This is a major something … Fox and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences apparently are totally devoid of the ability to find an interesting host so they’ve settled on … wait for it … a little longer … no, it’s just too good … here we go:
That’s right: in what can only be described as an attempt by ATAS and Fox to dumb down the Emmys and pay absolutely no attention to the actual artistry of television, not only will the awards likely go to a bunch of should-be-also-rans, but the show will be hosted by a Dick Clark-wannabe.
You know what would have been even better: Have Ryan Seacrest and Carson Daly double-team!
OK, to spend just one more second on this, I’ll give Seacrest his props: when watching other Fox network reality show hosts like Cat Deely (on the brilliant So You Think You Can Dance or Adrianna Costa on the not-so-brilliant On the Lot — not to mention a host of others — it goes a long way to showing that Seacrest actually is talented and not everyone can stand on a stage and blather lots of nothingness with a smile while also seeming to actually have a non-robotic brain.
But come on … the Emmys?
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