James Franco gave an interview to Marc Maron for the WTF podcast and I like Franco much better after listening to it. He said he acted like a dope at the Oscars in part because he wasn't expecting to win. So he was playing aloof in anticipation of losing. http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-870-james-franco
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What it means for the Oscars show is that they want movie stars > > hosting this year and they don't want smartass late-night comics > > who'll make jokes about "Sex and the City 2" and sequels in general. > > On the other hand, I'm not sure that outside of Stewart, there's any > > current late-night host who wants to do it (Dave) or will be allowed > > in by the Academy (Chelsea Handler). > > I've posted this before - a few years ago Charlie Rose interviewed > Conan O'Brien on his show. Charlie asked Conan if he wanted to host > the Oscars and Conan said he didn't as it was a no-win situation. If > you win over the live theater audience it doesn't bring new viewers to > your show and if the live audience doesn't like you the media will rip > you for your performance. The late night comics have figured out that > their personal styles don't work at the Oscars and it isn't worth > taking a shot any more. > > What the choice of Franco and Hathaway says to me is that the Academy > is going young. When I started watching the Oscars in the early '70s > it seemed the ceremony was the meeting place for all of Hollywood and > a place where the older "Golden Age" generation was shown respect. > From the clips I've seen in recent years it seems the older generation > is made up solely of Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. > > -- > 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 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
