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I didn’t catch the awards because I was at a Modest Mouse show (tough choice, really?), but essentially Mad Men and 30 Rock won, Neil Patrick Harris rocked as the host, Michael Emerson won a much-deserved Emmy for his work as Benjamin Linus on Lost, John Hodgeman brought it as a sort-of color commentator and Ricky Gervais livened things up.

Anything go down that’s notable or not to be missed?  What about the high points of last night’s ceremony? Seems as if everyone is talking about the Dr. Horrible sketch.

Here’s the full list of Emmy winners, including the categories handed out at the earlier ceremony.

Comicbook writer Brian Lynch reveals the seedy underbelly of Tina Fey’s beloved NBC sitcom.  He makes a pretty compelling case that 30 Rock is nothing more than a rip-off of The Muppet Show.  It starts with Liz Lemon as Kermit the Frog and continues on down.

Both are the most normal people on their respective shows. Both are unlucky at love. Both are neurotic worrywarts and type-a personalities who slow burn into a crazy breakdown once per episode. AND both have some kind of flirtation with the guest stars that ultimately goes nowhere. There is absolutely no difference between Liz Lemon and Kermit the Frog save for genitalia (Liz is a lady, Kermit has none).

Clearly Tina Fey has studied Kermit for hours preparing for her role. Remember the wacky voice Liz Lemon used to get out of Jury Duty? Oh man, that was funny. UNLESS you saw the part in THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN when Kermit got amnesia.

I’m buying the similarities, intentional or not.

Hard to tell where “Tracy Jordan” begins and Tracy Morgan ends, but either one could read Mein Kampf and I’d still laugh.