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January 16, 2011 · 3:02 pm

SuperDPS Obligatory 2011 Golden Globe Predictions

Well it’s that exciting time again to passively watch and potentially immerse ourselves in what is–and let’s be honest–essentially a watered-down version of the Academy Awards. And it’s good that we have The Golden Globes, because how else would shitfest features like Burlesque be hurled, frightened and confused, into an award ceremony, led to believe that it has an equal opportunity to win a shiny trophy.

The host, Ricky Gervais, is one of my favorite people ever, so I’m very excited to see what he brings to the show this time around. His honesty and irreverence makes, in my opinion, one of the best hosts of all time as well.

As I did last year, I will post the predictions here and then update them in real time as the ceremony progresses, highlighting correct predictions and lamenting the incorrect.

(Updates are marked with a “#”)

So let’s get started:

Best Supporting Actor: Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)

#(Winner: Christian Bale (The Fighter)–Whatever. I didn’t see the movie, but he’s a great actor and he’s lookin’ sharp, too. The biggest shame is that they didn’t give enough time for Bale to get wasted before the first award announcement of the night. Maybe next time.)

#Best Actress in a TV Drama: For some reason I forgot to add this in, but I’m so glad the winner is Katey Sagal from Sons of Anarchy…one of the best series of the year! I didn’t make a prediction for this, but I feel like I would have chosen her from the list of nominees…so I’m just gonna say this is a victory for me.

Best Miniseries or Made for TV Movie: The Pacific

#(Winner: Carlos–No idea what this is or what it’s about. I think it’s the life story of Carlos Mencia…)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Made for TV Movie: Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

#(Winner: The Gay Kid from GLEE–I don’t like GLEE, but fucking amazing speech)

Best Actor in a TV Drama: Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)

#(Winner: YAY! I was right. Now he won’t have to smear lipstick on his face and cross the head of the foreign press off of his hit list.)

Best TV Drama: Boardwalk Empire

#(Winner: Right again! This totally deserved to win, although it was a really hard category. I love every show that was nominated. I’m more excited that I guessed two in a row. I mean, really, this is my night.)

Best Original Song: Coming Home (Country Strong)

#(Winner: You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me (Burlesque)–What bullshit. Can we just pretend this never happened?)

Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer (Inception)

#(Winner: Trent Reznor (The Social Network)–This would’ve been my second choice. Glad it went to a worthy movie. Original Score is a better category than Best Original Song, anyways. Reznor made this movie even better.)

Best Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3

#(Winner: Big win, and obvious. Gotta admit, I was scared of The Illusionist, but I didn’t see it, so I thought I’d go with my favorite. “Were you two even born when the first Toy Story came out?” Priceless.)

Best Actress in a Comedy: Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)

#(Winner: Annette Benning (The Kids Are All Right)–Right movie, wrong chick. Didn’t see it. Can’t comment.)

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Made for TV Movie: Al Pacino (You Don’t Know Jack)

#(Winner: Al Pacino, right again. He could’ve easily lost this, but I figured he won all the awards before, so it must be good. Didn’t see it. Controversy equals awards.)

Best Actress in Miniseries or Made for TV movie: Claire Danes (Temple Grandin)

#(Winner: Claire Danes again! Must be a good movie. But how many toothpicks can Temple Grandin count?)

Best Screenplay: The Social Network

#(Winner: Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)–Can’t help it. Best movie of the year! The dialogue is so quick and so spot-on, it can’t help but win the best writing. You must agree…or else.)

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Made for TV Movie: Kelly McDonald (Boardwalk Empire)

#(Winner: Jane Lynch (GLEE)–Don’t know much about GLEE, only seen a couple episodes, but I have no love or interest in GLEE at the moment. Maybe I’ll get into it a year after it’s cancelled.)

Best Foreign Language Film: I Am Love

#(Winner: In a Better World–Fair enough. I didn’t see any of these movies. I just tried to pick the most positive-sounding one. That usually works for foreign films. Right? Right?!)

