 Nomination - All other programs that are mentioned on the Nomination List


The 2013 Silver Garbage Awards - The Nominees

Worst Comedy Series:
Animal Practice (NBC)
Partners (CBS)
Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Trust Us With Your Life (ABC)
Up All Night (NBC)
Whitney (NBC)

Worst Actress in a Comedy Series:
Christina Applegate - Up All Night (NBC)
Selma Blair - Anger Management (F/X)
Whitney Cummings - I Love You, Mean It, Whitney Cummings (E!) and Whitney (NBC)
Joanna Garcia - Animal Practice (NBC)
LisaRaye McCoy - Single Ladies (BET)
Denise Vasi - Single Ladies (BET)

Worst Actor in a Comedy Series:
Will Arnett - Up All Night (NBC)
Russell Brand - Brand X with Russell Brand (F/X)
Chris D’Elia - Whitney (NBC)
Justin Kirk - Animal Practice (NBC)
Johnathan McClain - Retired at 35 (TV Land)
Charlie Sheen - Anger Management (F/X)

Worst Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Sophia Bush - Partners (CBS)
Zoe Lister-Jones - Whitney (NBC)
Crystal the Monkey - Animal Practice (NBC)
Maya Rudolph - Up All Night (NBC)
Rhea Seehorn - Whitney (NBC)
Marissa Jaret Winokur - Retired at 35 (TV Land)

Worst Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Brad Garrett - How to Live With Your Parents... (ABC)
Angus T. Jones - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Brandon Routh - Partners (CBS)
Robin Thicke - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Michael Urie - Partners (CBS)
Fred Willard - Trust Us With Your Life (ABC)

Worst Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Miley Cyrus - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Brooke D’Orsay - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Hilary Duff - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Chelsea Handler - Whitney (NBC)
Kerri Kenney-Silver - Anger Management (F/X)
Natasha Leggero - Whitney (NBC)

Worst Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Diedrich Bader - The Exes (TV Land)
John Cleese - Whitney (NBC)
Cornell “Nelly” Hayes - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Terrell Owens - Go On (NBC)
Martin Sheen - Anger Management (F/X)
Fred Willard - Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) and Modern Family (ABC)

Worst Drama Series:
Army Wives (Lifetime)
Do No Harm (NBC)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
The Mob Doctor (Fox)
Red Widow (ABC)
Zero Hour (ABC)

Worst Actress in a Drama Series:
Cote d’Pablo - NCIS (CBS)
Alana de la Garza - Do No Harm (NBC)
Ivana Milicevic - Banshee (Cinemax)
Janet Montgomery - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Jordana Spiro - The Mob Doctor (Fox)
Rachael Taylor - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)

Worst Actor in a Drama Series:
Dave Annable - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
Anthony Edwards - Zero Hour (ABC)
William Forsythe - The Mob Doctor (Fox)
Alfred Molina - Monday Mornings (TNT)
Steven Pasquale - Do No Harm (NBC)
Alex O’Loughlin - Hawaii Five-O (CBS)

Worst Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Ashanti - Army Wives (Lifetime)
Jacinda Barrett - Zero Hour (ABC)
Erin Cummings - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Megalyn Echikunwoke - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Donna Murphy - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Jeri Ryan - Body of Proof (ABC)

Worst Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Jeremy Jordan - Smash (NBC)
Kyle MacLachlan - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Terry O’Quinn - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
Kristopher Polaha - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Felix Solis - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Goran Visjnic - Red Widow (ABC)

Worst Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Kim Delaney - Army Wives (Lifetime)
Jennifer Hudson - Smash (NBC)
Stephanie March - Made in Jersey (CBS)
Bernadette Peters - Smash (NBC)
Brooke Shields - Army Wives (Lifetime)
Sheryl Underwood - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Worst Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Charles S. Dutton - Zero Hour (ABC)
Sean Hayes - Smash (NBC)
Eddie Izzard - Hannibal (NBC)
Thorsten Kaye - Smash (NBC)
Michael Rapaport - The Mob Doctor (Fox)
Pablo Schreiber - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Worst Miniseries, Made for Television Movie, or Special:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Lovestruck the Musical (ABC Family)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (SyFy)
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Special (CBS)

Worst Actor in a Miniseries, Made for Television Movie, or Special:
Grant Bowler - Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Rob Lowe - Prosecuting Casey Anthony (Lifetime)
Jerry O’Connell  - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Brenton Thwaites - Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Isaiah Washington - The Undershepherd (TV One)

