Whoo hoo – two of my favourite men on screen within a minute – Neil Patrick Harris on stage presenting an award, and an audience shot of Jeremy Piven in a stunning pinstripe suit.
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series went to Greg Yaitanes for one of my favourite episodes of House. If you haven’t seen “House’s Head”, I really encourage you to watch it, as it was one of my favourite hours of television last season.
My thoughts on the Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series category – Battlestar Galactica was shut out ONCE AGAIN! Will the suits ever recoginize BSG for the dramatic powerhouse it is? Forget the fact that it’s sci-fi, it’s still the finest dramatic writing on television, hands down. At the very least, The Wire could have won. Maybe this means I have to finally get around to watching Mad Men and see what all the raves are about. But I stand by my choices in this category.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series goes to Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock – his first Emmy win after 7 noms. He is great on 30 Rock, and he’s not Charlie Sheen, so good for him!
Melissa, aka The Televixen, is a Toronto-based TV blogger and podcaster with a weakness for vampires and viper pilots. After freelancing with print and online magazines for several years, she founded 