The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[sally-can-wait]

Random but I guess those "let's make Jack The Ripper hot" commercials for ABC's new show are not going over well on twitter. Shocking, I know. 

[bmoore4026]

Nerds have been shining all night.  Go fuck yourself, Kimmel.

[Browncoat]

Leslie Mann's dress is worse than it looked on the red carpet.  But John Cho can come visit me anytime.

[DHDancer]

That Jack the Ripper thing is just a redo of the Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film of the same name.  Good movie but I can't see a series being a good thing.

[Artsda]

He actually sent those tweets. lol

[bmoore4026]

Get these two off the stage, now!!!!

[thuganomics85]

It saddens me that John Cho isn't a bigger star.  And I will always miss Selfie!

[mtlchick]

Just now, Artsda said:

He actually sent those tweets. lol

Less than 2 minutes later it has over 118K likes and 80K retweets.  (blinks.) 

[Browncoat]

Good gravy, will this bit never end?

[sally-can-wait]

Just now, DHDancer said:

That Jack the Ripper thing is just a redo of the Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film of the same name.  Good movie but I can't see a series being a good thing.

Didn't know that. Now I feel stupid. LOL. 

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Get these two off the stage, now!!!!

I have never got Leslie Mann. She's married to Judd Apatow, that's all I got. Man, they are dipping into the D list for these presenters. 

[DearEvette]

I am liking this John Cho and Leslie Mann bit. They are charming.

[vb68]

Yes, please take your time with this....sigh.

[ShadowHunter]

I really laughed when he sent the Merly one lol.

Edited February 27, 2017 by ShadowHunter

[Neeners]

I thought that was funny. To be fair, we're almost through a bottle of bubbly, so...

[ebk57]

1 minute ago, Neeners said:

I thought that was funny. To be fair, we're almost through a bottle of bubbly, so...

I've opened the second bottle of wine.  An Italian red.  Yum.

[bmoore4026]

1 minute ago, Neeners said:

I thought that was funny. To be fair, we're almost through a bottle of bubbly, so...

Time for the hard stuff.

[Fostersmom]

What did he tweet? I'm having some eye issues and couldn't read them. 

[Sugar]

I liked John Cho and Leslie Mann, and I usually can't stand her - but they worked well together.

Also, John Cho is damn sexy and articulate.
 

[Browncoat]

It is nearly 11:00, and we still haven't heard all the nominated songs (or presented awards for music), or seen the death montage.  Not to mention the Major Awards.  Maybe I just won't bother trying to sleep tonight, since I have to get up at 5:30 for work tomorrow anyway.

[wallflower75]

1 minute ago, ShadowHunter said:

I really laughed when he sent the Merly on lol.

Think 45 will believe it's legit until he checks out the rest of his Twitter feed?

[elle]

1 minute ago, DearEvette said:

I am liking this John Cho and Leslie Mann bit. They are charming.

It is the usual "hey, let's make fun of the extremely talented scientists and pretend we are honoring them" shtick the show does every year.

[ShadowHunter]

7 minutes ago, wallflower75 said:

Think 45 will believe it's legit until he checks out the rest of his Twitter feed?

Its in his tweets and replies.

Edited February 27, 2017 by ShadowHunter

[Sile]

4 minutes ago, DHDancer said:

That Jack the Ripper thing is just a redo of the Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film of the same name.  Good movie but I can't see a series being a good thing.

Fun Fact:  Cyndi Lauper came up with the title of her song after seeing a listing for the movie in TV Guide.

One of my all time favorite movies, so I'm anxious to see what they do with it.  I'm prepared to hate it, but you never know!

[Machiabelly]

Just now, Browncoat said:

It is nearly 11:00, and we still haven't heard all the nominated songs (or presented awards for music), or seen the death montage.  Not to mention the Major Awards.  Maybe I just won't bother trying to sleep tonight, since I have to get up at 5:30 for work tomorrow anyway.