Worst Actress in a Miniseries, Made for Television Movie, or Special:
Mischa Barton - Cyberstalker (Lifetime)
Portia DeRossi - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Indiana Evans - Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Lindsay Lohan - Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield - Pastor Brown (Lifetime)

Worst Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, Made for Television Movie, or Special:
Keith David - Pastor Brown (Lifetime)
Joey Fatone - Jersey Shore Shark Attack (SyFy)
Ernie Hudson - Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (Lifetime) & Pastor Brown (Lifetime)
Eddie Izzard - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Cheyenne Jackson - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)

Worst Supporting Actress in a Miniseries, Made for Television Movie, or Special:
Beth Grant - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Camryn Manheim - The Makeover (ABC)
Nicole Ari Parker - Pastor Brown (Lifetime)
Denise Richards - Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Charity Wakefield - Mockingbird Lane (NBC)

Worst Reality Show:
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC)
Jersey Shore (MTV)
The Job (CBS)
Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!)
Preacher’s Daughters (Lifetime)
3 (CBS)

Worst Remake or Spin-Off:
Animal Practice (NBC) - Remake of “Scrubs”, “House Calls”, and “Me and the Chimp”
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime) - Remake of the 1980 film “The Blue Lagoon”
Do No Harm (NBC) - Remake of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Mockingbird Lane (NBC) - Remake of “The Munsters”
Partners (CBS) - Remake of “He & She”, “The Odd Couple”, “Will & Grace”, and the 1995 sitcom “Partners”
Trust Us With Your Life (ABC) - Remake of “This is Your Life” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

Worst Writing in a Comedy Series:
Animal Practice (NBC)
Partners (CBS)
Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Whitney (NBC)

Worst Directing in a Comedy Series:
Anger Management (F/X)
Animal Practice (NBC)
Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime)
Partners (CBS)
Whitney (NBC)

Worst Writing in a Drama Series:
Banshee (Cinemax)
CSI: New York (CBS)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
Zero Hour (ABC)

Worst Directing in a Drama Series:
Do No Harm (NBC)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
The Mob Doctor (Fox)
666 Park Avenue (ABC)
Zero Hour (ABC)

Worst Special Class Writing:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Lovestruck the Musical (ABC Family)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Pastor Brown (Lifetime)

Worst Special Class Directing:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Pastor Brown (Lifetime)
The Victoria’s Secret Special (CBS)

Worst Ensemble, Comedy Series:
Animal Practice (NBC)
Partners (CBS)
Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Retired at 35 (TV Land)
Whitney (NBC)

Worst Ensemble, Drama Series:
Do No Harm (NBC)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
The Mob Doctor (Fox)
Monday Mornings (TNT)
Zero Hour (ABC)

Worst Ensemble, Reality Program (TIE):
The Bachelorette (ABC)
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC)
Jersey Shore (MTV)
Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!)
3 (CBS)

Worst Ensemble, Miniseries or Movie:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (SyFy)
Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Lovestruck the Musical (ABC Family)
Pastor Brown (Lifetime)

Worst New Series (TIE):
Animal Practice (NBC)
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC)
The Job (CBS)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
Partners (CBS)
3 (CBS)

Worst On-Screen Pairing:
Animal Practice - Justin Kirk and Crystal the Monkey (NBC)
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening - Indiana Evans and Brenton Thwaites (Lifetime)
Guys With Kids - Any couple (NBC)
Liz & Dick - Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler (Lifetime)
Lovestruck the Musical - Jane Seymour and Tom Wopat (ABC Family)
Partners - David Krumholtz and either Michael Urie or Sophia Bush (CBS)


Technical Prizes

Worst Editing:
Animal Practice (NBC)
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Partners (CBS)

Worst Cinematography:
Animal Practice (NBC)
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (SyFy)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
666 Park Avenue (ABC)

Worst Costumes:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (SyFy)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Zero Hour (ABC)

Worst Hairstyling & Makeup:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (SyFy)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
666 Park Avenue (ABC)

Worst Art Direction:
Animal Practice (NBC)
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Partners (CBS)
Red Widow (ABC)
Zero Hour (ABC)

Worst Achievement in Sound:
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime)
Do No Harm (NBC)
Made in Jersey (CBS)
Mockingbird Lane (NBC)
Zero Hour (ABC)


Wednesday, July 31, 2013

2013 Bryan Award Mock Submissions - Daytime

2013 Bryan Award Mock Submissions - Daytime Television

One of the processes that takes place during the Emmy Awards voting process is that of the episode submissions. For Comedy and Drama Series, each nominated show submits six episodes, on three DVD’s (two episodes on a DVD, or a double episode). Each nominated series actor submits one episode for consideration as part of the nomination process and the voting process (the guest actors episodes are practically known once they submit, because the episode description is listed on the nomination ballot).

