Bodacious Boomer

I guess I’ve been busier than I realized of late. Usually I make sure to watch the Emmy awards, which were on last night. They came and went. I was totally clueless until this morning.

I’m not one of those TV snobs. “I NEVER watch TV!” I do watch TV, not as much as I used to, perhaps more than I should. But then, who’s to really say?

Not all of us were put on this mortal plane to ponder the meaning of life, split the atom or cure baldness after all; were we?

This morning I saw a list of the Emmy award winners. So here are my thoughts on all the awards from last night in no particular order because I don’t care quite enough to do all the extra work. Take it for what’s it worth, which is to say feel free to line the birdcage or cat box with it.

Before that though- here’s a little clip from the show last night. It features George Clooney in bed with the cast of Modern Family.

I could sit and listen to him do nothing more than read the phone book- for hours…

Sorry, I got distracted. Bet I wasn’t the only one though. Does he have the most appealing bedroom eyes or what?

1) Mad Men won for best drama. I don’t watch it. I watched it once and found it condescending to women. That was enough for me. They lost me as a viewer. I got a letter from them begging me to come back, but I just couldn’t.

2) Jane Lynch won for Glee. I haven’t ever seen Glee most likely because it’s up against something else I’ve been watching for awhile. (If I had to venture a guess I’d say that was probably Law&Oder SVU.)  Jane is so dry. Mojave desert dry. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve seen her in from Two and a half Men to the Healthy Choice ads.

3) Kyra Sedgwick won for The Closer. Evelyn is ape shit over this show. Me, not so much. I’ve like Kyra in other things, but just not this show. Maybe it’s her fake southern accent. I was hoping for Juliana Margulies to win for The Good Wife. I always liked her in ER; and once I like an actor, I tend to stay with them. I’m loyal.

4) Top Chef beat out The Amazing Race for best reality show. I like Top Chef well enough. I like most cooking shows. However, I really, really like The Amazing Race. Was the past season as good as all the ones before it? I can’t really say. But as long as CBS keeps it on, I don’t really care if it wins or not, as long as it doesn’t lose out to Jersey Shore.

5) Jim Parsons won for his portrayal of Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. Jim Parsons is from Houston. (You gotta like a home-town boy.) Well, you don’t have it, but in this instance I do. Big Bang is one of a very few shows that I make sure to watch every week. (I don’t TIVO.) It’s my favorite show, by far.

I believe the son of a family friend was the actual model of Sheldon. I’ll call his mom during the show and we’ll laugh together. She sees it. His dad doesn’t at all. (Very Twilight Zoney.) Dad’s paddling his canoe down the river Denial. BTW- Does anyone else find it hard to believe that Jim Parsons actually 37? Or am I just getting to that point in life where everyone looks young?

6) Edie Falco won for Nurse Jackie. I’ve never seen it, so I can’t in all honestly say anything about her in it. If I remember though, Julia Louie-Dreyfus was nominated for The New Adventures of Old Christine. I always made sure to catch her show when it was on. I found her fallibilities endearing. Also, I always got a kick out of Wanda Sykes. I was bummed when that show was canceled. I hope they put it in re-runs soon.

7) I’ve never seen Breaking Bad so I can’t really say anything about Bryan Cranston.

8) I do like Modern Family. I started watching Ed O’Neil when he was in Married with Children. I know, no one was supposed to watch it. But we did, from time to time. There I said it. I’ve got no complaint with Eric Stonestreet winning for his his portrayal as Cameron.  He’s really out there, especially when showing his love for their child. The interactions between Cameron and Jay are usually pretty funny.

I feel sure that I’ve left some actors or shows out of this insightful review, but such is life. So is my assessment dead-on? Or are these just the ramblings of a delusional, somewhat older woman?