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Monday, September 21, 2009
3rd NeoPopRealism Starz International Art Competition WINNERS, Jurors: Nadia Russ and Jo Lance
dance competitions
Reality-TV fans know that dance competitions are where it's at these days, and the Emmys made it clear they've caught on. "Dancing With the Stars" pros Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced to LMFAO's "La La La," and all eyes were glued to the onetime engaged couple as they danced together for the first time since announcing their breakup earlier this month. The dance fever continued as they were joined by "So You Think You Can Dance" champ Joshua Allen and the hip-hop Quest Crew, third-season winners of street-dance competition "America's Best Dance Crew." And to put the cherry on top, the routine was choreographed by "SYTYCD" and "ABDC" hip-hop choreographers Napoleon and Tabitha (NappyTabs to you reality addicts in-the-know).
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
Funny man Fallon took to the stage wearing a headset fed through Auto-Tune, the modulator of choice for plenty of pop stars and rappers these days. But when trying to get the audience "ready to party," Jimmy fell to the floor, and hearing his overmodulated pleas for help while he writhed around with his tuxedoed butt facing the audience was downright hilarious.
Neil Patrick Harris
61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will go down in history as ... well, actually good.
In addition to Neil's success, the show was especially clever and breezy this time around. Winners walked to the stage during announcements about their favorite hobbies and other trivial facts (courtesy of comedian John Hodgman). Presenters were introduced by references to obscure roles they played years ago ("You probably know Rob Lowe best as the teen dad on the '80s after-school special 'Schoolboy Father' ..."). Even the interviews with directors and writers taped ahead of time were funny and creative.
The bad news for the show's producers? The 2010 show will have a lot to live up to.
Here are just some of the brightest moments from this year's Emmys broadcast:
Neil Patrick Harris, host with the most
The "How I Met Your Mother" star got a little hosting practice earlier this year when he emceed the Tony Awards, but no one could have predicted just how comfortable he'd be at the helm of TV's biggest awards show. During his song-and-dance routine that kicked off the show, he rattled off the name of every network on television, wondered if "Mad Men's" Christina Hendricks could turn a gay man straight, and then flirted with Jon Hamm. Later, he played the ungracious loser after Jon Cryer won the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy with snarky congratulations and promises he wouldn't let the show get "awkward." He even brought his own Web character, "Dr. Horrible," to the show with a video promoting the fact that the Internet is making television obsolete. The problem? He was interrupted by a frozen screen and "buffering" messages. Mission accomplished.
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