Tom O'Neil
Tom O'Neil
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What's not here are those shows on the WB, like 'The Gilmore Girls,' which the TV Critics Association of America tells us is the best show on television, ... Why didn't it get any Emmy nominations? And what about 'Scrubs'? ... It's holding its own, critics love it, viewers love it, but Emmy voters aren't watching it, because it's too young skewing, and the geezer Emmy voters have a demographic a little north of what 'Scrubs' viewers are.
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People mostly see it as a sporting event. In a way, it doesn't matter if they've seen the movies. They watch it so they can win their office betting pools. They watch it to see stars make fool of themselves, or show their insecurities by gushing: 'You LIKE me!
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I think finally it will get its due, because it's part three. It's like a Hollywood ending to a great Hollywood story,
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It has all the elements that the Globe voters like. It has an important social message. It has A-list stars. It's part of the public debate.
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I think this is the year of the smaller films with independent spirits.
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It's out front early ... and sometimes it can hurt to be too far out front, too early.
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It's possible. There are ratings spikes for shows that win the top awards, ... The Emmys.
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Everyone in the world is picking Reese Witherspoon but me. I'm betting on the last-movie-seen theory. When there are upsets at the Oscars, they tend to be obscure movies that were probably the last DVD screener on the Academy's stack.
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Stewart was helplessly miscast, to put it in Hollywood terms. He presided with some dignity and class and coolness, but he will not be invited back.
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Their acceptance speeches are often proof of what lousy actors they are. They're often thanking people we know they sparred with all over the place.
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The faulty premise here among the disciples of 'Passion' is that the movie was worthy,
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The nominations are both the start and the stop of this year's Oscars race.
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That's a brilliant ploy because they can get in so much more material than just awards presentations.
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It's better that they fake it at the podium and show some class than let old feuds fume. It's important to forget those petty squabbles, look at the big picture and thank the people they disagreed with.