The TV Addict 

11:09PM: No Brainer of the night. THE SOPRANOS walks away with Outstanding Drama. I’d probably be a bit more emotional had I watched the show.

11:04PM: Tina Fey wants to thank 30 ROCK’s dozens of dozens of viewers. Tina, you’re so welcome. Can’t wait until the second season premiere, which by the way is this October 4 at 8PM. Don’t let 30 ROCK go the way of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. Jump on the bandwagon now!

10:56PM: Shock of the night. James…. waiting for Gandolfini… but no. JAMES SPADER! Seriously. Sleep with one eye open. Gandolfini’s going to be pissed.

10:53PM: America Ferrerra wins…. cue the tear ducts. Mine and hers.

10:41PM: SALLY FIELD and RICKY GERVAIS! Life is Good!

10:39PM: “Ricky Gervais couldn’t be here tonight so instead we’re going to give this to our friend Steve Carrell.” Could I love Stewart, Colbert and Correll anymore?

10:35PM: Colbert and Stewart… thank God… I’m quickly losing Emmy Energy here.

10:20PM: THE OFFICE finally won something. Fellow OFFICE addicts — cancel your suicide plans. It’s all good.

10:13PM: Best line of the night goes to Elaine Stritch. Who’d have thought. “I’m not faking this I really don’t know what the hell is going on.”

10:09PM: TONY BENNETT! Seriously this is getting ridiculous. At least this will give Stewart and Colbert some comedy gold tomorrow night.

10:05PM: Masi Oka’s been spending a little too much time with George Takei. Holy Perfect Annunciation Batman!

9:58PM: Does anyone else vote to cut the EMMY Awards to two hours, and give all the miniseries and movie awards out at the Creative Arts Emmys last week. Seriously, who saw PRIME SUSPECT?

9:55PM: Ryan Seacrest is the Dame Judy Dench of Award Show hosts. He’s had what — 10 minutes of screen time?

9:49PM: How is it that Sally Field at 60ish looks better than most women at thirty?

9:40PM: Jersey Boys or Alvin and the Chipmunks?

9:37PM: Glenn Close, get comfortable. You’re going to be up on stage next year for DAMAGES.

9:26PM: Says Amrie with regards to Tony Bennett’s seemingly unbeatable win streak, “I think he’s got mob connections. it’s the whole sopranos thing.”

9:15PM: David Chase wins what will no doubt be the first of many farewell we love you awards for THE SOPRANOS. I probably should start watching the show.

9:11PM: To quote my friend Emmy Bud: Hayden Panettiere… Prom Queen gone bad? Could Neal Patrick Harris be any cooler?

9:05PM: Rumor Patrol: Anyone else think Milo and Hayden are dating? Amrie does!

8:57PM: Memo to ‘future me.’ If I’m ever nominated for an Emmy against legendary actor Robert Duvall. Don’t waste anytime writing an acceptance speech! Like anyone else had a chance.

8:50PM: Oh Ryan Seacrest is back! Who else forget he was hosting?

8:40PM: Katherin Heigl’s asking price just went up A LOT.

8:29PM: I’m back after enhaling a quick burger and fries. Anyone else thrilled nobody from TWO AND A HALF MEN have won thus far?

8:16PM: TERRY O’QUINN! WOW! That is fantastic ans so well deserved.

8:03PM: FAMILY GUY opens the show by completely slamming television, with special attention to NBC’s struggles… interesting approach. And by interesting, I of course mean somewhat insulting and tastless. I guess the show can only improve from here.

7:49PM: Charlie Sheen just quoted the late great John Spencer…. I will now pause my continual ripping of TWO AND A HALF MEN. Tonight only.

7:43PM: Commercial thoughts. You could not PAY me to eat KFC chicken cheese fries.

7:36PM: Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell, hottest couple ever? If nature has a sense of humour, their kids will look really really ugly. Mabye like this.

7:30PM: Not surprisingly, Neal Patrick Harris suited up!

7:25PM: Vanessa Williams looks awesome. A mother a four, probably in her forties, yet looks twenty. Only in Hollywood.

7:20PM: T-Minus forty minutes until showtime. Time for the most important decision you’ll be making all night — No, not your Emmy pics. What food are you ordering/eating at tonight’s party? This TV Addict will be serving food from Toronto’s best burger joint BURGER SHACK.

