The Good And Not-So-Good At The Emmy Awards

What a totally bizarre Emmy Awards.

There were some nice surprises last night, but there were also quite a few head-scratching moments. Let's run down some of the more memorable happenings:

The Good
-30 Rock's surprise win for Best Comedy Series. It's always nice to see a quality show that is struggling in the ratings get a little awards pick-me-up

-The Sopranos taking home Best Drama Series for the final time, and the cast's bow after the Jersey Boys tribute

-Sally Field's shocker of a win over Edie Falco for Best Actress in a Drama. She fumbled her speech a bit, but she's so spectacular on Brothers & Sisters I couldn't help but cheer for her victory.

-Terry O'Quinn taking home his first award for his always stellar work on Lost.

-Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's hysterical routine. Why didn't these guys host the show?

-Elaine Stritch is a genius. If Stewart and Colbert aren't available, how about getting Elaine to host the proceedings?

-The Wayne Brady/Rainn Wilson/Kanye West bit. It went on a little long, but it was pretty freakin' funny.

-The very funny Jamie Pressley and the adorable America Ferrerra winning their first Emmys for My Name is Earl and Ugly Betty, respectively.

The 'I Can Live With It'
-Ryan Seacrest didn't embarrass himself, but he didn't exactly make a case for making him a permanent awards show host. He had a few funny moments, but ultimately the guy is just not a comedian. You gotta give him credit, though -- the man does try.

-Katherine Heigl's Emmy for Grey's Anatomy. I probably would have chosen Sandra Oh or Chandra Wilson for Grey's, or Rachel Griffiths from Brothers & Sisters, but this is Heigl's year. Between this and Knocked Up, she's certainly become a player to be reckoned with.

-Jeremy Piven picking up his second straight trophy. It's boring, but he's deserving, so I can't really complain.

-Rickey Gervais beating out the easy favorite Alec Baldwin for Best Actor in a Comedy.

-Christina Aguilera and Tony Bennett -- was anyone else a little bored by this?

The Bad
-James Spader over James Gandolfini, Hugh Laurie and Denis Leary? Are the voters on crack? Just absurd.

-The Jersey Boys tribute. What did this have to do with The Sopranos, other than the Jersey connection?

As for my predictions, I went 2-10 (Best Leading Actress in a Comedy and Best Drama Series were the two I got right).

Wow, that's a horrendously bad average. Oops, my bad!

What did you all think of last night's Emmys?

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Predicting the Emmys: Best Comedy Series

I'm still giving my predictions for the 2007 Emmy Awards. Who was overlooked? Who should win? And who's gonna win?

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

Overlooked:
Desperate Housewives
Weeds

Should Win: The Office

Will Win: Ugly Betty

Potential Spoiler: 30 Rock

Two and a Half Men doesn't stand a chance (I hope!) and Entourage didn't have it's strongest season last year, which makes this a three-way race between newbies Betty and Rock and last year's champ The Office. The folks from Dundler-Mifflin deserve to win again, in my opinion, but Betty has charmed so many I'm guessing the ABC dramedy will go home with the award (if for no other reason than to get Salma Hayek onstage to accept). If the voters think giving America Ferrera the Best Actress trophy is enough recognition, however, don't be surprised if 30 Rock sneaks into the winner's circle.

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NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates

NBC has announced the premiere dates for it's fall season. Here they are!

(New shows are in capital letters)

SEPTEMBER 11
"The Biggest Loser" (8-10 PM)

SEPTEMBER 17
"Deal or No Deal" (8-9 PM)

SEPTEMBER 24
"CHUCK" (8-9 PM)
"Heroes" (9-10 PM)
"JOURNEYMAN" (10-11 PM)

SEPTEMBER 25
"The Singing Bee" (9:30-10 PM)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10-11 PM)

SEPTEMBER 26
"Deal or No Deal" (8-9 PM; marks Wednesday debut)
"BIONIC WOMAN" (9-10 PM)
"LIFE" (10-11 PM)

SEPTEMBER 27
"My Name Is Earl" (8-9 PM)
"The Office" (9-10 PM)
"ER" (10-11 PM)

SEPTEMBER 28
"Deal or No Deal" (moves to new day, 8-9 PM)
"Las Vegas" (9-11 PM)

OCTOBER 4
"30 Rock" (8-8:30 PM)

OCTOBER 5
"Friday Night Lights" (9-10 PM)

OCTOBER 25
"Scrubs" (9:30-10 PM)

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Emmy Nomination Top Ten Finalists Revealed

Theenvelope.com has revealed, rather scandalously, the top 10 finalists for the Best Drama and Comedy Series Emmy nominations. The top 5 nominees, which will be chosen using a formula that combines a juding panel with an academy wide "popular vote," will be revealed on July 19.

The finalists are:

Best Drama
Boston Legal
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Grey's Anatomy
Heroes
House
Lost
Rome
The Sopranos
24

Best Comedy
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
Extras
My Name is Earl
The Office
Scrubs
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Weeds

Notable shows missing from these lists include Brothers & Sisters, Gilmore Girls, The Shield, Rescue Me, and The Wire.

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