Emmys Round Table 2012: Behind the scenes

Heidi Klum.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Padma Lakshmi strikes a few poses.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Behind the scenes: Adam Savage and Heidi Klum share a laugh during the Emmys Reality TV Round Table.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Padma Lakshmi looks into a field camera at the Los Angeles Times photo session.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Phil Keoghan.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Adam Savage.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times Envelope Round Table comedy panelists Ed Helms of “The Office,” Jesse Tyler Ferguson of “Modern Family,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus of “Veep,” Nick Offerman of “Parks and Recreation” and Laura Dern of “Enlightened,” joke during a photo shoot.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

More laughs from the comedy panel.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Laura Dern and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Ed Helms.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Nick Offerman.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The Times’ Emmy Round Table on drama series panelists were Aaron Paul of “Breaking Bad,” Jon Hamm of “Mad Men,” Julianna Margulies of “The Good Wife,” Michael C. Hall of “Dexter” and Claire Danes of “Homeland.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Danes and Jon Hamm.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Julianna Margulies.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jon Hamm.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Aaron Paul.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Julianna Margulies.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jon Hamm.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Michael C. Hall.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Aaron Paul.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Danes.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the Emmys Round Table for show runners were, from left, writers and show creators Glen Mazzara of “The Walking Dead,” Graham Yost of “Justified,” Elizabeth Meriwether of “New Girl,” Alex Gansa of “Homeland” and Vince Gilligan of “Breaking Bad.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the show runners panel chat during a break in the photo session.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Alex Gansa and Vince Gilligan chat during the Round Table discussion.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

“New Girl” creator Elizabeth Meriwether.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Graham Yost, Glen Mazzara and Elizabeth Meriwether talk about running popular TV series.   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)