I think I'm already oversaturated. I can now definitively answer the question: Is there any such thing as too much pre-Oscar coverage?
(Um, yes.)
Today, I have seen:
*Joan Rivers fondle an Oscar statuette and say, "If this little guy was equipped with batteries, I'd take him home with me."
*A commercial for M&Ms in which the big yellow candy has overdone the lip collagen. I don't think I hallucinated this.
*Debbie Matenopoulos get felt up by "America's Next Top Model's" Jay Manuel, in a segment ostensibly devoted to creating cleavage.
The TV Guide Channel and the E! Channel have given work to "The View's" Matenopoulos, "The Bachelor's" Chris Harrison, and "American Idol's" Kimberly Caldwell.
If I abruptly leave the blog, you'll know I've been snapped up for spokesmodel duties, too.
My wife tells me the red carpet is the best part of the entire night. So who are you wearing tonight?
Bloscar responds:
So far, I'm still wearing a Saint Viator T-shirt, but I anticipate several costume changes.
Bah. These guys are amateurs. I'm already watching next year's Superbowl pregame.
There's an old parable (fable? koan? haiku?) about a shovel: if you use a shovel for a year and then replace the blade, then you use it for another year and replace the handle, is it still have the same shovel? In that vein, is this the same Joan Rivers that was stalking the Oscars back when Audrey Hepburn was still hot?
I'm just astounded that they can find a cameraman (hell, a camera) that can stand to look at the Bride and Daughter of Frankenstein for so long.