Emmy Awards' Cory Monteith Tribute Is Brutally Honest About His Death

maandag 23 september 2013

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by Jeanne Sager 7 hours ago

The Emmy Awards tribute to Cory Monteith had created a surprising amount of controversy before the awards show even aired. Some, like Jack Klugman's son Adam, accused the ceremony's producers of glorifying someone who died at his own hands. And then, Jane Lynch got up onstage and told it like it is: her Glee co-star wasn't perfect. He was a drug addict who died because of his addiction.

It wasn't your typical tribute. Memorials tends to speak in glowing terms of the deceased.

But in telling the truth about how Cory Monteith died, Lynch did something better.

She made the tribute to Cory mean something more to the world than just a chance to remember a good actor.

As Lynch said:

Cory was a beautiful soul. He was not perfect, which many of us here tonight can relate to. His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, senseless destruction that is brought on by addiction.

Tonight we remember Cory for all he was and mourn the loss of all he could have been.

And there it is, folks: why mourning Cory Monteith in front of a world's audience made sense.

Klugman's son had accused the ceremony's producers of playing to a "youth-centric culture that has an extremely short attention span and panders to only a very narrow demographic."

Lynch's tribute to her Glee co-star was the very opposite. It was a warning to the youth of America, an arrow straight to their hearts: life is short; don't screw around.

Monteith's death wasn't part of the natural course of things. He wasn't an elderly man who'd contributed decades of work to the entertainment industry, only to die peacefully of something related to his age. Is he someone today's youth can relate to better than someone who hasn't graced a television screen in years? Perhaps, but that's all the more reason why the Emmy's tribute worked. There was a stark difference between the tribute to Monteith and those to Jonathan Winters and Jean Stapleton that preceded it.

Winters and Stapleton had done much, gotten far.

They were old.

And their tributes were uncomplicated by talk of "imperfection" and "addiction."

Cory Monteith died before he got to do most of what he could have done. His youth, his superstardom, was not enough to save him.

And to cement just what it was we lost, Lynch offered a reminder that there was more to Monteith than just the drugs:

All that warmth and that charm, that open-hearted quality that we loved in Cory was no act. This gifted and wonderful young man was worthy of your love.

If you were lucky enough to know Cory as we did and witness firsthand Cory's goofy, breezy sense of humor, his natural instinct for inclusiveness and his unbridled sense of generosity day in and day out, I promise, you'd have loved him even more.

What did you think of the tribute to Cory? Was it appropriate?

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writes articles for The Stir by day, slays closet monsters and bounds through bedtime stories with her elementary schooler by night. The Phineas and Ferb soundtrack reverberates through her brain.

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Plans to Honor Cory Monteith at Emmy Awards Create an Unexpected Backlash

dinsdag 17 september 2013

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by Jill Baughman 1 hour ago

It's been over two months since Cory Monteith's untimely, tragic passing, yet his name is still making headlines, this time because of a controversy brewing in regards to the Emmy Awards. It seems that in addition to the "In Memoriam" segment, on Sunday, the Emmys will separately honor Cory, James Gandolfini, Gary David Goldberg, Jean Stapleton, and Jonathan Winters.

And apparently this has some people very, very angry.

Many commenters are saying Cory didn't have enough of a career to be honored with the other four on this list. They're pissed that Andy Griffith was passed over. And they're saying that the Emmys are glamorizing his OD by making such a huge deal in honoring the death of a druggie.

Suffice to say: Wow, people on the Internet sure can be a bunch of insensitive jerks.

Look, I don't agree with the decision to single out actors who have passed away as somehow being more "honor-worthy" than the others, but their decision to include Cory makes sense. Cory and the cast of Glee spoke to a younger demographic. The ratings game is all about harnessing this young demographic, and the producers behind the Emmys probably thought this tribute would be a good way to lure them in and get them to watch the show (it may sound insensitive, but that's how our sick, sad world works).

Many 18-year-olds know who Cory is and that he passed away a couple months ago. Sad to say, but ask them who Jonathan Winters (a comedic genius and pioneer) was, and they'd probably shrug and continue playing Candy Crush on their iPhone.

Anyway, each of these tributes will be delivered by costars and close friends. For example, Edie Falco will be remembering Gandolfini, with whom she worked on The Sopranos, while Jane Lynch will be talking about Cory. Of course fans of Glee will tune in to see what Jane has to say about her fallen costar.

Not only does it feel weird debating who is and isn't worthy of being on this list since these actors are no longer with us, the things people have been saying about Cory have been cold, cruel, and completely unnecessary. He was one of the lead actors on an extremely popular television show, and many fans, young and old, were touched by and are still trying to process his death. There's no doubt that he had talent and legions of fans, and he was very open and honest about his struggles with addiction. Instead of "sensationalizing" his drug use, we can only hope that Lynch will talk about her friend in a way that shows how drugs can easily cut off a life and career that had so much promise. And, come on, no one's giving him an Emmy here.

