Last week, my esteemed colleague Lindsay Robertson joined the rest of the sighted world in criticizing one particular scene in the pilot of The CW's "Ringer": the one in which sisters Siobhan and Bridget (both Sarah Michelle Gellar) broke up their Hamptons weekend with a little jaunt on a boat. That is, the CHARACTERS took a boat trip; Gellar was clearly nowhere near any body of water when the scene was shot, as the horrendous greenscreen work made clear. The scene was so bad, in fact, that it made it onto "The Soup" on Friday, spoofed by host Joel McHale and his "Community" co-star Ken Jeong, who make the best twins since "Twins."

Starting at 8 PM Eastern, my esteemed colleague Tara Ariano and I will be liveblogging the Primetime Emmys (Fox, 8-11 PM). We'll be announcing winners as they win and sharing our Special Thoughts on the entire proceedings in real time, below.

A Decade of Difference

And when I say "Star Trek," I mean the original. Most aspects of TV production have improved since 1967, of course, so in a way it's unfair to compare this fight scene, from the "Star Trek" episode "Arena," to the kinds of bouts we're accustomed to seeing today. But honestly, NO ONE involved in this scene was trying — not the alien costume designer, not the editor, not the cinematographer, not the location scout, not the actors, and CERTAINLY not the combat choreographer. Watch and laugh. Happy weekend!

[Boing Boing]