That's because Fey and Poehler's work hosting Sunday's Golden Globes awards was so funny, snarky and incisive -- without being mean, petty or needlessly humiliating -- that they provided a perfect example of how a modern-day Hollywood awards ceremony should unfold. All MacFarlane can do is go down from there.
The Hollywood Foreign Press even managed to avoid many embarrassing awards in TV categories -- besides snubbing Louis C.K. in comedy for Don Cheadle and handing all TV awards but two to programs on premium cable channels HBO and Showtime.
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Live snarking the 2013 Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globes didn't do a bad job picking TV winners his year; though every winner but one was from cable television and every winner but two were from premium cable TV channels Showtime and HBO. Here's a sample of my snarky tweets and images passed along during NBC's inspired telecast
Storified by Eric Deggans · Sun, Jan 13 2013 21:05:45
NBC keeping audio of producer counting down while network segues to Golden Globes give some idea what Matt Lauer has to deal with...Eric Deggans
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Poehler get 1st blood on director Katheryn Bigelow: "When it comes to torture, I trust woman who spent 3 yrs married to James Cameron.Eric Deggans
Golden Globes 2013 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Hilarious Openingnewsforthenation1
Fey: Quentin Taratino is here, the star of all my sexual nightmares." Score!Eric Deggans
Note to Ricky Gervais: Much as I love you, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler showed how to draw blood at #GoldenGlobes and keep audience on your sideEric Deggans
Maggie Smith wins Globe as best supporting TV actress; did anyone doubt biggest name in film would take it?Eric Deggans
TV fans, keep in mind: success for TV folks at #GoldenGlobes is about getting nominated. TV winners chosen by film critics rarely make senseEric Deggans
HBO's Game Change wins #Globe for best TV movie; let the conservative pundit snarking begin...now!Eric Deggans
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Damien Lewis wins best TV actor for Homeland; another great choice. Globes, will you actually get TV honors right tonight?Eric Deggans
Homeland wins best TV drama. Producer makes up for co-star not mentioning Claire Danes in his speech to say her name first.Eric Deggans
Somebody working the teleprompter at #GoldenGlobes is SOOO fired!Eric Deggans
Paul Rudd's technical difficulties at the Golden Globesdorseyshaw
I know I shouldn't feel validated that my pick for Best TV show of 2012 won a Golden Globe for best TV drama; but I do...Eric Deggans
Dear Pepsi: No one who looks like Sofia Vergara is crashing the wedding of someone she doesn't know to get free soda. Even if its diet soda.Eric Deggans
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Spielberg gets a president to introduce a #Globes segment about his movie on one of America's best presidents. Just give him the Oscar now.Eric Deggans
Poehler after Bill Clinton leaves stage: "That was Hillary Clinton's husband!" Score again!Eric Deggans
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After watching Fey, Poehler, Wiig and Ferrell, I'm now sure #GoldenGlobes should hire ex-SNL castmembers to host every ceremony from now onEric Deggans
Will Ferrell At The Golden Globes 2013 (Jennifer Lawrence Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy)blakeelijah
I think #Globes should cut to a shot of scowling Tommy Lee Jones after every joke!Eric Deggans
Love. This. RT @ryanpbroderick: Tommy Lee Jones is PISSED http://twitpic.com/bv0apnEric Deggans
@Agent210 He's probably pissed Spielberg didn't win. Or that they don't make abisynthe any more.Eric Deggans
Quentin Tarantino is the only person in America surprised he won a #GoldenGlobe for Dango Unchained screenplay.Eric Deggans
Love. This. More. RT @theLadyGrantham: What is a #GoldenGlobe? #DowntonPBSEric Deggans
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Don Cheadle wins bst comic TV actor for House of Lies! Cool to see him win, but Louis C.K. got robbed.Eric Deggans
Forget Honey Boo Boo; NBC should subtitle Stallone and Schwarzenegger's #Globes presentation.Eric Deggans
Apparently, guy working telepromter for Salma and Paul Rudd was also providing Sly/Ahnold subtitles. MT @TravisMay108 http://twitpic.com/bv0laxEric Deggans
Hmmm. Claire Danes doesn't specifically thank co-star Damian Lewis either, after winning best actress #Goldenglobe...just "my cast."Eric Deggans
Man. Sasha Baron Cohen tries to pretend he's funny, bringing the actually funny #Globes show to a screeching halt.Eric Deggans
I'm assuming Sasha Baron Cohen is just doing the worlds worst Ricky Gervais impression at #Globes.Eric Deggans
Sacha Baron Cohen Funny Speech At Golden Globes 2013ibreaklatestnews
Twitter sez Quentin Tarantino dropped the n-wrd backstage at #Globes, continuing his campaign to make even Django supporters turn on him.Eric Deggans
Looks like he was answering a reporter's question about use of the word in a movie, so not as bad as I feared.
