Me and the mute button watched the Oscars tonight. It was great. I got to see all the winners and did not have to listen to laundry lists of thank you's, no matter how heartfelt, sincere and/or deserving.
As an added bonus I was able to read the Sunday papers during the silences and the muted commercials as well. I really appreciated the short, sweet thank you's from the winners of the Best Documentary feature, "Inside Job." Too bad the financial crisis they chronicled wasn't as short as their speech.
I thought I noticed that as the hour grew closer to the broadcast's scheduled off time of 11:30 p.m. that the thank you's seemed to get briefer, the exceptions being Natalie Portman's and Colin Firth's for best actress and actor. Both their pictures are on my Netflix list so I'll see them eventually.
My own special Oscar goes to Anne Hathaway for the most wardrobe changes in a single Oscar telecast. So many I lost count.
No matter, I've discovered a way to watch the Oscars that suits me. After all, the show IS about pictures, so that's what I watched, the pictures and the winners and skipped the filler.
As we say in show biz: we're running a little late folks. Thank you and good night.
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