Best Actress in a TV Comedy or Musical: Tina Fey (30 Rock)

#(Winner: Laura Linney (The Big C)–OK. I don’t get it, but whatever. 30 Rock is definitely one of–if not the–funniest show on TV right now. But cancer’s funny, too, I guess.)

Best Actor in a TV Comedy or Musical: Thomas Jane (Hung)

#(Winner: Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)–Ricky Gervais was right. You always win if you play someone who’s retarded. The Big Bang Theory is a decent show. Definitely stands out amongst most shitty TV comedies these days.)

Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech)

#(Winner: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)–Didn’t see the movie, but great. At least ridiculous-looking Helena Bonham Carter didn’t have to get on stage. Don’t want to give Tim Burton the satisfaction.)

#(CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD: Robert DiNiro. OK.)

Best Director: Christopher Nolan (Inception)

#(Winner: David Fincher (The Social Network)–I was hoping that The Social Network would sweep, but I wasn’t confident enough. Glad this award went to the director of my favorite film of the year.)

Best TV Comedy or Musical: 30 Rock

#(Winner: GLEE–Can’t say that I’m surprised, but I don’t get it. OK, I get it, but I don’t get it. So many album sales and so many viewers. I liked the atheist episode…Christ, I don’t know what to say. The longer this ceremony goes, the drunker I get, so I’ll just end it with congrats, Glee.)

Best Actor in a Comedy: Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)

#(Winner: Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Vision)–No idea what this movie is or what it’s about. I’m glad it won, though…if only to see Paul Giamatti drunk and high on chocolate on stage. Brilliant.)

Best Actress in a Drama: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

#(Winner: Natalie Portman!!!!111111!!!!–An obvious choice. Most intense acting I’ve seen in a long time. This movie will stay with me in my nightmares forever. I hope she has a super-awesome baby who George Lucas can exploit in Star Wars remakes, reimaginings, and re-whatevers in the future.)

Best Comedy or Musical Motion Picture: The Kids Are All Right

#(Winner: Obviously. Who else was going to win this? Burlesque was robbed! Oh, it was for BEST comedy or musical. Sorry. Apologies.)

Best Actor in a Drama: Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)

#(Winner: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)–Sonofabitch. Oh well. I can’t say I didn’t see it coming. I can see that Colin Firth actually had to play a distinct and difficult role. All Jesse Eisenberg had to do was talk faster. British actors always have an unfair advantage when it comes to playing–well–anything.)

Best Drama Motion Picture: The Social Network

#(Winner: YAY! Best movie! I’m so happy this won. I never thought I’d be so excited for Jesse Eisenberg, but I can’t imagine a better actor for the role. Everyone involved in this did an incredible job. I went out of my way to a special theatre to see it. Good night everyone, and thank you to those who followed me tonight…and sorry to those who were annoyed by my constant updates.)

Check back with us starting at 8PM (EST) to get the updates as we get them and see where we went horribly wrong.

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February 1, 2009 · 4:16 pm

11 Reasons Why John Adams Kicks Ass

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laura11 Reasons why John Adams kicks ass.

I’ve finally gotten my hands on the DVD of HBO’s John Adams (Thanks, Chris). Now, I’m only through the first half, so this is not about why the miniseries kicks ass — although, to be fair, it does so far.

John Adams has always been one of my favorite Revolutionary figures, even before the miniseries. Yes, I’m obligated by birthright to maintain a fascination with Benjamin Franklin, seeing as how you can’t spit in Philadelphia without defacing a statue of Franklin. But there’s something about Adams I just find awesome. Actually, 11 somethings.

  1. John Adams was played by KITT from Knight Rider
    I shit you not. You probably think of Adams as Paul Giamatti, and rightfully so because Giamatti did a phenomenal job. But in 1776, Adams was played by William Daniels, the voice of KITT. Fun Fact: Daniels also played Feeny on Boy Meets World, which explains why the kids went to John Adams High School — why else would a Philadelphia school be named for a son of Boston? 

