There were a few dozen who didn’t get their own individual “in memoriam”s. They still put up his photo when they listed all the rest, which included some other big, but for the most part, very old, names. He just wasn’t one of the five they chose to do an in-depth memorial.
And I find a lot of the comments about Cory Monteith to be in very poor taste. He was young, talented, and had a problem. I’m not a fan of “Glee,” but this wasn’t some morally bankrupt criminal. As far as I know, his only crimes were against himself.
Larry Hagman had his own problems, too. Who knows if Cory Monteith might have cleaned up eventually if he hadn’t passed away? I looked at his Twitter right after they announced his death and they all seemed perfectly normal; it didn’t seem like he was on some bender. And there were posts from less than 24 hours before. His heart just gave out with what I imagine was very light use, for an addict.
As for him being chosen over Larry Hagman, the core demo that I imagine watch the Emmys probably wouldn’t know who he is, for the most part. There’s no way they could left Mr. Monteith out. And I thought what Jane Lynch said was perfect, actually.
Tell me more about Larry Hagman. Use wiki if needed.