A decade goes by awfully fast, doesn't it?
The world of pop culture as it was just ten years ago actually looks pretty wacky today.
When the Golden Globes aired in January 2007, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, and Gossip Girl hadn't even premiered yet. And how did we ever survive in a world without the Golden Age of TV classics like Ice Road Truckers and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila?
Here's one more truly WTF factoid about TV in 2007: It's the year we said goodbye to 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls, Punk'd, The O.C., and The Simple Life. (Seriously, is your mind not boggled?)
An intact Brangelina still glowed on the red carpet. We were on the third Pirates of the Caribbean, the fifth Harry Potter, the third Spider-Man (of the O.G. Tobey Maguire ones), and, mercifully, the first Transformers. (You know, if I had a time machine, I might use it to go back and stop Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf from ever spawning the crap heap of a franchise that would plague cinemas worldwide for years to come.)
So, join me on a magic red carpet ride back to 2007. Let's see how different the Golden Globes roster looked one whole decade ago.
Ken Davitian
You probably recognize this man by his other set of cheeks. Yep, this is the actor who played Azamat, a.k.a. Borat's producer and butt-naked wrestling partner.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Patrick-McMullan/Getty Images.
Sean "Diddy" Combs
Diddy will forever and always be relevant in our hearts, but the hip-hop mogul — who was then still executive-producing Making the Band — is not exactly a movie and TV awards show mainstay these days. Which is a pity, considering he looks dapper AF in a tux.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Before there was J Lawr, there was J Love. And she spoke with ghouls in hushed tones on Ghost Whisperer, then at its peak.
Photo: Frank Trapper/Corbis/Getty Images.
Evangeline Lilly
We couldn't get enough of the stunning Lost star back when there was still a chance in hell that the show, then on its third season, would resolve any of its big mysteries.
Photo: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock.
Jorge Garcia
Oh, Jorge. We miss your cheery and dependable red carpet presence as much as we do Hurley.
Photo: Matt Baron/BEI/REX/Shutterstock.
Emily Blunt & Michael Bublé
Please, imagine a world in which the cutest couple ever does not exist. This disturbing photograph is evidence of the alternate reality that was 2007.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.
Jason Lee
Back when My Name Is Earl was kind of a thing.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Sheryl Crow
These were the days when the country singer was composing for blockbuster animated movies like Cars and Bee Movie.
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Jay Manuel
America's Next Top Model 's star judge (sorry, Miss J) spiced up red carpets like no other back when ANTM still ruled the world.
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.
Becky Newton & Michael Urie
This dazzling duo from the groundbreaking new comedy Ugly Betty made their Golden Globes debut in '07 — and, sadly, is seldom seen on our screens anymore.
Photo: Jean Baptiste/Lacroix/Wire Image.
Jessica Biel, Emily Blunt & Sean "Diddy" Combs
It's not the individual people in this one — more just the utterly random combination of them.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Matt Dallas
The boy with no belly button was a total heartthrob on Kyle XY and IRL.
Photo: Picture Perfect/REX/Shutterstock.
Sarah Chalke & Zach Braff
We miss when this adorable Scrubs duo was a red carpet staple.
Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty.
B.J. Novak
Back when the Office writer and star and Mindy Kaling were equally popular. B.J., where'd ya go?
Photo: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock.
Michael Bolton & Nicollette Sheridan
The soft rock crooner and Desperate Housewives star were still engaged, and Housewives was nominated for a slew of Globes that year.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Paris Hilton
Little did we know that Hilton and Nicole Richie's critically acclaimed series, The Simple Life, would be coming to an end later that year. It's funny to think how the then-reality star bared it all on camera given how private she is these days.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Patrick McMullan.
David Spade
Just no comment.
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