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2005-02-09 Home Front: Culture Wars

Oscar telecast is going through changes and the next award might look like the Chris Rock show.

Better test that "Mute" button, the FCC is watching

It starts with a new stage that will jut out into the audience to better suit the host's walk-and-talk style, helping him to prowl the stage and react to the audience.

Heh, heh, heh

Other novelties are planned to be introduced in the Feb. 27 telecast, including the simultaneous appearance of all nominees on the stage when the winner is announced; some groups sitting together in the audience and receiving their awards while seated; others receiving their Oscar statuettes in a traditional way, by going up on the stage.

There's a word for this: Cluster-f*#k

Chuck Warn, Gil Cates's spokesman, said it's going to be a much more interactive experience. The proposal was announced this week by Gil Cates, the longtime producer of the annual Academy Awards show, aiming to improve a telecast that is famous for being long-drawn up.

Gee, how about just mailing it in and forgetting the whole thing?

It will be Cates's 12th Oscarcast this year. He announced a handful of changes on Monday at the 24th annual pre-Oscar luncheon in Beverly Hills before 113 Oscar nominees. But the idea was not totally welcomed. The suggestion to stand on stage might not suit some of the nominees, who are ~~drunk~~ nervous enough just sitting in the audience.

So, who decides who gets the award tossed to them in the audience and who gets to come on stage and thank everyone?

Posted by Steve 2005-02-09 12:59:59 PM|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Now if they only had Anna Nicole Smith and Courtney Love as the emcees...

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-02-09 1:42:10 PM|| 2005-02-09 1:42:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 All they have to do now is bring back 'Snow White'....

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-02-09 1:47:32 PM|| 2005-02-09 1:47:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Who cares? A bunch of left wingers swooning over each other. The weather channel is better

Posted by USN, retired 2005-02-09 3:30:47 PM|| 2005-02-09 3:30:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "a much more interactive experience"

Um....didn't you hear? the Dot-Com boom is over.

Posted by Mark E. 2005-02-09 3:44:42 PM|| 2005-02-09 3:44:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 They should put it on delay and then edit it down for content and interest and put together something worth watching, say one hours worth of highlights.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-02-09 4:06:06 PM|| [http://rjschwarz.com] 2005-02-09 4:06:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Why don't they just make it the Chris Rock show and skip the stars coming to the stage altogether? Then it might be worth watching.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-09 10:24:20 PM|| 2005-02-09 10:24:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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