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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Our Long National Nightmare Is Over

Posted by on Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM


Thank God. I feel like some part of me is still watching the Oscars, somehow. I wish I could kill that part of me, just to give it a kind of relief.

 

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venomlash 21
ONLY THE DEAD CAN KNOW PEACE FROM THIS EVIL
Posted by venomlash on February 27, 2013 at 8:36 AM
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It's sad that so many people here, like bad children, don't know the difference between good attention and bad. That fucker McFarlane's whole shtick is shock for shock's sake and bullying the underdog (women, handicapped folks, minorities, the poor). When he tried that shit in a room full of rich people with media power, it just didn't fly. Also: making fun of singing and carrying a tune while doing so does not equal actual singing ability. The fucking idiot actually put out an album of standards. It sounds like Brian the dog.
Posted by Otto Toot Otto on February 26, 2013 at 11:47 PM
Doctor Memory 19
Now can we convince him to stop making unfunny animated TV shows?
Posted by Doctor Memory http://blahg.blank.org on February 26, 2013 at 9:14 PM
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@15 May the force-kin be with you
Posted by sourcloud on February 26, 2013 at 7:13 PM
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Every time somebody bitches about MacFarlane, I remember his performance a little bit more fondly.
Posted by give me pom on February 26, 2013 at 6:05 PM
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zebes@8:
He won't host the Oscars again, but next year he'll host the Golden Globes. His performance will be suspiciously similar, the jokes will all be the same, and really it'll be the same performance, except all of the prinicpal characters will have been changed slightly.


And it'll be funnier 'cause he and the audience will be much, much drunker.
Posted by Mr. Happy Sunshine on February 26, 2013 at 3:53 PM
seandr 15
@gus: LOL. The cut ones all look like Darth Vader to me.
Posted by seandr on February 26, 2013 at 3:50 PM
gloomy gus 14
Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, maybe.
Posted by gloomy gus on February 26, 2013 at 3:37 PM
gloomy gus 13
@10, as a person with an actual four inch boner this very minute I must say it looks nothing like Paul.
Posted by gloomy gus on February 26, 2013 at 3:36 PM
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Yes, 'tis truly a cross to bear, Paul. You jackass. -- pretty much anyone from any country other than the US, plus most any US resident not paid to inspire false outrage
Posted by Mr. I.M. Selfimportant on February 26, 2013 at 3:16 PM
tainte 11
you know, dipshit, you sound just like a football fan who can't get over the defeat.

ah, the ironing.
Posted by tainte on February 26, 2013 at 3:06 PM
dnt trust me 10
@9
The Stranger inherently promotes popularity and celebrity. Dan is huge! Books, websites, speaking tours. He is a popular guy. Maybe even in Europe. wow, that would be popular. Dominic is like the way coolest dude in Seattle proper. And Paul Constant, he is celebrity to the 100th power. His whole being is an imitation of a four inch boner. So yeah, they MUST obsess.
Posted by dnt trust me on February 26, 2013 at 2:53 PM
Looking For a Better Read 9
It's a goddamn variety and awards show. Get a fucking grip and find something worthwhile to obsess over.
Posted by Looking For a Better Read on February 26, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Zebes 8
He won't host the Oscars again, but next year he'll host the Golden Globes. His performance will be suspiciously similar, the jokes will all be the same, and really it'll be the same performance, except all of the prinicpal characters will have been changed slightly.
Posted by Zebes http://www.badrap.org/rescue/index.html on February 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM
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There were some very good bits (sock puppet Flight was gold!) but he came across as smarmy and strangely self-conscious. The pacing of the jokes was a lot worse than the material. And laughing at one's own jokes automatically makes a comic look not ready for prime time.
Posted by genevieve on February 26, 2013 at 2:28 PM
Kinison 6
He was ok, not the best host and clearly not the worst *cough* David Letterman *cough*.

Seth was much better hosting SNL, his opening monologue was brilliant.
Posted by Kinison http://www.holgatehawks.com on February 26, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Will in Seattle 5
Thank God.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on February 26, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Dougsf 4
@1 - Exactly. The Oscars' battle isn't with quality, it's with relevance. In 2012, Billy Crystal dragged out a 30-year old Sammy Davis Jr. impression, ferchrissake.
Posted by Dougsf on February 26, 2013 at 2:18 PM
gloomy gus 3
@1, hell yes. Unqualified amazeballs unheard of success. And he knows it. And every tom dick & harry with blog posting rights is still milking it for page views - you'd think they'd be a bit more gracious for the raw material.
Posted by gloomy gus on February 26, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Cato the Younger Younger 2
Maybe you should get over the Oscars and yourself?
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on February 26, 2013 at 2:10 PM
Fnarf 1
A massive success. Was he good? No. Did people watch? Yes. Are people still talking about it two days later? Yes.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on February 26, 2013 at 2:02 PM

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