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Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:24 am
by Reza
So much drama. And I missed it. Fell asleep.

People do crazy things when all wound up. Will Smith is lucky the results had already been tabulated. There was no way he would have won otherwise. We would be seeing instead a win for Benedict Cumberbatch or Andrew Garfield.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:38 pm
by mlrg
3h40 minutes show…

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:02 pm
by Sonic Youth
mlrg wrote:
Sonic Youth wrote:Ah, it was a slap, not a punch.
It was aggression
No, I know. But it explains why Rock didn't fall over.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:01 pm
by mlrg
Sonic Youth wrote:Ah, it was a slap, not a punch.
It was aggression

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:58 pm
by Sonic Youth
Ah, it was a slap, not a punch.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:57 pm
by Sabin
I am fucking rattled by that shit...

...that being said, um, check it out in slow motion.

https://twitter.com/beermethatbravo/sta ... VVKfYnc0eg

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:56 pm
by Sonic Youth
Franz Ferdinand wrote:
Sonic Youth wrote:
Franz Ferdinand wrote:The punch looked staged, but based on Chris Rock's face (and totally flustered delivery) it seemed very real.
He didn't look hurt.
It might be that Smith wasn't going for a knock-out punch; or perhaps Rock was too jolted by the adrenaline to really feel it?
Yeah. If it were fake, he'd pretend to be doubled over in pain.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:52 pm
by Franz Ferdinand
OscarGuy wrote:I think the In Memoriam seems fitting to the spiritual, gospel style they were trying to go for.
Yeah it was certainly a better change of pace from the usual turgid balladeering - plus Charles Grodin?! Nobody saw that coming.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:51 pm
by Big Magilla
News recap:

Will Smith lost his temper after presenter Chris Rock made a joke about his wife’s haircut at the Oscars tonight. ABC apparently censored the moment by silencing the feed for a few seconds, but here’s what happened.

Jada Pinkett Smith, with a shaved head, was seated at a table up front with her husband Will. Rock: “Jada, I love you, G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it!” Will Smith then came up on stage, appeared to strike Rock, and the audience seemed to react as though this were a scripted bit. But Smith twice shouted, “KEEP MY WIFE’S NAME OUT YOUR F***IN MOUTH!” and the crowd went silent. I don’t think Smith’s reaction was scripted.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:51 pm
by Franz Ferdinand
Sonic Youth wrote:
Franz Ferdinand wrote:The punch looked staged, but based on Chris Rock's face (and totally flustered delivery) it seemed very real.
He didn't look hurt.
It might be that Smith wasn't going for a knock-out punch; or perhaps Rock was too jolted by the adrenaline to really feel it?

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:48 pm
by OscarGuy
I think the In Memoriam seems fitting to the spiritual, gospel style they were trying to go for.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:46 pm
by mlrg
Franz Ferdinand wrote:The punch looked staged, but based on Chris Rock's face (and totally flustered delivery) it seemed very real.
The audience was totally flabbergasted for a good 10 seconds and Chris Rock was very confused afterwards.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:45 pm
by Sabin
This is a little too upbeat for an in memoriam.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:43 pm
by Sonic Youth
Franz Ferdinand wrote:The punch looked staged, but based on Chris Rock's face (and totally flustered delivery) it seemed very real.
He didn't look hurt.

Re: Telecast Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:42 pm
by Greg
Jeez, if I was Smith, I would have waited until I won and praised my wife for facing her medical condition with dignity.