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Friday, January 06, 2006

It was announced yesterday that Jon Stewart will be hosting the 2006 AcademyAwards. In my personal opinion, I wish they'd go back to Billy Crystal instead of trying to lure younger audiences all the time with these new "hip" hosts - you simply cannot beat Crystal's opening musical numbers. Or at the very least, Steve Martin would've been nice. But the Academy made it pretty clear early on that neither of them would be hosting this year, so taking that into consideration, I'm glad that they chose Stewart. I wasn't a fan of Chris Rock last year, I'm not a fan of Jay Leno period...and damn - I think Whoopi has been a disaster (not to mention her wardrobes) - so I guess Jon Stewart will do. Conan O'Brien would've been a good choice as well. I don't know why they refuse to consult with me when they make these big decisions.

Now if they'd just let me present a damn award. Or accept one.

posted by Chad Martin at 8:48 AM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I read an article yesterday that billy crystal told them to screw off...if it's true that blows, crystal is the obvious choice. I'd like to see Pee Wee Herman honestly...

6:58 AM  
Blogger Chad Martin said...

Shit - I guess I can't blame him if he did indeed tell the Academy to go lay an egg. He's been a hit and everyone loves him, and how do they repay him? "Great work, Billy, but we're gonna try something different. We're gonna go with Whoopi. And then we're gonna go with her again after she bombed the first time. Then we'll let Chris Rock do it. Oops...looks like we made a few mistakes. Hey, Billy, how'd you like to host the show again?"

Yeah, I guess a big FU is in order.

2:00 AM  

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