Ricky Gervais is a talented, funny guy. But if you sense a whiff of desperation about having him emcee the Golden Globes again -- on the order of "Forget the awards, tune in to see what outrageous things the host might say" -- NBC's promos, promising "We have no idea what he's going to do," sort of gave the game away.

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