Notable from the Emmys

We sorta hate-watched the Emmys this year - we hadn't seen very many of the shows nominated, so the awards didn't mean very much to us really. 

I was disappointed that much of the time, the celebrities presenting the awards seemed to think the show was about them - while the poor nominees were sitting there on tenterhooks, with their pasted-on smiles, the presenters were preening and goofing around, forgetting their job was to read out the winner and get off the stage. 

And the clips from the nominees flew past so fast it was hard to keep track of who was being nominated for what. 

All in all, it was an odd way to direct an awards show, really -- the Hollywood Reporter review agreed. 

But we did love these two highlights:

More people should thank their dogs in acceptance speeches.

Thank you, Amanda Seyfried for blazing this trail #Emmys pic.twitter.com/EU6Pg3zsvm

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) September 13, 2022

The Dropout was a pretty good series - remarkable acting job by Amanda Seyfried, too. I wish Better Call Saul had won a few awards;  though I'm glad that Squid Game did, because it was a game-changer. 

And finally -- hey, thanks, Obama!

Barack Obama has 2 Grammys, an Emmy, a Nobel Prize, 2 terms as President, a Twitter account, and 2 hugely successful websites.

donald trump has 2 impeachments, 1 failed coup, 1 failed insurrection, at least a dozen active criminal investigations and he’s banned from Twitter.

— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) September 13, 2022

From Gurdeep:

At Forillon National Park of Canada in Gaspé, Québec, I danced with the ocean waves. It was a magical waves-human harmony dancing and I think we coordinated together well. From the magical nature, I am sending joy, hope, healing and positivity.
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YouTube: https://t.co/GF2vCMGSHN pic.twitter.com/Gj2VIKVpHz

— Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) September 11, 2022

And some very happy Ukrainians:

It's worth highlighting that these are the faces of the people that Jeremy Corbyn, Tucker Carlson, James Melville, Peter Hitchens, Michael Tracey, Glenn Greenwald etc wanted to condemn to Russian subjugation in the name of "peace". https://t.co/VNBwrzLp1i

— Ben Harris (@btharris93) September 11, 2022

People greet, kiss and hug Ukrainian defenders in recently liberated parts of Kharkiv Oblast. They lived under brutal Russian occupation for six months. What a feeling! Anyone who doubted 🇺🇦, questioned its ability and suggested concessions, just watch this through and through pic.twitter.com/1W9AIXuloX

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) September 12, 2022

Telling detail—“They were not monsters, they were kids,” said Matvienko, who once asked Russian troops to move the tank they parked in front of her house. “I asked what they wanted from us and they said, ‘We can either be here or we can be in jail.’ ” https://t.co/VlSRzMZhcy

— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) September 12, 2022

Chef Andres deserves a Nobel - where ever people need food, there he is:

As Ukrainians regain control of new towns this are the kitchens that people build in front of their apartments, when electricity gas+water are in existent. They share whatever they got to make a community pot of food! @WCKitchen bringing food as fast as we can to liberated cities pic.twitter.com/dBZpzea5LH

— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 11, 2022