tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post114165851087192598..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Hollywood, The Oscars & The Movie Theatre: A RantLiz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1141696911203331982006-03-06T21:01:00.000-05:002006-03-06T21:01:00.000-05:00Well said, Liz. I only watch the Oscars for the fa...Well said, Liz. I only watch the Oscars for the fashion and comedy, anyway. When George was giving his little speech, I was refilling my wine glass and feeling rather disinterested in his opinion. Isn't that awful of me?Voixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929466043971880516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1141672807690625832006-03-06T14:20:00.000-05:002006-03-06T14:20:00.000-05:00As usual, Liz totally rocks.Now can we turn our at...As usual, Liz totally rocks.<BR/><BR/>Now can we turn our attention to the "journalists" who think it's news to talk about how the ratings were down 10% from last year?<BR/><BR/>Let's see--none of the best picture noms was a commercial success nor a breakaway hit. Critical hit, absolutely. But the majority of the people who own TVs did not see them....<BR/><BR/>...and that's because they have such awful distribution. Don't whine that the ratings went down when anyone who doesn't live in a major metropolis (yes, they own TVs too) can't see the stupid movies that are nominated.<BR/><BR/>NOW, let's do the math: people who like movies + movies they can't possibly see=people don't care about movies they can't see. Unseen movies + Oscars = no one watches about movies they don't care about because they haven't seen.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Liz, didn't mean to take up precious space here. But this toasts my muffin. We'll be hearing about how Stewart was an obviously poor choice because the ratings went down. Cut the guy some slack, stop being elitist, and go make good movies that EVERYONE can see.Brian Farreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752212248460652888noreply@blogger.com