tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4533979531451699406..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Oscar follow-upBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90583031750485395162017-02-28T17:47:34.291-08:002017-02-28T17:47:34.291-08:00You sound like a lovely person. And by lovely I me...You sound like a lovely person. And by lovely I mean miserable. Yikes! Anthony Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758930176176483080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91516346569365921742017-02-28T17:45:51.551-08:002017-02-28T17:45:51.551-08:00How was the "young black actor" supposed...How was the "young black actor" supposed to react? And somebody had to tell Kimmel not to be a hacky dupe in that situation. Anthony Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758930176176483080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61276071506544570892017-02-28T16:47:33.825-08:002017-02-28T16:47:33.825-08:00Ken, Not sure if you and readers saw this item abo...Ken, Not sure if you and readers saw this item about the "groom" he just got out of the slammer.<br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4266554/Oscars-Gary-Chicago-served-20-years-prison.htmlRon Rettignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10838580327335899982017-02-28T15:21:17.611-08:002017-02-28T15:21:17.611-08:00I was watching my son's dog this weekend and i...I was watching my son's dog this weekend and it had me up at 4 a.m. Sat. and Sun. morning. So, when the Oscars came on, I knew I wouldn't make it past the first Best Supporting award. However, I did wake up in time to see Best Actor and Best Actress and then clicked off the TV, figuring LA LA LAND was a shoo-in. <br /><br />Just listened to your podcast on the Oscars and it cracked up as does the blog. Loved the line about going home to yell at the help. So Hollywood. Courageous and selfless on stage and surly and selfish when the cameras are gone. Curious how many of the comic lines came to you as you're watching and how many after the broadcast?MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2269291504777863662017-02-28T14:42:59.925-08:002017-02-28T14:42:59.925-08:00Didn't watch the Super Bowl because I dislike ...Didn't watch the Super Bowl because I dislike the Patriots. Didn't watch the Oscars because I dislike Jimmy Kimmel. Looks like I missed out on two historic television moments.<br /><br />Since I didn't witness this, I'll refrain from comments about this specific Oscars (other than to repeat someone's joke that "the La La Land people gave the best runner-up speech in Oscars history") and offer two Academy questions<br /><br />1) I'd like a system where the members nominate candidates for the categories, and then once the top five are determined, then vote among the finalists, like in political elections (primaries, then the November ballot). Is this a fairer system, or too cumbersome?<br /><br />2) Do you think we'll see an animated film win Best Picture someday? For example, I thought "Zootopia" would've been a worthy nominee for Best Picture, not just Best Animated Feature. Besides being entertaining and boasting great voice performances, it also contained a very detailed mystery / police procedural plot, and it made some sharp commentary on prejudice, race relations and the like. Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73740770406959452972017-02-28T12:58:10.714-08:002017-02-28T12:58:10.714-08:00Ha Ha Ha......... Just when you thought that Osca...Ha Ha Ha......... Just when you thought that Oscar botch-ups were over.<br /><br />That bus-tourist Gary from Chicago is a sex offender. Was at the right place - Hollywood. Came to meet his idols Woody Allen, Bryan Singer, Casey Affleck. Ha Ha Ha.......Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32975535287157721902017-02-28T11:43:55.955-08:002017-02-28T11:43:55.955-08:00Great podcast Ken. Loved it.
