And let me guess, next year there will benl no individual tributes because of "the backlash from Cory Monteith".

What a ploy!

Monteith is consider to be "more iconic" over Jack Klugman and Larry Hagman. Two actors, that had decades long careers on TV don't rank over a young actor, who's only portrayed one role on a show that's only been on the air for less than five years?

These folks are just too damn much with this "Glee" and anyone remotely associated with it crap and I used to watch the show.

Incredible!

If you're going to have special tributes apart from the regular In Memoriam segment then it should be reserved for the legends. And Cory Monteith does not fit that description, whereas Larry Hagman certainly does. J.R. Ewing is probably one of the most iconic characters in the history of television, and to overlook his portrayer in this way is shameful!

Jack Klugman's son speaks to the LA Times about how upset he is that his Dad is not included in the tributes.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-emmys-2013-jack-klugman-cory-monteith-20130920,0,7412808.story

Edited September 21, 201312 yr by ~bl~

Ugh. It's upsetting to realize how hurt some of these families are. You can't pick and choose this way.

huffington post essay gets right to the point:

Hagman was, after all, one of the biggest and most popular stars in the history of the medium that the Emmys celebrate. His portrayal of the iconic oil titan J.R. Ewing throughout thirteen seasons of Dallas on CBS, a number of follow-up made-for-television movies and the recent Dallas reboot on TNT spanned five decades. He was at the center of the greatest season finale cliff-hanger of all time - the legendary "Who Shot J.R.?" mystery. The episode of Dallas that revealed who shot his character broke all kinds of records (on a Friday night!) and remains the highest-rated regular episode of a scripted television series ever. Further, Hagman had already charmed previous generations of viewers, including children, with his starring role in the long-running sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, which remains in syndication to this day. He appeared in a number of other television series, as well.

Let's remember that Dallas, the drama that made Hagman a household name, ran on CBS from 1978-1990, and was for many of those years the highest-rated series on television. Even when it began losing steam it remained in the coveted top ten.

CBS is presenting the Emmys this year, which makes the Hagman snub all the more acute.

One could argue that Hagman made a greater and longer-lasting impact on television than any of the five individuals selected to receive special tributes.

This Emmy broadcast sounds like a train wreck to me. In addition to this mess, as a tribute to the 50th anniversay of JFK's assassination, Carrie Underwood is going to sing songs from that era. :-(

This is actually very disgusting and disrespectful from every possible perspective. Yes, they are dissing LH, but on top of that, I don't believe they are "honoring" Cory Monteith. They are exploiting him for ratings.

I won't be watching. These award shows are so boring to me. Watching a bunch of Hollywood people giving each other awards is not my idea of a good time, especially when I know that politics tends to overshadow talent so often anyway. Sure, I sort of enjoy it when I hear that someone I like has won, but not enough to sit through the drivel.

The whole thing is just ugly to me. Even when you see people going to great lengths to explain why Larry Hagman should be included, there's still the question of "Oh, so Larry is more honorable than Jack Klugman, who should also be included?" Just honor everyone on the same level and let that be the end of it. It's an extremely touchy subject.

The whole thing is just ugly to me. Even when you see people going to great lengths to explain why Larry Hagman should be included, there's still the question of "Oh, so Larry is more honorable than Jack Klugman, who should also be included?" Just honor everyone on the same level and let that be the end of it. It's an extremely touchy subject.

I can live with just the usual dedication, but if we are going to honor people individually, let's steer clear of less than average performers who were in the middle of a breaking the law when they died! Trying to reach the younger audience with that particular message? Okie dokie!

But why honor anyone individually at all? I mean, ultimately, the individual tributes weren't much to write home about anyway, but the whole thing is a ploy. Honor everyone in nicely put-together montage, and call it a day.

Larry Hagman is a household name...and if not then I bet they know J.R. Ewing! I don't even know the character that this Cory Monteith plays and I am in that young demographic that the advertisers covet. I think that says all.