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Better than an Emmy?
Neil Patrick Harris was onstage at 5:40 a.m. to announce the nominees when as a surprise at the end, it was his name called as best supporting actor in a comedy series for CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother.” Harris called it a “lovely surprise” but downplayed the importance of winning. “We’re all trying to do our best at the show, and it’s good to put on your bio, but it doesn’t hold that much water. The trophy isn’t important; it’s just nice to give acknowledgment to the show,” he said. Harris also talked about his smaller-than-small-screen work on Joss Whedon’s just-launched online musical, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” and whether a series like that could see an Emmy someday in a new category. “It’s odd that I’m way more excited right now about ‘Dr. Horrible’ than the Emmy nomination,” he said, laughing. “It wouldn’t surprise me (to see an online TV category) in the future. We’re in a tricky, uncharted territory on the Internet. If people know that millions of people will watch it, we’re going to see more shows like this. I’m not saying ‘Dr. Horrible’ is the most high-brow of shows, but it’s good. We’re not reinventing the theatrical wheel, but it’s certainly an amazing 22 minutes of show so far, and I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
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Ofcourse it’s BETTER then an Emmy. Ofcourse he is more exited, I would be too :)) An emmy is just and emmy, here he is acting.. or taking part of Whedon history. But NPH deserves it, he is brilliant on HIMYM. I hope he’ll get it!!
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:01 amI agree with Laura : whatever honor you can win in Hollywood, nothing beats working with Whedon (and a few others maybe). He is one of the very few real creator still breathing in this dying industry. And NPH, being one of the best actors out there, deserves the best lines ever written, no ?
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:13 amyes he does! Joss has to be the greatest guy to work with, to be around with, to learn from.
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:54 amDo also check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP_6Dlvk0Xs for Dr Dreadful’s YouTube Riposte!
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July 18th, 2008 at 10:22 amOoh. Not good to snub the Emmy before you even get it. Oh well. What’s done is done, and besides, he gets to showcase many talents at once in a budding genre.
@Rich: Dr. Dreadful’s opened a dreadful, horrible can of worms (meaning awesome can of worms).
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July 18th, 2008 at 1:17 pmOh ya, I hope NPH wasn’t dampening his ability to get votes - although, I personally won’t cry if Rainn Wilson gets this for The Office. I’ll be happy as long as either of them wins this year.
But also YAY! for being excited about this program! With good reason as well, it’s fantastical! I[m dying of anticipation for Act 3!!
Rich!! Love Dr Dreadful! and what a great “set” used too… great action figures, ESPECIALLY the Angel Puppet back there. great touch
Hope to see more from Dr Dreadful 
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July 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pmYeah. WAY BETTER.
This is Whedon, after all. And not just one Whedon, 3! And one Whedon-to-be.
So… Emmy? What?
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July 18th, 2008 at 11:22 pm