You may not remember...Great podcast Ken. Loved it.<br /><br />You may not remember my comment but I had wished - "Hope Kevin O'Connell wins this time after being snubbed 20 times." - on 24th Jan.<br /><br />http://kenlevine.blogspot.in/2017/01/my-thoughts-on-todays-oscar-nominations.html<br /><br />It happened he won. Surprised you didn't notice that someone won on the 21st attempt.<br /><br />My other wish came true too - Emma won.<br /><br />Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31103278929742093972017-02-28T11:31:50.207-08:002017-02-28T11:31:50.207-08:00Hi Ken, podcast was good. I read your reviews ever...Hi Ken, podcast was good. I read your reviews every year. Miss it badly this year. Not a regular reader though.<br /><br />Going through a lot a reviews, I came across a snarkier one than yours.<br /><br />https://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/5-ways-oscars-can-become-great-emulating-donald-trump/<br /><br /><br />Thanks,<br />Sherin.Sherinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89077597759831467912017-02-28T11:31:11.922-08:002017-02-28T11:31:11.922-08:00They could have dropped Mean Tweets
Amen to that...<i>They could have dropped Mean Tweets</i> <br /><br />Amen to that. <br /><br />It's ironic to my old-school self, that in a world of on-campus snowflakes melting without benefit of repeated <br />trigger warnings" (and boycotted as humorless by the likes of Rock, Maher, and Seinfeld) we get (and they actually repeat on national television) that unkind tweet about Emma Stone. <br /><br />(look it up) <br /><br />She's supposed to be "tough" and let such an insult "slide"?!!? <br /><br />WTF??<br /><br /><br />RIP BILL PAXTON<br />On a mroe positive note: Terry Gross on Fresh Air replayed her 2002 interview of Bill Paxton - who seemed like a great guy and was a great interview, to boot. The 27FEB2017 broadcast is undoubtedly archived.<br />Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25982384260116579892017-02-28T11:19:48.158-08:002017-02-28T11:19:48.158-08:00Ken, I enjoyed listening to you make the comments ...Ken, I enjoyed listening to you make the comments about the Oscars. Thanks for that. I have been downloading the podcasts manually and playing them, but I went ahead and subscribed in iTunes to make it official.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760229533287495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52382008493289739152017-02-28T11:19:22.263-08:002017-02-28T11:19:22.263-08:00It's not a back up system. They have two full...It's not a back up system. They have two full cases and are supposed to hand off the envelopes from each side of the stage, depending on which side the presenters enter from. I'm not sure this was a snafu. Could have been arranged to create buzz...because these shows are dull dull dull...just my opinion. And Jennifer Aniston (I tuned in for the memorium) looked ill. Like on cortisone puffy ill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052986912066599837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-715825453694606032017-02-28T10:59:49.220-08:002017-02-28T10:59:49.220-08:00Hey, Ken
Great podcast.
I have a 2+ hour round ...Hey, Ken<br /><br />Great podcast. <br /><br />I have a 2+ hour round trip to/from work and thus I have plenty of time to listen to the show. <br /><br />I passed on watching the Oscars. No real films of interest for me and the thought of the program being turned into a DAPL/Trump/Illegal Immigrant protest turned me off.<br /><br />I voted with my TV tuned to another station for the evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14333446812578762902017-02-28T10:33:46.630-08:002017-02-28T10:33:46.630-08:00Jennifer Aniston getting choked up actually seemed...Jennifer Aniston getting choked up actually seemed genuine to me and specifically related to the mention of Bill Paxton. Perhaps they had a friendship of some sort, although I can't think of anything they both appeared in publicly.Jeffrey Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452864460607926061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47473195259466462102017-02-28T10:05:09.847-08:002017-02-28T10:05:09.847-08:00Sorry, Ken. I skip the podcasts. I enjoy 5 minutes...Sorry, Ken. I skip the podcasts. I enjoy 5 minutes or so during my morning coffee reading your blog every day. However, I don't really have 30-45 minutes for basically the same kind of thing read to me. Thanks for all the insights over the years.Eric Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639837826294361383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51806917821189309102017-02-28T09:58:03.567-08:002017-02-28T09:58:03.567-08:00Ken, you went to bed at 4:30 after posting the Pod...Ken, you went to bed at 4:30 after posting the Podcast and I got up at 4:30 and listened to it on the train ride to San Francisco. Now that is FRESH comedy gold! Thanks for the good work.blinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284135060900752329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44502454234346150872017-02-28T09:52:10.608-08:002017-02-28T09:52:10.608-08:00By the way, I enjoy listening to the podcasts. But...By the way, I