The Bryan Awards also have races for Daytime Soaps, and there are some differences with the Daytime and Primetime Emmys. Like the Primetime Emmys, each Daytime actor submits one episode. The Writing and Directing teams for each soap submit one episode as well. This year, all five eligible soaps for this year’s Daytime Emmys submitted two episodes in the Drama Series race.

For the Bryan Awards, one episode was picked for Directing and in the performance categories, two episodes were picked for Writing, and six for the Daytime Drama Series category.
Now, if the Bryan Awards did this, here is how the Bryan Awards would pick episodes, if there was the same process as the Primetime Emmys.


DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:

The Bold and the Beautiful:
Pairing A: June 22 & 25, 2012 (Hope & Liam’s Italian Wedding)
Pairing B: November 21 & 26, 2012 (Stephanie Forrester Dies)
Pairing C: November 12 & 13, 2012 (Stephanie’s Goodbye Party)

Days of Our Lives:
Pairing A: July 27, 2012 & August 13, 2012 (The DAYS-aster Olympic Cliffhanger)
Pairing B: November 12, 2012 (Jennifer visits Nicole in the hospital; Marlena walks in on John and Kristen; Chad confronts Nick and Gabi) and May 21, 2013 (Jensen shoots Will; Gabi goes into labor on Smith Island)
Pairing C: August 14 & 15, 2013 (The DAYS-aster)

General Hospital:
Pairing A: June 1, 2012 (The Baby Switch) and November 21, 2012 (Edward Quartermaine dies)
Pairing B: September 11 & 12, 2012
Pairing C: April 2, 2013 (50th Anniversary) and April 9, 2013 (Nurse’s Ball Finale)

The Young and the Restless:
Pairing A: June 29 & July 2, 2012 (Paul kills Ricky)
Pairing B: September 26 & 27, 2012 (Victor shows up at Sharon & Tucker’s Wedding)
Pairing C: Date? (Jack detoxes) and March 20, 2013 (Victor & Nikki’s Wedding Reception)


WRITING:

The Bold and the Beautiful: November 21 & 26, 2012 (Stephanie Forrester Dies)
Days of Our Lives: November 12, 2012 (Jennifer visits Nicole in the hospital; Marlena walks in on John and Kristen; Chad confronts Nick and Gabi) and March 4, 2013 (Nick forces Will to sign away his parental rights)
General Hospital: September 12, 2012 (TBA) and April 2, 2013 (50th Anniversary)
The Young and the Restless: September 26 & 27, 2012 (Victor shows up at Sharon & Tucker’s Wedding)

DIRECTING:
- B&B, DAYS, and Y&R episodes have been chosen

LEAD ACTOR:
- Bergman, Davidson, Geary, and Howarth episodes have been chosen

LEAD ACTRESS:

Jeanne Cooper (The Young and the Restless) – May 3, 2013 (Katherine/Cooper’s final episode)
Susan Flannery (The Bold and the Beautiful) – November 26, 2012 (Stephanie dies in Brooke’s arms)
Katherine Kelly Lang (The Bold and the Beautiful) – November 26, 2012 (Stephanie dies in Brooke’s arms)
Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless) – (Phyllis forces Jack into detox)  (NOTE: Same episode as Peter Bergman)
Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful) – October 2012 (Katie says goodbye to Bill and Brooke, in a post-partum depression)
Laura Wright (General Hospital) – November 2012 (Carly is upset at Sonny over Jason’s death)

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Christian, Clifton, and Porte episodes have been chosen; Anderson and Miller episodes tentatively

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Francis, Mattson, and Zucker episodes have been chosen

YOUNGER ACTOR:
- Massey, Deshler, Polo, Duell, and Ehrich episode have been chosen

YOUNGER ACTRESS:
- Matula's episode has been chosen

GUEST ACTOR:
- Kanan, Kelker-Kelly, Simmons, and Wagner's episodes have been chosen

GUEST ACTRESS:
- Franklin, Herring, Hershey Presley, Towers, and Vieira's episodes have been chosen

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

2013 Mock Bryan Award Submissions - The Drama Races



2013 Bryan Award Mock Submissions



One of the processes that takes place during the Emmy Awards voting process is that of the episode submissions. For Comedy and Drama Series, each nominated show submits six episodes, on three DVD’s (two episodes on a DVD, or a double episode). Each nominated series actor submits one episode for consideration as part of the nomination process and the voting process (the guest actors episodes are practically known once they submit, because the episode description is listed on the nomination ballot).



