The Oscars

[Motorboat Cruiser]

More thoughts...

- Did anyone notice that they didn't play any film clips of the Best Picture nominees? I thought I always remembered them doing that in the past. I guess it could have been due to trying to keep things on schedule but it was weird that they weren't there.

In hindsite, I love Chris Rock's standup. He's one of my favorites. He was a very inappropriate choice for the show though. He just seemed out of place. I think there needs to be a certain element of classiness from the host of the Acadamy Awards and one of the things I love about Rock is his love of speaking his mind, no matter who it offends. Can't really do that on the show though, so his hands were pretty much tied.

Steve Martin was one of my favorite hosts. I thought he had the class thing going while being very entertaining. I wish I could have seen Carson doing it back in the day. I really enjoyed those clips.

I also enjoyed the trip to the Magic Johnson Theaters. It showed the vast disconnect between what has artistic merit and what is popular.