Last night, Josh Groban ... experienced something on stage at The Emmy Awards. In the only live performance of the entire evening, Groban did a 4-minute reenactment of 26 different television theme songs (yesicounted), including The Simpsons , Friends , South Park , Baywatch , The Golden Girls , and The Carol Burnett Show . Initially, the performance made me a little uncomfortable . I could barely look it in the eyes today. It just seemed like a desperate ploy by Emmy Producers to "shake things up" with very little effort. Now, I can't fault Groban for being adorable. But I can wonder aloud to no one in particular: What were his people thinking? His performance was pretty good, but the production quality was totally half-assed. An Animal Muppet dangled lazily from clearly visible fishing wire, a paltry 6 person gospel trio arriving out of nowhere, only to be chased off the stage by mock police officers. Suddenly, Ed McMahon appeared for 2 seconds, and then a measly 4 Rockettes came out (for no reason, really) and burrrly kicked. This is JOSH F**KING GROBAN at the EMMYS for God's sake. Get the man a HUGE choir, and at least a LINE of Rockettes! Have hologrammed South Park characters dance around a virtual snowy playland! You would think they could have planned this out a little better. Relive the Groban Magic after the cut. Here is the performance: I'm sorry I took it out on you, Josh. To quote Robin Williams in the classic film G ...
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Last night, Josh Groban ... experienced something on stage at The Emmy Awards. In the only live performance of the entire evening, Groban did a 4-minute reenactment of 26 different television theme songs (yesicounted), including The Simpsons , Friends , South Park , Baywatch , The Golden Girls , and The Carol Burnett Show . Initially, the performance made me a little uncomfortable . I could barely look it in the eyes today. It just seemed like a desperate ploy by Emmy Producers to "shake things up" with very little effort. Now, I can't fault Groban for being adorable. But I can wonder aloud to no one in particular: What were his people thinking? His performance was pretty good, but the production quality was totally half-assed. An Animal Muppet dangled lazily from clearly visible fishing wire, a paltry 6 person gospel trio arriving out of nowhere, only to be chased off the stage by mock police officers. Suddenly, Ed McMahon appeared for 2 seconds, and then a measly 4 Rockettes came out (for no reason, really) and burrrly kicked. This is JOSH F**KING GROBAN at the EMMYS for God's sake. Get the man a HUGE choir, and at least a LINE of Rockettes! Have hologrammed South Park characters dance around a virtual snowy playland! You would think they could have planned this out a little better. Relive the Groban Magic after the cut. Here is the performance: I'm sorry I took it out on you, Josh. To quote Robin Williams in the classic film G ...