Review: 59th Primetime Emmy Awards

September 18, 2007 The Emmys, like any awards show, is a collection of disparate elements, some funny, some serious, some musical, some dull but mandatory. When host Ryan Seacrest comes out in Henry VIII regalia and his lines bring only cricket sounds, you get mini-speed bumps instead of adhesive. [...] having waited four years to televise the Emmys, Fox was not about to give up the chance to promote the darling of its "American Idol" for the sake of something as seemingly unimportant as choosing a host that might encourage viewers to stick with a telecast of three-plus hours.

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