I don’t think CTV News Channel anchor Marcia MacMillan was ready for my assessment of Emmy presenters Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey when we spoke Tuesday morning about the 78th Annual Emmy Awards. Hey, I call them the way I see them, and I can’t wait to see them both when Brothers premieres next Wednesday on AppleTV.
Harrelson, who co-owns a pot shop in LA with Bill Maher, and McConaughey, who doesn’t, appeared to be feeling no pain as they vamped to kill time in presenting the final award. The duo previously starred together in the first season of HBO’s True Detective. They apparently really could be half-brothers in real life, which is also the premise of the new Apple series.
MacMillan, who can sometimes be seen on the main CTV network filling in for Omar Sachedina, also seemed aghast when I suggested enough already with giving Jean Smart five straight Emmys for her portrayal of Deborah Vance on the HBO Max comedy. The last two seasons, for me at least, were not up to the earlier years. Besides, there were at least three other actors who were funnier than Smart on that same series this past season: co-creator and executive producer Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter and Montreal-raised actress and comedian Robby Hoffman.
One highlight from the Emmys I forgot to mention: Martin Short ripping up his acceptance speech when Widow’s Bay star Matthew Rhys beat him in the Best Actor in a Comedy category. Hilarious, and kudos to the Emmy director and cameraperson for catching it.
I applaud host Mariska Hargitay for giving her all as host. She came to play, but I do think the writers let her down, especially in some of the sketches. The opening number in particular. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star certainly earned the shot, however, after 27 years playing the same character on the same primetime drama.
