Chris Rock did not rock, which made me sad.
I thought his stuff on Bush was funny.
I split a bottle of wine with a friend last night. Now I have a headache. Serves me right for drinking on a school night.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Feb 28, 2005 5:18:40 am PST #2455 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jesse - Feb 28, 2005 5:19:26 am PST #2456 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Didn't Jude Law get the short end of the stick in Chris Rock's "movie star vs. popular person" thing?
Allyson - Feb 28, 2005 5:21:47 am PST #2457 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I did not watch the Oscars. I read Salon's lame-ass attempt at a snarky recap.
I know Strega. You, ma'am, are no Strega.
Leave the recaps to the professionals.
DXMachina - Feb 28, 2005 5:24:35 am PST #2458 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I did not watch the Oscars. I read Salon's lame-ass attempt at a snarky recap.
It was really awful, wasn't it.
I didn't watch, either. It sounds like I didn't miss much.
Nutty - Feb 28, 2005 5:26:24 am PST #2459 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Although, I should note that if Jude Law made me cupcakes, I would have no objection to that.
Double points if he delivers.
Laura - Feb 28, 2005 5:27:02 am PST #2460 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
I thought his stuff on Bush was funny.
True, but the Bush is an easy target. I was disappointed in the bits throughout the show more than the opening monologue. His timing and grace seemed to be lacking for a host.
§ ita § - Feb 28, 2005 5:27:18 am PST #2461 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
did you know Summerland comes back tonight? Can't decide if I want to snark at it or not....
I will certainly be there.
I read snark from Defamer's and from the TWOP chicks that Betsy linked to. The TWOP one struck me as people who weren't happy they had to watch. Snark doesn't have to be bitter, does it?
Allyson - Feb 28, 2005 5:31:23 am PST #2462 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Snark doesn't have to be bitter, does it?
All snark should begin with the love. You can hate the subject matter, feel tortured by being bound to your chair like A Clockwork Orange Couch Potato, but you must love the opportunity for the snark, love the act of snarking, love the teevee like a lover with a ten-inch penis and abs of steel, else it's just lameass bitching.
tommyrot - Feb 28, 2005 5:31:33 am PST #2463 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Double points if he delivers.
And by "delivers" you mean....
Lyra Jane - Feb 28, 2005 5:36:10 am PST #2464 of 10002
Up with the sun
I thought Chris Rock's opening monologue was reasonably funny, but not especially Oscars-y. I still like Billy Crystal best. (And I love Chris Rock, it just wasn't the right venue for him.)
This seems to be a minority opinion, but I liked the having the nominees on stage/giving out some awards in the audience thing. It made the show feel a lot shorter, and it gave a better look at the nominees than the five seconds in the audience we usually get.
I hadn't seen many of the nominees, so I had no real opinion on the winners. (I want Scorcese to win, but it would be nice if it were for a movie people actually liked.) Swank and Foxx both went on too damn long in their acceptance speeches, though.