The Oscars…The Winner’s Circle, Annddd Boy Did That Telecast Stink!

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   captain-save-uh-hoe
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 10:14 am

   Wait, really?! I thought Seth McFarlane did a pretty decent job hosting– I didn’t think I liked him at all but he seemed to just be having fun and perhaps I appreciate his humor more than others… I actually thought this was one of the better Oscar shows in a while. Usually the performances aren’t my cup of tea but I thought Catherine was still as fabulous as ever for the Chicago portion and Les Miz nailed it.

   I think the problem was that it was 3.5 hours long… and there’s no way to make that feel quick in this sort of show. I thought it was really awkward that they had someone literally pulling people off stage the second the music started to indicate their time was up. I thought the Jaws music was hilarious though.

   Just call me tacky!

   Jennifer Lawrence was awesome as usual, and Go Ben! I thought DDLewis speech was very classy and Anne was not nearly as annoying as expected with her acceptance speech.

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   caligal
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 10:21 am

   I guess I am tacky because I enjoyed most of the show, and even Caliguy sat thru most of it with me. I thought Seth did a decent job, and I am not a fan nor do I watch any of his shows. Jennifer, Adele, and Barbra were amazing, and I could go the rest of my life without hearing from or about Anne Hathaway. I wasn’t impressed with a lot of the Oscar fashions, but the joorey was amazing.
   I really wish Kristen Stewart would wash her greasy hair. Girl looks like she could slide across the Pacific to China on her head.

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   NoreenT
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 10:39 am

   Seth McFarland was great! Coulda done without anyone from Washington showing their face.

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   Mister_Dangerous
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 10:50 am

   Seth McFarlane was hands down, without a doubt THE WORST HOST EVER. OMG, he was so bad I switched over and started watching THE AMAZING RACE.

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   sagittariuskim
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:03 am

   I thought Seth did a decent job too. I think the people calling him tacky or offensive, don’t realize how tame this was for him. Just the fact he that he didn’t make a rape joke says a lot.

   I thought this was one of the better Oscars. At least they were a few surprises. I’m surprise you didn’t mention the tie. I loved that just because of how they thought Mark Wahlberg was joking.

   I thought they should have switched the order of the song nominations. The transition to the Norah Jones song was jarring after the Pi song.

   I think the celebration of music came in with theway they played different movie scores throughout.

   I thought the Jaws theme was hilarious.

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   cattyfan
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:15 am

   Seth was exactly what I expected him to be. He did the same kind of humor that he’s always done…and to me, most of it was funny. I even thought the ending making light of the evenings losers was amusing. I wouldd much rather watch him than the puffed up ranting of some of the other Hollywood types…or, worse, the invasion of a political figure who has nothing to do with the Oscars.

   I must admit, I only watched part of the show, as The Walking Dead and Talking Dead were on. But what I saw wasn’t as bad as some years.

   The In Memoriam segment was (as it has been for the last few years) a disgrace. You would think they could do a better job honoring people who have passed.

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   NotWithoutMyTV
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:22 am

   Here’s a match: Quentin Tarantino and my dog’s spotted, stinky butt.

   I’d love to know how the Acceptance Speech Quandry came into being: was it a problem right from the get go, or was it allowed to grow until now, when the Academy Awards has to go through this redonk brainstorming project every year to figure out new, creative, and largely ineffective ways to give bloviators the damn hook? (And why did stage shows ever STOP using the hook? Doesn’t it seem like the perfect tool? You get someone like Julia Roberts up there, her time has run out, and she’s like “Just you relax, music conductor man, ‘cuz I’m not done and I still have to talk about endangered manatees…” you can just hook that bitch by the neck, pull her ass into the wings, and the SHOW GOES ON. And, by the way, if that seems mysogynistic to you, feel free to substitute “Tim Robbins” and male pronouns in there. That works, too. Especially if you’re stuck in the ’90s, like I am.)

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   considerthis
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:30 am

   Seth seemed handcuffed to me. Parts of the “real Seth” could be seen – We Saw Your Boob song and Lincoln/Booth joke but for the most part he seemed confined and somewhat in fear of the PC police coming to take him away – which is never his style.

