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How was the Oscars telecast?

gregg75

gregg75

I was in and out. Saw some good, but mostly boredom. Do you think the stars who are no longer with us would have enjoyed it? Were the older telecasts more enjoyable than recent ones?

Point is they need to change things. Same ole same ole, is getting quite dull. Who needs to know who got the award for best curtains in a musical (during primetime)? The show comes off as STIFF or almost dead, and the audience doesn't look very excited either (well most of them). Just my views......and I'm usually a happy person.....even if the post doesn't show that.
 
It drags. It REALLY drags.

I like Neil Patrick Harris, but there were too many awkward pauses.

They could eliminate the slack in between awards, stop introducing a person who's going to introduce the next event and yeah, no speeches other than "thank you!" for most categories. (They can say "thank you" for as long as they want on the webcam backstage, which could be simulcast by E! if they like.)


I'd shoot for a 2 hour live show. Even that might be too long.

This year's Oscars drew a 24.6 Rating/39 Share, which is still huge compared to any regular programming, but it was 12% lower than last year.
 
It was alright. The best parts were the performances from Lady Gaga & Julie Andrews and from John Legend with Common. However, I'm disappointed that they forgot about Joan Rivers in the list of people we lost segment.
 
I was amazed at how good-looking Robin Williams was when they showed who we lost. He was never known for being good-looking.

I can't stand Neil Patrick Harris but I can't deny he did a good job. The only good thing about that pointless Oscar predictions gag, which could have been taken out and let the show end sooner, was the seat filler.

As much as I enjoy an Oscars broadcast it just goes on too long. Shorten the red carpet and start at 8 Eastern!

Lady Gaga was on too late but her performance was a highlight of the night. I want to say the 50th anniversary tribute to "The Sound of Music" was pointless in a show that just didn't have time for it but now I wonder if I praised Carrie Underwood's version too much.

"Glory" I skipped when it was on the Grammys but given this second chance I'm glad I did.

Even rewinding to see stuff that went by too fast and skipping over commercials, I was still later going to bed than I would have been watching live. I assumed one more break that never happened.
 
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Hollywood's poor attempts at back-slapping do not appeal to me in the slightest so it has been years.....no, decades since I have watched any awards show. That said, I have a cousin who, until this year, loved these things. She literally waited the entire year to watch this show. Next year she might join me at the hockey game instead. Her "review" this morning (after I crowed about the great playoff game my son was in last night) indicated she has watched the last Academy Awards show. She had tons of criticism, same as some viewers have stated here, and lots more to boot. I was amazed at someone who had been a cheerleader before has turned so far in the other direction. I guess it might have been different when we had genuine actors.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I was amazed at how good-looking Robin Williams was when they showed who we lost. He was never known for being good-looking.

I can't stand Neil Patrick Harris but I can't deny he did a good job. The only good thing about that pointless Oscar predictions gag, which could have been taken out and let the show end sooner, was the seat filler.

As much as I enjoy an Oscars broadcast it just goes on too long. Shorten the red carpet and start at 8 Eastern!

Lady Gaga was on too late but her performance was a highlight of the night. I want to say the 50th anniversary tribute to "The Sound of Music" was pointless in a show that just didn't have time for it but now I wonder if I praised Carrie Underwood's version too much.

"Glory" I skipped when it was on the Grammys but given this second chance I'm glad I did.

Even rewinding to see stuff that went by too fast and skipping over commercials, I was still later going to bed than I would have been watching live. I assumed one more break that never happened.
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I worked with Robin Williams in a restaurant in the early 70s, a bit before he got famous. He was already doing stand-up comedy, but I had no idea. He was a good looking guy - rather hirsute (hairy), I recall, but good looking nevertheless.

I have no problem with NPH - I like him fine, but you're right - that prediction bit was way too long.

Gaga has a great voice, and i personally think she's great looking (though not in a conventional way, I suppose), when she's not wearing ridiculous costumes. She did an excellent CD recently with Tony Bennett - of old standards.
 
Neil Patrick Harris was hilarious! Loved the part where he was locked out of the dressing room, forced to wear tighty whities on stage! That's as extreme as it gets on broadcast TV, kids!
The rest of the show was rather bland. Bunch of movies I don't care to see or have never heard of - until it got Best Picture, I had never heard of "Birdman." American Sniper I know, but not this Birdman movie. I rarely ever watch Best Picture Oscar movies. Driving Miss Daisy may be an exception, and I do plan on seeing The French Connection soon...what a classic. Rare to see a crime drama win Best Picture nowadays.

-crainbebo
 
crainbebo said:
Neil Patrick Harris was hilarious! Loved the part where he was locked out of the dressing room, forced to wear tighty whities on stage! That's as extreme as it gets on broadcast TV, kids!
The rest of the show was rather bland. Bunch of movies I don't care to see or have never heard of - until it got Best Picture, I had never heard of "Birdman." American Sniper I know, but not this Birdman movie. I rarely ever watch Best Picture Oscar movies. Driving Miss Daisy may be an exception, and I do plan on seeing The French Connection soon...what a classic. Rare to see a crime drama win Best Picture nowadays.

-crainbebo
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Yeah, Neil getting locked out was kind of funny.

I look forward to seeing most of the nominated movies--eventually. Getting a DVD player would help, but I was makiing recording shows off the air my priority, and the TV with a DVD player wasn't useful to me at the time. Of course, I have to have everything sanitized for broadcast TV, so it'll take me a while with the less family-friendly material. I had in fact heard of most of the movies because this is my third awards show with the same basic group.

I always find the short films--live-action, documentary, animated--potentially interesting but we don't really get a good look at them. Only rarely do these make it to broadcast TV but I would probably watch. Online might be a possibility but I'd have to remember. And i have a long list of things to do online at the library. Video at home ... not gonna do it wouldn't be prudent at this juncture.
 
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