Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
#1Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:40pmWell, it's happened. He can't seem to pull this one off. Only 90 minutes in and dull as dishwater. Lame jokes, and the big dance number "In the Middle Of The Show" that brought back memories of Debbie Allen's lame Oscar work. Just terrible choreography with Harris looking ill at ease. Seems like Harris needs more of the Broadway talent ( Marc Shaiman, Rob Ashford, etc) rather than Hollywood folk to make him shine in the musical sense.
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#2Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:43pmI found the number to be very Ashford esque.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#2Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:47pmCompletely agree with CukorLover. Carrie Underwood is currently singing.
#3Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:47pmWell, a cheap imitation, since one of his assistants, ( Spencer Liff ) was one of the choreographers.
#4Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:50pmthe show is boring and I couldn't find anything else to switch to. I think I'll watch Die Hard for the 33rd time. i know it by heart.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#5Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:50pmI can spot Ashfordesque choreography a mile awhile now. It is just so uninspired.
"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#6Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:53pmI liked the fake PSA for EHD, Excessive hosting disease.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#7Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:54pmThere's nothing worse than TV celebrating itself. I don't blame NPH (the tumble down the dancers on the steps was great), I blame the event.
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#8Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:54pmApparently Carrie Underwood isn't the man she used to be. Who knew.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#9Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:55pmCarrie' singing ability tonight made me lose all faith in her to sing the music from SOM
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#10Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 9:57pmI wonder what key Carrie will be singing SOM score in? Andrews or Martin?
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#11Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 10:11pmIt seems the producers wanted to keep things really conservative/boring this year. NPH looks really miserable.
#12Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 10:16pmI just turned off my telly. The show is BOH ring.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#14Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 11:13pmawards for art.. I remember when Monet won for best impressionist in 1904...gimme a break
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#15Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/22/13 at 11:33pm
Best, and only, "moment" in the show. Neil and Broadway show boy , Charlie Williams.
#16Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 12:11am
If I had to see one more close up of Scott Bakula, I thought I'd scream!
Merritt Wever's "gotta go. bye." was the best moment.
JayG
Chorus Member Joined: 1/2/05
#17Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 12:15amGod, was that choreography for the Harris production number suppose to be taken seriously. It was a spoof of bad b'way choreography, right? And in that case, taking it for Ashford makes total sense.
frankenleeestein
Chorus Member Joined: 8/23/13
#18Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 12:29am
Did anyone else notice Neil looked a little bothered by the end of the show? He seemed kinda bored. It looked like they were really only using him for pre-taped stuff and (bad) dance numbers.
Updated On: 9/23/13 at 12:29 AM
#19Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 2:08amHe was terrible. The telecast was terrible.
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#20Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 2:13amI feel bad for those Rob Ashford dancers; always on every awards show, always performing the 1960s hullabaloo steps.
#21Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 7:36amI don't blame NPH; I blame the producers. That was one of the least entertaining, more poorly executed Emmy telecasts in memory. The awards themselves actually were quite interesting, but would have been more interesting if speeches were allowed to be of any meaningful length (or if all the nominees were shown clips! Or if we had any clips, really, of the season as a whole! TV is great right now; why don't we show off how good it is instead of how good you think the Emmy telecast is because, spoiler alert, it's not.)
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#22Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 7:42am
Enough said.
REVIEW: Emmys host Harris didn't have his Tonys touch
Updated On: 9/23/13 at 07:42 AM
JayG
Chorus Member Joined: 1/2/05
#23Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 8:38amso gum chomping Jeff Daniels is another "cool" actor with no class. Nice to know.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#24Neil Patrick Harris bombing on the EMMYS
Posted: 9/23/13 at 9:30amThank you, Sister Mary Ignatius.
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