You could tell from the moment the five reality TV hosts took the stage it was going to be bad.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sunday night’s Emmy presentation was the lowest rated EVER in its history.
No surprise. It was painful to watch!!!
We wanted to change the channel 10 minutes into the show.
12.2 million viewers tuned in last night, which was 18% lower than last year’s crappy total.
THR also pointed out that the ceremony ‘was largely derided by critics, who found the presentation’s pacing off kilter and focus on unscripted shows awkward and unfunny.’
Here’s a little taste of what the critics had to say:
USA Today: “It was hideously awful from start to harried finish, dragged down by five amateurish reality anchors who would have been unwelcome as guests, let alone hosts.”
MSNBC: “The Emmy telecast offers quality that’s dismally lower than nearly anything else on television. “American Idol” and “Dancing with the Stars” deserve plenty of criticism, but even their worst episodes ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ typically their results shows, as they lack content and waste time ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ are more engaging and entertaining than the Emmys … The Emmys need to dump their producers and directors, hiring a team who knows how to produce popular television.”
AP: “Are the TV writers still on strike?”
Zap2It: “The entire gambit of letting the Emmy nominated hosts handle the show proved a dud on nearly every level. None of them were funny and because there were so many of them and each of their egos had to be stroked, the bloat kicked in almost instantly.”
Fresno Bee: “You could take all the elephants in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, feed them rancid chili and rotten boiled eggs for a month, and they could not create a bigger stinker … The night was supposed to be a tribute to 60 years of television. It ended up being a reminder that people grow old.”
Ouch!
Should the Academy just do away with the Emmy telecast? No.
Is there any possible way to make it better? Any suggestions???
Bring back Ellen as host!
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