[Movie] 2007 Emmys

Ugly Betty is a show that grows on you. It's basically "The Devil Wears Prada" as a weekly show, but it's got considerably more charm. America Ferrara is decent in the lead role, and to be honest, I'm glad she won since everyone else that was nominated in her category is either deplorably overrated or has already won - for some, both.

Spader's win is a joke. For what it's worth, Hugh Laurie should've won hands down, even with The Sopranos making its swan song. Laurie speaks with an American accent and portrays a crabby jerk, two things that go against his natural grain; that is acting, folks. I'd like to see Denis Leary win one of these times, but the pragmatist in me can't foresee this happening. He plays a good asshole, but when you get down to brass tacks, it's not acting, it's being Denis Leary. Typecasting like that shouldn't be given gold statues.

30 Rock is an absolutely abysmal show. It is a shallow, transparent excuse for NBC to shill its better programming, under the pretense of self-deprecating, tongue-in-cheek humor. It doesn't work, it's not funny, the cast is godawful, and there's a damned good reason nobody is watching. It's a comedy graveyard for the worthless hacks that think they're suddenly too good for Saturday Night Live. Alec Baldwin's stock plummets further with each episode.

The award that irritated me most was Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. The award clearly belonged to Masi Oka. I'm admittedly a Heroes junkie, so there's some bias, but here's a guy who's trained in improv comedy, thrust into a dramatic role. Yes, Oka's character is a bit of comic relief, but it has to be delivered in earnest. Oka plays the role of comic-geek cum superhero with the kind of genuinity that feels precisely natural. What's more, Oka has to be believable in two fucking languages. He acts in both Japanese and English. That takes chops. Terry O'Quinn plays a creepy old guy. Big fucking deal.

Heroes had better win something next year. I expected The Sopranos to hog the spotlight this time. Next year, it's wide open and seriously, do people still watch Lost?

Also, Conan O'Brian over The Colbert Report? WTF? Conan's amusing, but Colbert is absolutely hysterical.

Jam it back in, in the dark.