But that druggie Cory whats-his-name from that gay show gets a full blown tribute.
Tough decision: Do you do a special segment on the reformed alcoholic who destroyed his liver and got a liver transplant that extended his life by about 15 years, or do you go with the non-reformed heroine addict who OD'd and left a pretty corpse?
I would have worked with “Jeannie” for nothing.
Without getting into the drug issues surrounding Montieth’s death, he should not be honored. He was a forgettable part of an ensemble cast. His singing was sub-par and the acting was not much better.
On the other hand, Hagman was simply amazing, regardless of his role.
Wanna bet that Ken Ehrlich, the guy who made this decision, is a little light in the loafers?
TV is a wasteland surrounded by a sea of filth. Why are we even wasting our time talking about it?
I didn’t particularly like Dallas, but you have to give it it’s due: it changed the rules for drama in the 80s, and Hagman was a big part of the reason.
A hear a dead junkie will be getting it.
There were a few dozen who didn’t get their own individual “in memoriam”s. They still put up his photo when they listed all the rest, which included some other big, but for the most part, very old, names. He just wasn’t one of the five they chose to do an in-depth memorial.
And I find a lot of the comments about Cory Monteith to be in very poor taste. He was young, talented, and had a problem. I’m not a fan of “Glee,” but this wasn’t some morally bankrupt criminal. As far as I know, his only crimes were against himself.
Larry Hagman had his own problems, too. Who knows if Cory Monteith might have cleaned up eventually if he hadn’t passed away? I looked at his Twitter right after they announced his death and they all seemed perfectly normal; it didn’t seem like he was on some bender. And there were posts from less than 24 hours before. His heart just gave out with what I imagine was very light use, for an addict.
As for him being chosen over Larry Hagman, the core demo that I imagine watch the Emmys probably wouldn’t know who he is, for the most part. There’s no way they could left Mr. Monteith out. And I thought what Jane Lynch said was perfect, actually.
I didn’t even know those were on last night.
Guess who won best actor in a drama? Jeff Daniels for playing a liberal news anchor in some HBO show that world barely knows exists. I wouldn’t if I didn’t see in a list of shows once and wondered what it was. Just like with the 2 they gave to James Spader for the atrocious “Boston Legal”, Daniels gets rewarded for making liberal speeches to the camera.