Seriously? OMG! WTF?

LEX 18 News ended an evening recap of yesterday’s coverage of the Comair Flight 5191 crash for the live broadcast of the prime-time Emmy Awards. The annual TV awards show opened with shots of host Conan O’Brien bouncing inside a plane before it crashed on an island in a spoof of ABC’s hit show Lost.WLEX’s president and general manager, Tim Gilbert, who was home watching the telecast with his family, was “stunned” by the intro; if station managers had known about the intro before the broadcast, Lexington viewers wouldn’t have seen it, he said.“It was a live telecast — we were completely helpless,” Gilbert said of the Emmys. “By the time we began to react, it was over. At the station, we were as horrified as they were at home.”Gilbert said he’ll complain to NBC, but he said an apology won’t make up for insensitivity.“They could have killed the opening and it wouldn’t have hurt the show at all,” Gilbert said. “We wish somebody had thought this through. It’s somewhere between ignorance and incompetence.”

Lexington Herald 

I do not think it was in bad taste because they were doing a parody on Lost. My sympathies goes out to families who lost people in today’s crash, but this skit was not insensetive.

Emmy voters feted Fox’s "24" and NBC’s "The Office" as the best drama and comedy series on televison, respectively.Kiefer Sutherland ("24")and Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC) won tonight’s dramatic lead acting kudos, with Tony Shalhoub (USA’s "Monk") and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("The New Adventures Of Old Christine," CBS) winning for comedic thesping.HBO slides ahead of the pack with nine wins, including three for made for television movie "The Girl In The Café." Telepic won best made for television movie, writing for a miniseries and thesp Kelly Macdonald won for supporting actress in a miniseries or movie.Miniseries kudos went to HBO’s "Elizabeth I," which also saw actress Helen Mirren, supporting actor Jeremy Irons and helmer Tom Hooper win in their erspective categories.Pay cabler also scored with "Entourage’s" Jeremy Piven for supporting actor. Terence Winter won drama writing for his "Sopranos" episode ‘Members Only.’Tony Shalhoub was voted comedy actor for his role in USA’s "Monk," and Andre Braugher won as actor in a miniseries or movie for FX’s "Thief."NBC’s Emmys include two for its sitcom "My Name is Earl." Greg Garcia won for writing "Earl’s" pilot, and Marc Buckland for directing.Peacock also took evening’s first two awards, with Alan Alda and Megan Mullally winning for suporting roles.Mullally won the first Emmy of the night, for supporting actress in a comedy. Alda took supporting actor in a drama for his role in "The West Wing.""The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" has snagged two Emmys for best variety, music or comedy series and writing for a variety, music or comedy series .Showtime’s Blythe Danner won supporting actress, drama, for her role in "Huff."After missing out in the supporting thesp categories, Fox’s "24" took drama directing for Jon Cassar

Variety 

They suck. The only one I like is Tony Shaloub, the rest I do not care to watch. I really wish that Shatner would’ve won because that would’ve saved Boston Legal.

Barry Manilows pre-surgery routine included picking up an Emmy Sunday night. Monday he’s having hip surgery."This goes into the operating room with me tomorrow morning as a good-luck charm," Manilow said as he hoisted the trophy for outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program.Manilow, 60, had to cancel performances at the Las Vegas Hilton because of the painful cartilage tears in both hips.But he was able to perform "The Bandstand Boogie" for the Emmy audience.Manilow’s recovery and rehabilitation are expected to take about eight weeks.

AP 

You so know he is going to take that Emmy with him tomorrow!

TV Clubhouse(Thanks Becca) 

No one knows why he was there, but I am sure we will find out why he was there and not at the Emmys! On another note Jani won POV!

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