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TMC · 03-03-2018, 06:06 AM

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"Last year’s Oscars screw-up was the most unforgettable moment in all my decades of awards show viewing," says Jason Gay. The Oscars, he says, "did something magical: They screwed up. They literally gave the Best Picture award to the wrong film (La La Land, not Moonlight), and more incredibly, they figured it out in real time, with everyone on stage, as if it were an episode of Scooby-Doo. It may have been mortifying to the show’s producers, not to mention the La-La-Landers who had to skulk off stage. But at home, I had a completely opposite reaction: Finally!" Gay adds that the debacle was "like inviting the wrong team to the Super Bowl—and it turned an utterly skippable TV event into something you’d wished you’d seen live. Why not market the potential for more of this? The greatest sensation any form of entertainment can sell is: You have no idea what’s coming next. The Oscars should embrace ineptitude and declare all bets off: Winners may become losers. Losers may win."

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Kathy Griffin: Red carpet culture needs to modernize
"I’ve walked the red carpet," Griffin writes in a Time magazine essay. "I’ve worked it—been hired and fired from it. And I’m still a viewer and fan who hosts red carpet parties at my house, sometimes with a boyfriend who isn’t quite sure why we’re watching. I get it: Even I’ve been fast-forwarding lately. The culture of the carpet needs to change...The red carpet needs to reflect the kind of personable interaction that we’re now able to have with celebrities. You can communicate with a celebrity via Twitter now; they’re not glass statues that need to be admired from 100 feet away. And it’s not about the dresses or about pirouetting like women are toys in a music box. Ninety percent of the viewers are aware that many of these women who are now showing up with jewels in their hair and a smile on their face have been sexually assaulted. These women believe in their projects and they want to talk about them, and they have other things to talk about sometimes, too."

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Jimmy Kimmel has asked his doctor how he could stop crying on his talk show
Kimmel talked about his crying problem with Washington Post reporter Geoff Edgars in a podcast and profile examining his emergence as "America's Conscience." For his profile, Edgars went behind the scenes of a day in the life of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and managed to conduct phone interviews discussing Kimmel with David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Howard Stern, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy's mom. ALSO: Kimmel ogled women on The Man Show, so it's ironic that he's hosting the #MeToo Oscars.

MrCleveland · 03-04-2018, 06:16 PM

Of Course The Oscars Screw-Up!

I didn't even know about the 9 nominations this year because Hollywood has promoted the sequels and remakes more than the movies that are getting the Oscars!

Here's movies that should've won the Oscar for Best Pic...

1937-Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Not Even Nominated)
1940-The Great Dictator or The Philadelphia Story
1941-Citizen Kane
1942-Yankee Doodle Dandy
1945-Anchors Aweigh
1947-Miracle on 34th Street
1952-Singin' in the Rain (Not Even Nominated)
1963-Cleopatra
1966-Alfie or Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1968-2001: A Space Odyssey (Not Even Nominated)
1979-Apocalypse Now
1980-Raging Bull
1982-E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
1983-The Big Chill
1985-The Color Purple
1987-Broadcast News
1990-Goodfellas
1996-Fargo or Jerry Maguire
1998-Saving Private Ryan
2005-Brokeback Mountain
2008-The Dark Knight (Not Even Nominated)
2009-Avatar
2012-Lincoln
2013-American Hustle
2014-Selma or The Grand Budapest Hotel
2016-La La Land

I feel that The Oscars ARE Fixed!

