Oscars: The Other Superbowl
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After all these years, I’m finally realizing it… Oscar Night is the female version of Superbowl Sunday.
And it’s the whole gambit. There’s the week’s anticipation and the build up, leading to the big Sunday. The afternoon starts off with the red-carpet rituals (pre-game shows) with all the interviews and the analysis of all sorts of what-ifs and scenarios. Like Superbowl, there’s all sort of speculation of what that key “players” will put on in the show. Of course, then there was the show and its opening fanfare.
This year, Hugh Jackman was the master of ceremonies, pulling out the stops and conducting the show like a head coach running a football game. We each have favorite movies and actors we pulling for for. We get elated or disappointed whenever a favorite movie or actor didn’t come through, just as one would react to a broken play in Superbowl.
The show ends with celebrations and parties, with all the usual after-math happenings. There’s even talk of what to expect next year.
The mirroring between Oscar night and Superbowl is a bit scary if you think about it. I even saw loads of “Oscar Specials” advertising for big screen TVs on Best Buy and Newegg, just like Superbowl. The one difference is quality of the commercials, Superbowl commercials are far more entertaining…
The tube was on from 3PM to 10PM, my wife even planned dinner around the broadcast. 🙂
Anyhow, I’m glad Slumdog wins, as I usually root for the underdog– be it Superbowl or Oscars.