Which brings me to the Golden Globes. This is ridiculous. Has everyone forgotten that it takes around 90 people from the old country to effect the box office results for most of the newly released films and what stays on the telly? Everyone is playing dumb and thinking that it's a great honor to receive this award because your producer brown nosed his or her way into taking one of the old ducks out to lunch and telling them how beautiful they are and promising that the stars of their film will hang out with them and massage their gnarly feet. I must say though that even though I haven't watched that show Ugly Betty (America Ferrera pictured below), I was sort of moved by her acceptance speech. Its great how she believes she is helping girls with how they view themselves. Beauty is only skin deep and all that. I can't see it working though. I wouldn't have the heart to tell her that all the old bags that voted for her were the only one's paying attention, gently weeping into their schnapps.
The most excruciating part of the night was when Warren Beatty was getting some sort of life time achievement award. I was getting so hot and bothered at his lousy humor and self appointed holier than thouness, that I had to wring out my hands in a pretend motion to remove the sweat. Luckily when Sascha Boran Cohen accepted his award for best leading actor in Borat it was so funny that I thought the powers that be would be on to his originality and edit it out of the presentation. You have to hand it to that clapped out lot though, they have a bit of taste.
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Hi Sheila,
It appears that the “Golden Globes” awards program is a rather self serving ceremony; who you blow and know are more important than the quality of the work and the participants. The Oscars, despite their gold-plated tinsel town façade, are the determining factor in who rules and who’s out for the current year.
Dear Litzi, indeed all that glitters is not gold eh. Your uncanny way of putting things: "who you blow and know", makes me laugh and laugh.
Hi Sheila,
All that glitters may be cheap house paint for all we know! I’m glad you got a laugh out of my candor….I’d considered phrasing it more “ladylike” but decided it was apropos for LaLa Land! Are you going to be glued to the telly on February 25th for the Oscars??
'course she bloody well is!
Hello Nash!
Are you going to be bloody well glued to the telly as well?
Uh, how bad a word did I just use?
Has anyone told you Nash that you look like Antonio Bandares?
Your word was an endearing part of our vernaculor Miss Litzi - not bad in the least.
Normally i can't stand award shows, but i will say the Globes have a long history of awarding some people that are undeservingly ignored by the oscars.
Okay....
Sowhere is my comment that I posted???
Damn you Blogger!!! I say yelling at my computer...
Anyway, my brilliant comment 'I too am not a big fan of the award shows,I do however get sucked into the Oscars and marvel at the PRmachine that goes around them... Really merit has nothing to do with the award...
I however, absolutely LOVE the Tony's women look like real women and so do the men...
My absolute favourite Tony Award show was when Rosie O'Donnell played the straight man to Nathan Lane as they cohosted the awards...It was hilarious,entertaining with all the shows and the speeches were normal...'
Hi Sheila,
“Your word was an endearing part of our vernacular….not bad in the least.” I thought I heard that “bloody” wasn’t something you’d use in mixed company...or should I say “polite” company. Has it, like a lot of 4-letter words, been used so much that it no longer raises eyebrows or makes fair maidens blush? Okay, if I said to you “Sheila, you’re a damn bloody fine blogger” that’d be acceptable and you’d take it as the compliment it’s meant to be? Could I tell Queen Elizabeth “you’re a bloody fine monarch”?? Inquiring minds want to know….
I have always found that the old croneys from the Foreign Press usually do a better job than the Oscar lot, Johnny Wadd.
I definately get sucked into the Oscar presentation too Pendullum. I even have to admit feeling weirdly chirpy when Billy Crystal parades around singing about the nominated films.
Everyone says 'bloody' here Miss Litzi. I don't think it has ever raised eyebrows but who knows there are probably some prim and propper Aussies (that belong to the old school who basically think they're British and are somehow related to the royal family - second cousin, thrice removed etc) who beleive its a piece of vulgarity. If you said I was a "damn, bloody, fine, blogger" I would be tripping over with apprecitation. Thankyou Miss Litzi! The Queen on the other hand would have to have a stiff scotch.
Hi Sheila,
Again, you’re a bloody fine blogger; I always enjoy reading your informative posts. As for “the Queen”, perhaps I’ll keep quiet; the Brits don’t need a soused monarch. Does she toss back the scotch??
I think it's actually dear ol' Sheila who's been getting into the bloody scotch...
Hi Nash,
LOL! You mean to say Sheila and The Queen have been nipping at the bloody scotch bottle? Wow! There’s a great topic for Sheila’s next post, complete with photos!! Does The Queen use a shot glass or does she just raise the bottle?
Sheila; we’ve kind of wandered off the topic of The Golden Globes and The Oscars…sorry.
I really don't have the care or the patience to sit through those award shows anymore. Especially since you can see the highlights on any entertainment show the next day!
Is it just me or does that Sascha Boran Cohen look MUCH better without the 'stache?! I heard he accidentally shaved it off after a night of heavy drinking!
Hi Miss Litzi, yes I have heard that the Queen does enjoy a scotch or two, in fact so do I. The Queen's sister Princess Margaret was quite a drinker also. Apparently she used to sponge off people (take whatever was on offer) including what ever alcohol was around. I have also heard that people around her circle were really sick of this behaviour and used to duck for cover if the topic ever came up of having her stay over. Indeed Miss Litzi, this is quite a topic I would consider writing about one day. Is there 'royal watching' in the states? Are they an interesting bunch or do people in the states think its a lot of hoo ha? Hey and don't worry about wandering off the topic, it's my favorite occupation!
You should talk Nash!
Hi Annie, I think that Sascha Boran Cohen is sort of spunk (slang for attractive). I'm not surprised to hear about the drunk shaving episode. I bet he gets up to all sorts of mischief.
Hi Sheila,
Whoa! I’m titillated hearing stores about “the Royals” and I think a lot of people in the States would be interested in reading what you have to say about them. Actually, I was a bit worried that perhaps I was offending you and Nash when I commented about The Queen belting back a scotch or two. As fascinating as the entire “clan” is, they’re not my “Monarchy” (we’ve a Dictator in power) and I hesitate to joke about people you perhaps admire and revere. For all I knew, my remarks could have been blasphemous. People use to duck for cover when they saw Princess Margaret coming huh? It’s not like she didn’t have the money to buy the things she wanted; I assume she was entitled to some of the “royal coffers”…
Sheila, why don’t you try a post about the “Royals” and see what the response is? I know the death of Princess Diana was a HUGE topic of conversation (and sorrow, of course) and Prince Chuck’s marriage to Camilla Parker-Bowles seemed to draw people’s attention. And quite often there are stories about what “the heir and a spare” (William and Henry) are up to. The entire Windsor family comes across as a tad bit dysfunctional and it’d be interesting to hear your perspective of their “group dynamics”.
Don't forget ol' toe sucker Fergie
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