Nate Bargatze said before he hosted the 77th annual Emmy Awards That he wanted to keep the show stupid and fun. It was sometimes that thanks to an abundance of the first time winners, but its central unity-which tried to find a way to speed up the acceptance speeches-brought a case study in unintentional consequences, which left much of the “fun” and certainly most of the relevance, on the cutting room floor.
Unfortunately, racing came through the speakers for high cost for the show itself, one that played out in uneven stimulation and difficult moments scattered throughout.
Not because you can completely blame the producers for trying something a little different. Unlike Oscars, the TV Academy must adhere quite stiff to its three hour broadcast window, which makes finishing in time more priority.
The gimmick to run a tighter ship sounded funny when Bargatze puts it out: Values announced a $ 100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which would rise or fall depending on how well people followed the 45-second limit for acceptance numbers.
It was first redness inspired, funny and more than a little cruel, which represented a new twist on the entire “Play -off music” issue that bigger stars tend to ignore.
Hollywood Egos versus charity? Who would win?
But in practice, even though it seemed likely to be the charity to be made full before the night was over (as it was, into a melody of $ 350,000), the pressure to rush by the winner robbed the show for much of its spontaneity, as the gag worked against Emmy receivers who handled questions that can reason away.
The result was an originally fast ceremony thing things stopped during the last hour-but an otherwise bland business, which you suspect, is just as the TV Academy wanted it.
The biggest outlier in this regard was the “hacks” star Hannah Einbinder, who said she would “pay the difference” to the Boys & Girls Club and used their time to say “f – k Ice” (Although the most was hidden by the censorship button) and “Free Palestine”, to what sounded like a noise of approval from the crowd.
The show did derive intermittent emotion from an abundance of first-time Winners, Including “Severance’s” Britt Lower and Tramell Tillman, Seth Rogen (“The Studio”), Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”), Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty (“Adherty (” Penguin “), and” The Pitt’s “Katherine Lanasa.
While the producers do not control who wins, they were favored by the spectacle by seeing some lesser -known actors prevail in categories they shared with superstars, no bigger than a sparkling Hiller who takes home to support actors over Harrison Ford.
Sure, there were pleasant moments, such as Ray Romano and Brad Garrett who ripped together near the end, or Owen Cooper, the 15-year-old star in the “teens”, and got his supportive actor. But it was a speech to sunbathe, not to look at the timer.
So while people discussed politics on the red carpet, Telecast felt largely stripped down by meatier moments. And it was the connection to presenters who took all the time they wanted and then chased the winners who followed.
Even a few highlights that may have lent to more pointed statements remained in relatively benign territory. After opening with a standing ovation for Stephen Colbert, the outgoing CBS hosts on late nights only joked about their future employment prospects and handed over a resume to Harrison Ford.
Later won for “The Late Show”, Colbert delivered an emotional rally crop For America and noted that his program had gone from one about love to loss. Of the 26 competitive categories distributed on Sunday, the two who went to transmitters were both for the franchise in the evening (the other was “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary), while Streaming claimed 21 of the statues.
S probably came one of the few political statements from the TV Academy President CRIS Abreco, who referred to the group’s pre-Broadcast honor to the company for public broadcast and the need to seek inclusion and “continue to tell stories” that will unite people.
The last hour also saw the presentation of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to Ted Danson and Mary Steenburg for their philanthropic efforts, giving them time to offer a hearty speech that seemed more welcome composed with the hastens that preceded it.
As far as values were concerned, bargatze had a relatively limited role beyond An opening sketch about the creation of television and serve acceptance numbers. His contribution turned out to be another victim of the idea that dominated the evening.
“What a night,” mumbled Bargatze near the end.
It is worth noting that the Emmy ceremony rotates (for now) among the four major broadcast networks, but its TV rights future after next year remains up in the air.
While Poking Fun at Award Shows at an award exhibition really has its place, it seems to make a price exhibition aimed at people who do not like price exhibitions. And when it comes to fixing it, the TV Academy’s watch should start ticking for now.
