More worth watching back in that era.
Posted on 04/25/2021 10:07:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night, with history on the line in major categories and a telecast retooled for the pandemic.
The 93rd Academy Awards will begin at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. There will be no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station — this year’s hub for a show usually broadcast from the Dolby Theatre. In contrast with the largely virtual Golden Globes, Zoom boxes have been closed out — though numerous international hubs and satellite feeds will connect nominees unable to travel.
Show producers are hoping to return some of the traditional glamor to the Oscars, even in a pandemic year. The red carpet is back, though not the throngs; only a handful of media outlets will be allowed on site. (E! red carpet coverage starts at 3 p.m.) Casual wear is a no-no. The pre-show on ABC begins at 6:30 p.m. EDT and will include pre-taped performances of the five Oscar-nominated songs. The ceremony is available to stream on Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV, FuboTV and on ABC.com with provider authentication.
Pulling the musical interludes (though not the in memoriam segment) from the three-hour broadcast — and drastically cutting down the time it will take winners to reach the podium — will free up a lot of time in the ceremony. And producers, led by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, are promising a reinvented telecast.
The Oscars will look more like a movie, Soderbergh has said. The show will be shot in 24 frames-per-second (as opposed to 30), appear more widescreen and the presenters — including Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Harrison Ford, Rita Moreno and Zendaya — are considered “cast members.” The telecast’s first 90 seconds, Soderbergh has claimed, will “announce our...”
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I think I’ll snooze through it watching reruns of Colombo. So for me it will be the barely awake Oscars.
More worth watching back in that era.
Certainly the worst ratings ever.
I have season 2 on DVD, including Etude in Black and Dagger of the Mind.
What has been produced that is worthy of the self-indulgent “oscar”. There has not been 1 classic top end product for over 2 years... and it sure ain’t gonna be the self-biops of the obamaumao kenyan couple. No one will watch this show, btw— think the NBA and MLB ratings are bad, this will shock their a@@.
We receive a subscription to Peacock Streaming via the internet provider. Every episode is there. In fact, lots of good old TV shows. Netflix without the PC wokeness.
The astonishing thing is that people actually watch that garbage.
least watched oscars
The Oscars are on tonight? Oh here is my “Who gives a rats behind face”
Oh wow, Oscars tonight? I think I will be doing something else yet to be determined.
Dont forget “Only blacks can win awards tonight..absolutely no whites, period”
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but advertisements for the upcoming OSCARS are absolutely everywhere.
Its all over television (and I hardly watch any), as well as internet, youtube, etc…
I sense its a last gasp. They know ratings would be an absolute embarrassment and are going all out to prevent this symbol of Hollywood cultural supremacy from disappearing.
I would rather watch my dog take a $hit than watch the Oscars!!!
Works for me.
That’s not true- two Asians will win, but are afraid to leave their homes!
Did they even make any movies in 2020?
Maybe a few direct to DVD or cable or streaming. No major motion pictures as far as I know because — covid.
I remember when live Oscar night FR threads were lots of fun. Those days are apparently over. Yet another thing the communist Woke Mob has destroyed.
Cannot name one movie or star who is nominated for the liberal claptrap.
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