60th Primetime Emmy Awards
8 PM ET/PT
From the NOKIA Theatre
720p & DD5.1

Hosted by: Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probstand, and Ryan Seacrest

Nominees:
http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_nomswin_pt.php?action=search_db#1

Not marked HD in my guide...

Then again the Comcast guide is notoriously wrong when it comes to HD content.

60th Primetime Emmy Awards
8 PM ET/PT
From the NOKIA Theatre
720p & DD5.1

Hosted by: Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probstand, and Ryan Seacrest

Nominees:
http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_nomswin_pt.php?action=search_db#1
I usually don't watch the Emmys, probably because I'm not a big fan of award shows generally, and consider it less of a time drain to wait until midnight and see the list of winners, and whatever few highlights there were. But now that you've been kind enough to list the team of 'Hosts' :rolleyes: all I can say is Wow, that's quite a list of third bananas the Emmys managed to put together without any expense.

I've met Heidi Klum already, so the only one who'd be of any interest anyway is covered. ;)

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Palladin

Chance favors the prepared mind

Looks and sounds great. Many of the same technical folks (not surprisingly) that did the DNC. Show is already boring though. 5.1 music mix is very punchy. PQ looks good though there might be some very very slight filtering going on, but not enough to really stand out. Picture looks very much (not surprisingly) like the Oscars. Louis J. Horvitz wins another Emmy while directing the show. This has to be number five or six for him.

Very great work, ABC!!! It's nice to see the new HD show promos.

Excellent PQ (though here in Jax we are getting a signal breakup every so often).

Glad I DVR this thing.

WOW! Betty White looks so much better than Mary Tyler Moore. MTM looks and sound awful. Is she ill?

Not in HD on KOMO via Comcast in the Seattle area. Unsurprising -- seems like KOMO has problems almost every time I try to watch an HD program. Either it's not in HD at all, or the audio is messed up...

Excellent production, even ended on time.

Horrid breakups all night on KDNL-St. Louis through D*. No other problems with HD locals from D*, and local commercials had issues too.

Excellent production, even ended on time.

Why, because it ended on time?

What a disaster the Reality Host thing tuned out to be. Waste of good airtime and total comedic timing buzz kill.

This show was like sitting at a multi-course meal-- with the waiters taking the plates away while we're still enjoying the food. I know they have to keep it moving along but this was too pushy.


Thank god there was a great Yankees game to watch tonight. Talk about a great production-- now that was spectacular!

One full hour into the broadcast, KOMO Seattle finally went HD.

Jimmy Kimmel's pre-show special was in HD.

Why, because it ended on time?I didn't say content, I said production.

The awarding of the reality host award was pretty good though. Laughed hard when they actually did go to commercial.

I laughed even harder when it went to Probst. I really hoped Howie would win, but I was expecting it to be Seacrest, just because he is Seacrest and he wins/does everything. Probst would be a good choice, if this were the 2000 Primetime Emmys. But 2008...not so much. I think it's time for Survivor to join the list of the deceased...

I sent this into KOMO's comments email box. I think it is about damn time we let the stations know we care about this stuff.

Please register my dissatisfaction with KOMO's Emmy Awards HD Broadcast

It is ironic that the first time television’s award program for excellence in television programming is shown in high definition that KOMO failed to show it in high definition until one hour into the broadcast. That is hardly excellence on the part of KOMO TV as an ABC affiliate.

The program was recorded for delayed broadcast, so there can hardly be any excuse for this.

Viewers have been investing thousands of dollars into high definition televisions, and look forward to viewing event programming such as the Emmys and the Oscars in high definition. It is a disappointment and a poor reflection on the local network affiliate when such programs are not broadcast in high definition, when they are available in high definition on the national network.

Sincerely,

I sent this into KOMO's comments email box. I think it is about damn time we let the stations know we care about this stuff.