7:09PM: Kristen Bell… and the cast of HEROES! Bell she has an awesome super power. Yes, soon the world will know what VERONICA MARS fans have known for three years. Kristen Bell = Awesome.

7:03PM: Julia Louis Dreyfus confirms why I”ll never be a supermodel, explaining how she looks so great, “hard work and healthy eating”… d’oh

6:58PM: Portia De Rossi is on Ellen’s arm. Moment of silence for ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.

6:32PM: Kathie Griffin brought Steve Wozniak as her date to the Emmys. For those of you who don’t speak nerd, Wozniak is the founder of APPLE Computer! Question: What is sadder? That I know who Wozniak is, or that Seacrest doesn’t?

6:25PM: Speaking of objectifying woman — How many times is Ryan Seacrest going to sexually harass the woman he’s interviewing? Ryan, we get it. You’re totally straight.

6:23PM: TV Addict Best Dressed List: Could Ali Larter look any better? Forget dual personality, her new superpower — getting dressed.

6:18PM: If you were Rainn Wilson’s Prom Date…. comment below. Yes we’re talking to you Kathie. Is anyone else weirded out by the fact that OFFICE superfan, the woman behind GMMR is also named Kathie. Umm.. Kathie, is there something you’re not telling us?

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3:36PM: Sitting in Ballroom 20 waiting for the LOST panel to start. Bad news, I’ve got an hour and twenty minutes to go. Worse news, the surrounding Comic Con attendees have yet to discover deodorant. Stay Tuned..

4:55PM: T-Minus Five Minutes….

5:12PM: Boy the announcer is on a power trip, she really doesn’t shut up. Panel starting in minutes….

5:19PM: The panel is starting and thankfully some very cool LOSTies have found their way off the island. Joining us on stage are showrunners Damon Lindeloff and Carlton Cuse (both are wearing pants).

5:23PM: Obligatory LOST advertisement… LOST the video game, coming February 2007. The secret of Comic Con — it’s really just one big advertisement! Which by the way works, check out the exclusive first trailer here.

5:26PM: Lindeloff and Cuse have brought along a bell to ring whenever they feel the other one is about to go overboard in terms of spoilers. To quote Homer Simpson, “D’OH!”

5:28PM: The firing line begins… Fan Q&A… Get Ready.

5:30PM: Lindeloff and Cuse are asked about the writing process… SNOORE! To sum up, all writers contribute, yet in the end, Lindeloff and Cuse have the final say. Great waste of five minutes fanboy. Here’s hoping the rest of the event’s questions are better [they are!]

5:33PM Lindeloff swears his pants are already off…. tells the audience to watch his left hand. Audience groans, Cuse rings the bell. Audience laughs.

5:35PM Fan question: Where’s Michael??? As announced yesterday at those pesky TCA’s… Harold Perrineau will be back this season. Way too ruin the fun so-called TV critics!

5:36PM: Cuse and Lindeloff promise MORE FLASH FORWARD scenes in future episodes. Cuse says: “Going forward, the show will feature flashbacks and flash forwards.” Lindeloff: “But how forward and with whom — the audience will be pleasantly surprised.”

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9:53PM: Yes Ben, why won’t you just let them leave? Is anyone else absolutely loving tonight’s finale? Is anyone else bitter that the opening credits ruined (one of) the surprises by revealing Walt’s return (Malcolm David Kelley)?

9:55PM: OMG WALT! You’ve grown five feet and look like you belong in the NBA… what’s the deal?

9:56PM: Quick flip over to AMERICAN IDOL…. Did Reuben win AMERICAN IDOL again? Lakisha, Melinda, Sanjaya, Chris…. the rest…Haley… that other girl… someone’s fifteen minutes of fame are so up…. the other guy…. funny how quickly we forget who the top 10 were.

10:00PM: The big question of the night: Jack’s beard… real or fake?

10:04PM: An hour until they reach the radio (cue 24 style clock)

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Traditionally at 10PM on Wednesdays theTVaddict can be found LIVE BLOGGING LOST with a great group of loyal fans. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to cancel the Live Blog tonight as I’m in New York covering the UpFronts. Feel free to post away with your thoughts though, as I’ll be tuning into the show tomorrow on ABC.com.