   If your going to do a tribute to musicals then do it and show the history and movie musicals/songs from different eras.

   Torn about the Jaws theme – it was funny but seemed a little insulting too.

   My seventh grade Home Economics apron project very closely resembled Anne Hathaway’s dress last nite. Hummm I always wondered where it went???

   I think Daniel Day Lewis should host – he was a hoot!

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   NotWithoutMyTV
   Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:33 am

   @Caligal: Now you know exactly how I feel about Betty White.

   @Cattyfan: I’ve wondered for years if the In Memorium segment, and a lot of the song-and-dance numbers in general, aren’t some kind of inside joke the Academy is playing… like, a worldwide audience is watching these weird, tone-deaf displays, and the Academy is back there, snorffling into their dinner napkins. I understand that they might be able to get an unprepared, completely surprised, drunk/high actor or actress to their mark properly, but why do these Oscar spectacles always come off like a Thanksgiving play put on by Mrs. Throckmorton’s 4th grade class?

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    cattyfan
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:34 am

    How about when someone continue to talk past their time, TURN THE MIC OFF. Then change the camera shot and go on with the show. Problem solved.

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    caligal
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:36 am

    @NWMTV….I’m right there with you on Betty White. She was “cute” for a little while, now I just wish she would retire and take Anne Hathaway with her.

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    eyediosmio
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:39 am

    I am not a Seth fan, at all. I find that he mines all his jokes from the same place. That being said, he was a completely inappropriate choice for this event because it’s out of place. OF COURSE the Academy Awards are stuffy and pretentious – they’re THE ACADEMY AWARDS and the decorum dictates you don’t sing about actresses boobies while they’re in the audience. Maybe a few clever comments, but a whole song about boobs? Not appropriate here. MAYBE at the Golden GLobes where I understand they drink while they are presenting . . .

    But then again I was mostly engrossed by the marathon airing of “Bar Rescue,” so I only caught snippets anyway.

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    labowner
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:51 am

    I am fascinated people actually spend time to watch these shows. It is nothing but a complete circle jerk of patting themselves on the back for doing nothing.

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    TallGirl
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:56 am

    I agree with labowner. These are industry awards. Do the insurance salesmen of America have their annual awards telecast and such a hoopla over which designer someone is “wearing?” This is all about sales and marketing. The “suits” in Hollyweird drummed up these “awards” to sell more tickets and other movie-related paraphenalia. They hope that moviegoers become emotionally invested in who wins what. Don’t think that politics or who signs the paychecks doesn’t play a huge hand in the outcomes of these awards.

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    captain-save-uh-hoe
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:59 am

    I am fascinated people actually spend the time to comment about shows they think are nothing but a complete circle jerk of people patting themselves on the back for doing nothing. Ahem, EVERY reality show ever… just sayin’.

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    captain-save-uh-hoe
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    OH, I know politics is involved. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to watch Jennifer Lawrence give a hilarious speech. You guys can continue watching your crappy housewives shows and gossip about nose jobs, and I’ll continue to watch my industry award shows and gossip about dresses, mmkay?

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    labowner
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    What is with people bashing others opinions around here lately?

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    captain-save-uh-hoe
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    My apologies if I came across as “bashing.” That was not my intention. I’ve enjoyed two mimosas this morning.

    I was simply attempting to point out the irony of the idea…”why do people waste their time watching (insert whatever here)” … when that could be said about every show that’s re-capped on this site I don’t go on the Housewives thread and comment that I just can’t fathom all these people have so much time on their hands as to watch/comment. I let them live… and comment on what does interest me.

    I did not mean to bash your opinion. I’ve just always been baffled by people who go on an article/site/show etc and comment how they don’t understand people who watch the show, because it’s not relevant or interesting to them. I mean, if you watched it, and hated it, I’d rather here that… a discussion about the actual show.

    Happy Monday!

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    blazergirl
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    I just want to know what was wrong with Renee Zellweger’s face while she was presenting? Did she even open her eyes? Did the botox completely shut down her ability to use her face? These are the questions I am curious about.

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    captain-save-uh-hoe
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    blazegirl– I think it had to have been some Botox gone heavily wrong… although, when does it ever go right? And the twitching? She had to have been loaded by the time she got on stage I’m guessing. That was a whole lotta awkward. Did you notice her swaying back and forth on stage? Body looked amazing in that dress though!

    and on my comment #18 here = hear. CURSES.

