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Oscars 2007: To Watch or Not to Watch
ifyoucantfixit:
--- Quote from: Fran on January 28, 2007, 10:01:58 pm ---I will be watching the Oscars, and I have, for the most part, gotten over the heartbreak of last year.
Last year was probably the first time I really cared about who won, and I obviously was pulling for Brokeback Mountain to win in all of its categories. This year I think I've only seen two of the films nominated for anything -- Little Miss Sunshine and Babel -- and I'm not pulling for anyone. I'll be watching the Oscars purely for the sake of entertainment, the same way I watched in previous years, excluding 2006, of course -- to see who's wearing what, who flubs their acceptance speech, how the nominated songs are performed, etc., etc. -- but I don't care about who goes home with what Oscar. There's no chance of heartbreak this year. :)
I am also hoping that Dakota Fanning presents nothing as she made me cringe last year.
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I agree, with what she said...all of it. I wil watch for Ellen's benefit. I also dont want to miss one of the biggest chances to
watch the fiascos that people call clothes and put on. In front of the worldwide and most ridiculously rich coutures, and Jewelers.
David In Indy:
I'm not watching that. Not after what happened last year. I was outraged and I still am. >:(
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on February 05, 2007, 12:07:02 pm ---Oh, I know Swishy exists in the gay community. And I have no problem with it - some of my best friends are swishy, in fact. ;)
Seriously, I know that there are all kinds of gay men. I work with several and have been around several more, and of course they run the gamut from Ennis to Carson Kressley. (Don't know any cross-dressers or transsexuals personally, but I know they're out there.) My problem is that I don't think the mainstream media know that there are all kinds of gay men. Or if they do, they don't choose to portray them in more than one way. I don't count HBO and Showtime among the mainstream media. And they're the ones who got it right. David on Six Feet Under is more effeminate than not, but his partner Keith is a cop who could (and does) kick anyone's ass. Queer as Folk and The L Word have managed to show us a whole spectrum of gays and lesbians, too. These are the groundbreakers. Not Will & freakin' Grace. Every character on that show is nothing but a caricature of a real human being.
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I LOVED David and Keith in "Six Feet Under". They were two gay characters I could really relate to. SFU addressed homosexual topics in a truthful and realistic manner.
Will & Grace just gives me a massive migrane.
twistedude:
Thanks, but...no thanks. never again, Unless, by some miracle, there's a make-up call that's deserving (considering the quality of Brokeback Mountain, that seems unlikely).
Front-Ranger:
I heard you were going to join us in Bay City, Julie! I'm looking forward to meeting you! We will not watch the Oscars together!
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