The Fonz.... Aaaaaay!
Last night I went to see Doubt with my grandparents. It kind of came up last minute, but I wasn't going to say no. By going, though, I missed watching the Daytime Emmy's (which were being aired live) and had to tape them. No worries, though. That's what VCRs are for... although TiVo would be better.
Okay, so lets talk about Doubt first. Nominated for a shitload of Tony's. I wasn't really a fan of the first half, but by the end it was all wrapped up nicely and I had warmed up to it quite a bit. While we were standing outside the theater before it started, I saw Henry Winkler walking inside. This is confirmed by my grandmother, who was apparently standing near him on the will-call line. Awesome, token celebrity sighting of the night, which probably would have been slighly more exciting if he hadn't been wearing this odd lavender shirt with a light green pullover sweater. I know that he stayed for the whole show because afterwards, we ended up getting pushed together in the crowd on the way out. So that was how Henry Winkler spent his Friday evening.
This morning, I woke up and immediately rewound the Emmy's, because I know that if I wait too long, the stupid yentas on the AMC list will start chattering about it and the small amount of suspense will be lost. Blah, blah, all is going well, AMC didn't win a bunch of awards I would have liked to have seen them win, blah, blah. Then they get to outstanding performer in an animated series. There are a bunch of people nominated, including Henry Winkler. And who should win, but Henry Winkler. Of course, they had to accept his award on his behalf, because he wasn't there. And where was he? On location, filming his next movie? At an important family event? No. He was about three blocks across town, sitting in a theater watching Doubt. Way to really show the world that you are just way too cool for the Daytime Emmy's.
In contrast, Stockard Channing won an award for something... I think it may have been Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special. I'm not really sure, I'll check later. Anyway, she is like, way up there in the world above Henry Winkler, but she still managed to dedicate two hours of her life to being at the Daytime Emmy's. Not only that, she was appropriately grateful and flattered. Abbey Bartlet is way classier than Arthur Fonzarelli.
Incidentally, as she was walking up to the stage, they had the little voiceover talking about her previous nominations. It went something like this: "This is Stockard's first Daytime Emmy nomination and first win. She has won Primetime Emmys for her work on the West Wing and the Matthew Shepard Story. She is also an Oscar nominee and Tony Winner" Yeah, like anyone else had a chance.
Mad props to Eden Reigel for finally winning the Emmy! Its about fucking time! So deserved!
Okay, so lets talk about Doubt first. Nominated for a shitload of Tony's. I wasn't really a fan of the first half, but by the end it was all wrapped up nicely and I had warmed up to it quite a bit. While we were standing outside the theater before it started, I saw Henry Winkler walking inside. This is confirmed by my grandmother, who was apparently standing near him on the will-call line. Awesome, token celebrity sighting of the night, which probably would have been slighly more exciting if he hadn't been wearing this odd lavender shirt with a light green pullover sweater. I know that he stayed for the whole show because afterwards, we ended up getting pushed together in the crowd on the way out. So that was how Henry Winkler spent his Friday evening.
This morning, I woke up and immediately rewound the Emmy's, because I know that if I wait too long, the stupid yentas on the AMC list will start chattering about it and the small amount of suspense will be lost. Blah, blah, all is going well, AMC didn't win a bunch of awards I would have liked to have seen them win, blah, blah. Then they get to outstanding performer in an animated series. There are a bunch of people nominated, including Henry Winkler. And who should win, but Henry Winkler. Of course, they had to accept his award on his behalf, because he wasn't there. And where was he? On location, filming his next movie? At an important family event? No. He was about three blocks across town, sitting in a theater watching Doubt. Way to really show the world that you are just way too cool for the Daytime Emmy's.
In contrast, Stockard Channing won an award for something... I think it may have been Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special. I'm not really sure, I'll check later. Anyway, she is like, way up there in the world above Henry Winkler, but she still managed to dedicate two hours of her life to being at the Daytime Emmy's. Not only that, she was appropriately grateful and flattered. Abbey Bartlet is way classier than Arthur Fonzarelli.
Incidentally, as she was walking up to the stage, they had the little voiceover talking about her previous nominations. It went something like this: "This is Stockard's first Daytime Emmy nomination and first win. She has won Primetime Emmys for her work on the West Wing and the Matthew Shepard Story. She is also an Oscar nominee and Tony Winner" Yeah, like anyone else had a chance.
Mad props to Eden Reigel for finally winning the Emmy! Its about fucking time! So deserved!
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