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    cattyfan
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    Never understood the “appeal” of Renee Zellweger. She looks like a heavily stoned Persian cat.

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    sagittariuskim
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    @cattyfan: They did cut someone’s mic off. The first person they used the Jaws themes ,was for some technical award and he just talked louder over it. So they cut his mic off, so it seems to be a last resort thing. And to be fair people know they have limited speaking time. The Oscars has been for over 80 years, so they should know to keep it simple, and not try to thank every person they know.

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    michkabibbles
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    i don’t really understand what happened to renee zellweger-if you watch her older stuff, she’s not nearly so squinty. i also don’t understand why the oscars producers think there needs to be a ‘theme’. i liked seth’s musical numbers (i like him, and i like his voice-plus i liked the cheezy dancing), but all the retreads of songs past-who really cares at this point?

    i remember one year they had fashion models come out and runway the best costume award nominees. i’d rather see something like that again-it might take some time, but i loved seeing all the costumers, especially since i never seem to see all the movies.

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    LAC
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    I was sort of meh about the show. I do agree with Nad’s list of likes. However, Quentin Taratino’s goofy speech was kind of cool to me – you know that he loves movies and is a geek about that sort of thing. Loved Adele. Not totally on board with Seth McFarland, though he did try. The show is too long.

    And, for the record, “Washington” is a place with a lot of good people working hard everyday too. And we love movies just like you.

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    NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Somebody here on the ‘Gasm christened her “Pinchface Zellweger” and that’s how I’ll forever think of her. It really says it all. I’m annoyed by the squinty eyes of Taylor Swift and Ellen Pompero, too.

    And I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a single comments thread about a TV show that didn’t have multiple “if you hate it so much, why are you even reading and posting” tit for tat exchanges. It seems to be an Internet staple. I imagine back in the AOL days, the cutting-edge Internet pioneers were posting “I can’t believe all you LOLers have nothing better to do than post this crap all day.”

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    chooch850
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    This year’s Oscars WAS a complete bore! From the fashions, to the stars who were there, even the movies that were nominated this year and yes, Seth Meyers… ALL BORING!

    The problem with Seth is that he was never comfortable being there and it showed. He didn’t belong there. He’s a behind-the-scenes kinda guy and he was simply wrong for the job. I think the producers were hoping for another “Ricky Gervais” snarkiness from him. Well then, they should have hired Gervais. The show needs someone with a quick wit and that is not what Seth is known for at all. I’d like to see Jimmy Kimmel or even Jimmy Fallon have a try at it sometime.

    As for the fashions, I didn’t see any of these ladies really knock me off my feet and say “WOW”! I waited all night for a “WOW” and it never came. There were some really nice looks, but no one stood out … split the crowd up like “Moses opening up the Red Sea”! The days of real movie stars are gone… they’re all just kids playing dress up now… especially when one of my “Best Dressed” picks is a little girl named Quevenzhané, carrying a puppy purse!

    Then there was the movies themselves. I have not seen any of them. I never felt the need to spent my money at the box office to relive the killing of Osama Bin Laden or President Lincoln. I don’t need to see “Argo” to remember the Iran hostage crisis. I lived thru it. All of these movies belong on the History Channel. As for the rest of them, I can wait till they come to HBO.

    I am happy that Ben Affleck’s movie won “Best Picture”. I hate when someone gets snubbed. It was a great “In your face” moment …. but it just took 3.5 hours for him to have it!

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    chooch850
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    LOL.. I just realized I called Seth McFarlane , “Seth Meyers”. Maybe Seth Meyers would have been a better choice to host the Oscars!

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    LAC
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    @chooch: Puppy purse! I just wanted to squeeze her, she is so cute.

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    Angela
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    If any of the people in the room had a sense of humor about themselves then they could unleash some of these funnier people to host. Having someone like Seth or Ricky is just wasted when most of the people in the room cannot laugh at themselves. Clearly there are exceptions to this, but as a whole, they are a humourless lot.

