Two non-Sorkin questions. 1. Was Natalie Portman's face on screen at any point before the Best Actress nominees were announced? Is it possible that she wasn't in the auditorium all evening until then?
2. I stopped FFing to watch the "Modern Family" ad. Might there have been any other commercials worth paying attention to? On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Melissa P <[email protected]> wrote: > I actually agree with both of you. > > I do think the Sorkin script for Social Network "kicked ass" -- but I also > think his "ability to write for character" is lacking. (I also think he has > deficiencies when it comes to casting, but that's another issue.) > > I was really dismayed to learn that Sorkin will be doing "the John Edwards > story." He's totally the wrong man for the job. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dave Sikula > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 4:39 AM > To: TVorNotTV > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bruce Vilanch on tonight's Oscarcast > > If I may be the voice of sanity ... > > On Feb 27, 10:56 pm, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I only saw Social Network Friday, so it is fresh in my mind, but Sorkin's >> script kicked ass. I don't think any award was more clearly deserved > tonight >> than his (well, maybe Toy Story III as best animated film). Sadly his > speech >> sucked. > > I think my anti-Sorkin bona fides are well established here. I think > he's glib and smart, but with no ability to write for character, and I > thought his shout-out to Chaefsky,while heartfelt, was the acme of > hubris. > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
