Golden Globes 2012

[GoGo Yubari]

Is anyone watching this but me and is anyone watching it for any reason to watch the awkward silences after Ricky Gervais says mean (but probably obvious) things?

[Your Mom]

That was pretty funny. I think it suffered because I heard how amazingly awkward everything was last year and I was waiting for him to slam people but probably cant get away with that twice. "Have you watched The Tourist yet?" was funny though

[GoGo Yubari]

Parks and Rec is never going to win an award for anything, is it.

Also, I think part of it is that everyone knows what to expect from Gervais this year. His stuff about the Golden Globes being a sham awards show that's easily bought would have been just as "oh, he WENT THERE" last year.

[TKz]

Parks and Rec is never going to win an award for anything, is it.

Parks and Rec is better than an award that Big Bang Theory apparently deserved to win. I realize there's not a lot of logic in that... but it helps me sleep at night, so hey, why not.

[Cornette_Face]

I was gonna watch just to see Mila, but she presented the very first award so...

[GoGo Yubari]

Parks and Rec is never going to win an award for anything, is it.

Parks and Rec is better than an award that Big Bang Theory apparently deserved to win. I realize there's not a lot of logic in that... but it helps me sleep at night, so hey, why not.

What, did Kaley Cuoco win Best TV Actress in a Comedy last year or something? I have no real beef with that show's cast, they all seem like nice people.

[Ron]

Is anyone watching this but me and is anyone watching it for any reason to watch the awkward silences after Ricky Gervais says mean (but probably obvious) things?

I have it on as background noise, but only because of Gervais. Is Laura Dern's show any good? I've never heard of/seen it.

[TKz]

Parks and Rec is never going to win an award for anything, is it.

Parks and Rec is better than an award that Big Bang Theory apparently deserved to win. I realize there's not a lot of logic in that... but it helps me sleep at night, so hey, why not.

What, did Kaley Cuoco win Best TV Actress in a Comedy last year or something? I have no real beef with that show's cast, they all seem like nice people.

You really need to watch past the first series to understand the hate! But then I also thought it had won Best Series for some reason, but a little checking tells me it was only nominated. My bad.

[GoGo Yubari]

Eh, I imagine I would just hate the writing, not the cast. I do have the first seven episodes or so of season two on my DVR, perhaps I'll start learning to hate BBT later this year.

[TKz]

Honestly I doubt you'll watch enough of it now to hate it. The problems start and increase from Season 2 onwards, but it's not like it suddenly becomes Two and a Half Men. It's a gradual transition. I'm sure you'd lose interest long before that unless you're REALLY looking for a sitcom to watch. Though yeah, cast isn't so much the problem.

Also I'm highjacking this topic to say fuck, I need to see Shame. I love Fassbender too much to miss out on a film that looks fantastic starring him.

[GoGo Yubari]

Pretty much anyone out of Cranston, Lewis, or Buscemi winning would be awesome. I bet Grammer -- FUCK.

I have to keep reminding myself these awards are the jokey fake ones for Hey, It'd Be Fun to GIve This Person an Award so I don't get mad.

[TKz]

Wow, really, Episodes got a nomination for Best Comedy Series?

[Ron]

Pretty much anyone out of Cranston, Lewis, or Buscemi winning would be awesome. I bet Grammer -- FUCK.

I have to keep reminding myself these awards are the jokey fake ones for Hey, It'd Be Fun to GIve This Person an Award so I don't get mad.

Really? I liked Grammer on Boss.

Edited January 16, 2012 by Ron

[GoGo Yubari]

Yes. Expect Matt LeBlanc to win Best Actor in a Comedy TV Series because they want to give him an award.

Homeland winning Best TV Series (Drama) is a perfectly fine "oooh, shiny!" result, though. The fact that Breaking Bad wasn't even nominated is a happy reminder that these awards are dumb.

EDIT: To be honest, I haven't actually seen Boss yet. I've heard Grammer is good.

[Universal]

I like how Simon Gruber is a trending topic on Twitter. #DieHard3

[TKz]

On the plus side, he wasn't the worst part about that show. But that really doesn't mean much...

Looking at the nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy, outside of LeBlanc being nominated, I'm pretty sure none of the people voting have watched these shows for about 3 years. Duchovny and Baldwin are still pretty great, but there's a lot of others more deserving of an award, pointless as the Golden Globes are.

[GoGo Yubari]

Ahahahaha, the composer for The Artist almost looks put off at having to go up and do the speech.

EDIT: Oh, perhaps he's just hammy and French. Man, for a moment he actually made me felt like these awards are relevant.

EDIT II: Oh right, I forgot that a song from Gnomeo and Juliet is nominated for Best Original Song and nothing from The Muppets is. Fuck.

EDIT III: Idris Elba, yay!

[Ron]

I'm bored. Did they purposely make it not funny this year?

[GoGo Yubari]

It's like this every year, though. Though Ricky Gervais is even less present this year than last.

EDIT II: And just when we say that, Seth Rogen undercuts Michelle Williams' win magnificently.

EDIT III: Peter Dinklage gives no fuck! Awesome. AND HE WINS!

EDIT IV: Claire Danes 1000% deserves this award. She is fucking wonderful in Homeland.

[Ron]

I watched an episode of Episodes and it was AWFUL. Just terrible.