Will you be watching the Oscars? (1 Viewer)

[holtge]

Absolutely I'll watch. Always do.

Agreed. I enjoy watching the Oscars telecast. Watch them every year and find myself rooting for my favorites to take the top awards.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Does DVR'd count as a Yes vote?

 

[Scott Merryfield]

A bit amazed at the overly negative reactions and the amount of folks skipping it.

I thought some posters said this place was all about the cinema so I figured the votes would be opposite than they are.

I am a fan of the NFL and NHL, too, but that doesn't mean I watch their god-awful All-Star games.

 

[Mysto]

I haven't watched in a long time. The Oscar selections are not relevant to me. They watch what they want and I'll watch what I want. It's all good.

 

[Jeffrey D]

I love films (my main hobby), but I don’t love the Oscars, the selection choices, the politics of the filmmakers, or the whole self-congratulatory vibe about the show. I won’t watch.

 

[RobertR]

No interest whatsoever. The "event" has become a crashing bore, less and less about movies that people actually want to see, and more about "other things".

 

[PMF]

What ever happened to those annual live-telecasts from Oslo?

 

[DFurr]

Nope!

 

[cinemiracle]

The Oscars suck what more do you need to know?

The Oscars do suck big time. I only ever watch the Tony Awards . No other awards shows interest me.

 

[TonyD]

Ill be watching. Always watch every year.

Plus I miss the days when HTF held a live chat window for the show.

 

[Mark Booth]

Does DVR'd count as a Yes vote?

I always record it even though I'm also watching live. Never know when something uber controversial might get said or shown. Gotta have that DVR ready for the costume malfunction.

Mark

 

[sidburyjr]

In its entirety? Surely you jest. In the past my wife and I have watched the opening monologue. I then go to my home office and do computer stuff while keeping a browser window open to IMDB to see what won various awards. That way I know the winners but don't need to listen to the winner's speeches which are either boring or politically charged for the most part.

It's like the MLB all-star game. I used to watch every detail without fail, now I'm too old to waste my time.

 

[Malcolm R]

I used to look forward to the Oscars every year, but as they choose films that interest me less and less, and they become more about awarding people rather than the year's actual best performances or accomplishments, I've lost interest over the years. I generally have it on in the background, but while I'm doing other things. I don't sit and actually WATCH as I used to.

 

[JohnMor]

Nope. Haven’t since I was a kid, really. Except for a couple of years when I ran our office pool. The show is too long, too boring and I haven’t found any movies I’m really all that invested in in years. Plus, nowadays any exciting moment or great speech will be all over the internet immediately, so it’s not like I’ll miss anything.

I used to watch the opening when Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg hosted.

 

[DavidJ]

The poll needs a maybe. We normally watch it, but I’m unsure if I’m going to bother this year. If they really aren’t going to award the cinematography Oscar live like the acting awards, I probably won’t watch.

 

[cinemiracle]

The poll needs a maybe. We normally watch it, but I’m unsure if I’m going to bother this year. If they really aren’t going to award the cinematography Oscar live like the acting awards, I probably won’t watch.

'Maybe poll' not needed. It is one of those award shows that nobody cares if you watch it or not. It's a personal choice.I have better things to do rather than waste time watching the Oscars .Whoever wins an award is no guarantee that they deserved it. In the past there have been too many sympathy votes and many voters who never actually saw the film that they voted for. It's all so phoney. The millions of dollars wasted on advertising would be better off being spent on feeding the hungry. It's all Hollywood glamour whilst the hungry go without.

 

[Kevin Hewell]

I've watched it every year since '77. I was eleven years old and in love with movies.

 

[holtge]

Could not agree more, Kevin!

 

[John Sparks]

I went to the Oscars once back in the early 90's. I was given a VIP tour, as a on duty LAFD Fire Inspector, of the whole shebang the afternoon of the awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Quite an experience and something I will always remember. I only watched that show and have never seen it since then.

 

[Gary Seven]

No.