Don't worry, all you fans out there who throw Oscar night parties and love the 8 hour long red carpet specials: the show is a go.
For a while there, it looked like the Oscars might be in danger of going the route of the Golden Globes (ugh), especially since the Writers Guild of America wasn't going to give the show a waiver during the strike, but they've come up with a plan. Two plans, actually. One idea is to just do the show as usual (with some changes, of course), and another idea would be "industry heavyweights writing their own speeches and presenting the awards." Though I wonder if those same heavyweights wouldn't want to do that since they support the writers. Also, how will the red carpet look if several stars boycott or go in the back door?
I also wonder how this will affect Jon Stewart. He's already irritated some by doing The Daily Show during the strike, and now he's going to host the Oscars too?
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1-17-2008 @ 5:23PM
No1Dad said...
"Also, how will the red carpet look if several stars boycott or go in the back door?"
LOL. Now that's standing by your writers! Is that what a boycott has come to these days? What a committed bunch eh?
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1-17-2008 @ 6:42PM
Oreo said...
It's still a few weeks away, they still have plenty of time to cancel it.
And I hope some of the actors show up, win, and go on stage going "I'd like to thank the writers of the show who are outside right now on strike because the networks are cheap fuckers".
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1-17-2008 @ 11:49PM
Paul said...
Having presenters and recipients ad lib their own speeches might be a brilliant idea. Could the show be any worse? -- I hardly think so, in fact it may start a whole new trend in reality TV. Bring it on, it may be funnier and a whole lot more entertaining.
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