Posted on 01/07/2019 10:20:58 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Jon Levine -- the media editor for the entertainment site The Wrap -- has penned an opinion piece for The New York Post that's sure to get him a glare or two at the office on Monday.
Levine suggests that conservative actor James Woods might just be what the Academy Awards needs to inject some life into the show's ever-dwindling viewership.
With the 2019 Golden Globe Awards now upon us, only one thing is for sure: Not a lot of people are going to watch. Ratings for the event last year fell 5 percent from their 2017 numbers and have fallen three out of the last four years. Oscars and Emmys? Even worse, with the 2018 shows declining 20 percent and 10 percent respectively from their 2017 ratings numbers.
Reversing this moribund picture calls for more than just tinkering along the edges. How can the creative class convince millions of Americans who have tuned out to give them a second chance? To answer that, I have two words.
James Woods.
That's a very bold, outside-box-idea that will of course be rejected out of hand by liberals. However, the Academy is almost at the point where it shouldn't reject any suggestions. This year's show is set to air at the end of February and it is still without a host after the professional scolds ran Kevin Hart out because they didn't like some old tweets of his. Despite recent lobbying by Ellen DeGeneres to reinstate Hart, the comedian says he won't do it.
One of the big reasons that the awards shows have been cratering in recent years is that the people who produce and perform on them have consciously decided to alienate half of America.
Levine makes a good case for Woods to help remedy this situation:
He regularly inveighs against liberal sacred cows to his nearly 2 million Twitter followers. When Congresswoman Frederica Wilson criticized Trump, for example, Woods called her a #ParasiteRodeoClown a nod to her distinctive cowboy hat.
He has developed a passionate cult following among the same audience that briefly powered Roseanne Barr to the No. 1 show on television. That audience is still out there, still looking for someone who can be their ambassador to the cultural elite.
Liberals are offended by everything. Liberals run Hollywood. There may be no one with the talent to host who could survive the scrutiny, which Levine goes into in detail, and which leads him to his ultimate rationale:
So, in that spirit, why not go full bore with James Woods? Embracing the offensive and learning to laugh at ourselves should be things that bring us together.
This could be the kind of thing that saves America from having to watch awards shows that are all hosted by a gender-neutral robot that's programmed with all of those cringe-worthy jokes the almost talent-free writers of the awards shows are known for.
Not a chance in hell this will happen. My guess he is black listed.
I’d watch....................
This morning I read the Golden Globes ratings tanked even more last night than in previous years. Good. I detest all the Hollywood fakery and “woke” politicizing.
I also read the Golden Globes ceremony had a flue vaccination stunt for the audience. What the heck?!!!
Pathetic.
I used to watch the Oscars for the red carpet gowns. Years ago Free Republic had a running thread where we ladies - and sometimes men - would comment on the apparel. Still remember the dead swan dress worn by Bjork. LOL. Haven’t viewed the Academy Awards in the past 5 years. Won’t tune in February. Boring.
Who is James Woods?
your computer may have a search engine or maybe someone will do your work for you
Never mind. Posted before I read the entire article...
I don’t use social media...
you ARE on social media now. LOL also try reading the information the poster poster or don’t you do that either.
BTW search engines are not social media.
If Woods were to do this, he’ll need to be outfitted with Kevlar.
You know that when you have a room full of hundreds of movie stars and musicians and the Fiji Girl is the one that gets all the notice, Hollywood and their types are pretty much washed up.
I did apologize for that.
Im afraid it is a capital crime just to suggest James Woods host the oscars. I dont even think there are any channels to appeal the sentence.
But I love James Woods and it would be the best Oscars ever.
No way would the academy be able to use a white straight conservative man. Theyd rather stop having the awards and all die in fetal positions on the sidewalk on La Cienega than hire him.
#soInclusive
#excludingAnyoneWeDontLike
Im afraid it is a capital crime just to suggest James Woods host the oscars. I dont even think there are any channels to appeal the sentence.
But I love James Woods and it would be the best Oscars ever.
No way would the academy be able to use a white straight conservative man. Theyd rather stop having the awards and all die in fetal positions on the sidewalk on La Cienega than hire him.
#soInclusive
#excludingAnyoneWeDontLike
“Especially the Golden Globes, which features drunk foreigners and drunk Americans saying drunk things on camera.”
This is why I used to watch the Golden Globes, drunk celebs saying off the cuff stupid stuff.
James would enjoy being the "token" conservative on the show, his every remark scripted and vetted beforehand, with the left monitoring his mike button for any deviation.
Nothing would please him more than to be the butt of jokes from every lib celebrity invited up the podium.
He could wear a suit with a target painted on it, and all vegetables thrown at him donated to soup kitchens.
Sure, he'll go for that.
James Woods is a brilliant actor, and a scintillating personality. He would make an outstanding Oscar host.
Hollywood Regressives want to drag out a free thinking conservative, James Woods, to save their sorry a$$.
People are not buying what the Communists are selling.
The Communists must FORCE it on the people.
Mandate that 33% of every household MUST watch the Oscars.
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