Check's Ramblings

I think 24 may have finally lost me as a viewer tonight. The first few seasons were great and had a plot that worked well. Lately though, it seems like they have a lot more filler than they used to. It's like half of the show is now devoted to trying to make the show last for 24 hours when the plot only takes four or five. That added to the HORRENDOUS technobable they use on the show is really turning me off. Maybe they can win be back but I don't know. I'll let ya know.

I just finished watching the Academy Awards with the host, Chris Rock. He brought up a good point that was meant to be a joke: There's no acting at the academy awards. He meant to show that there's singing at the grammys, dancing and singing at the tony's, but no acting at the oscars. He's more correct than I think he meant to be. These are professional actors and actresses who are presenting the awards. Their job is to read and learn a script and then read it on camera. THAT'S THEIR JOB! Why on earth can't they do that at the OSCARS? Every one of these idiots get's on stage and reads (poorly) from the teleprompter their two or three sentences that they say before they announce the nominees. Couldn't these idiots learn their lines ahead of time? Isn't that what they do for a living? Maybe that's why they make so much money. Your average idiot could memorize and perform three sentences in about 15 minutes. Maybe these idiots take 8 hours to get three sentences correct. It's just hard to believe that these people who perform memorized lines for a living have to read their lines for the oscars off a teleprompter and do it with less acting ability than someone performing in an elementary school play.

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