Neil Patrick Harris Was Robbed!

"[Insert Losing Nominee's Name Here] was robbed!" That was pretty much my mantra during the 59th Emmy Awards last night. As all of you know, Emmy night is my favorite night of the year. And my expectations were not met.

But to show I'm not a total sourpuss, I'll start with the highlights:
* The opening with Stewie and Brian from Family Guy. Bravo!
* Portia de Rossi's dress. Absolutely beautiful.
* Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert giving Steve Carell the Best Actor, Comedy award by default.
* Lewis Black's ranting monologue against network TV executives. Credits go by entirely too quickly, or are so compacted you can't see anything. I want my credit, dangnabbit!!
* Kudos for Late Night with Conan O'Brien for winning Best Writing, Variety Series. They were 0-20 in nominations and it's about time they get their due.
* 30 Rock winning Best Comedy. I kinda have a crush on Jack McBrayer, who plays Kenneth the Page.

And those were the highlights. Now for the rest:
* What was up with that theatre-in-the-round. Emmy people: Don't ever do that again!
* Brad Garrett. Not funny.
* I have nothing against Tony Bennett. He is a wonderful man with a storied career. With that said, there is no way he should have beaten Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert for Individual Performance in a Variety Show. Last year it was Barry Manilow and now Tony Bennett. If you want to honor old musicians, give them their own category.
* I love Jeremy Piven. Really, I do. But Neil Patrick Harris is so incredibly good on How I Met Your Mother, that the Best Supporting Actor, Comedy award really belonged to him.
* Again, I like James Spader, but the Academy should have handed Best Actor, Drama to James Gandolfini one more time.

And now for fashion...
Top 5 Best Dressed:
1. Portia de Rossi
2. Felicity Huffman
3. Eva Longoria
4. Stephen Colbert
5. Kate Walsh (minus the horrible decision for that side-swept hair-do)

Top 5 Worst Dressed:
1. Jenna Fischer
2. Ellen Pompeo
3. Elizabeth Perkins
4. Vanessa Williams
5. Hayden Panerette

I was glad to see the classic deep red back in style. Loved the host of Top Chef's diamond necklace. I question William H. Macy's ascot, but I heart him, so it's hard to give him any criticism.

Overall, somewhat disappointing. I really need to become an Emmy voter soon to set these people straight.

Quote of the Day:
"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. " -Jules Renard