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  2. John Adams was a good lawyer
    I’m referring to both morals and skill. Who else would be able to defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre — and win? Everyone hated the British, including both the other lawyers and pretty much any jury ever. So no other lawyers would represent the soldiers due to their hatred, and due to the fact that they didn’t think they could win. Adams won.

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  3. John Adams was vain and full of himself — but was fine with the fact that his wife was smarter than he
    Do you remember when the Clintons referred to themselves as a two-for-one deal? Well, the Adamses did it first. If they were alive in the 21st century, I bet Abigail, not John, would have been the one elected President. She was smarter, more charming, better-looking… and was pretty much the only person would could tell Adams he was wrong without him getting really grouchy. And she could handle his grouchiness.

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  4. John Adams had the world’s coolest frenemy
    I mean, do you think SuperDudes Dave and Alex will completely change the world, part ways due to massive political differences, run against each other for President, get pissy over said differences, die within hours of each other by pure coincidence, and have one immortalized in Washington DC, while the other’s life is honored in an HBO miniseries? (Well… they might at that. Except it is the 21st Century, so if Michelle turns out to be Abigail 2.0, she’d better get more prominence than 1.0). Anyway. The frenemy in question? Thomas Motherfucking Jefferson.1 Beat that.

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  5. John Adams was into correspondence
    Do you want an idea of what life was like in the late 18th century? Read any collection of the letters of John and Abigail Adams. The two of them spent a huge portion of their marriage separated, so they wrote letters to one another constantly. They also kept their letters. That brings their lives — and their romance — out of myth and into reality. Maybe that’s why…

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  6. John Adams, though a nationally recognized figure and a cruicial part of the journey to independence, is not revered as a demigod
    Washington, DC, is full of de facto temples and altars. And that’s cool. I like a nice pilgrimage as much as anyone, and pilgrimages don’t have to be strictly religious. But do you see a giant phallic object dedicated to Adams? Or a Greek temple? Or, shit, a larger-than-life walk-through diorama? Of course not. And it kind of sucks for him, and you kind of like him all the more for it. Which is nice, because…

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  7. John Adams was not cheerful
    He was outspoken and pessimistic and grumpy and, as a result, not especially popular. But he was also very good at what he did, not to mention usually right (largely because he listened to his wife…). He was who he was, and screw the rest of you.

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  8. John Adams was all about family values
    Yeah, OK, he traveled so much that he missed much of his children’s lives, and that sucks, no question. But he only did it because he wanted the best for his children, and his wife. Life hiding from British soldiers and bringing water to pox-ridden Bostonian freedom fighters? So not the best. His daughter was educated, and his sons… well, one of his sons went on to be President. The other two… OK, they were less remarkable; one drank himself to death. But still. Also? The fact that John and Abigail had four children live to adulthood, and two who died in infancy or childhood for a total of six (the timing of whose births suggest they really were Adams’s, before you ask) suggests that the correspondence between John and Abigail managed to keep the fires burning.

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  9. John Adams also had a cousin who was pretty cool
    Perhaps you’ve heard of him? Sam Adams? Brewer? Patriot? No?

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  10. Though not a humble man by nature, John Adams knew when he had to be — even if it killed him a little inside
    Seems quite a few cases of this had to do with Thomas M. Jefferson. He insisted Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence, because Jefferson was the better writer. The Inauguration of Jefferson was the first time power had peacefully been transferred between opposing political parties pretty much ever, and Adams paid for his own way home after Jefferson’s inauguration.

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  11. John Adams effectively created one of American history’s most revered figures
    George Washington was a respected member of the Continental Congress, and maybe someone else would have nominated him as Commander-in-Chief. But Adams was the one who did. And the rest is quite literally history.

There are other reasons, of course; I never said this list was exhaustive.  But in giving you 11, I’ve already gone beyond the standard 10.  Looking for more?  Go watch the miniseries2

1. Yes, that was his actual middle name. Look it up.
2.  Spoiler alert: America wins.

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