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ABC Pushes the Envelope For Oscar Promotions (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert)
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Feb 27, 2006 | By JOHN LIPPMAN

Posted on 02/27/2006 3:13:23 AM PST by abb

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Silk purse, sow's ear comes to mind.....
1 posted on 02/27/2006 3:13:26 AM PST by abb
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This is hilarious. I hope nobody watches.


2 posted on 02/27/2006 3:17:19 AM PST by BlessedBeGod (Benedict XVI = Terminator IV)
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To: abb

I thought the Oscars were already over.


3 posted on 02/27/2006 3:20:37 AM PST by hershey
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What you can take for granted is that nobody cares.


4 posted on 02/27/2006 3:21:47 AM PST by hershey
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The more they put John Stewart, the more people will go 'huh'? What are they trying to accomplish, actually? Getting as many as 'blue-staters' to watch? (They knew that about half of the people may avoid Oscar on purpose).


5 posted on 02/27/2006 3:24:32 AM PST by paudio
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To: BlessedBeGod

The Academy has decided that some things are more important than selling tickets. Now they will continue to pay the price.

It was inevitable that the children, nieces and nephews of the greats who built Hollywood would fritter away the collosus that was handed to them. Today's crop of Hollywood Glitter is a pale imitation of previous times. That sort of thing is just not passed along with the genes, with rare exceptions.


6 posted on 02/27/2006 3:28:48 AM PST by gridlock (eliminate perverse incentives)
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To: abb

scoop ping


7 posted on 02/27/2006 3:34:53 AM PST by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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What are the "Oscars"?


8 posted on 02/27/2006 3:38:13 AM PST by Dallas59 ((“You love life, while we love death"( Al-Qaeda & Democratic Party))
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Lousy comedian hosting lousy award show honoring lousy films.


The potential for Schadenfreude is very high.


9 posted on 02/27/2006 3:38:18 AM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: gridlock

It is ironic that hollywood libs are allegedly always on the side of the little people getting a fair shake in life vis a vis their politics. Yet, when it comes to their own little fiefdom, nepotism absolutely rules the day. I propose they hire more muslims in the movie business, but they never will.


10 posted on 02/27/2006 3:40:14 AM PST by son of caesar
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What are the "Oscars"?

I think it's similar to the Felixes.

11 posted on 02/27/2006 3:43:16 AM PST by Socratic (Tell the libs: Beating a dead horse is not the same as tenderizing a steak.)
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The main movies this year are enough to make me take a pass, as if I'd watch the program even if they weren't so bad. These awards nauseate me. There's paractically one every week for the first three months of the year. I've never seen an industry that is so prone to slap itself on the back almost hourly.


12 posted on 02/27/2006 4:02:22 AM PST by DoughtyOne (If you don't want to be lumped in with those who commit violence in your name, take steps to end it.)
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The Oscars has been a horrible show for decades. I used to watch but I don't think I have watched this over-hyped Hollyweird indulgence in self-aggrandizement since the 70s. It is astonishing that the show that "honors" what are supposed to be the best that Hollyweird has to offer, typically ends up as one of the worst stinkeroos of the year.

Besides, I'm sick of the leftists having this platform to bash America and Bush. I won't support their spoiled lifestyle and "me, me, me" crapola. They have fouled their own nest and are too dumb to recognize it. Mainstream Americans are sending Hollyweird a HUGE message - that's why box office receipts are down. We're just plain tired of these 2 dimensional cardboard cutouts and we aren't going to support their lavish lifestyle and hate America attitude.


13 posted on 02/27/2006 4:04:47 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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Sorry, C---BS, but a whole lot of us here at Freepers have better things to do that watch old tired lame ACTORS spouting how much they hate America and Bush and the troops.

Yawn.


14 posted on 02/27/2006 4:06:36 AM PST by goresalooza (Nurses Rock!)
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Geesh..got my alphabet channels mixed up. Meant hay--BC. Sorry!


15 posted on 02/27/2006 4:07:17 AM PST by goresalooza (Nurses Rock!)
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I propose they hire more muslims in the movie business, but they never will.

Not until they have otherwise-unemployable Muslim children, nieces and nephews...

16 posted on 02/27/2006 4:11:31 AM PST by gridlock (eliminate perverse incentives)
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And the award for 'Most Contrived Gimmik Movie Goes to - Queer Cowboys'.

Hollywood / SAG / FAGS / Elites who attend: fawn, pant, squeel, peals of delight, applause.

Everybody Else: puke.
17 posted on 02/27/2006 4:13:11 AM PST by AD from SpringBay (We have the government we allow and deserve.)
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To: hershey

I don't care either.


18 posted on 02/27/2006 4:13:50 AM PST by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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"This is hilarious. I hope nobody watches."

I haven't watched them for many years. I couldn't get more UNinterested. Boring, boring, BORING.


19 posted on 02/27/2006 4:24:47 AM PST by Old Grumpy
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I haven't watched since the seventies. When Burt Reynolds failed to win for Cannonball Run II I gave up.


20 posted on 02/27/2006 4:27:41 AM PST by shelterguy (I can hear "Jimi".)
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