Oscars 2022
Well, that was quite the show. I forgot to set the show to record so I missed the first hour. I was catching updates for the awards being handed out before hand which I thought was total BS. And the show still ran long. Embrace the tedium.
But this was not a tedious show. Especially when you have a presenter insulting/joking with one of the guests and the guest's husband punches the presenter. Yes, I saw Will Smith punch Chris Rock on TV after Rock made fun of Jada Pinkett Smith being bald. Words were exchanged but they were all silenced. There was a lot of jumping around as they Producers couldn't decide what to do. Do they go to commercial? Do they let it play out? Eventually Rock regrouped and handed out the award for documentary. It was wild. The crowd was in shock. Amy Shumer, who is never funny, came out and said "I just got finished getting out of my Spiderman Costume. Did I miss anything?" It was very funny in the moment.
It's all very awkward. But it goes to 11 when Smith wins the best Actor Oscar and has to go on stage and make a speech. I'm guessing that was the longest Oscar speech in history. They didn't play him off. They did cut to a logo but came back to him. He bawled until the snot ran out his nose. He gave a lot of justifications for the punch by saying he was protecting his family and tied it into his role as Richard Williams who was only protecting his family. It was a lot of Bullshit. But made for compelling live TV. He apologized to the academy but never to Rock.
More thoughts to come but that punch was burning my brain. Time to go see the fire that is the morning after internet.
Well, that was quite the show. I forgot to set the show to record so I missed the first hour. I was catching updates for the awards being handed out before hand which I thought was total BS. And the show still ran long. Embrace the tedium.
But this was not a tedious show. Especially when you have a presenter insulting/joking with one of the guests and the guest's husband punches the presenter. Yes, I saw Will Smith punch Chris Rock on TV after Rock made fun of Jada Pinkett Smith being bald. Words were exchanged but they were all silenced. There was a lot of jumping around as they Producers couldn't decide what to do. Do they go to commercial? Do they let it play out? Eventually Rock regrouped and handed out the award for documentary. It was wild. The crowd was in shock. Amy Shumer, who is never funny, came out and said "I just got finished getting out of my Spiderman Costume. Did I miss anything?" It was very funny in the moment.
It's all very awkward. But it goes to 11 when Smith wins the best Actor Oscar and has to go on stage and make a speech. I'm guessing that was the longest Oscar speech in history. They didn't play him off. They did cut to a logo but came back to him. He bawled until the snot ran out his nose. He gave a lot of justifications for the punch by saying he was protecting his family and tied it into his role as Richard Williams who was only protecting his family. It was a lot of Bullshit. But made for compelling live TV. He apologized to the academy but never to Rock.
More thoughts to come but that punch was burning my brain. Time to go see the fire that is the morning after internet.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm