Re: [TV orNotTV] Cate Blanchett: "Stop televising awards shows"

2025-04-05 Thread PGage
I think that’s right that she is not starting a campaign to privatize the Oscars, just making a passing comment. I’m not sure though that the Oscar’s ceremony qualifies as a private event by its very nature. As you say, don’t go if you don’t like it (perhaps sacrificing some points on your contract

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cate Blanchett: "Stop televising awards shows"

2025-03-20 Thread Tom Wolper
I think she’s just expressing a frustration rather than trying to actually make a change in the airing of awards ceremonies. People over 40 didn’t grow up in the era of social media and have a hard time adjusting. Social media has come along with just the minimum of boundaries, especially in regard

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cate Blanchett: "Stop televising awards shows"

2025-03-20 Thread PGage
I love Blanchett, but what she wants will of course never happen, and is antithetical to the point of the Oscars. Obviously we can imagine a time when the Oscars are no longer on linear television, though for all the recent gnashing of teeth I expect the Oscars to continue on linear TV for as long