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| sul perchè Hugh non è stato alla fine scelto per presentare gli Emmy, ma ha vinto quel ç°ç£% di Ryan Seacrest: Ryan Seacrest wasn't the only celeb in the running to host this year's Emmys. Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil reports Hugh Laurie, of grinchy "House" fame, almost spared viewers from yet another Seacrest gig. Ultimately the suits at Fox decided against Laurie, as "Seacrest would draw a larger TV audience and because viewers might be confused seeing Laurie in an unfamiliar role." He's British, you know. E, da popwatch: Depressing Emmy rumors of the day Aug 31, 2007 by Gary Susman Sadder still is the report from awards guru Tom O'Neil claiming that Fox almost chose Hugh Laurie to host the Emmys. Now, Laurie fans know that the House star is eminently qualified as a comic — as anyone who's seen his British TV shows with Stephen Fry (pictured at right, with Laurie) can attest — to emcee an awards broadcast. Even those who know him only as Dr. Crankypants know that he can be surprisingly funny amid the carnage on House (where he gets all the best lines) or have seen him deliver sparklingly witty awards acceptance speeches in recent years. Still, according to O'Neil, Fox decided that too few American viewers know of Laurie's extensive comedy résumé from his roles back home in England, and rather than confuse us, they hired the decidedly not funny but comfortably familiar Ryan Seacrest instead. In other words, it's as if Fox were telling us: "Hey, America, we get to host this party only once every four years, and we could have served you prime rib, and while everyone who's tried it thinks prime rib is delicious, the unfamiliar dish might have perplexed you, so we're going to serve you the same McDonald's cheeseburger you can get every day...." NB: utenti SKY: domenica 16 dalle ore 02.00 di notte la diretta dell'evento, su Canal Jimmy. La replica sottotitolata sarà martedì 18 alle 21.00.Edited by LaurieLo - 8/9/2007, 13:50 |
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