Tonight’s episode of LOST promises to be a doozy, as we finally get the long awaited ‘Ben’ flashback. Producers Cuse and Lindeloff even went as far as to tease EW with the sentence, “Illumination and answers… to be followed by even more questions and delighted bafflement.” Needless to say we at theTVaddict.com couldn’t be more excited for tonight and hope you can stop by for LIVE LOST BLOGGING at 10PM (est).

10:01PM: Are we seeing the birth of Ben?

10:01PM: “So why don’t you start at the beginning”… okay, this episode is definitely getting off on the right foot! Which reminds me, I hope Ben explains the giant foot!

10:12PM: Young Ben or Harry Potter? You decide

10:15PM: Umm… Ben… there’s a new sheriff in town, and his name rhymes with block.

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10:00PM: Once again, tonight’s episode looks great. Nobody does promos like ABC.

10:02PM: Don’t you know where we are… no actually we have no idea.

10:05PM: Did Locke always know Sawyer’s real name? I wonder if he’s read intel on all of his fellow castaways.

10:09PM: Okay, is Sawyer really going to fall for this… snap… I guess Locke has been reading up.

10:12PM: Benry Gale is completely manipulating Locke. But why?

10:13PM: Charlie and Jack…akkkwwwaaarrddddd.

10:15PM: You know, if the Losties just took the time to read eachother’s intel, life would probably be a lot easier for all of them.

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8:45PM: Okay, I realize LOST hasn’t started yet, but I’ve simply got to start rambling about AMERICAN IDOL: IDOL GIVES BACK. How many more times are we going to get a reaction shot of Sanjaya from the audience? Wasn’t he voted off IDOL?

8:52PM: Am I the only one who thought Teri Hatcher looked like a ‘working girl’?

9:08PM: Cheesy yes, but how nice was it to see a mini-FRIENDS reunion
with Phoebe and Ross.

9:09PM: I assume the ’shocking’ results are that nobody is going home this week!

9:46PM: Ryan asked Simon the question I’ve been wondering all week, “Simon how much have you donated?” Yes Simon, and while we’re at it, Randy, Paula, Ryan and the IDOL producers (who incidentally are making millions selling commercials off this show). How much are you all donating?

10:02PM: Tricky IDOL, I almost missed the beginning of LOST. Luckily I flipped over just in time to see Jack ask Jin some pretty creepy questions.

10:06PM: Oh Hurley… you’re killing me here.

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9:56PM: America finally got it right. Ba-BYE Sanjaya! How excited is everyone for LOST?

10:01PM: Does anyone else think Charlie’s days may be numbered tonight? (fingers crossed)

10:04PM: Obviously a dream…. but creepy nonetheless.

10:14PM: Isn’t ‘camping’ what they’ve been doing for three seasons?

10:19PM: Who remembers what this cable does? Anybody?

10:22PM: Jack and Kate romance… snoozefest. Where are THE OTHERS! Or at the very least Juliet.

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Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control (read: inescapable family commitments) there will be no LIVE LOST BLOGGING this evening. Yes, that noise you’re hearing in the distance is the collective ’sigh’ of the tens of thous…. okay just tens of people who’s LOST experience just got a little less exciting tonight.

Needless to say, I was really looking forward to dissecting tonight’s fantastic Juliette flashback and look forward to joining my fellow LOSTaholics next week.

As you’re enjoying tonight’s episode of LOST, pause for a moment and think of your dear friend, theTVaddict, who’ll be trapped at an event so boring it makes being stuck in the hatch pressing numbers every 108 seconds exciting.

Enjoy the show.

10:01PM: Juliette just pulled a Jennifer Garner on Kate. Those are some serious ALIASesque moves.

10:06PM: I know I should remember this jewelry woman’s connection to Sawyer or LOST, but it’s been like two years. What was her deal?

10:12PM: Ummm… Thelma and Louise anyone?

10:14PM: Handcuffs… this should be interesting.

10:18PM: Commercial Commentary [Is it wrong that I like OCTOBER ROAD?]

10:22PM: “Welcome to the wonderful world of not knowing what the hell is going on” Is Kate talking to Juliette or the viewers?

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