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According to that old Arab Zogby, Democrats (39 percent) are three times more likely to watch the Oscars than Republicans (13 percent).

I have no idea who won any of the awards tonight. (It was tonight, right?)

I didn't realize how many awards RotK won last year until I saw them talking about it on the RotK extended edition DVD, almost a year after the fact.

I see the Oscars, and awards shows like it, to be a depraved and wasteful event in our culture. However, the fact that I feel superior for rising above it mitigates the fact that I rise above it.

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  • I fell asleep this afternoon in front of the TV when a movie I was watching had finished... I think the Oscars were just coming on.

    I awoke about an hour later to see Leonardo Di Caprio (sp?) talking about his efforts toward environmentalism. I remember him saying that we should protect the environment because it can't protect itself (yeah, OK, I guess so).
    Fortunately, he was interrupted by a rabid young (like ;-)
    • ...continued (because slashcode interpreted my "Plain Old Text" as HTML)...

      Fortunately, he was interrupted by a rabid young (like <12y/o) female fan who was going gonzo near by. His attention was drawn to her, and the camera panned. The media guy asked the girl if she was a fan, and she affirmed. Leo talked to her a bit, then turned back to the camera for a moment, then back to the girl and bent down and gave her a big hug.
      She seemed really happy. I thought that was nice of him.

      Then I looked at the clo
  • The first link appears to be broken (and the second one, at best, obscure.)
  • It appears on my breakfast news over here in the UK. I cringe at the teary speeches and wince at the stupidity of the questions. Then I reach for the remote.

  • The last time I watched the Oscars, Papa Smurf guest starred. Or maybe that was the Emmys. At that age, I couldn't tell the difference. Actually, I still can't.

  • Wasteful? Well, yes and no.

    I can think of better uses of the time and money but if the entertainment industry is actually worth the money it makes then the spectacle is justified -- it's pretty miniscule in comparison, actually.

    The Oscars are a symptom, not the problem.
  • That's what the wife and I have multiple PVR's for....

    Last night it was a new showing of Without a Tace and Iron Chef America.

    Sure, Iron Chef America is (at the end) an award show, and falls under the 'self-promotion' umbrella for Food Network, but the acceptance speeches are non-existant, and I learned you can use crab in a dessert. Much better fare, for my palette. ;-)

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