The Bryan Awards also have races for Daytime Soaps, and there are some differences with the Daytime and Primetime Emmys. Like the Primetime Emmys, each Daytime actor submits one episode. The Writing and Directing teams for each soap submit one episode as well. This year, all five eligible soaps for this year’s Daytime Emmys submitted two episodes in the Drama Series race.

Now, if the Bryan Awards did this, here is how the Bryan Awards would pick episodes for the Drama races, if there was the same process as the Primetime Emmys.


DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans:
Pairing A: “Pilot” and “Covert War”
Pairing B: “The Oath” and “The Colonel”
Pairing C: “Trust Me” and “Safe House”

Breaking Bad:
Pairing A: “Live Free or Die” and “Madrigal”
Pairing B: “Fifty-One” and “Buyout”
Pairing C: “Say My Name” and “Gliding Over All”

Downton Abbey:
Pairing A: Episode 3.01 (Double Episode)
Pairing B: Episodes 3.04 & 3.05
Pairing C: Episode 3.06 (Double Episode)

Game of Thrones:
Pairing A: “And Now His Watch Has Ended” and “Kissed By Fire”
Pairing B: “The Bears of the Maiden Fair” and “Second Sons”
Pairing C: “The Rains of Castamere” and “Mhysa”

Homeland:
Pairing A: “Beirut Is Back” and “State of Independence”
Pairing B: “Q&A” and “I’ll Fly Away”
Pairing C: “In Memoriam” and “The Choice”

Mad Men:
Pairing A: “The Doorway” (double episode)
Pairing B: “The Better Half” and “A Tale of Two Cities”
Pairing C: “For Immediate Release” and “In Care Of”

The Newsroom:
Pairing A: “We Just Decided To” and “News Night 2.0”
Pairing B: “The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn” and “The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate”
Pairing C: “5/1” and “The Greater Fool”


LEAD ACTOR:
Kevin Bacon (The Following) – “The Final Chapter”
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) – “Live Free or Die”
Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) – “We Just Decided To”
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) – “In Care Of”
Damian Lewis (Homeland) – “Q&A”
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) – “Chapter 1”

LEAD ACTRESS:
Claire Danes (Homeland) – “Q&A”
Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) – “Episode 3.01” (double episode)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) – “Death of a Client”
Keri Russell (The Americans) – “Pilot”
Kerry Washington (Scandal) – “Happy Birthday, Mr. President”
Robin Wright (House of Cards) – “Chapter 10”


SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad) – “Say My Name”
Jim Carter (Downton Abbey) – “Episode 3.06” (double episode)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) – “Second Sons”
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) – “Buyout”
Corey Stoll (House of Cards) – “Chapter 11”
Sam Waterston (The Newsroom) – “The Greater Fool”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Morena Baccarin (Homeland) – “State of Independence”
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) – “The Wheels of Justice”
Lauren Graham (Parenthood) – “Trouble in Candyland”
Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) – “Fifty-One”
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) – “For Immediate Release”
Monica Potter (Parenthood) – “There’s Something I Need to Tell You…”
Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) – “Episode 3.01” (double episode)


YOUNGER ACTOR:
Miles Heizer (Parenthood) – “Small Victories”
Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel) – “The Man in Number 9”
Graham Patrick Martin (The Closer) – “Hostile Witness” and (Major Crimes) – “Dismissed With Prejudice”
Cameron Monaghan (Shameless) – “Order Room Service”
Dev Patel (The Newsroom) – “I’ll Try to Fix You”
Jeremy Allen White (Shameless) – “Frank the Plumber”

YOUNGER ACTRESS:
Clare Bowen (Nashville) – “I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)”
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) – “And Now His Watch Has Ended”
Holliday Grainger (The Borgias) – “Siblings”
Emma Greenwell (Shameless) – “Frank the Plumber”
Hayden Panettiere (Nashville) – “A Picture from Life’s Other Side”
Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) – “Favors”
Mae Whitman (Parenthood) – “What To My Wondering Eyes”


