BORING / ENTERTAINING
7:01-7:07: Conan O’Brien’s opening video — brilliant!
7:08: O’Brien’s opening jokes
7:15: O’Brien’s “We Got Trouble” parody
7:18 Megan Mullally’s “emotional” acceptance speech
7:20 Alan Alda wins — but doesn’t show up
7:24: Bob Newhart in 3-hour oxygen tank
7:30 Jeremy Piven wins, gives lovely (and succinct) speech
7:42: Newhart appears again, deadpanning in oxygen tank update
7:48 Cloris Leachman quotes her bricklayer (“whatever blows your skirt up”)
8:01 Standing ovation for Dick Clark
8:11 Barry Manilow wins, crushing Stephen Colbert
8:26: Howie Mandel’s “Deal or No Deal” award presentation
8:32: Jon Stewart wins again, Colbert loses again
8:30: O’Brien’s Tivo skit
8:40: Andre Braugher wins for “Thief”
8:46 Tony Shalhoub wins — again — for “Monk”
8:52: Tribute to Aaron Spelling reunites “Charlie’s Angels”
9:10 “I lost to Barry Manilow” — Stephen Colbert
9:11: “Amazing Race” wins — again
9:24: In Memoriam — alwaystouching tribute to those who have died
9:34: Mariska Hargitay wins for “L&O”
9:41: What a surprise: Julia Louis-Dreyfus prevails
9:44: Kiefer! Kiefer! Kiefer!
9:51: “The Office” nabs best comedy series
9:55 “24” wins battle of dramas
9:38: Wacky Discover Card commercial with those crazy scissors
9:59: Show ends. On time! Bob Newhart spared.
9:30: The regal Helen Mirren wins for “Elizabeth I” and honors the writers
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