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September 21, 2008

Let Groban host the Emmys

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Why can't Josh Groban host the next Emmy Awards? Or why can't he just step in and finish off this one?

He just rocked the house, literally, with a medley of songs from TV shows ranging from "Friends," yes, he did the rapid claps, "Cops," "Rawhide" mashed up with "Gilligan's Island," and did a damn fine Cartman impression to boot. Hire him!

Others who've been highly engaging tonight: Steve Martin, Conan O'Brien and Ricky Gervais. Hire them! Hire anybody, except don't let Heidi, Howie, et al, take up that valuable time ever again. There's a reason they don't have a lot of chat time on their own shows.

Back to the winners:

"John Adams" is well on its way to becoming the winningest miniseries ever. The incomparable Laura Linney just picked up a trophy for her portrayal of Abigail Adams. No surprise there, but we're always heartened to see her recognized with major hardware.

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  • So "The Dark Knight" didn't make it into the final five after all, never mind that critical and popular support. Let's just call the comic-inspired mega-hit "The Biggest Snubee."

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    "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett; the politically timely "Milk;" rags-to-riches fairy tale, "Slumdog Millionaire," Holocaust best-seller-based drama "The Reader," and Watergate-era biopic "Frost/Nixon."

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