GUEST ACTOR:
Christian Clemenson (Shameless) – “Where There’s a Will”
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife) – “Boom De Yah Da”
John Noble (The Good Wife) – “Death of a Client”
Mike O’Malley (Justified) – “Decoy”
Matthew Perry (The Good Wife) – “Death of a Client”
Ray Romano (Parenthood) – “Trouble in Candyland”
GUEST ACTRESS:
Linda Cardellini (Mad Men) – “Man With a Plan”
Stockard Channing (The Good Wife) – “Death of a Client”
Jane Fonda (The Newsroom) – “The 112th Congress”
Shirley MacLaine (Downton Abbey) – “Episode 3.01”
Martha Plimpton (The Good Wife) – “What’s In The Box?”
Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) – “And Now His Watch Has Ended”

Monday, July 29, 2013

2013 Mock Bryan Award Submissions - Variety & First-Year Races


2013 Bryan Award Mock Submissions




One of the processes that takes place during the Emmy Awards voting process is that of the episode submissions. For Comedy and Drama Series, each nominated show submits six episodes, on three DVD’s (two episodes on a DVD, or a double episode). Each nominated series actor submits one episode for consideration as part of the nomination process and the voting process (the guest actors episodes are practically known once they submit, because the episode description is listed on the nomination ballot).



The Bryan Awards also have races for Daytime Soaps, and there are some differences with the Daytime and Primetime Emmys. Like the Primetime Emmys, each Daytime actor submits one episode. The Writing and Directing teams for each soap submit one episode as well. This year, all five eligible soaps for this year’s Daytime Emmys submitted two episodes in the Drama Series race.

Now, if the Bryan Awards did this, here is how the Bryan Awards would pick episodes, if there was the same process as the Primetime Emmys.

NOTE: For the New Series category, for this simulation, the nine New Series nominees would be judged on two (2) episodes.


FIRST-YEAR/(Select) VARIETY CATEGORIES:

NEW SERIES:
The Americans: “Pilot” and “Covert War”
Elementary: “Pilot” and “The Deductionist”
The Following: “Pilot” and “The Final Chapter”
Inside Amy Schumer: “Bad Decisions” and “A Porn Star Is Born”
Legit: “Pilot” and “Cuckoo’s Nest”
The Mindy Project: “Pilot” and “The One That Got Away”
Mystery Diners: “Catering on the Side” and “Catch of the Day”
Nashville: “Pilot” and “I’ll Never Leave This World Alive”
The Newsroom: “We Just Decided To” and “5/1”

VARIETY/LATE NIGHT SERIES:
The Colbert Report: “Episode 8131”
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: “Episode 17153” (With Pink)
Inside Amy Schumer: “A Porn Star Is Born”
Jimmy Kimmel Live: “Show 13-1810” (With Matt Damon)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: “Episode 777” (With Justin Timberlake and Hayden Panettiere)
Saturday Night Live: “Justin Timberlake/Justin Timberlake”

VARIETY WRITING (Series Nominees Only):
The Colbert Report – “Episode 8131”
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – “Episode 17153”
Inside Amy Schumer – “A Porn Star Is Born”
Portlandia – “Alexandra”
Saturday Night Live – “Martin Short/Sir Paul McCartney”


LEAD ACTOR – NEW SERIES:
Kevin Bacon (The Following) – “The Final Chapter”
Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) – “We Just Decided To”
Jim Jefferies (Legit) – “Pilot”
Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary) – “Pilot”
Matthew Rhys (The Americans) – “Safe House”
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) – “Chapter 1”

LEAD ACTRESS – NEW SERIES:
Connie Britton (Nashville) – “Pilot”
Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel) – “First You Dream, Then You Die”
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project) – “Pilot”
Lucy Liu (Elementary) – “Pilot”
Keri Russell (The Americans) – “Pilot”
Robin Wright (House of Cards) – “Chapter 10”


SUPPORTING ACTOR – NEW SERIES:
Eric Close (Nashville) – “There Will Be No Teardrops Tonight”
Charles Esten (Nashville) – “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”
Larry Hagman (Dallas) – “Sins of the Father”
D.J. Qualls (Legit) – “Fatherhood”
Corey Stoll (House of Cards) – “Chapter 11”
Sam Waterston (The Newsroom) – “The Greater Fool”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS – NEW SERIES:
Ellen Barkin (The New Normal) – “Obama Mama”
Linda Gray (Dallas) – “J.R.’s Masterpiece”
Kate Mara (House of Cards) – “Chapter 9”
Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) – “News Night 2.0”
Hayden Panettiere (Nashville) – “A Picture from Life’s Other Side”
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) – “A Porn Star Is Born”
Natalie Zea (The Following) – “The Fall”