Please register my dissatisfaction with KOMO's Emmy Awards HD Broadcast

It is ironic that the first time television’s award program for excellence in television programming is shown in high definition that KOMO failed to show it in high definition until one hour into the broadcast. That is hardly excellence on the part of KOMO TV as an ABC affiliate.

The program was recorded for delayed broadcast, so there can hardly be any excuse for this.

Viewers have been investing thousands of dollars into high definition televisions, and look forward to viewing event programming such as the Emmys and the Oscars in high definition. It is a disappointment and a poor reflection on the local network affiliate when such programs are not broadcast in high definition, when they are available in high definition on the national network.

Sincerely,

Of course you wouldn't be aware of this as a viewer, but there was a technical problem which was not KOMO's fault (No, not ABC's fault either). It was not recorded by KOMO. It was recorded by ABC and fed out to the West Coast live to air. If you knew the nature of the situation, you would understand how harsh you were on them by saying there was no excuse. This was not a "forgot to 'flip the switch' situation".

Sometimes I think you guys forget that there are things that can go wrong with equipment and the hard work somebody is putting in to get the HD feed back up. The fact that viewer appetite for HD is increasing is not lost on most who work at these stations.

Why, because it ended on time?

What a disaster the Reality Host thing tuned out to be. Waste of good airtime and total comedic timing buzz kill.

This show was like sitting at a multi-course meal-- with the waiters taking the plates away while we're still enjoying the food. I know they have to keep it moving along but this was too pushy.


Thank god there was a great Yankees game to watch tonight. Talk about a great production-- now that was spectacular!


The show was terrible. I agree that the Reality Hosts were not funny (recall how great Conan O'Brien was as host?). The picture quality was soft. And who directed this show??? Not showing the nominees when their names were announced is unforgivable for an award show.

HD on KGTV San Diego for all three hours.

My favorite part was when they showed the Special Visual Effects categories. Oh wait, that's right. They didn't. They banished us to the non-televised ceremony held last weekend.

I laughed even harder when it went to Probst. I really hoped Howie would win, but I was expecting it to be Seacrest, just because he is Seacrest and he wins/does everything. Probst would be a good choice, if this were the 2000 Primetime Emmys. But 2008...not so much. I think it's time for Survivor to join the list of the deceased...

I don't really see how Howie was in this category, since Deal or No Deal is a game show, not a reality show, IMHO. All of the other shows invoved a lot of contestants who are eliminated one at a time based on some competitive skills contest, and subsequent evaluation and perhaps a vote by the viewers.

DOND involves one contestant trying to maximize his dollar winnings by weighing the banker's offer vs the values in the remaining suitcases. It doesn't fit with the other shows.

Anyway, the best of these hosts is Phil Keogan who hosts traditional best reality show The Amazing Race, and he wasn't even nominated.

The picture quality was soft.

I'll second that. I was extremely disappointed with the video quality, but it affected not only the program itself, but also the commercials. The whole feed was just plain SOFT. I've seen that new Apple Nano commercial a bunch of times (on other networks) and it always looks so sharp that my eyes nearly pop out of my head -- on ABC tonight, it was darned near SD. I checked it on two different affiliates, and both looked identically bad.

Now, for those that had no problem with the PQ, so far, the two complaints are from people in the West, so it is entirely possible that this was confined to that feed. It appears to be nothing new though -- in some of the West Coast local threads, people have been complaining about ABC HD being soft for a couple of weeks. If anyone who got the East feed can supply a couple of screen caps, it would be interesting to see what that looks like vs. what we got out West.

Of course you wouldn't be aware of this as a viewer, but there was a technical problem which was not KOMO's fault (No, not ABC's fault either).

Can you elaborate on the nature of the problem? In other cities on the West Coast (mine included), the entire show was in HD (though as I said in the message above, it was poor HD). Is Seattle getting a different feed?

