Comments on: It’s the Golden Globes – yawn…

By: Morrie

Morrie — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:33:32 +0000

I remember watching the Golden Globes long before NBC snatched them and before cable TV existed in the form it does now. The program was never live; it was always on tape at 11:30 pm on a weekend night. It was never on a major broadcast station; I live in NY so I recall that it was always on WOR-TV channel 9 (yes, the same station that carried the Schaefer Circle of Sports with Win Elliot on Saturday nights and showed NY Ranger games). It was always my understanding during those years that if you did not show up to the award banquet, you just were not going to win.

Perhaps Roger can enlighten us; when did this preposterous awards program — controlled by a group of people of whom no one has heard and whose opinions about anything mean little to anyone — become so significant that it can grab a huge block of prime time TV time?

I admit, however, that I watch the preawards show to see if anyone’s dress falls off and the like.

By: rastajenk

rastajenk — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:00:30 +0000

I wonder how many of these award-show viewers and participants have been moaning about the unnecessary extravagance of Inauguration Week.

By: David Thomson

David Thomson — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:29:38 +0000

I am very encouraged by the apparent enthusiasm of so many Iraqis for democracy. The future, knock on wood, looks very bright. Hosni Mubarak has even praised our efforts in Iraq. Which domino will be the next to fall?

By: Eric Deamer

Eric Deamer — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 03:03:09 +0000

I like the globes significantly better than the Oscars on multiple levels:

1. They include television, which, with HBO, is better than most feature films these days.

2. They have the separate musical/comedy category, so that way there is at least some recognition for comedies, which are almost always overlooked at the oscars.

3. Though I have no idea who these people are, the HFPA seems to have a lot better taste than the Academy as a whole (not that that’s saying much). The winners there are generally far more valid.

By: richard mcenroe

richard mcenroe — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:48:18 +0000

There’s how many Globes voters? 85, 90?

By: Terrye

Terrye — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:42:10 +0000

I hope the elections in iraq come off without too much mayhem and as for the Golden Globes…who cares?

There are too many awards shows. After awhile it gets to be a drag seeing all these well dressed show offs patting each other on the back.

By: Kevin P

Kevin P — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:24:13 +0000

Roger:

The juxtaposition of the noble and brave comments about the Iraqi election in the comment section of ITM and the banality of the Golden Globes is exguisitly painfull. And the fact that the MSM will do a better job reporting on this award ceremony then they do on the Iraq election is just depressing.

By: Rick Ballard

Rick Ballard — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:11:45 +0000

Roger,

Have you reviewed Million Dollar Baby yet?

I saw The Aviator yesterday (based on your review) and now I’m intrigued by your comment concerning Easrwood’s direction. I thought Scorsese did a great job (along with DiCaprio doing his best work yet) and I’d really like to know where (or how?) you believe Eastwood surpassed him.