8:02:22 PM: They are starting the night with Tattinger Champagne, we’re starting it with Red Stripe Beer. We’re NOT actors.
8:02:44 PM: Yes, it’s the “I’m AN ACTOR” start… this is the best tradition in Hollywood.
8:03:21 PM: The reason this is so horrible is that is makes Acting seem more important than teaching, firefighting, and nursing combined. I can’t get enough of it.
8:04:26 PM: Hi. I sit around in my boxer shorts and don’t shower for days. I get paid for random articles I write on nonsense. I’m Laremy Legel and I’m a WRITER.
8:05:41 PM: The SAG has 120,000 members?? That’s like an ARMY.
8:07:28 PM: James Gandolfini wins the first “Actor” of the evening.
8:08:11 PM: Did you know The Sopranos was off the air? Yep. The finale was around 18 months ago. You might have heard something about it.
8:13:32 PM: Edie Falco wins and “The Sopranos” keeps rolling. She mentions it’s a “transient” business and she hopes that all actors can have an experience like this in their life. Yep, it’s just actors loving actors around here.
8:17:12 PM: The hit TV show “Bones” is on TNT. You guys watch that one? Nah, me either.
8:20:17 PM: Here’s what SAG wants you to know:
SAG RULZ!
8:21:28 PM: “The Closer” is nominated every year. TNT shows the SAGs every year. I’m not saying to two are related… I’m just saying is all.
8:23:21 PM: “The Sopranos” wins again. Three for three. I hope they aren’t competing in any of the movie categories.
8:23:58 PM: Around 800 people are on stage to accept. Let’s pray they weight tested that thing.
8:24:53 PM: Can I share with you why I think this show is winning? I think it’s because the show is over. No, I’m serious. What I’m saying is this: I’m not sure this has anything to do with how good anything is.
8:29:09 PM: Javy Bardem wins for supporting and I’m digging it. Nice job SAG.
8:29:44 PM: However, he just mentioned that his parents were actors in a time when they weren’t allowed to be buried on sacred ground because they were considered “homosexuals and prostitutes.” I’m not sure what to make of that… but I thought you should know.
8:31:11 PM: If the person who wins “The Actor” doesn’t face the statue the right way then we all get a nice full moon. Thanks SAG!
8:34:09 PM: Note: The SAG has been around 75 years but the SAG Award show has only been around 14 years. So for 61 years we did without. Those were lean years, eh?
8:39:28 PM: Tina Fey takes one home and she mentions the WGA in a non tacky way. This is why we love her folks. Just try and be human out there and you too can win the admiration of others.
8:42:29 PM: Alec Baldwin takes the next one home. He’s too big to show up to the SAGs. Can’t hate on him for that.
8:46:50 PM: “The Office” wins for comedy and I can’t really object there either. I watch it. I loved the BBC original but there is a place in my heart for this one too. Jenna Fischer speaks and is her usual lovable self. C’mon guys, more awkward stuff. Let’s keep this thing rolling.
8:48:34 PM: Oh good, the SAG president is up next. That will give us all we need.
8:54:17 PM: Here comes Alan Rosenberg! I’ve never seen him in Anything.
8:55:51 PM: He has amazingly giant ears.
8:56:25 PM: Sadly he didn’t say anything fun. Just “keep on keepin’ on and such.”
8:56:49 PM: Dennis Leary is here for the lifetime achievement: Charles Durning. You may remember him from World War II.
8:57:32 PM: No seriously.
8:58:13 PM: Leary just said there was nothing more humiliating than an 80 year old man who knows his lines and your lines better than you. Oh really Dennis? Nothing? I can think of a few things without even breaking a sweat.
8:59:06 PM: Like what if you got fired for molestation? Wouldn’t that be HELLA humiliating?
8:59:25 PM: Durning landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Killed eight dudes. Three purple hearts. I’m starting to like this guy more and more.
9:00:02 PM: Page Break!