So let's stop dissecting Cory's career and saying that he's a "minor" actor and that how he died makes him any more or less worthy to be on this list. We should be placing blame on the Emmys who are saying that one star's death is more important to honor than another's. Regardless, it's a shame that Cory's passing has led to this kind of exploitative controversy.

What do you think about Cory Monteith's inclusion on the "special" Emmys "In Memoriam" segment?

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MTV Video Music Awards: Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift Steal the Show (VIDEOS)

maandag 26 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley 10 hours ago

It was supposed to be Justin Timberlake's show but it ended up being all about Miley Cyrus. Because her performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards was so, um, out there? From the dancing bears, to Miley's embarrassing twerking, her butt hanging out of her plastic pants and looking saggier than a wet hen, and her tongue hanging out of her mouth, looking longer and pointier than Gene Simmons in his prime, Miley stole the show -- and not necessarily in a good way. I can only imagine Robin Thicke was thinking, "How? Why? What? Where am I?"

Watching the performance, it's sort of hard to know why Miley's a star. Pretty much every 6-year-old in the country dances around their room in the way that Miley parades around a stage. She sings about as well as most of the kids I know too. Here's Miley doing her thang. Whaddya think?

There were were some good performances tonight, starting with Justin Timberlake, who took over the entire middle of the show with a medley of his greatest hits. Halfway through, the other four members of his former band, 'N Sync, joined him on stage. They were basically relegated to back-up dancers, but hey, would they have gotten into the VMAs otherwise?

Justin seemed to have his own number one fan in the audience in the form of Taylor Swift, who had the misfortune (or good fortune?) of being smack dab in front of a camera -- which made for lots of close-ups of Taylor gyrating and singing to the JTathon. Taylor didn't even perform, but she managed to steal the show anyway with her speech after she accepted a Moonman for Best Female Video for "I Knew You Were Trouble."

Still apparently not quite over her fling with Harry Styles, Taylor snapped, "I want to thank the person who inspired this song, he knows exactly who he is." The camera then panned predictably to Harry, who looked bemused. (Hey, Taylor did wonders for this kid's profile.)

The cameras also seemed to catch her mouthing, "Shut the f**k up," as Harry's band One Direction presented. Cue the GIFs we'll see for eternity. Here's one:

Wouldn't you love to be at the VMA after party at a table with Taylor and Selena Gomez? You just know those girls love to bitch.

Nah, me neither.

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Lea Michele Will terminará en los Teen Choice Awards a pesar de 'Dolor increíble' Cory Monteith

zaterdag 10 augustus 2013

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Lea Michelela vida desde el novio y coprotagonista de Glee Cory Monteith murió de una sobredosis de drogas ha estado plagado de inimaginable dolor y angustia, dice una información privilegiada. Pero eso no le impedirá asistir mañana Teen Choice Awards.

"Cada día es tan difícil. "Sólo levantarse en la mañana significa recordar que Cory se ha ido, dijo la revista People una fuente cerca de Michele. "Es increíblemente doloroso".

Michele, 26, todavía planea hacer su primera aparición pública en los Teen Choice Awards este domingo por la noche. La popular comedia de FOX Glee tiene cinco nominaciones y todo el elenco ha confirmado que estará allí para un tributo especial a Monteith. Hablar de un rasgón jerker.

Aunque ella ha sido valientemente soldado en, Michele encuentra difícil cada minuto, según la fuente. ¿Y quién no? Es un milagro que ella ni siquiera ha sido capaz de salir de la cama cada mañana.

"Es una lucha", dijo el amigo. "Es increíblemente fuerte, pero eso no lo hace más fácil".

Rodaje de la quinta temporada de Glee comenzó esta semana pasada y Michele 26 años está de vuelta en conjunto--que es muy milagroso, teniendo en cuenta que ha sido menos de un mes desde la muerte de Monteith.

Su novio de 31 años de edad fue encontrado solo en una habitación de hotel canadiense el 13 de julio. Murió por una mezcla tóxica de la heroína y el alcohol después de una noche con amigos.

Su continua batalla con vino de la adicción a la luz cuando él comprobado en rehabilitación en la primavera. Pero poco antes de su muerte, parecía estar haciendo mejor--y allí fueron incluso rumores de que él y Michele planeaban vivir juntos y estuvieron cerca de comprometerme.

Monteith jugó el adorable Finn Hudson en el espectáculo de teatro musical, donde estrellas Michele como Rachel Berry. Su personaje morirá en el tercer episodio de la temporada lo honrando. Glee está programada para el estreno una semana más tarde de lo previsto originalmente el 26 de septiembre y vamos a una pausa prolongada después del episodio homenaje a Cory.

Mientras tanto, todos los ojos estarán sobre Michele y el resto del elenco en lo que es seguro que será una ceremonia de premios emocionales mañana. Mi suposición es que serán aún más impresionados por la fuerza de Michele y resolver a través de esta tragedia que ya estamos.

¿Vas a ver a los Teen Choice Awards y el homenaje a Cory?

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