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Wouldn’t Jimmy Fallon make an excellent Oscars 2019 host?
12-13-18, 09:01 AM
#77
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Wouldn’t Jimmy Fallon make an excellent Oscars 2019 host?
About 5 to 10 years ago, they did somehow streamline the Oscar ceremony down to about the range of 3 hours 15 minutes for a few years. But now it's bloated back up to around the 3 hours 45 minutes range again. So they need to go back to whatever it is they were doing just a few years ago to get the runtime down.
12-13-18, 09:10 AM
#78
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Wouldn’t Jimmy Fallon make an excellent Oscars 2019 host?
I dunno with Netflix, Prime, Youtube, etc, watching a bunch of rich snubs kissing each others ass fro 3 hours is a lot lower in the entertainment list
12-13-18, 05:46 PM
#79
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wouldn’t Jimmy Fallon make an excellent Oscars 2019 host?
-The next 2 hours were utterly boring of the minor awards that nobody cares about, and endless dance sequences, bits, or something that would promote the Best Picture/Best Song categories.
The Golden Globes are so much better where almost all of the awards are major awards and not 2 hrs of special effects and other minor categories though important but don't make compelling TV.
Maybe let everybody drink during and before the show.
12-13-18, 07:27 PM
#80
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Wouldn’t Jimmy Fallon make an excellent Oscars 2019 host?
Just streamline the ceremony to less then 3 hours, and focus on the major awards. The problem with the Oscars since I can remember (going back to the early 90's when I started watching them) is had that boring middle of the show.
-The first half hour is good as you have the Host usually does 15 minutes, then they would start off with Best Supporting Actor and Actress Awards. Those awards always threw a curveball at the predictions (Marisa Tomei/My Cousin Vinny for example), so they were always interesting to see how they played out.
-The next 2 hours were utterly boring of the minor awards that nobody cares about, and endless dance sequences, bits, or something that would promote the Best Picture/Best Song categories.
-The last 30-45 minutes was the best part with Best Actors/Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture. They just need to streamline those 2 hours in the middle to maybe an hour and the show would actually be watchable. Right now it's a bloated 3+ hour that goes on too long, and ends too late for East Coast Viewers, when they could finish by 11:00 Eastern Time.
-The first half hour is good as you have the Host usually does 15 minutes, then they would start off with Best Supporting Actor and Actress Awards. Those awards always threw a curveball at the predictions (Marisa Tomei/My Cousin Vinny for example), so they were always interesting to see how they played out.
-The next 2 hours were utterly boring of the minor awards that nobody cares about, and endless dance sequences, bits, or something that would promote the Best Picture/Best Song categories.
-The last 30-45 minutes was the best part with Best Actors/Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture. They just need to streamline those 2 hours in the middle to maybe an hour and the show would actually be watchable. Right now it's a bloated 3+ hour that goes on too long, and ends too late for East Coast Viewers, when they could finish by 11:00 Eastern Time.
12-13-18, 07:57 PM
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12-14-18, 07:18 AM
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12-14-18, 10:19 AM
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Re: Wouldn’t Jimmy Fallon make an excellent Oscars 2019 host?
When will the Oscars learn to not have any host and just introduce the nominees in each category onstage and present the winner. It would move so much faster.
