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SHE MADE ME WATCH THIS! The 2007 Emmys

Ellen wears a weird outfit! Katherine Heigl blames her mom! Tina Fey thanks the gays! Kyra Sedgwick, Glenn Close, and Mary Louise Parker form a gang and offer to jump in anyone who will create more good roles for women on TV! (Where do I sign up?!)

In this very special Emmy's edition of She Made Me Watch This! Lori and I give our take on the night's fashion winners and losers, best acceptance speech, and worst musical number; ask what Joely Fisher and Brad Garrett were thinking with that tasteless banter; and throw in a bonus rant about Fox censoring Sally Field. All this and more below!

She Made Me Watch This! The 2007 Emmys

Note: Veoh is currently having technical problems letting us upload this video, so we're putting it in DailyMotion for now. We'll try to upload to Veoh again later today...

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  • Vee's picture

    Samuel says hi ;)

    Ask me how much I love this vlog?

    I just love how you two are all relax and in the comfort of your own home doing this thing that entertains us every week. Excellent as always.

    My favorite speech was also given by Katherine Heigl, the expression on her mother's face when she won and after that speech was so funny and cute.

    Quick little anecdote, I was watching the vlog with my 19 month old nephew sitting on my lap and the little guy thought you two were on webcam and kept waving at you saying "hi" and made sweet little faces, acting all shy lol Too cute.

    Sabrina's picture

    whoa, it's so fancy now,

    whoa, it's so fancy now, guys. good job.
    Angela's picture

    i'm thinking

    you shoud stick with dailymotion and never go back to Veoh. It was nice a smooth for a change. 

    I can't stand when actors think everyone likes to hear their opinion on something that has nothing to do with their carrer at events that are about their carrers. I happen to think that she was being censored cause she swore. That her political comment got censored too was really just luck for me and others who think that stuff is just plain annoying. Oh, and what was with all those stupid faces she was making...lol. 




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    Natazzz's picture

    Yes, I second that...

    ...please keep using Dailymotion. Finally Blog watching that is not a frustrating experience...

    Cailean's picture

    What I find worse is all

    What I find worse is all those actors/actresses and musicians at award ceremonies who shove their believes systems down out throats. "I thank god! ... Thank you Jesus!" blablabla. Can't they thank their whatever god (actually i have never heard a Buddhist, Jew, Hinduist, Wiccan do that) in private? Now that is stupidity!

    Making a general statement like this is political? Puhlease... only in a totalitarian or strictly self censored society.

    Angela's picture

    well that's pretty much

    the most hypocritical thing I've read in a long time. Thanks for that. 

    Both types of comments fall under someones personal beliefs, and both also fall under my definition of annoying things I can do without hearing at award shows. :)




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    Melissa Hsu's picture

    Just wondering how that

    Just wondering how that statement was "hypocritical" exactly?

    And yeah! for being pro censoring an award show! Talk about annoying statements I could do without!

    Having said that I personally thought the Sally Field speech was kinda dumb because it was mothers who raised the sons who made the wars, so wouldn't depend on mothers really, to stop the wars. :)

    And I thought the whole show was boring from the choice of nominees, to who won, to the show itself! My favourite dresses were Heigl's and Sedgewick"s and Tina Fey's was definitely the best acceptance speech! :)

    And thanks guys for doing a vlog on the Emmy awards!

     

    "call me old fashioned but I prefer feminism that leaves a little something to the imagination!"

    Angela's picture

    Because

    they are both opinion statements...who you believe in (if anything) and how you feel for the war... thats why it's hypocritical.

    then again im drunk right now so who knows......





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    Melissa Hsu's picture

    lol

    If that's your story...stick with it, I would say :)

     

    "call me old fashioned but I prefer feminism that leaves a little something to the imagination!"

    Angela's picture

    ok

    I'm sober now, and I'm going to stick with it. lol.


    ps...what kind of idiot comments on a vlog while drunk...gotta be a new low. ha. 







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    pecola's picture

    The Sopranos

    It was the best show on TV...not just for the length of its run, but probably ever...people should be talking about it. "The West Wing," which I don't think was as consistently good as "The Sopranos," got similar treatment.

    The awards and praise weren't obligatory, they were deserved.

    Angela's picture

    i agree

    hey did deserve something to send them off. 

    Maybe the jersey boy thing wasn't the best choice though. haha.





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    MelissaC5's picture

    Agreed.

    Agreed. I <3 the Sopranos. But what the hell was with "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" and the murder-montage?! and it needed way more Edie Falco. It looked like it was edited by Michael Mann.
    Nea's picture

    :)

    Wow, that's one hugeass tv, you guys. Can I come live with you? *stares at her miserable excuse for a television* I loved this vlog, great to see you so relaxed in the comfort of your own home. And Sarah? YOU NEED TO RANT MORE! It's fabulous :D


    I absolutely love Katie Heigl. She's so amazing and so funny and cute and also, fighting for the right thing. Love her. And I'm SO happy she won.


    And by the way, how lesbian are you two? You pretty much loved all the black outfits ;) It's alright, I did too. But Mary-Louise was looking wonderful, as well.

    evolve's picture

    geeeeez

    Well I have the worst luck with these vlogs, I think. I cannot see this one for the life of me. It must have to do with this computer but Veoh works so I'm not sure. I'll keep trying though!!!!!
    JJ's picture

    Steve Carrel

    While, perhaps not of specifically lesbian interest, I did love that moment when Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert just up and gave a fake award to Steve Carrel.  That cracked me right up.
    Kim's picture

    Great vlog...

    I didn't get a chance to watch the Emmy's, so watching the vlog made up for it.

    I love Jenna Fischer, so she gets a pass with that dress she wore.  She'll probably always get a pass from me.

    I'm not surprised that Fox censored Sally Field's acceptance speech.  It's what they do even though they claim to be fair and balanced.

    wyle e coyote's picture

    a real bore this year

    The show as a whole was just boring this year.  Part of the reason is because I watch it every year, so I don't get really excited anymore.  But a big part of the reason for it being boring was Ryan Seacrest.  It's not that I don't like Ryan, but (as Gob Bluth would say it) Come On!  However, seeing Tina win with 30 Rock did make it all worth it. 

    I'd also like to point out something that pissed me off early on in the broadcast.  The joke about Isaiah Washington and then cutting to TR Knight--that was just in really poor taste.  Nothing funny about it and so not necessary.

    operalover's picture

    Sara Ramirez

    I'd just like to point out that Sara Ramirez's name is pronounced more like "Sada" than Sara.

    Here, listen to Ellen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-P2HGZe_Wk

    and T.R. Knight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrCmU2Hqd4

    show you how it's done.

    Traveler's picture

    Harumph!

    Daily Motion hates me/my computer/my connection long time. *sneefle*

    I'm always bewildered when folks say that actors, by virtue of their profession, shouldn't voice their political opinions in a public forum. Being in the arts does not negate your right to free speech, regardless of FOX teevee.

    And least we forget, for every Susan Sarandon, there's a Ronald Reagan. For every Sally Field, there's a Fred Thompson...

    BetweenThaLines's picture

    best dress

    portia looked great!! But not sure about Ellen either...:(

    I totally hate all these programs having comments on every dress... Best dressed lists really bug me. Who cares anyways! It's just a freaking dress. But coming from you, I can handle it:D

    Can I say that I'm not really a fan of you sitting so far apart from eachother?:p But I'll forgive you this once, haha! Great episode!

    Dr_HF's picture

    Sit closer!

    Too right - sit close to each other, ladies! Your body language with each other is one of the best things about this blog.

    Got to agree about Ellen's badly cut mess of an outfit, but still - Ellen in her suit, Portia in a classy dress looking slinky as a puma, holding hands on the red carpet... butch/femme Hollywood is HOTT.

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    Regarding the censorship...

    I just wanted to point this out:

     

    "Technically, the use of "goddamn" is not profane, according to a 2003 FCC ruling regarding Bono's use of "goddamn" at the 2003 Golden Globes."

    -http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Fox_censors_Sally_Field_in_US_0917.html

     

    So it kinda pisses me off that she was wrongly censored. I don't think anyone should be censored for speaking their mind...

    MelissaC5's picture

    yay free speech, but use it well.

    I gotta say, as much as I hate all of the censorship going on...

    I was more disappointed that Sally Field trotted out that old essentialist line about women as naturally peaceful, no more wars, etc. Even (or maybe especially) if you're advocating peace, the idea that women are somehow inherently more peaceful is not a practical strategy (even though we do need more intelligent womenfolk in office) and it is not particularly observant. Besides the obvious, that there are women who aren't peaceful (a myth that the Brave One deconstructed and is frequently praised for in this blog, in fact), the fact that the majority of those who benefit from the war are men does not equate that men are inherently violent or that they all are pro-war. I know I'm preaching to the choir. But (as GOB Bluth would say) COME ON! You're going to use that line?

    If you're GOING to be censored for expressing pro-peace sentiments, at least say something that is worth saying (critical, insightful, or at least relevant to the current status of the peace movement). It just feels like a lot of time well-meaning celebrities who are disconnected from the hard work activists do every day in challenging the way the mass media frames news and political discussion (not including the many celebs who are also active activists and know what's up) perpetuate the very perspectives they are supposedly dissenting against because they accept the terms of the argument at the outset. Which, inevitably, makes the job of actual full-time activist, a bit more difficult.

    /Rant.

     

    Because I'm not all political upset... also- Tina Fey and Mary Louise Parker were brilliant and looked gorgeous.
    TBA's picture

    huh..

    .. nothing was censored over here in europe, or at least, in germany. maybe because of that 5 second delay thing?! weird though.. well, if fox really did it for the war statement, i'd say that was very counterproductive since they made a much bigger deal out of it..

    whatever, yay 30 rock and ricky gervais!!

    HotHandle's picture

    The best three-way on TV...

    Watched the Emmys last night, it was pretty boring, but I was happy that Sally Field, America Ferrara, and Helen Mirren won.

    And Glenn Close, Kyra Sedgwick, and Mary Louise Parker?  Best three-way on TV!!!

    Don't know what Ellen was wearing, but she always dresses weird anyway.  It's part of her charm.

    Not surprised that Fox censored Sally Field... after all, they are home to such liberal people like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, so what do you expect.

    Lori, black is definitely your color.  It suits you. 

    jennifer from pittsburgh's picture

    The Closer, of course

    I'm only glad that Sally Field won because Fox made asses out of themselves by nulling her. BUT, Kyra Sedgwick should've won. I mean, c'mon, *is* there a better show than The Closer? And she makes that show. She is that show. Whenever they do a close-up on Brenda Lee, her eyes are either burning coals of fury or passion....I love it! Most expressive dark eyes I've ever seen.
    weirfan's picture

    Yall should replace Melissa Rivers

    I don't generally like watching those shows after the awards shows about the fashion on the red carpet on those, but out of boredom I have seen a few, and the only ones I've ever watched were ones on 'E!' , Fashion Police with Melissa Rivers or Joan Rivers, or both, and man do they pale in comparison to yall's fashion review here, I actually was able to watch enthusiastically. Probably agree with all of it except Mariska Hargitay, it might just be me, but I like her hair that way.

    I would have to say that I agree with most of what you said, really ticked off about Sally Field being censored like that, Tina Fey :D, and Glen Close, Kyra Sedgwick, and Mary-Louise Parker were my favorite presenters. And truth be told I think the part where Glen and Kyra turn to Mary-Louise about her character was funnier than all of Ryan Seacrest's jokes put together. It might be because I just had a real problem with him hosting, I mean come on, Ryan Seacrest, couldn't they have gotten I don't know, somebody who's actually funny? Even Ellen, who honestly was not her best this time, in her what, two minutes did a better job of entertaining than he did, but I might be a tad bias. I'm probably bias on the fact that I liked the Jersey Boys medley, kind of a sucker for musicals.

    Anyways, thanks so much for another really funny vlog-post, I love watching yall.

     

     

    angel winters's picture

    Emmy's

    OK the only thing I remembered from the awards show was sally fields got censored....and quite frankly that was very dumb...and I hope censorship go's out the window in my lifetime...because there is no need for it in this world...we have a war going on that has a theme song and screen shots all over the place...with blood and guts showing but you cant say god damn on national television...that's the biggest load of shit I have ever heard and scene in my life..and uncalled for... and hey...censoring sally fields for being anti war....god forbid someone preaching peace in stead of killing one another should be heard by all...no instead I have to sit through the president telling me...that our troops have to risk there lives...getting shot at on a daily basics and coming home in body bags...yeah...I like the 'WE ARE FOR WAR' battle cry television networks are for these days....lets hope that when the next awards show comes up the network hosting it wont be so quick to censer those who speak the truth.
    tarrabbit's picture

    A Woman Director was Nominated

    Just wanted to point out that a woman was nominated this year as BEST DIRECTOR - it was Susanna White for the Jane Eyre mini-series. Not one of the majors but still as important for female directors everywhere. 
    imthey's picture

    Go Figure...

    The funniest thing is that after watching the E! Emmy Fashion wrap-up with a straight woman and a gay man doing the fashion reviews, then watching the two of you, it makes me realize how different we lesbians vs. straight women and gay men are when it comes to fashion critique.
    I agree with the majority of what you both said vs. what the folks over at E! said... they pretty much were completely opposite in their reviews of the fashion, loving the majority of what you both (as well as myself) didn't like.
    I too really loved the "moment" between Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight.  I also love the sincerity of America Ferrerra and Tina Fey's speeches.
    I was mad with all the censorship... it's okay to have blood and guts on TV to excess, but can't have any bad language or political speeches (although I much prefer thank yous plain and simple without all the politicizing).
    I agree with Sarah about the old white male Hollywood establishment and where are all the strong female directors and writers when it comes to nominees?  I also agree that FOX sucks... "fair and balanced" my ass!  They'll claim that they were only censoring the word god damn... but if you were getting the same feed as I was you heard no part of her speech, because they completely cut away... they could have bleeped the curse word and let the rest of her comment stay-but that's FOX for you! 


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    lexx23's picture

    censored?!

    Interesting that Sally Field was censored because I saw the whole thing! I was so happy when she said it and of course I'm glad someone had the balls to say it. I can't remember what channel I was watching it on...but I live in Canada, and the show was played on the Canadian equivalent of Fox...Global I think? I think Global is also somewhat conservative as well, but that absolutely baffles me that her speech was censored...drives me crazy, like how everyone in the news (not here so much) got nuts about Kathy Griffin's speech/joke. In fact I first learned about it on afterellen :), I read the article posted.
    weirfan's picture

    yes, sadly, censored

    From what I'm reading, it seems that the censoring only happened in the US telecast by the idiots at FOX that wanted to hide the statement. This is what we saw here:

     

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=RW3m0JEMrYk

     

    We lost audio and they switched to a camera that wasn't directly looking at anything to hide the fact that about everyone there was applauding, this is really bad, for them to censor an opinion, and I believe that the feedback is at least 1000 times worse than if they had actually kept it, way to go FOX.

    jadey's picture

    I have to say I really agree

    I have to say I really agree with MelissaC5's post. Fox were pathetic to censure Sally Field, but she strikes me as someone who is intelligent enough to come out with a more astute criticism of the war if that's the stance she wants to take. We had good ol' Maggie Thatcher for over 10 years in the UK who was as militaristic as any male prime minister we've ever had and who, if she was in power today, would probably have handbagged Dubya for being too slow at marching back into the Middle east! And what about all the women who are in the armed forces

    I think having the opportunity to express an opinion at an event like that, with the coverage it has, is a privilege, and therefore one that shouldnt be wasted if you are going to use it (and are intelligent enough to proffer something worth saying). But then, maybe it is easy to be critical when you're not the person suddenly put on the spot and expected to say something to millions of people. Maybe she didnt expect to win and just let rip with her frustration over the war....

    It reminds me of a snippet from a Robin Williams stand up routine, where he (quite seriously) came out and said it would be fantastic if America had a woman president (after proceding to take the p*** out of previous male incumbents and their foreign policies). "Just think", he said "if we had a woman president, there wouldn't be any more senseless wars. Just every 28 days, some intense negotiations!!". ;-)

    Excellent vlog as always.

    Angie5x5's picture

    Brothers & Sisters & Mothers & Lesbians, Oh My

    Usually I agree that political statements are annoying on awards shows, but in Sally Field's case she was somewhat justified because her Brothers & Sisters character sent her son off to Iraq. I think if you win an award for a show/movie that addresses political/social issues, it would be strange to not mention whatever issue is addressed. I just wish she had been more articulate. That lengthy stammer made her sound not so bright. And what was with the camera angle whenever they censored? What happened to a short bleep?

    Sarah and Lori, why so far apart in this blog? The body language between the two of you when you sit next to each other is sweet, and heaven knows we're all starved for any images of affection between lesbians. Having you two sit so far apart is like watching Spencer & Ashley get a hotel room and . . . brush each other's hair. :-)

    I also missed the snarky pop-ups. Still love the blog, though, however you want to do it.  When is She Said What coming back? And will the rest of the AfterEllen blogs ever be on iTunes?

    fee's picture

    skinny!

    To be honest, I think Sandra Oh is frighteningly skinny. Skinnier than Felicity Huffman! 
    And for me, Marcia Cross really can't do anything wrong =P
    Katherine Heigl really does look stunning =)
    & loved the vlog, so thanks =D
    illmatic's picture

    award shows suck

    because they are completely biased, political and a waste of time and money.  the sopranos was a good show (especially its first few seasons) but hardly the best show on television.  i'm glad it's gone just so everyone will stop kissing soprano ass. 

    also, i love sally field but her history of award acceptance speeches is a little shaky to begin with.  and being censored by fox shouldn't surprise anyone...i mean really.  she's just lucky she didn't get tasered like that poor kid in florida.  we live in a democracy (at least for now) and you're supposed to be able to say what you want (or so i've been told).

    i, too, wondered why ellen was wearing a tassel around her neck but hey maybe she was having a high school graduation flashback.

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    Jill/Maeve t-shirts are finally available!

    Get them while they're hot!

    The Jill/Maeve t-shirts are now available! Here's a link to the products:

    http://www.zazzle.com/lorgra/products

     

    benevolentgirl's picture

    stop!

    i really like you gals, but i can never go shopping with either of you.  y'all need to stop commenting on fashion because the both of you wear mommy jeans.  i dont care if you are a mommy, dont wear mommy jeans!  and please remember that it is not a benefit to share the same closet with your girlfriend!