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Host Jimmy Fallon (R) performs ‘Born to Run’ with American Idol’s Randy Jackson during a 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

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Last night’s Emmy Awards rite was startling in dual ways: a favorites didn’t regularly win, as good as a uncover was essentially fun to watch. (via Tuned In)

Only a couple of repeat winners took a stage, together with Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston as good as a array Mad Men. The rest were newcomers, with sitcom Modern Family raking in awards as good as alternative wins for latest shows similar to Glee as good as The Good Wife. Edie Falco as good as Jim Parsons additionally took home first-time humerous entertainment Emmys.

Miniseries as good as cinema dominated a endowment counts, with The Pacific as good as Temple Grandin racking in a many trophies.

A important impugn was LOST, who, well, mislaid in acting, writing, directing as good as array categories after a last season. Plus, Conan O’Brien mislaid a opportunity to broach an epic acceptance debate — upon NBC, no reduction — to Jon Stewart as good as The Daily Show. Instead, he got a couple of choice moments upon screen.

One of a show’s vital winners was horde Jimmy Fallon, who done a prolonged promote feel breezy, uninformed as good as fun with his guitar-focused amusement as good as assembly participation. TIME’s James Poniewozik records how surprisingly interesting a promote was:

The 2010 Emmy Awards promote was a night of lovely twists as good as astonishing surprises, a greatest of which, perhaps, was a 2010 Emmy awards broadcast. Namely, it was a flattering interesting night of TV … Who took a Emmy awards divided as good as transposed them with this? we have no idea, though we’ll keep it.

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Television’s newcomers as well as underdogs ruled a 2010 Emmys, with a ABC humerous entertainment “Modern Family” as well as a HBO film “Temple Grandin” picking up most of a night’s vital awards.

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“Modern Family” kick out Fox’s “Glee” to win a Emmy for most appropriate humerous entertainment series. The dual much-lauded freshmen array went conduct to conduct in a array of categories as well as desirous skits featured in NBC’s three-hour-long Emmy telecast.

“Glee’s” finger prints were all over a opening strain as well as dance, which starred a show’s expel as well as featured cameos by Kate Gosselin, Betty White, Jon Hamm, as well as Tina Fey. “Modern Family” got a impulse during a ridicule tract brainstorming event which attempted to work George Clooney in to a uncover about a multi-coloured organisation of relatives.

“Temple Grandin,” a biopic of an autistic lady incited alloy of animal science, dominated a TV miniseries/movie awards, winning most appropriate made-for-TV film as well as most appropriate singer in a miniseries or film for Claire Danes’ description of Grandin. Grandin herself scored a station acclaim from a audience.

The night’s alternative large winners enclosed “Mad Men” (best drama), Edie Falco (best singer in a humerous entertainment for “Nurse Jackie”), Kyra Sedgwick (best singer in a play for “The Closer”), Bryan Cranston (best actress in a play for “Breaking Bad”), Jim Parsons (best actress in a humerous entertainment for “The Big Bang Theory”), as well as Al Pacino (best actress in a miniseries/movie for “You Don’t Know Jack.”)

There were a integrate of surprises: “Top Chef” scored a endowment for most appropriate being foe program, putting an finish to “The Amazing Race’s” 7-year-long winning streak.

Emmy electorate bestowed a prize for most appropriate variety, strain or humerous entertainment array upon “The Daily Show” instead of Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show,” saving NBC from a tremble of awkwardness though depriving “Team Coco” devotees of what could have been an acceptance debate for a ages.

The tinge of a uncover was tongue-in-cheek, a sip of flightiness compared to a gravitas which mostly accompanies Hollywood awards shows. John Hodgman, most appropriate well known as a “I’m a PC” man from Apple’s aged ad campaign, served as announcer, dispensing digs as winners walked up to accept statues instead of tedious statistics. (For “Glee” executive Ryan Murphy: “Ryan Murphy was formerly nominated for directing ‘Nip/Tuck.’ Until then, no a single in Hollywood had even listened of cosmetic surgery.”)

Host Jimmy Fallon mostly churned out his guitar to deliver a difficulty with a small ditty, crooning with colleagues similar to Kim Kardashian as well as Stephen Colbert. Fallon’s multi-song, multi-costume paper to 3 not long ago over dramas — “24,” “Law & Order,” as well as “Lost” — was a acquire depart from a critical strain tributes which mostly draw towards down awards shows. (Though a critical strain reverence did take core theatre when Jewel supposing a outspoken outcome to a annual montage of TV personalities who’ve passed.)

DENVER — Focus upon a Family owner James Dobson as well as his mother will residence a Washington, D.C., tea celebration convene by video.

Dobson as well as his wife, Shirley, were invited to a convene orderly by TV as well as air wave celebrity Glenn Beck. The Dobsons contend they will be in California Saturday celebrating their 50th matrimony anniversary.

Dobson is seen as a single of a country’s many successful regressive Christian leaders as well as is well well known for his antithesis to termination as well as happy marriage. Nationally well well known regressive politicians mostly visited him during a Colorado Springs-based Focus upon a Family ministry.

Dobson stepped down as a organization’s boss in 2003 as well as as authority of a house final year. He done his final air wave promote for Focus upon a Family early this year.