Originally Posted By DlandJB Had you seen them before TDG? I guess if you were new to them they would be interesting. I'm just tired of them.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I wasn't really that impressed with them either. I'm just not that into stuff like that. I didn't like her red tux either but thought she looked quite nice in the white and blue. How patriotic of her. ;-)
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I'd never heard of 'em before JB, so this was a completely new concept to me---therefore, a 10 in my book. ;-) <I wasn't really that impressed with them either. I'm just not that into stuff like that.> Being "into it" notwithstanding, I'd think you'd have to be impressed that they can actually do that with their bodies and pull off the images. But, it's a free country. ;-)
Originally Posted By debtee Well the oscars have started on channel 9 now now ( it's Monday night here ) and so far apart from her outfit, I'm liking Ellen. She's a vast improvement on last year!
Originally Posted By mapleservo I thought Ellen was fine. The show was fine. It just seemed very casual. It didn't seem like a big event. I almost think that by cutting the fat in order to keep the show under 4 hours, they've eliminated any chance of anything spontaneous happening. I remember back when Carson (or even Billy Crystal) used to host, the ad-lib comments were almost non-stop. It all seems a little canned now. I liked the photo-op with Ellen & Clint though.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Ellen had a good combination of funny host who doesn't make the show all about her. That, I like. But, I say, bring back Letterman! (Ducks)
Originally Posted By mrichmondj I think they should get Jerry Seinfeld to host -- I enjoyed his schtick for the few minutes he was on stage.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Ellen was good, I thought, if a bit safe. Unlike most hosts, who seem to have a big scripted bit up front and then often get tiresome, her weakest bit was the first I thought, but she got better as she went along. I did like the picture bit with Scorcese and Spielberg (especially correcting Spielberg about how to properly frame the picture).
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I think Will Ferrel would make a good host. He can be funny or serious and he has a pretty good voice for the musical numbers. His bit with Jack Black was one of the highlights of the evening.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I thought Ellen was really great. She gave me several laugh-out-loud moments. The stuff she did was so different - offbeat. Loved the bits with Scorsese and Eastwood... and that vacuum... *LOL* Really took me offguard. Oh... And having Spielberg take the photo and then complaining about it! *LMAO* Like he, of ALL people, couldn't frame it properly! Too funny!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I liked Ellen. I love her show and her humor is my kind of humor I guess. I also loved the interaction she did with several of the celebrities, especially Scorsese taking the picture I also liked the behind the screen people (can't think of their name). I have never seen them and thought they were pretty interesting The only thing I didn't care for too much was the very beginning. I kept waiting for it to get better or that it would turn out to be a clever commercial. Maybe it just went on too long to be cute. I'd give this years production a thumbs up
Originally Posted By Ursula <I think Will Ferrel would make a good host. He can be funny or serious and he has a pretty good voice for the musical numbers. His bit with Jack Black was one of the highlights of the evening.> I couldn't disagree more! That was the low-light of the evening for me. Then again, Will Farrell=not funny to me.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I don't get Will Farrell. He seems like he must be a nice guy, but he has never made me laugh. I've never found him funny. I guess it's like people who swear by vanilla or chocolate ice cream, but I just don't see how he makes a living at comedy.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I kinda like Will Farrell, but only in small doses. I don't think 4 hours of him would wear very well.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I think Staeve Martin was the best host I'd ever seen. He had a great pompous manner about him that fit so perfectly into this self-indulgent awards show, while still being hilarious. Jon Stewart came the closest to matching him, but I don't feel the audience was with him the whole time, so he seemed odd. I love Letterman and I love Chris Rock, but Oscar hosts they ain't. Whoopi Goldberg is even more out of place. And I would rather chew glass than sit through another year of Billy Crystal.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Oh, and I love Will Ferrell, but he'd be lost up there. He's good in small doses. Probably the funniest thing I'd ever seen at the Oscars was last year when he and Jack Black sang the lyrics to the music they play when your speech is too long. Briiiiiiilliant!
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<And I would rather chew glass than sit through another year of Billy Crystal.>> LOL! For me, it's needles in my eyes.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees Well, Billy Crystal hasn't been in the limelight for awhile, so It wouldn't make sense to bring him back arbitrarily. I thought Ellen did fine. The fact that she treated the *stars* as regular people and not on a pedestal, really added to the show and showed what class she has as an individual and as an entertainer. I would like to see Craig Ferguson hold the spot as host of the Oscars. He's genuine, funny and can probably do impressions of most of the actors there. LOL.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Just remembered my first *LOL* of the night... Ellen was talking about how diverse the nominated people and films were for the night... [Paraphrasing] "We've got Spain, we've got France, we've got America, we've got Mexico, we've got Germany, we've got Steve Carrell." What the...?? *LMAO* and the look on his face was priceless!
