Oscars...So Boring...Can't Move

Say what you will about the Grammy Awards (no one watches them, they're irrelevant, etc.), but "music's biggest night" is a helluva lot more fun than the Academy Awards. Jesus, the Oscars were dull last night. No, I mean record-setting dull, even more record-setting dull than last year and the year before that. Was there one moment worth remembering? Maybe when Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson were singing side by side. That was pretty good. Beyonce so wanted to one-up her Dreamgirls costar (who had earlier won a nice shiny trophy), it reminded me of Daffy Duck versus Bugs Bunny. I totally expected Beyonce to hit Hudson with a cymbal.

The Grammys long ago realized that the actual awards were meaningless, so they just lined up the microphones and had people sing for three hours. Not a bad idea. Viewership is still pretty ragged, but the Grammys are at least listenable. But the Oscars? Lord, what a mess. It seemed like they gave out 350 awards last night, and there wasn't one memorable acceptance speech to be heard. What happened to giving out Best Supporting Actor/Actress early in the night? By my watch, the first significant (read: somewhat interesting) award wasn't handed out until 9:45.

Comments

[Bill Stickle]

Ref: Blogosphere Dispatch - 2/27/2007 Tampa Bay Times
Those Unbearable Oscars
Author: Sean Daly

I realize that not all people are of the Christian faith and that many have no regard for the name of Jesus Christ.
However, being in the field of journalism, I would have to think that Mr. Daly's degree program would have covered both issues of philosophy and religion in the world as well as some type of instruction regarding topics such as gender, age, religion or other subjects that are of a sensitive nature. Mr. Daly shows no such sensitivity when he uses the the name of Jesus in vain in the referenced article. I do not know Sean or have any bad feelings toward the man, but I must bring his attention to the fact that his remarks are offensive to many millions of people including the majority of the founding fathers of this nation who have put their faith and trust in the name of Jesus and to whom the name is the most precious on earth.

Thank you,

Bill Stickle
Largo, FLorida