Well, that was a fiasco. Both the ceremony and my predictions were terrible. I only got 6 out of 22 categories correct. Even "sure thing" Bryan Cranston lost to Brit Damian Lewis, which means Jon Hamm didn't even come in second place. And the Academy seems to have it in for all things Greg Daniels, so it looks like Amy Poehler will suffer the same fate as 7 time loser Steve Carell. As Parks and Recreation heads into its final season, she has one last chance to turn Leslie Knope into a winner, but I'm not placing any bets on it. Unless she changes her name to Betty White or Jon Stewart, that is.
The biggest loser of the night, however, was Jimmy Kimmel. This was his big chance to prove himself in front of his largest audience yet, but his bits fell terribly flat. Actually, that's putting it mildly. He flat-out bombed. He got off to a rocky start with a few sound glitches that made it difficult to hear what he was saying, but sadly things got even worse when they fixed the problem (45 minutes into the show) and we could actually hear him. Dare I say this could go down in history as the worst awards show in history. Which is saying something, considering the lackluster year "in the round" and whatever that was when Jeff Probst and company was involved. Not to mention the Emmytones last year. But give me anything, even a warbling cast of background actors from The Office, instead of what we got tonight.
The only nice surprise was Tom Bergeron taking the prize for Best Reality Show Host. I was pleased that he was finally rewarded for his class, poise, and charm...all happening LIVE in front of an audience of millions. Take notes, Ryan Seacrest.
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