No, it appears Seattle has a cra**y ABC affiliate. They are the largest market still showing Wheel and Jeopardy in SD. I think SeattleAl would agree with me. WJLA probably a close second here.

Looked good, but not as good as the Oscars.

It is ironic that the first time television’s award program for excellence in television programming is shown in high definition that KOMO failed to show it in high definition until one hour into the broadcast.

It was in HD on Fox last year.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=909218&highlight=emmy

Can you elaborate on the nature of the problem? In other cities on the West Coast (mine included), the entire show was in HD (though as I said in the message above, it was poor HD). Is Seattle getting a different feed?


No, Seattle was not getting a different feed. They had trouble pulling in the HD feed due to an equipment problem... two problems actually. They overcame one problem which got it back up when they did. The other is to be resolved.

No, it appears Seattle has a cra**y ABC affiliate. They are the largest market still showing Wheel and Jeopardy in SD. I think SeattleAl would agree with me. WJLA probably a close second here.

I don't think you realize there are many forces that can keep a station from being able to offer those programs in HD. Time and time again it has been explained on here. Not all stations are floating in $$ as some may think.

I didn't watch the show because I had lost all respect for the Emmy Awards. This morning when I reviewed the list of winners, however, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the 3 wins each for 30 Rock and John Adams were well deserved, as were Recount's and Glenn Close's victories. Will wonders never cease!

Edit: Typo corrected

I didn't watch the show because I had lost all respect for the Emmy Awards. This morning when I reviewed the list of winners, however, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the 3 wins each for 30 Rock and John Adams were well deserved, as were Recount's and Glenn Close's victories. Will wonders never cease!

Edit: Typo corrected

It was 7 for "30 Rock" and 13 for "John Adams..." (one of which I know where it is ;) ) unless I'm missing something. :)


http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll128/FilmMIxer/EmmyPic.jpg

I laughed even harder when it went to Probst. I really hoped Howie would win, but I was expecting it to be Seacrest, just because he is Seacrest and he wins/does everything. Probst would be a good choice, if this were the 2000 Primetime Emmys. But 2008...not so much. I think it's time for Survivor to join the list of the deceased...

Since this was the first, and Jeff was the first reality host to become a star in the US, I knew he would win it.

Though I still don't get how they define this category. Deal is a game show and not reality competition.

And Phil definitely got overlooked.

It was 7 for "30 Rock" and 13 for "John Adams..." (one of which I know where it is ;) ) unless I'm missing something. :)


http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll128/FilmMIxer/EmmyPic.jpg

Is that yours? Congrats!

Emmys Post Lowest Ratings Since 1992

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6598045.html

Congrats FilmMixer!

As far as the show, I have to say I must agree with Mr. Kimmel if he told those guys the "nothing" bit would not work, because IMO, it did not work.

It was good production and they did finish on time. I kept hearing people talk about how, they cut my bit sine we are long, so I guess they said we are ghoing to finish by 11:00 no matter what happens.

It was 7 for "30 Rock" and 13 for "John Adams..." (one of which I know where it is ;) ) unless I'm missing something. :)


http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll128/FilmMIxer/EmmyPic.jpgCongratulations. I do wish they would televise the other awards on a different broadcast... they just might and I haven't seen where. Similar to what HDNet has done in the past.

It was 7 for "30 Rock" and 13 for "John Adams..." (one of which I know where it is ;) ) unless I'm missing something. :)
I meant the 3 major awards, best show, best actor, or best actress, which I assumed would be clear from the context of my post because I said in my post that I have little regard for the Emmy Awards. The IMDb didn't care much more than I did, as the only categories they listed in addition to the Big Three were best supporting actor and actress:

http://www.imdb.com/features/emmys/2008/emmys

Is that yours? Congrats!

Congrats FilmMixer!


Congratulations. I do wish they would televise the other awards on a different broadcast... they just might and I haven't seen where. Similar to what HDNet has done in the past.

Thanks to all..

