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Oscars Consider Postponement
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Posted by: TivoZorro

From the Drudge Report:

Sources: Oscars Consider Postponement. The Academy sets a 4 PM PT Press Conference.

Posted by: disco

NCAA may postpone.....now back on.

Oscars on.....now may postpone....

It never ends.

Posted by: jsmeeker

Damn... I was hoping to crash an Oscar party on Sunday.

Posted by: disco

Drudge now reports the Oscars will not be postponed...red carpet truncated (thank God), with no stops for interviews (what WILL Joan & Melissa Rivers DO?!?!?).

Posted by: jsmeeker

quote:
Originally posted by disco904
Drudge now reports the Oscars will not be postponed...red carpet truncated (thank God), with no stops for interviews (what WILL Joan & Melissa Rivers DO?!?!?).

no stops?? NO STOPS???

Arghhh.... What *will* Joan and Mellisa do.

Posted by: dschwab

While I'm not heartbroken that the red carpet junk will be truncated, what purpose does this truncation actually serve? Something similar was done with the post-9/11 Emmy's.

Posted by: disco

At the Post 9/11 Emmy's I believe it was intended to create a more "subdued" awards show, to show respect for those lost. I think they're trying to do the same thing here.

Posted by: Graymalkin

They've apparently made the connection -- E! Network is a front for Al Qaeda. Well, that explains "The Anna Nicole Show." :D

E! was planning an 11-hour Countdown to the Oscars, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. :eek:

Posted by: disco

quote:
Originally posted by Graymalkin
E! was planning an 11-hour Countdown to the Oscars, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. :eek:

Are you kidding?? At this rate, in five years they'll be starting their "Countdown" immediately after their POST Oscars show...:rolleyes:

Posted by: ThreeSoFar

It also gets the principals into a more secure environment much more quickly.

Posted by: kdaveler

The real question is what will the ribbon of the day be?

Ken

Posted by: genearch

Let's see.. the celebs don't want to be seen in a happy tone while a war is on..

Maybe they would feel better if the envelopes were just opened on TV, no speaches and they would get the oscar in the mail?

I think not... they still want to grab the glory

Posted by: GoodN

As someone who has to go through the Hollywood/Highland intersection near the Kodak Theater everyday, I have selfish reasons for celebrating the closing down of the red carpet. That being said, I was really looking forward to seeing Joan and Melissa reunited for the pre-show. Bummer.

Posted by: cwoody222

Darn it, I'm going to be in LA on Sunday - it better not be THAT subdued for my first trip to the left coast!!!

Posted by: Graymalkin

We're starting a war just so we don't have to watch Joan and Melissa? :rolleyes:

This is really going to hurt the economy -- all those fashion designers, hair stylists, limo companies, jewelry stores, etc., will lose one of their biggest days of the year!

Of course, Salma Hayek and Diane Lane will still look good in T-shirts and ripped jeans. As long as they're nice 'n' tight...

Posted by: MGS1000

Whatever happens, I still don't care.

Posted by: firkat

Given that several stars have spoken out politically, I am curious to see what comments are made during the acceptance speeches. It is one thing to engage in robust debate as we negotiate diplomacy, but I think it will be quite another to knock the president when the nation is at war.

Posted by: firkat

I saw this article at the Internet Movie Database at www.imdb.com.

"Oscar Winners Can Have Their War Talk"

Oscar producer Gil Cates has given this year's Academy Awards winners carte blanche to have their say about America's war with Iraq - but he's urging presenters to stick to the script. Faced with anti-war activists like Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon as presenters, Cates is hoping they remember they're movie stars on Oscar night, but he feels winners have the right to say what they want - in 45 seconds. At a press conference in Hollywood late yesterday, the producer said, "People who will present have received their scripts it would be inappropriate for them to make changes. But those who have been nominated when they take to the stage that's their 45 seconds and there's nothing we can do to stop them from saying what they want to say." His comments come after speculation about a new Hollywood blacklist, on which celebrities speaking out against the war are placed.

Posted by: Sirius Black

James Woods had it right when he said that liberals in Hollywood are approaching lunacy. I paraphrase, of course. (ludicious speed. Now!)

I will not be watching the Oscars. I have several hours of TiVo to catch up on. Reruns of Buffy episodes I have seen five times are better than this year's Oscar race.

Posted by: jsmeeker

quote:
Originally posted by cwoody222
Darn it, I'm going to be in LA on Sunday - it better not be THAT subdued for my first trip to the left coast!!!

Heh... I'm in town. Nothing is subued when I'm in L.A.

:D

Posted by: Grumpy Pants

Man I wish my profession allowed me to make uninformed statements to be heard by millions of people who don't care. Wait a minute... am I doing that right now??? :eek:

p.s. let me give 1/2 of Hollywood a preemptive stfu before they even start ;)