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 First the VMA’s and now….. the worst-rated Emmy Awards show?   Yes, just when you thought the VMA’s weren’t painful enough.  Let’s just say I’d rather watch an hour of Russell Brand host the VMA’s than be subjected to five minutes of the Emmys.   Here’s the lineup of hosts:  Ryan Seacrest, Tom Bergeron (DWTS), Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Jeff Probts (Survivor).  Whomever thought that a lame collection of reality show hosts would be ‘entertaining’ needs to be fired.  The 12-minute monologue was spent with Howie, Jeff and Ryan mostly going back and forth about how they had NOTHING planned.  (”No, really…. we seriously have NOTHING planned!”) This drawn out joke was the basis for their monologue.  And then for CBS to think that all would be forgiven if they got Heidi Klum to reveal a skimpy outfit under her tuxedo?  Give me a break.  As a woman, I couldn’t help but cringe at their obvious yet desperate attempt at ’spicing’ things up.  I know that the Emmys in general were affected by the Writer’s Strike earlier in the year, but does that count for Sunday night’s show too?  Either way, it got worse as the evening went on.   Although they tried to do to the retro theme in between award presentations, it still didn’t help my boredom.  Thank goodness for Tivo, because there’s no way I would’ve sat through the entire 3 HOURS!   Here’s a tip for next year:  Hire Tina Fey.  She’s extremely talented, funny, entertaining, and when you add up all her stage time throughout the evening, she may as well have been hosting the damn thing!  

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