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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 224317" data-attributes="member: 27">Yes, it did make me arch an eyebrow after they showed the fortieth clip of the Kristoff St. John send-off.&nbsp; Of course they did something similar (though not as pronounced) with the GH Christmas episode clips.&nbsp; Just because those are the episodes you submit for the Emmys doesn&#039;t mean the Emmy people can&#039;t mix in some other notable clips for the sake of variety.&nbsp; But maybe it was because of the shutdown--I recall in years past the Emmy producers would allow the shows&#039; editing teams to put together a &#039;sizzle reel&#039; to play during the ceremony, but of course the editors, like everyone else, are not available.Also worthy of an arched eyebrow was the chatty segment with Patrika Darbo, who was credited as a Governor (board member?) of NATAS.&nbsp; It was Darbo who blew the roof off the place last year because NATAS (the Emmy people) screwed up and gave her an Emmy that was later taken back because they claimed she had not been eligible for the award she actually won.&nbsp; I&#039;m fuzzy on the gossipy details, but she and some other performer had been placed in the running for awards and the NATAS people had not bothered to certify their eligibility properly.&nbsp; She set the phaser to &quot;blast&quot; and pointed out how NATAS had a long history of screwing up the process and seemed not to care about learning from mistakes.&nbsp; They had to revamp the nomination processes and set stronger eligibility guidelines, and basically grovel to the public because of how Darbo pointed out their shortcomings.&nbsp; And yet there she was all happy to be one of the faces of NATAS like nothing ever happened.I too would have loved for Maura West to have won, but I recall so much of this year featured Ava in pity-party mode after Kiki died. I was okay with Tamara Braun winning, but thankfully they didn&#039;t make us sit through clips of her final six weeks when Kim was acting like a loony.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 224317, member: 27"] Yes, it did make me arch an eyebrow after they showed the fortieth clip of the Kristoff St. John send-off. Of course they did something similar (though not as pronounced) with the GH Christmas episode clips. Just because those are the episodes you submit for the Emmys doesn't mean the Emmy people can't mix in some other notable clips for the sake of variety. But maybe it was because of the shutdown--I recall in years past the Emmy producers would allow the shows' editing teams to put together a 'sizzle reel' to play during the ceremony, but of course the editors, like everyone else, are not available. Also worthy of an arched eyebrow was the chatty segment with Patrika Darbo, who was credited as a Governor (board member?) of NATAS. It was Darbo who blew the roof off the place last year because NATAS (the Emmy people) screwed up and gave her an Emmy that was later[I] taken back[/I] because they claimed she had not been eligible for the award she actually won. I'm fuzzy on the gossipy details, but she and some other performer had been placed in the running for awards and the NATAS people had not bothered to certify their eligibility properly. She set the phaser to "blast" and pointed out how NATAS had a long history of screwing up the process and seemed not to care about learning from mistakes. They had to revamp the nomination processes and set stronger eligibility guidelines, and basically grovel to the public because of how Darbo pointed out their shortcomings. And yet there she was all happy to be one of the faces of NATAS like nothing ever happened. I too would have loved for Maura West to have won, but I recall so much of this year featured Ava in pity-party mode after Kiki died. I was okay with Tamara Braun winning, but thankfully they didn't make us sit through clips of her final six weeks when Kim was acting like a loony. [/QUOTE]

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