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shadowkatIn the elevator this morning, there was a gal with no coat, high heels, nice suit, no umbrella, perfectly made up, holding a box with i-phones and other paraphenila, clearly just arriving at work and from the parking garage below us. My comment to co-worker, after she got off on the floor below us - was : "obviously she drove to work, you can always tell." Co-worker burst out laughing. This is funny - if you realize where I work and that 99% of the people who work with me do not drive to work, but take the train - because a)cheaper, b) parking is a nightmare in a city, and c) it makes no sense to drive here. Also they care about the environment.
So not a morning person. Spent the morning trying hard not to fall asleep at my desk. How successful was I? Well, every once and a while I'd notice that whatever I was writing workwise on my computer was not making any sense. It was gibberish. Yes, when you can't understand what you typed on your computer or your writing is slowly dripping downhill - you are falling asleep at your desk.
Solutions? De-Caf Tea (didn't work, because you know, de-cafe. And no, can't do caffeine - bad things happen.) Finally gave up and got a Mounds Dark Chocolat Coconut bar - which did the trick. Also it got cold in the office again, which helps.
Did stay up and watch the Oscars last night after all. Was sort of bored, but
happy enough with the winners - considering the selections this year. Pleasantly surprised that Social Network did not get best director or best film (so did not deserve it). Instead the King's Speech took the night, which makes sense. (I haven't seen this film so can't comment on it beyond the purely superficial). Far more positive film from what I heard. Also a bio-pic. With a tried and true formulae. But considering the competition this year? (shrug).
Oh, and yay! for Colin Firth and Christian Bale - two of my favorite actors. (in that I stupidly follow them from movie to movie, regardless of how good or bad it is. Bale is amazing, he can do any accent and just about any role. Disappears into his roles, and is almost unrecognizable. Firth tends to play the same role a lot, sort of similar to Jeff Bridges...didn't use to, prior to the roles thattype-cast defined them, they each played other things. If you want to know how versatile they are - go rent Valmont for Firth and Starman or The Fabulous Baker Boys for Bridges. For Bale? You can start when he was a kid with Empire of the Sun, jump to Little Women, then American Psycho, then Rescue Dawn, 3:10 to Yuma, Batman Begins, The Fighter, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, and Terminator Salvation. I can't help but think I'd have enjoyed Inception more if Bale had played the lead role, he broods better than DiCaprio, but Bale was busy making The Fighter.).
Brief word on the presenters. Never understood why they chose Anne Hathaway and James Franco. What? They couldn't get anyone else? Billy Crystal sort of said as much at one point. "Two years of doing it? And I was exhausted."
At any rate, Franco was stiff as a board. The jokes fell flat. Anne Hathaway wasn't bad. This is a gig that requires a really good stand-up comedian, someone like Bob Hope or John Stewart or Johnny Carson to navigate.
So not a morning person. Spent the morning trying hard not to fall asleep at my desk. How successful was I? Well, every once and a while I'd notice that whatever I was writing workwise on my computer was not making any sense. It was gibberish. Yes, when you can't understand what you typed on your computer or your writing is slowly dripping downhill - you are falling asleep at your desk.
Solutions? De-Caf Tea (didn't work, because you know, de-cafe. And no, can't do caffeine - bad things happen.) Finally gave up and got a Mounds Dark Chocolat Coconut bar - which did the trick. Also it got cold in the office again, which helps.
Did stay up and watch the Oscars last night after all. Was sort of bored, but
happy enough with the winners - considering the selections this year. Pleasantly surprised that Social Network did not get best director or best film (so did not deserve it). Instead the King's Speech took the night, which makes sense. (I haven't seen this film so can't comment on it beyond the purely superficial). Far more positive film from what I heard. Also a bio-pic. With a tried and true formulae. But considering the competition this year? (shrug).
Oh, and yay! for Colin Firth and Christian Bale - two of my favorite actors. (in that I stupidly follow them from movie to movie, regardless of how good or bad it is. Bale is amazing, he can do any accent and just about any role. Disappears into his roles, and is almost unrecognizable. Firth tends to play the same role a lot, sort of similar to Jeff Bridges...didn't use to, prior to the roles that
Brief word on the presenters. Never understood why they chose Anne Hathaway and James Franco. What? They couldn't get anyone else? Billy Crystal sort of said as much at one point. "Two years of doing it? And I was exhausted."
At any rate, Franco was stiff as a board. The jokes fell flat. Anne Hathaway wasn't bad. This is a gig that requires a really good stand-up comedian, someone like Bob Hope or John Stewart or Johnny Carson to navigate.
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Date: 2011-03-01 11:35 pm (UTC)I thought it was interesting that the network (or someone who talks to the press) is blaming the poor ratings for the Oscars in recent years on bad hosts.... I think the reason for poor ratings is that:
1. there aren't enough good movies that engage the public's interest
2. the winners are too predictable to make the show 'suspenseful'
3. the show is wicked long and boring
4. the winner just read off a laundry list of producers and agents the audience couldn't possibly care about (I mean the TV audience, maybe LA insiders care).
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Date: 2011-03-02 01:15 pm (UTC)It's not the hosts fault, it's the fact that it is an awards show. And let's face it - awards shows are boring for everyone who isn't up for an award or not invested in someone winning it.
It's not like watching a horse race or a sporting event. You are watching people give a lot of speeches with a bunch of half-assed performances in between.
The only awards show that I've ever found to be really entertaining is the Tony's - and that's because you have performers who do stage performances in front of a live audience every night of the week.
That said? The best Oscar telecasts focused on film clips and did a good job with film clips, and had
people screw up on stage in a hilarious fashion. (The streaker behind David Niven in the 70s comes to mind.)
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Date: 2011-03-02 09:25 pm (UTC)There have been times when I was excited about who would win, but I can't really care that much about most movies (I care more about the Emmys, although THAT show is even more boring!).