First of all...YES!
Betsy and I were so pumped last night when Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won Best Song for "Falling Slowing" from Once.
All around, I thought the the 80th Academy Awards were pretty enjoyable. Here are a couple reasons why:
1). Jon Stewart. He is a fantastic host. He is funny, classy and doesn't try to steal the spotlight.
2). The music. I loved all the songs up for "Best Song". There were...I think...27 songs from Enchanted, which was cool. No...there were 3, but Betsy and I loved the movie so we were definitely alright with that. I'm not too proud to admit that I love me some show tunes.
3). Foreigners. Betsy predicted that VH1's "Best Week Ever" this week will say that "Foreigners at the Academy Awards" are having the best week ever. I think she might be right. Outside of "Best Director", no major award was won by an American last night. I find that interesting. It's almost as if America is a big melting pot or something. Weird.
4). The "Binoculars and Periscopes" montage. That was touching.
I mean, it wasn't the greatest night in television, by any means (that still belongs to the night the Patriots lost the Super Bowl), but it was entertaining. Of course, being able to fast-forward through all the commercials helps.
Also this weekend, Saturday Night Live returned, thanks to the end of writer's strike. I don't care who tells me that SNL's best days are behind them. SNL's best days are always behind them. That doesn't mean its not good now. Betsy and I have always enjoyed it.
Plus, its just nice to have something to fall asleep to on Sunday afternoons now that football is over with.
