Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Emmy Goodbyes

This is kind of a morbid topic but we've talked about it in the past. I'm speaking of the "In Memoriam" segment on the Emmy Awards. Usually, these things have a cut-off — nobody who died within X weeks of the telecast gets in. But this time, someone did some last-minute editing and included Patrick Swayze, Larry Gelbart and Henry Gibson, which was nice.

Among those who didn't get in: Jack Narz, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Robert Novak, Don Galloway, Mr. Blackwell, Billy Mays and Beverly Garland. I always feel a bit sad for the loved ones of someone like that who doesn't make the cut. Jack Narz logged an awful lot of hours of television in his career so you wish they could have made room for a guy like that.

The first person in the montage was Edie Adams but I don't think most people saw her because the camera was slow to zoom in on the screen. They made the same mistake on the Tonys last year, as I recall...another shame. Edie Adams was a pretty important person in TV history.

Overall though, it was a nice 'n' classy tribute, especially with Sarah McLachlan singing, "I Will Remember You." Good choice. It might have ruined the moment if they'd brought up The Knack to sing, "My Sharona."

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Today's Video Link

You don't see great acts like the Ross Sisters these days. This is from the 1944 movie, Broadway Rhythm and you can thank Gordon Kent for recommending the clip to me. The opening's a little run-of-the-mill but stick with it. About a minute in, it gets...uh, interesting...

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