Observations while watching the 2009 Teen Choice Awards
August 11, 2009
I watched those darned Teen Choice Awards last night, and found them to be oddly planned, confusing, and more than a little boring. What the hell is the point of having an awards presentation show when you just haphazardly announce winners in asides throughout like it’s the Technical Oscars? Were those barely-discussed categories not important [...]
Laura’s Picks for the 2009 Oscars in Images
February 21, 2009
I’m sure everyone is bored to death of reading about all this Oscar claptrap, so I’ll keep my picks for the top categories brief. Here are my Academy Award predictions in photos!Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest ActorBest ActressBest PictureMost Likely to Be Liz and Laura’s New CrushFilm that will take home the most awards
The 2009 Golden Globe Awards - Laura weighs in
January 12, 2009
Before somebody points it out, I know the above photo is of Oscar statuettes. I just don’t have the time to waste on photo editing when there’s so much Hollywood feces to scoop out of the giant TV litter box that is my brain.Notes and observations:-I don’t like the whole cutting straight to the Best Supporting [...]
Laura’s Special Report on the 2008 Oscars
February 26, 2008
Laura here, reporting from my couch in Brooklyn. Like many of you, I watched the Oscars this year hoping for fun and excitement, and instead was met with a barrage of boredom. Regardless, the Academy shone its spotlight on indie talent this year in a rare departure from tradition, and you have to give them [...]
Finally the Emmys are listening to the people!
July 27, 2007
The nominations for the 2007 Emmy award for “Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics” this year are too awesome. It’s like the Emmy nomination committee has been replaced by several adolescent boys! The nominees are…*Family Guy - “Peter’s Two Dads” (a song about how the Irish are a bunch of lousy drunks)*Scrubs - “Guy Love” (basically a big gay joke)*Saturday [...]
The Golden Globe Nominations
December 15, 2006
As a film and television buff, and someone generally fascinated by celebrities and their fabulous lives, I usually look forward to the release of a list of nominations for a Hollywood awards show like a baseball fan might eagerly anticipate the release of a new player, uh, list. Or something.The Golden Globes are an exception to many rules, though, [...]
