Fresh off the heels of last year’s legendary “Five Reality Show Hosts” debacle, the Emmys are on the verge of making a bold, actually smart decision for this year’s host, a rare, looked-down-upon occurrence in the Awards Show biz also known as “Pullin’ a smartie”:

Thesp Neil Patrick Harris is in the midst of cutting a deal with CBS and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to host the 61st annual kudos on Sept. 20. Insiders cautioned that the deal is not yet completed, but all sides are working toward setting Harris as this year’s Emmycast frontman as soon as possible.

Whoawhoawhoa…whose idea was it to cast a funny, likable tv star who almost single-handedly made the Tonys watchable? Aren’t award shows supposed to surprise us every year with their adorable out-of-touchness, or is that just the Grammys? Why not give it another go with SIX reality show hosts? I really think that last Emmys broadcast was that close to perfect…

No word on whether the Oscars will take a break from their usual changing stuff stupidly policy to also hire a good host. Such as, to throw a random example out there, Neil F***ing Patrick F***ing Harris?