[newzjunkey]

They'll forgive me if I don't tune in, right?

[newconhere]

Grab em from behind.

[Crazieman]

Let me get this straight. They contend that its not grossing well, and yet they think it'll draw viewers?

[ncountylee]

Our house remains an Oscar free zone. Last watched in the early 70's.

[cmsgop]

Lowest Ratings Ever !!!

[jwh_Denver]

Sorry. Tonite is the nite I hit myself on the head with a hammer for 2 hours.

[ChiMark]

"Walk the Line" was not nominated for best picture.
All the left weenie films were.

Did'nt see any of them .

Don't care.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

What's an "oscar"?

[william clark]

Should have all the entertainment value of the Nuremburg rallies.

[fizziwig]

WTF cares about the oscars?

Anyone who wastes time watching this idiotic display of hollyweird self aggrandizement is a bloody fool of the lowest order. Better to watch paint dry...certainly more useful.

[Jim Noble]

Is Brokeback Mountain as good as Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, A Man for All Seasons, Patton, the Godfather, or Braveheart?

What's wrong with these people???

[goldstategop]

Movies no one saw, stars no one heard of and a host people can't relate to. Yep, its going to be a blockbusters Oscars' evening! (laughing)

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[hosepipe]

Oscars might turn out to be a Queer event..

[freekitty]

I haven't watched the Oscars in years and will continue my tradition. They suck.

[Wuli]

Look at the total gro$$ below on Narnia.

The Top Movies, Weekend of February 24, 2006

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Madea's Family Reunion	Lionsgate	Comedy	$30,030,661		2,194	$13,688	$30,030,661	3
2	(1)	Eight Below	Buena Vista	Action/Adventure	$15,872,840	-21.38%	3,072	$5,167	$45,206,288	10
3	(3)	The Pink Panther	MGM/UA	Comedy	$11,101,845	-33.55%	3,313	$3,351	$60,847,581	17
4	(2)	Date Movie	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$9,125,555	-52.16%	2,898	$3,149	$33,812,965	10
5	(4)	Curious George	Universal	Comedy	$7,213,870	-38.70%	2,609	$2,765	$43,347,785	17
6	(6)	Firewall	Warner Bros.	Action/Adventure	$6,682,212	-25.19%	2,740	$2,439	$37,295,572	17
7	(5)	Final Destination 3	New Line	Horror	$5,495,785	-45.36%	2,726	$2,016	$44,944,694	17
8	(new)	Doogal	Weinstein Co.	Animated	$3,605,899		2,318	$1,556	$3,605,899	3
9	(new)	Running Scared	New Line	Action/Adventure	$3,381,974		1,611	$2,099	$3,381,974	3
10	(7)	Freedomland	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$2,872,215	-50.76%	2,361	$1,217	$10,750,360	10
11	(8)	When a Stranger Calls	Sony Pictures	Horror	$2,512,662	-49.85%	2,060	$1,220	$45,470,021	24
12	(9)	Big Momma's House 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,438,478	-47.02%	1,535	$1,589	$65,717,851	31
13	(10)	Nanny McPhee	Universal	Comedy	$2,402,230	-36.14%	1,906	$1,260	$42,635,150	31
14	(11)	Brokeback Mountain	Focus Features	Drama	$2,293,859	-28.11%	1,359	$1,688	$75,383,067	80
15	(18)	Capote	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$1,066,844	-6.99%	475	$2,246	$23,441,493	150
16	(40)	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$1,051,957	+449.90%	347	$3,032	$1,880,863	75
17	(19)	Mrs. Henderson Presents	Weinstein Co.	Comedy	$1,001,298	+8.14%	504	$1,987	$7,140,655	80
18	(15)	Match Point	Dreamworks SKG	Thriller	$914,918	-26.16%	443	$2,065	$21,556,458	61
19	(24)	Transamerica	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$851,128	+40.58%	317	$2,685	$4,816,005	87
20	(12)	Walk the Line	20th Century Fox	Drama	$725,765	-52.92%	492	$1,475	$117,478,650	101
21	(13)	Underworld: Evolution	Sony Pictures	Action/Adventure	$713,787	-52.46%	517	$1,381	$61,425,277	38
22	(14)	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Buena Vista	Adventure	$711,645	-46.37%	589	$1,208	$288,193,914	80
23	(20)	Good Night and Good Luck	Warner Independent Pictures	Drama	$652,020	-11.82%	272	$2,397	$30,323,531	143
24	(22)	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$515,104	-21.01%	422	$1,221	$288,733,970	101
25	(21)	Munich	Universal	Drama	$502,355	-24.68%	325	$1,546	$46,079,435	66

From: http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/thisweek.html

[jocon307]

I didn't realize this until now, three of the best picture noms are to movies based (however loosely, and I really hav no clue about how much that might be) on real life events. Is that unusual?

[JoeGar]

Fortunately for ABC, there is no strong competition on TV tonight.

[Mamzelle]

re: entering the pop-culture psyche )))

Well, duh--it's become a joke and a new euphemism for homosexuals...who didn't need any more euphemisms.

[denydenydeny]

I always watch the Oscars, even in the worst years. Not this year. It's not just Brokeback Mountain, it's the combined political and social message that the nominated films send this year, and the message is: WE'LL show YOU who runs the culture.

I'd watch a test pattern before I watch the Oscars this year.

[MamaTexan]

Academy Awards = Celebrate Perversity