Breakdowns: Jon Hamm and Amy Poehler Raise $30K In The Name of Losers

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Beejoli Shah

09/23/13 12:12PM

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The Emmys, as expected, were boring as fuck. There were some great moments (below) which punctuated an otherwise three hour circle jerk of Hollywood's third-finest because film is greater than Broadway which is greater than television. Suck on that, smallest screen stars.

Prom King and Queen of Not Douchebag Hollywood High, Jon Hamm and Amy Poehler, threw a party for the Emmy losers last night at Soho House that not only celebrated losing graciously, but also raised money for charity. Winners were invited, but they couldn't bring their trophies and had to pay $1000 for World Wide Orphans to attend. [Atlantic]
Corey Stoll, shunned by the Emmys for his role as panty-dropping boozehound junior senator on House of Cards, would like to remind us all that it's okay if you didn't get nominated because "Nobody cares about that stuff." Kevin Spacey then murdered him in a Subaru in the parking garage of his Sunset Plaza condo. [TMZ]
I cannot say it enough. Merritt Wever's Emmy acceptance speech was perfection. They should have cut off all mics at that point for everyone and shuttered the Emmys forever. [Gawker]
For Claire Danes, the hardest part about winning all those Emmys in her lifetime is keeping her small child from stabbing himself with it. Though, gotta say, angsty Angela Chase would really enjoy the poetic justice in that one. [Variety]

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DailyTrix Beejoli Shah 09/23/13 01:37PM

Corey Stoll played a junior Rep... not a senator.

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A_count DailyTrix 09/23/13 08:01PM

This image was lost some time after publication, but you can still view it here.

I know you mean well, but you're the third person to be a pedant. Beejoli can be a satirical writer.

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WillaCatheter A_count 09/24/13 07:53AM

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sat…

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MisterRichardSmoker A_count 09/24/13 09:00AM

That passes for satire these days?

A_count WillaCatheter 09/24/13 10:05AM

Oh?, You do know... actually I'm telling you now that these articles are an example of satire.
See my response to ny34mike.

ny34mike Beejoli Shah 09/23/13 01:09PM

I hate to be this guy but....Corey Stoll played a panty-dropping boozehound member of the House, not the Senate.

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A_count ny34mike 09/23/13 07:48PM

Hey, either branch of congress fits, it's satire.

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ny34mike A_count 09/24/13 09:12AM

what's the satire? The author listed the character's occupation incorrectly. Would it be satire to say that Don Draper plays a panty dropping insurance salesman?

A_count ny34mike 09/24/13 10:05AM

The satire is that this blog is named Defamer and this declarative statement included with previous blog entries, "Breakdowns is a daily roundup of all the news that wasn't interesting enough to deserve two paragraphs." (emphasis is mine)
No, that would be an erroneous statement.

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ny34mike A_count 09/24/13 10:10AM

that's all well and good, what's the satire in getting a fact wrong?

JoshDigi Beejoli Shah 09/23/13 02:28PM

Broadway sucks though.

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thisispointless Beejoli Shah 09/23/13 01:47PM

Why does everyone keep gushing over Merritt Wever's speech? I get that it was awkward/adorkable/hipster "too cool for this" cool/whatever, but everyone keeps calling it "OMG the greatest speech ever!!1!"

It came across as completely ungracious. Believe it or not, there were actresses in the category who would have appreciated the recognition. I mean, what's with this photo on this page? She looks like she's sad over winning, but really it's all an act. If she didn't want it, then she wouldn't have gotten it. Don't show up to the Emmy's, don't submit your shit to be considered, don't campaign for the award if you don't want it. Obviously, she did, so to play up this schtick of "GTG Byeee!" instead of thanking people who helped her get where she is or acknowledging the work of fellow actresses is just gross.

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A_count thisispointless 09/23/13 07:31PM

Imagine the quality television show they could put in place if the Emmy® Awards speeches were that short, or even just a shot of the acting person* holding the award.

(*Hollyweird, gotta keep stuff PC)

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Yoknapatawphaknitter thisispointless 09/24/13 05:18PM

I heard that she ran off the stage because she was so overcome with emotion that she was going to cry. So the opposite of what you are saying.

thisispointless Yoknapatawphaknitter 09/25/13 10:56AM

Even if that's true, how is that the best speech ever?

Still not buying that explanation, though. She campaigned for the award. She's an ~award-winning~ actress. Yet she couldn't pull herself together to say something appreciative? It's so obviously an act.

Yoknapatawphaknitter thisispointless 09/25/13 07:40PM

Oh, I don't think it's the best speech ever. I do think that people get tired of over long speeches thanking agents, etc., but I have never believed that this is the best speech ever and I suspect everyone else who says so is using sarcastic hyperbole.

And I do think that she was surprised, I know I was. I don't know a single person who watches "Nurse Jackie," regardless of the fact that it or Edie Falco always get at least a nom at the awards. If I was a supporting act on a show that no one watches and that has never won an award (outside of Falco's first season win), I would be surprised to win, especially in such a talented and traditionally crowded category.