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    S-Natch
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    The dress of the evening was the Calvin Kline number that Jennifer Lawrence wore to the Vanity Fair after party. Check it out: http://www.google.com/search?q=jennifer+lawrence+calvin+klein+dress&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YekrUZqeBYfH0wG-w4AY&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1899&bih=939#imgrc=z9Ynl_3G9kbiwM%3A%3BMO2pTdPVqybgUM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia3.onsugar.com%252Ffiles%252F2013%252F02%252F09%252F1%252F192%252F1922564%252F19f931b5c206217d_Jennifer-Lawrence-Oscars-Party-Dress.preview.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.fabsugar.com%252F%3B550%3B550

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    S-Natch
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    *Klein. Sorry. Not a fashionista. Le Sigh

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    Miss Molly
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    I watch award shows for the same reason I watch NASCAR – the crashes.
    Thanks J-Law. That faceplant was awesome.

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    kthxbai
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    Mr thxbai and I have a long standing Oscar tradition where we eat junk food and yell helpful fashion advice at the TV.

    I usually dress up in something sparkly. This yr it was a long sleeved dark red t-shirt with a sequin embellished sweetheart neckline. And black lace hem capri leggings. Both by my usual designer Walmart.

    @blazergirl We had to pause and discuss whether that could be and or was Renee Zellwegger for like 10 min.

    Sometimes when people get their face operated on it might make them look younger. But also like a completely different person.

    It did look like she was at least trying not to scrunch her mouth up so much. Somebody must’ve told her to do that 1 time for a photo or something. And she thought they meant every minute of her life.

    The we saw your boobs song was funny. Halle Berry totally had the best dress. Quvenzhane was robbed. Luckily we had planned ahead and were able to console ourselves with extra donuts.

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    labowner
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    Captain I guess I should have defined “award shows”. I understand the guilty pleasure of laughing at or with reality shows. Now if they paraded the movie, tv stars and singers around the stage like they do dogs, I might watch.

    And I also believe since most of these ass hats had some one give them their break, they should all be wearing no-name designers to help them. It’s not like they all look good in their designer dresses.

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    Nads
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    I’m sorry if I offended Seth fans here. I do like him, I was just completely bored throughout. Maybe it was because he felt handcuffed, but it just wasn’t funny to me. But it’s all subjective, I guess! I did chuckle a few times, but I guess I was expecting a miracle to happen and it didn’t…I should just lower my expectations. But I do like Seth…just don’t think he was the right choice for the show.

    As for Renee Zellweger – I’m with you guys. She didn’t go under the knife, homegirl got shanked. She looked TERRIBLE!! Catherine Zeta Jones and Halle Barre on the other hand—looked fantasic!

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    annie
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    @Eyediosmio….John Tapper in DA HOUSE I love that show. My boyfriend does a great impression of him

    I am becoming a big fan of Jennifer Lawrence. She is hillarious, I want her as my new BFF.

    I liked Quentin’s speech….say what you will about his movies, or even him……but the dude makes damn unforgettable characters and movies. Glad he won!

    The fashions were “meh”. Actually, Stacy Keibler was SMOKIN’ in her dress, and she was merely Clooney’s arm candy!

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    2muchbravo
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    Loved Renee circa Bridget Jones. She’s far too squinty now.

    Catherine Z Jones totally lip synced. JHud ROCKED! Loved Adele’s honesty.
    Don’t get the hoopla over Anne Hathaway’s dress. I agree with the Apron comparision.
    Jennifer Lawrence is charming. Kristin Chenoweth is so cute. I just want to pick her up and put her in my pocket. I know Melissa McCarthy is a big girl but, seriously? There were a couple of larger ladies who were dressed in flattering styles. Girlfriend needs to call them up and find out who dressed them.

    I love Family Guy and thought Seth would be good but the whole show was just OK. There were a couple of good jokes but I could have done without the cocaine tree one.
    I agree that they should get Amy and Tina next year.

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    NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    K-Stew: Halle and I are too old for you. Please stop pestering us for a threesome. It’s not going to happen.

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    Gypsy
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    And neither is FETCH!

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    captain-save-uh-hoe
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    @labowner Fair enough As long as there are Corgis involved!

    BTW, Naomi Watts Killlled it. I thought she looked amazeballs. Zoe Saldana as well.

