Award shows are much more entertaining when you can watch them with a group of people. Award shows also tend to run long and late into the evening, necessitating that one either be out late on a “school night,” or entertain guests. Enter technology. After a long day of recovering from a nasty migraine, I was able to sit on my couch and read several “live blogs” as well as trade snark with friends via email and instant messenger.
I love you, technology. You can’t replace spending time with other humans, but you can be an excellent substitute when the situation calls for it. Especially when it’s just too cold to want to venture outside unless absolutely necessary, and there’s a new episode of LOST on.
Grammy annoyance, though: What was up with putting the sponsor ads over “In the Midnight Hour.” Can’t you let them finish their Wilson Pickett tribute?? This is what really gets to me in our commercial consumerist culture: The sponsors needs start to eclipse the integrity of the main event. Getting Continental’s name out there becomes more important than letting the show finish. The advertisers logos become more important than the name of the event.
February 11th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
Didn’t even notice the corporate branding at the end, to be honest. The awards presentations are the key thing for me when working such events, so I tend to turn out the performances — especially when they come right before deadline.