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Twitter Reacts To The 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards

The best comments on the Hollywood affair.

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Last night's 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards were rife with reactionary moments, like Homeland's upset of Mad Men, the unstoppable Modern Family juggernaut continuing to roll, and Tracy Morgan taking a siesta in the middle of the stage. Read the Twitterverse's take on it all here.

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@poniewozik

@poniewozik

The final season of 30 Rock will surely have a meta-episode referencing this.

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@jiandeleon

@jiandeleon

Basically.

@tvoti

@tvoti

Unfortunately, Esposito will probably never play a role as awesome as Gustavo Fring again.

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@sepinwall

@sepinwall

To say the least.

@joncaramanica

@joncaramanica

It's as if he heard us wondering aloud.

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@Missinfo

@Missinfo

Will Arnett lost.

@HESherman

@HESherman

The modern-day TV enthusiast sure does love his/her BBC, huh? Nothing against Sherlock, but if we heard one more presenter say that annoying sub-title again we might've lost it.

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@billyeichner

@billyeichner

The snub of all snubs.

@AshleyJudd

@AshleyJudd

Curiously, Ashley and Missing walked away with a sum total of zero hardware last night.

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@KristaSmith

@KristaSmith

Knowing this town, it's probably already in the works.

@Variety

@Variety

Homeland deserved everything it won but this stat is still crazy. Were the Emmy voters not feeling Megan?

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@lenadunham

@lenadunham

The on-screen awkwardness would be suffocating if Hannah Horvath and TV-Louie met.

@TVandDinners

@TVandDinners

Despite the rampant Twitter-hate at their Emmys sweep, the Fam will probably score huge with their season premiere later this week.

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@andygreenwald

@andygreenwald

Next year won't be such smooth sailing for the ABC hit—The Neighbors will be eligible to throw its hat in the ring.

@ellielopezsays

@ellielopezsays

You say "awkward," we say "best speech of the night." Holla.

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@JimCramptonWPG

@JimCramptonWPG

Romney was actually quoted saying that he identifies more with Carlton Banks.

@randekka

@randekka

Hot actresses and a sweltering hot red carpet make for great visuals at home.

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@andrewcasimiro

@andrewcasimiro

We guess he's glad Jim Parsons didn't go for the three-peat then.

@2alylim

@2alylim

It's true, most of the night went exactly as many predicted.

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@PatrickBoyd21

@PatrickBoyd21

Take a cue from Jessa and chill, dude.

@BexFruit

@BexFruit

Agreed.

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@ellencho5

@ellencho5

A blonde Peggy would be interesting, and in keeping with her ever burgeoning confidence, which increases by the season.

@Aseroff

@Aseroff

So...what's he saying here? That the only way to disrupt the Emmys' time-honored tradition of lazy, safe-bet voting and nominating is to let pagan gods take over?

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@DFury

@DFury

David Fury was formerly a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, of which Danny Strong frequently guest-starred as hapless nerd turned hapless villain Jonathan.

@vinniethepooh2

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@CoolChange80

@CoolChange80

Cool story, bro.

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