GUEST ACTOR – NEW SERIES:
Matthew Bomer (The New Normal) – “The Goldie Rush”
Jere Burns (Bates Motel) – “A Boy and His Dog”
John Ratzenberger (Legit) – “Hoarders”
Seth Rogen (The Mindy Project) – “The One That Got Away”
Martin Sheen (Anger Management) – “Charlie’s Dad Visits”
Richard Thomas (The Americans) – “Only You”

GUEST ACTRESS – NEW SERIES:
Jane Fonda (The Newsroom) – “The 112th Congress”
Lauren Graham (Go On) – “Dinner Takes All”
Sylvia Jefferies (Nashville) – “A Picture from Life’s Other Side”
Margo Martindale (The Americans) – “The Colonel”
Mindy Sterling (Legit) – “Hoarders”
Allison Williams (The Mindy Project) – “Hooking Up Is Hard”

The winners in all these categories posted here, except for Variety Series, Variety Writing, and New Series, will be announced on Friday August 9.  The winners in the three aforementioned categories will be handed out during the 13th Annual Bryan Awards Ceremony, which commences on August 19 on WCRS-FM in Columbus, Ohio.

2013 Bryan Awards - Mock Comedy Submissions

2013 Bryan Award Mock Submissions - Comedy

One of the processes that takes place during the Emmy Awards voting process is that of the episode submissions. For Comedy and Drama Series, each nominated show submits six episodes, on three DVD’s (two episodes on a DVD, or a double episode). Each nominated series actor submits one episode for consideration as part of the nomination process and the voting process (the guest actors episodes are practically known once they submit, because the episode description is listed on the nomination ballot).

The Bryan Awards also have races for Daytime Soaps, and there are some differences with the Daytime and Primetime Emmys. Like the Primetime Emmys, each Daytime actor submits one episode. The Writing and Directing teams for each soap submit one episode as well. This year, all five eligible soaps for this year’s Daytime Emmys submitted two episodes in the Drama Series race.

Now, if the Bryan Awards did this, here is how the Bryan Awards would pick episodes for the Comedy Series and Comedy Acting Categories, if there was the same process as the Primetime Emmys.


COMEDY SERIES:
The Big Bang Theory:
Pairing A: “The Habitation Configuration” and “The Proton Resurgence”
Pairing B: “The Bakersfield Expediation” and “The Closet Reconfiguration”
Pairing C: “The Love Spell Potential” and “The Spoiler Alert Segmentation”
Girls:
Pairing A: “Bad Friend” and “On All Fours”
Pairing B: “It’s About Time” and “I Get Ideas”
Pairing C: “One Man’s Trash” and “Together”
Louie:
Pairing A: “Late Show” (Parts 1 & 2)
Pairing B: “Late Show” (Part 3) and “New Year’s Eve”
Pairing C: “Daddy’s Girlfriend” (Parts 1 & 2)

Modern Family:
Pairing A: “Party Crasher” and “Fulgencio”
Pairing B: “Mistery Date” and “Goodnight, Gracie”
Pairing C: “Schooled” and “Arrested”

New Girl:
Pairing A: “Menzies” and “Virgins”
Pairing B: “Parents” and “Chicago”
Pairing C: “Bachelorette Party” and “The Wedding”

Parks and Recreation:
Pairing A: “Emergency Response” and “Leslie and Ben”
Pairing B: “Ms. Knope Goes To Washington” and “Are You Better Off?”
Pairing C: “Article Two” and “Jerry’s Retirement”

LEAD ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) – “A Goon’s Deed in a Weary World”
Louis C.K. (Louie) – “New Year’s Eve”
Don Cheadle (House of Lies) – “Hostile Takeover”
David Duchovny (Californication) – “Dead Rock Stars”
Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory) – “The Spoiler Alert Segmentation”
Jake Johnson (New Girl) – “First Date”
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) – “The Proton Resurgence”

LEAD ACTRESS:
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) – “Virgins”
Lena Dunham (Girls) – “Bad Friend”
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) – “Walk of Shame”
Tina Fey (30 Rock) – “Hogcock/Last Lunch”
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project) – “Pilot”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) – “Running”
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) – “Emergency Response/Leslie and Ben”


SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Ty Burrell (Modern Family) – “Mistery Date”
Max Greenfield (New Girl) – “Menzies”
Ed O’Neill (Modern Family) – “Bringing Up Baby”
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) – “Ron and Diane”
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) – “A Slight at the Opera”
Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) – “Double Crossers”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory) – “The Fish Guts Displacement”
Julie Bowen (Modern Family) – “My Hero”
Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) – “Ann’s Decision”
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) – “Party Crasher”
Jessica Walter (Arrested Development) – “Queen B”
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland) – “The Anger Games”