    Not a fan of Anne’s dress so much, but I thought her hair and make-up looked pretty great.

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    blazergirl
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    I think that Renee Zellweger was a combo of too much botox and a really strong pot brownie, probably supplied by the same person who gave James Franco his before he hosted last year.

    Chooch, are we getting best/worst dressed from you? I look forward to your take on everyone.

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    kthxbai
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    @NotWithoutMyTV ROFL! I think KStew might get the Guinness World Record prize for living the longest yrs of life without expressing even 1 emotion.

    @captain-save-uh-hoe Speaking of Botox, (#20) how long do you think Anne Hathaway had to go without getting hers so her forehead would wrinkle up into regular person expressions?

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    laurenb52
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 11:06 pm

    So no one was annoyed by the try hard thirstiness of Anne Hathaway in her acceptance speech? Just me?

    She def earned that award but all awards season long she’s been giving these overly rehearsed, trying way to hard to be charming, sickeningly sweet acceptance speeches and last night was no exception. “it came true”? *wretch*

    Also I sorta get what she was trying to say at the end about her character Fantine’s plight, but it sounded so stupid like we should all run out and donate to a charity for 19th century French hookers.

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    DutchieDevil
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 3:41 am

    I think Anne is a good actress, but she needs someone to write her acceptance speeches for her. She can act, she cannot write.

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    Detinha
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 8:27 am

    Why apologize for expressing an opinion?! I don’t like Seth McFarlane and his so called humor!
    I think the show was,as always, too long and boring! I loved Cap Kirk’s appearance and I was moved by Ben Affleck emotion!
    RE: Michelle Obama, I think it’s suitable for her to show up among actors and *gasps* rich people, the dreadful 1%!

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    plockness monster
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 8:54 am

    Everytime Seth MacFarland talks, I picture a cartoon dog. Also, I think Family Guy is an awful show.

    I want to be BEST FRANDS with Jennifer Lawrence.

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    labowner
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 9:40 am

    Plockness I don’t know how any woman could date him knowing he is the voice of Brian the dog. I know he does other voices on the show, but Brian is his voice. God forbid you tried to do it doggie style, I would have to tap out.

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    plockness monster
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Lab – AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Lizbot
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    I didn’t watch the broadcast but watched Jennifer on Youtube — that girl is just all kinds of awesome. I especially love the way she handled the inane questions in the post-Oscar press conference. Zooey Deschanel could take lessons from her…

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    Lizbot
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    Hmm…what kind of spyware does this site have? My captcha was “poutine” — how does the site know that I’m Canadian! ha!

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    georgiababe
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    I actually love the Oscars. People can say it’s pretentious and stupid all they want – and they’ve probably got a bit of a point – but it’s no different than awards for other industries. These ones are just televised because, duh, they operate in the film and entertainment industry.

    Personally, I really enjoy them because I’m a really big film buff. I work in the “industry” and, being an actor/writer myself, I appreciate seeing really great performances be recognized, especially because the Oscars are very good at recognizing “indie” and foreign films and actors.

    I thought MacFarlane was terrible and crass. I didn’t expect anything else – and he can make jokes to his heart’s delight on tv and in movies – but I just didn’t think that he suited the hosting gig at all. His jokes were all over the place and most of them weren’t really funny or clever. It seemed like he was trying to shock rather than entertain but I don’t think it was very good.

    Put me on Team Fey/Poehler for hosting the Oscars!

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    too-old-to-care
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    Do the insurance salesmen of America have their annual awards telecast and such a hoopla over which designer someone is “wearing?”

    Hmmm. Amy and Tina host, it’s scheduled opposite the Oscars…yeah, I’d watch it.

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    Hypnotoad
    Posted February 28, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Didn’t the whole “speech time limit” start with Deborah Kerr? I feel like she won an oscar and spoke for like 8 minutes and from then on, they decided to have limits. It might not have been Deborah Kerr, but it was some fabulous lady from that era.

    And I don’t get the Anne Hathaway hate. I love her.

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    Tapnfeet99
    Posted February 28, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    Bring back Tina, Amy, and “Drunk” Glenn Close! Omg that image still makes me chuckle, over a month later.