03-03-2018, 06:06 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,142	Why the Oscars should screw up more often https://t.co/v35wURgWZy "Last year’s Oscars screw-up was the most unforgettable moment in all my decades of awards show viewing," says Jason Gay. The Oscars, he says, "did something magical: They screwed up. They literally gave the Best Picture award to the wrong film (La La Land, not Moonlight), and more incredibly, they figured it out in real time, with everyone on stage, as if it were an episode of Scooby-Doo. It may have been mortifying to the show’s producers, not to mention the La-La-Landers who had to skulk off stage. But at home, I had a completely opposite reaction: Finally!" Gay adds that the debacle was "like inviting the wrong team to the Super Bowl—and it turned an utterly skippable TV event into something you’d wished you’d seen live. Why not market the potential for more of this? The greatest sensation any form of entertainment can sell is: You have no idea what’s coming next. The Oscars should embrace ineptitude and declare all bets off: Winners may become losers. Losers may win." ALSO: Last year, Jimmy Kimmel looked like a safe hosting choice. This year, he brings a "political profile" Will we get an edgier Kimmel on Sunday night? Kimmel: "I don’t want this show to go exactly as planned. There have to be surprises" Why Kimmel's Oscar ad mocking the Best Picture flub featured Warren Beatty, but not Fay Dunaway Oscars director Glenn Weiss jokes he'll always be remembered for La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz's meme Marlon Brando is credited with bringing politics to the Oscars with his Sacheen Littlefeather moment in 1973 PricewaterhouseCoopers is hoping for an uneventful Oscars -- unlike last year Corey Feldman is still angry about Corey Haim's "In Memoriam" snub 20 years ago: James Cameron's Titanic mania sparked the most-watched Oscar ceremony ever Recapping the 1998 Oscars, "the biggest Oscars ever" SNL uploads Oprah's 1986 monologue after she lost the Oscar for The Color Purple Kathy Griffin: Red carpet culture needs to modernize "I’ve walked the red carpet," Griffin writes in a Time magazine essay. "I’ve worked it—been hired and fired from it. And I’m still a viewer and fan who hosts red carpet parties at my house, sometimes with a boyfriend who isn’t quite sure why we’re watching. I get it: Even I’ve been fast-forwarding lately. The culture of the carpet needs to change...The red carpet needs to reflect the kind of personable interaction that we’re now able to have with celebrities. You can communicate with a celebrity via Twitter now; they’re not glass statues that need to be admired from 100 feet away. And it’s not about the dresses or about pirouetting like women are toys in a music box. Ninety percent of the viewers are aware that many of these women who are now showing up with jewels in their hair and a smile on their face have been sexually assaulted. These women believe in their projects and they want to talk about them, and they have other things to talk about sometimes, too." ALSO: Why the Oscars red carpet isn't built for political protest Griffin will return to TV next week, appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher Jimmy Kimmel has asked his doctor how he could stop crying on his talk show Kimmel talked about his crying problem with Washington Post reporter Geoff Edgars in a podcast and profile examining his emergence as "America's Conscience." For his profile, Edgars went behind the scenes of a day in the life of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and managed to conduct phone interviews discussing Kimmel with David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Howard Stern, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy's mom. ALSO: Kimmel ogled women on The Man Show, so it's ironic that he's hosting the #MeToo Oscars.

03-04-2018, 06:16 PM	#2
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,224	Of Course The Oscars Screw-Up! I didn't even know about the 9 nominations this year because Hollywood has promoted the sequels and remakes more than the movies that are getting the Oscars! Here's movies that should've won the Oscar for Best Pic... 1937-Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Not Even Nominated) 1940-The Great Dictator or The Philadelphia Story 1941-Citizen Kane 1942-Yankee Doodle Dandy 1945-Anchors Aweigh 1947-Miracle on 34th Street 1952-Singin' in the Rain (Not Even Nominated) 1963-Cleopatra 1966-Alfie or Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1968-2001: A Space Odyssey (Not Even Nominated) 1979-Apocalypse Now 1980-Raging Bull 1982-E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1983-The Big Chill 1985-The Color Purple 1987-Broadcast News 1990-Goodfellas 1996-Fargo or Jerry Maguire 1998-Saving Private Ryan 2005-Brokeback Mountain 2008-The Dark Knight (Not Even Nominated) 2009-Avatar 2012-Lincoln 2013-American Hustle 2014-Selma or The Grand Budapest Hotel 2016-La La Land I feel that The Oscars ARE Fixed!
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