YOUNGER ACTOR:
Michael Cera (Arrested Development) – “It Gets Better”
Darren Criss (Glee) – “The Break Up”
Alexander Gould (Weeds) – “It’s Time” (double episode)
Nolan Gould (Modern Family) – “Fulgencio”
Blake Jenner (Glee) – “Shooting Star”
Hunter Parrish (Weeds) – “God Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise”
YOUNGER ACTRESS:
Melissa Benoist (Glee) – “Glease”
Ruby Jerins (Nurse Jackie) – “Lost Girls”
Jane Levy (Suburgatory) – “Apocalypse Meow/Stray Dogs”
Heather Morris (Glee) – “Britney 2.0”
Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) – “SeƱoritis”
Allison Williams (Girls) – “Bad Friend”

GUEST ACTOR:
Matthew Broderick (Modern Family) – “Mistery Date”
Louis C.K. (Saturday Night Live) – “Louis C.K./Musical Guest”
David Lynch (Louie) – “Late Show (Part 3)”
Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory) – “The Proton Resurgence”
Rob Reiner (New Girl) – “Parents”
Justin Timberlake (Saturday Night Live) – “Justin Timberlake”
GUEST ACTRESS:
Shiri Appleby (Girls) – “On All Fours”
Bess Armstrong (House of Lies) – “Stochasticity”
Maggie Grace (Californication) – “Blind Faith”
Elaine Stritch (30 Rock) – “My Name is Thunder”
Mae Whitman (Arrested Development) – “Colony Collapse”
Kristen Wiig (Arrested Development) – “Flight of the Phoenix” & (Saturday Night Live) – “Kristen Wiig/Vampire Weekend”

Friday, July 19, 2013

'Made In Jersey' Leads Silver Garbage Nominations

Verdict: ‘Made in Jersey’ Rules With 18 Nominations





July 19, 2013


The verdict is in, and “Made in Jersey” is charged with 18 Silver Garbage Award Nominations, including Worst New Series and Worst Drama Series, when the Silver Garbage Award nominations were announced via podcast on Wednesday afternoon.

The failed CBS drama about a tough New Jersey lawyer was the first casualty of the Fall 2012 season.

“CBS over-played the promos for ‘Jersey’ last summer,” said Silver Garbage Awards creator Bryan Curtiss. “The promos were over the top and annoying, and the premise was really bad.” CBS pulled the show after two episodes in October.

On the Comedy side, it’s a three-show race between “Animal Practice”, “Partners”, and “Whitney” with 13, 12, and 11 nominations respectively. “Animal Practice” was a failed NBC comedy about a veterinary practice, which garnered a nomination for it’s non-human cast member, Crystal the Monkey in the Worst Supporting Actress category. The second (and final) season of “Whitney” was worse than the first, which garnered nine nominations last year at the Silver Garbage Awards.

“‘Partners’ was so hated by the critics and people alike, that when it was cancelled, CBS removed the show from the People’s Choice Ballot. You don’t get anymore critical than that,” Curtiss added about “Partners”, a comedy about a straight man and his gay best friend that was panned by critics and cancelled during November sweeps.

In other races, the Reality race is a competitive fight between TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and the final season of MTV’s “Jersey Shore”, while in the Specials Categories, “Mockingbird Lane”, a failed reboot of the 1960s sitcom “The Munsters” is in a tight race with Lifetime’s remake of the 1980 Brooke Shields film “Blue Lagoon”, “The Blue Lagoon: The Awakening.”

The Creative Arts Silver Garbage Awards will be held on September 13, the eve of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and the 2013 Silver Garbage Award winners will be announced on September 21, the eve of the broadcast of the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS.

For more on The Silver Garbage Awards, go to http://thebryanawards.bravehost.com  and http://bryansilvergarbageawards.blogspot.com. The Silver Garbage Awards are on Facebook under the name “One Man and His Awesome Awards”.