It was broadcast on E! on Saturday night.

I meant the 3 major awards, best show, best actor, or best actress, which I assumed would be clear from the context of my post because I said in my post that I have little regard for the Emmy Awards. The IMDb didn't care much more than I did, as the only categories they listed in addition to the Big Three were best supporting actor and actress:

http://www.imdb.com/features/emmys/2008/emmys

Even re-reading your post it wasn't clear at all that you were only speaking about the "3 major" awards.. sorry. :)

Your IMDB link shows twenty one categories, not 5...

After last week, I have a little better regard for the Television Academy and their award than you. :cool:

I'll second that. I was extremely disappointed with the video quality, but it affected not only the program itself, but also the commercials. The whole feed was just plain SOFT. I've seen that new Apple Nano commercial a bunch of times (on other networks) and it always looks so sharp that my eyes nearly pop out of my head -- on ABC tonight, it was darned near SD. I checked it on two different affiliates, and both looked identically bad.

Now, for those that had no problem with the PQ, so far, the two complaints are from people in the West, so it is entirely possible that this was confined to that feed. It appears to be nothing new though -- in some of the West Coast local threads, people have been complaining about ABC HD being soft for a couple of weeks. If anyone who got the East feed can supply a couple of screen caps, it would be interesting to see what that looks like vs. what we got out West.Very soft in PDX as well.


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Even re-reading your post it wasn't clear at all that you were only speaking about the "3 major" awards.. sorry. :)

After last week, I have a little better regard for the Television Academy and their award than you. :cool:
I might have made myself clearer. Anyway, congrats on your award, the last thing I want to do is minimize it. It's a signal achievement. If I had been a little less obtuse and defensive, and a bit more sensitive, I might have handled it better. :) This year’s Emmy Awards went a long way to rehabilitating the organization’s reputation in my estimation.

Very soft in PDX as well.

Thanks for the report. I think we're seeing a trend here ...

No, Seattle was not getting a different feed. They had trouble pulling in the HD feed due to an equipment problem... two problems actually. They overcame one problem which got it back up when they did. The other is to be resolved.

OK, thanks for the clarification. Your first message was worded in a such a way that I wasn't sure what you were saying. Indeed tech problems happen -- and often they take a lot longer than an hour to fix!

The ratings and reviews are in (check the Hot Off the Press thread)...

And, hooboy, did the show tank, but good!!! :eek:

I'll second that. I was extremely disappointed with the video quality, but it affected not only the program itself, but also the commercials. The whole feed was just plain SOFT. I've seen that new Apple Nano commercial a bunch of times (on other networks) and it always looks so sharp that my eyes nearly pop out of my head -- on ABC tonight, it was darned near SD. I checked it on two different affiliates, and both looked identically bad.

Now, for those that had no problem with the PQ, so far, the two complaints are from people in the West, so it is entirely possible that this was confined to that feed. It appears to be nothing new though -- in some of the West Coast local threads, people have been complaining about ABC HD being soft for a couple of weeks. If anyone who got the East feed can supply a couple of screen caps, it would be interesting to see what that looks like vs. what we got out West.

I watched the opening 15 mins from a live Toronto feed and the HD PQ was exceptional. With the delayed Seattle feed, the first hour was SD and the PQ of the remaining HD broadcast was indeed soft as were the commercials.

Thanks to all..

It was broadcast on E! on Saturday night.

Indeed, congratulations. In addition to the Emmy you should probably get an AVS award for all the outstanding information regarding your work that you've provided to us over the years. :)

FilmMixer,

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing that pic with us!

Indeed, congratulations. In addition to the Emmy you should probably get an AVS award for all the outstanding information regarding your work that you've provided to us over the years. :)

FilmMixer,

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing that pic with us!

Thank you both for the comments. :)

We had Tom Bergeron, Jeff Probst, and Phil Keoghan. Where was "Bob The Puppet"?