tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post382901154532920444..comments2023-10-24T07:19:40.413-05:00Comments on Journalistic Skepticism: oscars 2010: the mediocre, the bad, and the okay...Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607763027974538119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-82464389984712183472011-03-04T14:04:36.398-06:002011-03-04T14:04:36.398-06:00It was pretty awful wasn't it. Oh well, it'...It was pretty awful wasn't it. Oh well, it's been and gone now, we can forget all about it and get our hopes up for next year :)The Kid In The Front Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-85664720041781413742011-03-02T13:27:29.632-06:002011-03-02T13:27:29.632-06:00Jose: Thanks for setting aside your hatred for San...<b>Jose</b>: Thanks for setting aside your hatred for Sandra for my sake. :)<br /><br /><b>John</b>: As soon as I saw Spielberg previewed before the commercial break, I thought of you! I knew you'd be pretty bummed. I spent the whole commercial explaining to the room why that choice of presenter sucked.<br /><br /><b>Dan</b>: It's true - the Golden Globes may've made me uncomfortable, but at least they made me feel something! I truly believe that Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock were the saviors of the show - before them it just seemed like some production they were putting on in someone's basement on the spur of the moment.<br /><br /><b>Tom</b>: Oh, the Bening/Swank "feud" ... It was like they suddenly realized what a terrible job they were doing and decided to capitalize on something Oscar-centric folk would understand... but it was sort of beating a dead horse. lolLukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607763027974538119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-87257626538334201452011-03-01T20:32:47.704-06:002011-03-01T20:32:47.704-06:00Also..You were SO RIGHT ON in your statement:
&quo...Also..You were SO RIGHT ON in your statement:<br />"The Oscars should just come to realize that young Twitterers and Twihards will not be watching no matter what. But us lifelong Oscarphiles will, so try catering to your demographic."<br /><br />I think the writing on the show was terrrible, and made the hosts' jobs really hard. <br /><br />Franco looked like he partied too hard...and why not? He won an Independent Spirit award the night before...and maybe, like you said, WAS nervous about his first Oscar nominaiton.<br /><br />BTW...notice how they kept cutting from Bening to Hillary Swank? It was unfortunate...TomShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718198770348083155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-55081986960953585562011-03-01T20:28:37.589-06:002011-03-01T20:28:37.589-06:00A really nice recap, Luke!A really nice recap, Luke!TomShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718198770348083155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-43657436801726437752011-03-01T06:19:35.419-06:002011-03-01T06:19:35.419-06:00Superb overview of the show. I was bored to tears ...Superb overview of the show. I was bored to tears but I'm glad you mention that it wasn't solely down to the two presenters and partly down to the production team/script writers. But, for a show that featured a brilliant acceptance speech by actor (not writer) Colin Firth, his skills with words put the Oscar production crew to shame. <br /><br />Bring back Crystal or Steve Martin or someone who is capable of writing their own material. I don't want to see Anne Hathaway sing (even though she's very good) and I certainly don't want to hear Celion Dion sing! Argh!<br /><br />The Golden Globes and Baftas were better to watch.Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-11719425523834169582011-02-28T13:21:38.908-06:002011-02-28T13:21:38.908-06:00Franco and Hathaway at least looked great.
I agre...Franco and Hathaway at least looked great.<br /><br />I agree about the camera angles as well-was it a secret drinking game of "find the movie star?" I want to say the teenagers were Reese Witherspoon's younger siblings, but I could be way off. The biggest names in Hollywood skipped this year (Meryl, Jack, Julia, Jodie Foster-where art thou?), but that doesn't mean that there weren't come celebrities in the audience-Oprah! Jeff Bridges! Reese! Warren & Annette! Why not more cutaways to them? I know they cut it for time, but think of the opportunities had they had them present the ten Best Pictures-de Niro for The Fighter, Leo for Inception, Judi Dench for The King's Speech-there's your random movie stars to fill the seats.John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-40492119462130201942011-02-28T12:59:56.860-06:002011-02-28T12:59:56.860-06:00My opinion shouldn't count because I was sligh...My opinion shouldn't count because I was slightly drunk through most of them.<br />However yes, Franco sucked. Anne was a natural but France made her try sooo hard that she looked like a psycho sometimes.<br />Bullock, whose win I loathe, was all kinds of awesome.Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.com