I'm not a movie fan, so I won't watch and don't care and never will.
I wish they had a radio awords.
I used to watch the ethnic media awords on omny.
Those awords were interesting and not full of far-left talking points, they were more centrist and about the programs.

This is kind of the same reason I gave up on the Emmys. I used to watch those awards faithfully every year.

Now, never.

Almost every nominated program is on a streamer I don't subscribe to, or am not interested in. Tough to root for your favourite show when you haven't see any of them. 

The problem is the Oscars depend on many people going to the movies.
The pandemic really ruined things.
I had always been an avid movie goer.
Saw pretty well all the main movies so watching the Oscars was relevant
OK it's just me but I haven't ben to a movie theatre since the pandemic.
That's about three years now.
Pre pandemic I would also rent all the main movies from the local DVD store, but they are all gone now because of streaming.
I refuse to subscribe to many channels so I can see all the movies.
And I still do not feels safe sitting in a theatre with people coughing and sneezing all around me.
Covid is not gone, and I still try to avoid crowded closed spaces though I now have 8 Covid shots.


 

I think the Oscars might do well tonight ratings wise.  They have been in an upswing in the last couple of years after a few where the bottom fell out.  Conan has a lot of material with everything going on in the entertainment industry and the world.  People don't get upset when someone like O'Brien,  Billy Crystal or Johnny Carson comment and joke about politics.  What turns people off is overly serious film stars that make the awards show a platform for their various grievances and politics. 

I grazed by WKBW at exactly 8 PM and heard an announcer throw to break by saying "Coming up Amy Poehler," (the actress from Parks and Rec fame.)

Except whoever that guy was, he pronounced it Amy Poe Heller, instead of "Amy Polar" as it normally is. I didn't watch anything after that, but surely they have to at least pronounce the names of presenters correctly. (And I'm not calling anyone Shirley.) But if that's the quality and preparation for this broadcast, I'm glad my focus is elsewhere! 

paterson1 wrote:

I think the Oscars might do well tonight ratings wise.  They have been in an upswing in the last couple of years after a few where the bottom fell out.  Conan has a lot of material with everything going on in the entertainment industry and the world.  People don't get upset when someone like O'Brien,  Billy Crystal or Johnny Carson comment and joke about politics.  What turns people off is overly serious film stars that make the awards show a platform for their various grievances and politics. 

Agreed. I suspect that celebrities with their preachy politics have eroded the audience for many of these awards shows over the past several years, too. The public gets their fill of that on social media, and many people simply want their entertainment to be entertaining.


PJ
 

RadioActive wrote:

I grazed by WKBW at exactly 8 PM and heard an announcer throw to break by saying "Coming up Amy Poehler," (the actress from Parks and Rec fame.)

Except whoever that guy was, he pronounced it Amy Poe Heller, instead of "Amy Polar" as it normally is. I didn't watch anything after that, but surely they have to at least pronounce the names of presenters correctly. (And I'm not calling anyone Shirley.) But if that's the quality and preparation for this broadcast, I'm glad my focus is elsewhere! 

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, who was the Oscars show announcer, were castmates on Parks and Rec, so it was meant as a joke.
 

DX wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

I grazed by WKBW at exactly 8 PM and heard an announcer throw to break by saying "Coming up Amy Poehler," (the actress from Parks and Rec fame.)

Except whoever that guy was, he pronounced it Amy Poe Heller, instead of "Amy Polar" as it normally is. I didn't watch anything after that, but surely they have to at least pronounce the names of presenters correctly. (And I'm not calling anyone Shirley.) But if that's the quality and preparation for this broadcast, I'm glad my focus is elsewhere! 

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, who was the Oscars show announcer, were castmates on Parks and Rec, so it was meant as a joke.
 

RadioActive wrote:

Thanks for the explanation. I knew it didn't make sense. ...

re: I knew it didn't make sense ..
Nope, it appears you eagerly leapt at a perceived opportunity to be a bit preachy & dismissive when in fact the joke went over your head.  

That wise old adage ... don't jump to conclusions.

Speaking of streaming, would you pay for the privilege of watching the Oscars? One day in the not-so-distant future, you may have to. How long before every big event comes with a bill?

Netflix Wants to Be The New Home of The Oscars as Current TV Contract Nears End

RadioActive wrote:

Speaking of streaming, would you pay for the privilege of watching the Oscars? One day in the not-so-distant future, you may have to. How long before every big event comes with a bill?

Netflix Wants to Be The New Home of The Oscars as Current TV Contract Nears End

The Oscars aren't the only item Netflix has its sights on. Apparently they are not satisfied with just Christmas Day NFL games. They want one of the Sunday afternoon packages currently held by CBS and FOX. While the current television contract runs until 2033, the NFLhas a clause that permits bidding to take place four years earlier, which would be 2029.

betaylored wrote:

sidebar: Wonder what television show Harvey Weinstein watched last night and if he saw his ex-wife happily by the side of her Oscar winning partner. Even though it took a long time for Weinstein to end up incarcerated, justice was finally, finally served.

That same long arm of the law is coming for a much more deserving TV star. It has taken far too long, but it's coming...maybe only in the afterlife...but it's coming.