Pity those of us in the Atlantic Time Zone. Just about to hit midnight here

[Nordly Beaumont]

Can't believe #Merylsayshi isn't trending yet!

[maraleia]

Hey @realDonaldTrump u up?

Retweets 148,541

Likes 220,057

[bmoore4026]

Meryl Streep is Naomi from Mama's Family

[ShadowHunter]

Just now, Sile said:

Fun Fact:  Cyndi Lauper came up with the title of her song after seeing a listing for the movie in TV Guide.

One of my all time favorite movies, so I'm anxious to see what they do with it.  I'm prepared to hate it, but you never know!

I look forward to the show also but am prepared to be disappointed.

[wallflower75]

Okay, y'all, you already gave her a standing ovation. I realize she's Meryl, but that's a little too much.

[mtlchick]

Trump is going to be pissed that this overrated actress got a SECOND ovation. 

[Sew Sumi]

Rats, Kimmel deleted the Meryl tweet. 

[thuganomics85]

And La La Land takes cinematography.  Kind of hoping for Moonlight, so I guess I know where my loyalty lies.

[maraleia]

1 minute ago, Nordly Beaumont said:

Can't believe #Merylsayshi isn't trending yet!

He didn't send that one.

[Misslindsey]

It must be time for the La La Land sweep.

[wallflower75]

Just now, Sew Sumi said:

Rats, Kimmel deleted the Meryl tweet. 

Erm...yeah, because THAT will insure no one else sees it.

[sally-can-wait]

Just now, Sew Sumi said:

Rats, Kimmel deleted the Meryl tweet. 

It's there. You just have to go to his Tweets & Replies. 

[mtlchick]

So this is going to clock in well after midnight.  Why can't they start this at 8 Eastern?

[mojoween]

If someone retweets a tweet with your name in it, do you get a notification?

Man I really dig the blue on Meryl's dress.

[Misslindsey]

Just now, thuganomics85 said:

And La La Land takes cinematography.  Kind of hoping for Moonlight, so I guess I know where my loyalty lies.

I am with you with Moonlight. I thought it was a perfect movie.

[bmoore4026]

Mean Tweets?  Sure, why not.

[Browncoat]

Just now, mtlchick said:

So this is going to clock in well after midnight.  Why can't they start this at 8 Eastern?

I'm not sure it would have mattered with this neverending parade of unnecessary clips and bits.  Like this mean tweets one.

[Moose135]

11 minutes ago, DHDancer said:

Am I the only one who wishes that they wouldn't thank their parents and their third grade teachers in acceptance speeches?

I don't know about the third grade teacher, but I don't have a problem with people thanking their parents.

 

2 minutes ago, wallflower75 said:

Okay, y'all, you already gave her a standing ovation. I realize she's Meryl, but that's a little too much.

She's Meryl Friggin' Streep, she's going to get a standing ovation for just being there.

[vb68]

Wish we could just skip mean tweets.

[ebk57]

These mean tweets are really funny.

[Moose135]

Just now, vb68 said:

Wish we could just skip mean tweets.

But then, we would have missed DeNiro's epic reply!

[mtlchick]

Just now, vb68 said:

Wish we could just skip mean tweets.

That said, I did cough through the Tilda Swinton one from laughing so hard. 

 

Last two songs!  We can start ramping up the prizes!

[sally-can-wait]

1 minute ago, ebk57 said:

These mean tweets are really funny.

The Tilda Swinton one had me howling.

Edited February 27, 2017 by double-elvis

[Neeners]

Me, "Why didn't they make Ryan sing this?"

Mr. Neeners, "Because they wanted someone who could actually sing?"

[thuganomics85]

I wonder how long they search for find a mean tweet about Casey Affleck not involving his creepy behavior.

Amusing bit though.  I always get a kick out of them; especially when the actors go along with it.  Miles Teller's reaction was probably the most I ever liked him.