enjoy listening to the podcasts. But as my body ages, I am now in the process of losing my hearing [hearing aids by the end of this year my ENT doc says...but they may not help]. But I was thinking the same thing as one of the commenters who's deaf.....what am I going to do if someone tells me "Sorry, I'm not writing anything about whatever this year....you have to listen to it." Do I file a complaint about a violation of the Americans With Disabilities act? (And what if you're a disabled foreigner? "Sorry, you're not an American so screw you and your disability!") I'm sure there's software out there somewhere that can translate audio into text but I have a feeling if it's anything like the "closed captioning" they have on TV shows --which actually should be called "closed craptioning"--it is going to most likely sound like a baby babbling.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25551363015118395702017-02-28T09:35:48.938-08:002017-02-28T09:35:48.938-08:00So after all the hull-a-baloo the explanation is t...So after all the hull-a-baloo the explanation is they have two envelopes with the winners names in them. Why? In case the guy holding the briefcase containing them gets hungry and snacks on one? Fine, if you're going to have TWO envelopes containing the exact same thing.....then you make one a different color [i.e. original one red, backup one green] and let all the presenters know, under penalty of banishment from the SAG-AFTRA union, that if they get a GREEN envelope they need to double-check with someone to make sure that the original hasn't already been presented. Or once the original has been presented that the backup envelope goes into the 2nd "accountants" briefcase never to be removed [unless the presenter holding the envelope spontaneously bursts into flames on the way to the microphone or a crazed actor/actress that had been nominated but knows there's no way in hell they'll win snatches the envelope from the presenter's hand and flees the theater with it all while cackling maniacally]. How they could fuck up something that could have easily been prevented is beyond me. Or maybe it really was Matt Damon's fault.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27641523766834063682017-02-28T09:30:30.233-08:002017-02-28T09:30:30.233-08:00Terence Moss stop trolling everyone. Ken has said ...Terence Moss stop trolling everyone. Ken has said play nice, so play nice. And while you are at it, go out and get a life.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32061082690888480232017-02-28T09:13:36.570-08:002017-02-28T09:13:36.570-08:00Terrence Moss, go watch again - he was not pumped ...Terrence Moss, go watch again - he was not pumped about the movie winning, he was showing fists and behaving as though he had won a war. Teeth gritting, fists clenched and all. No one took away the award. See how dignified Barry and others were. But he was just showing off with hyped emotions, knowing he was on TV-cheap publicity seeker.<br /><br />Denzel should have won I thought so too, but no excuse for his later behavior. And don't tell me who I can comment on and who I can't. This isn't your blog.<br /><br />First time I leave a comment at the blog, I have scums snapping at my heels.Cassandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7744441391712242912017-02-28T09:08:07.265-08:002017-02-28T09:08:07.265-08:00Since the comment was posted, I have to wonder how...Since the comment was posted, I have to wonder how can you ask for tolerance and acceptance for support of a man who embodies everything but that?Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9795385381068296862017-02-28T09:00:44.137-08:002017-02-28T09:00:44.137-08:0034 year anniversary of last episode of MASH, one o...34 year anniversary of last episode of MASH, one of the most watched TV programs in history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5355378065586166152017-02-28T08:51:37.812-08:002017-02-28T08:51:37.812-08:00Winners should never be played off, but brevity sh...Winners should never be played off, but brevity should always be encouraged. It's their moment. I'd rather sit through that than a silly gag or pointless clip package. Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17898969918208207982017-02-28T08:47:56.667-08:002017-02-28T08:47:56.667-08:00What's there to lampoon? You must not know her...What's there to lampoon? You must not know her story.Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49133893447208431692017-02-28T08:47:10.169-08:002017-02-28T08:47:10.169-08:00Was that young black actor supposed to mourn?
Se...Was that young black actor supposed to mourn? <br /><br />See how you react when a movie you're in wind the Oscar for Best Picture under any circumstances. That's what was up with that.<br /><br />And leave Denzel alone. He should have won.Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48691602353028415952017-02-28T08:45:03.172-08:002017-02-28T08:45:03.172-08:00It's really a shame the theater doesn't al...It's really a shame the theater doesn't allow the audience to have a bottle of water, etc. They have nerves and thirst... kinda of silly.<br />The Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.com