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Worst Comedy Series:

Animal Practice (NBC)

Partners (CBS)

Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)

Trust Us With Your Life (ABC)

Up All Night (NBC)

Whitney (NBC)



Worst Actress in a Comedy Series:

Christina Applegate - Up All Night (NBC)

Selma Blair - Anger Management (F/X)

Whitney Cummings - I Love You, Mean It, Whitney Cummings (E!) and Whitney (NBC)

Joanna Garcia - Animal Practice (NBC)

LisaRaye McCoy - Single Ladies (BET)

Denise Vasi - Single Ladies (BET)



Worst Actor in a Comedy Series:

Will Arnett - Up All Night (NBC)

Russell Brand - Brand X with Russell Brand (F/X)

Chris D’Elia - Whitney (NBC)

Justin Kirk - Animal Practice (NBC)

Johnathan McClain - Retired at 35 (TV Land)

Charlie Sheen - Anger Management (F/X)



Worst Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

Sophia Bush - Partners (CBS)

Zoe Lister-Jones - Whitney (NBC)

Crystal the Monkey - Animal Practice (NBC)

Maya Rudolph - Up All Night (NBC)

Rhea Seehorn - Whitney (NBC)

Marissa Jaret Winokur - Retired at 35 (TV Land)



Worst Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

Brad Garrett - How to Live With Your Parents... (ABC)

Angus T. Jones - Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Brandon Routh - Partners (CBS)

Robin Thicke - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)

Michael Urie - Partners (CBS)

Fred Willard - Trust Us With Your Life (ABC)



Worst Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:

Miley Cyrus - Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Brooke D’Orsay - Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Hilary Duff - Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Chelsea Handler - Whitney (NBC)

Kerri Kenney-Silver - Anger Management (F/X)

Natasha Leggero - Whitney (NBC)



Worst Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:

Diedrich Bader - The Exes (TV Land)

John Cleese - Whitney (NBC)

Cornell “Nelly” Hayes - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)

Terrell Owens - Go On (NBC)

Martin Sheen - Anger Management (F/X)

Fred Willard - Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) and Modern Family (ABC)





Worst Drama Series:

Army Wives (Lifetime)

Do No Harm (NBC)

Made in Jersey (CBS)

The Mob Doctor (Fox)

Red Widow (ABC)

Zero Hour (ABC)



Worst Actress in a Drama Series:

Cote d’Pablo - NCIS (CBS)

Alana de la Garza - Do No Harm (NBC)

Ivana Milicevic - Banshee (Cinemax)

Janet Montgomery - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Jordana Spiro - The Mob Doctor (Fox)

Rachael Taylor - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)



Worst Actor in a Drama Series:

Dave Annable - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)

Anthony Edwards - Zero Hour (ABC)

William Forsythe - The Mob Doctor (Fox)

Alfred Molina - Monday Mornings (TNT)

Steven Pasquale - Do No Harm (NBC)

Alex O’Loughlin - Hawaii Five-O (CBS)



Worst Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Ashanti - Army Wives (Lifetime)

Jacinda Barrett - Zero Hour (ABC)

Erin Cummings - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Megalyn Echikunwoke - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Donna Murphy - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Jeri Ryan - Body of Proof (ABC)


Worst Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:


Jeremy Jordan - Smash (NBC)

Kyle MacLachlan - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Terry O’Quinn - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)

Kristopher Polaha - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Felix Solis - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Goran Visjnic - Red Widow (ABC)



Worst Guest Actress in a Drama Series:

Kim Delaney - Army Wives (Lifetime)

Jennifer Hudson - Smash (NBC)

Stephanie March - Made in Jersey (CBS)

Bernadette Peters - Smash (NBC)

Brooke Shields - Army Wives (Lifetime)

Sheryl Underwood - The Young and the Restless (CBS)



Worst Guest Actor in a Drama Series:

Charles S. Dutton - Zero Hour (ABC)

Sean Hayes - Smash (NBC)

Eddie Izzard - Hannibal (NBC)

Thorsten Kaye - Smash (NBC)

Michael Rapaport - The Mob Doctor (Fox)

Pablo Schreiber - Made in Jersey (CBS)


Worst Reality Show:


Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC)

Jersey Shore (MTV)

The Job (CBS)

Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!)

Preacher’s Daughters (Lifetime)

3 (CBS)



Worst Remake or Spin-Off:

Animal Practice (NBC) - Remake of “Scrubs”, “House Calls”, and “Me and the Chimp”

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (Lifetime) - Remake of the 1980 film “The Blue Lagoon”

Do No Harm (NBC) - Remake of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

Mockingbird Lane (NBC) - Remake of “The Munsters”

Partners (CBS) - Remake of “He & She”, “The Odd Couple”, “Will & Grace”, and the 1995 sitcom “Partners”

Trust Us With Your Life (ABC) - Remake of “This is Your Life” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”