Dear #GoldenGlobes: When hosts are killing it like Fey and Poehler, please don't take them off stage for long periods in show's middle...Eric Deggans
Does Lena Dunham's #GoldenGlobes win confirm her status as the Tina Fey or a new generation? & does Judd Apatow know he's an honorary girl?Eric Deggans
I thought Aziz Ansari's #Globes bit about Downton Abbey cast having great weed was really funny. Does that mean I'M high?Eric Deggans
Interesting to see Jodie Foster argue for celebrity's right to keep their sexual orientation secret. I sympathize, but...Eric Deggans
Dig you want privacy Jodie; but your ability to live comfortably as a gay woman in Hollywood was purchased by privacy sacrifices of othersEric Deggans
Golden Globes 2013 Jodie Foster the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement awardinsanemrbrain
Did we just hear Jodie Foster quit acting? Or big budget movies? Or film altogether? I fear we need Long Island Psychic to decode speechEric Deggans
In a field including Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee & Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck wins best director for Argo. Hollywood Foriegn press at workEric Deggans
Is he wearing ankle bracelet? RT @andymboyle: Josh Brolin! We're glad they let you out of the clink so you could give an award.Eric Deggans
For a minute, I thought they said Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel were presenting together! They would have been cool...Eric Deggans
Girls wins best TV comedy at #Globes. Considering that real best comedy, Louie, wasn't nominated, I'm cool wth that.Eric Deggans
It's heroically unfair that a guy handsome & talented as Hugh Jackman is still cool enough to give his wife credit for every smart move.Eric Deggans
RT @lenadunham: If Golden Globes support garment kills me I leave my archives to my mother and my ephemera to my 8 year old friend CocoEric Deggans
2013 Golden Globes Lena Dunham WINS Best Actress in a TV Series Comedy to Lena Dunham for "Girlsinsanemrbrain
MT @ichadlowe: Congrats to @lenadunham on your Golden Globe win. But, seriously? You forget to thank me?! After all we've been through?Eric Deggans
Golden Globes 2013 Lena Dunham TV Series Comedy for GIRLSinsanemrbrain
You see, Chad Lowe's wife Hilary Swank forgot to thank him when she won at the Golden Globes and so Lena Dunham,,,oh, forget it.Eric Deggans
Hilary Swank winning an Oscar® for "Boys Don't Cry"oscars
Hey all you Anne Hathway haters out there, take a breath. Les Miz was getting pounded by the critics; she's probably just relieved...Eric Deggans
I know Globes are trying to play Daniel Day Lewis off, but doesn't it just sound like another speech from Lincoln?Eric Deggans
Dear Joaquin Phoenix: If u think awards shows are crap, do everybody a favor and just stay home. (feel free to forward to Tommy Lee Jones)Eric Deggans
Is there any possible way we can get Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig to host the Oscars?Eric Deggans
Word. RT @RichardDreyfuss: The Golden Globes just played off Daniel Day-Lewis while he was talking about Steven Spielberg. I am speechless.Eric Deggans
Poehler at #Globes end: "We're going home with Jodie Foster!" Just saying the joke we were all thinking. Way to stick the landing!Eric Deggans
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