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Originally posted by Mean Mr. Mustard@Oct 16 2004, 04:16 PM
lanny I am tempted to agree with you. Rock while he is very funny, is only funny toa select crowd. And that crowd is not the aging, white, (you mentioned Jewish?), crowd that watches and is in attendence at the Oscars. Now by no means am I saying that Rock isn't funny, but much like Conan O'Brian he is funny to a select audience, and I am unsure as to how well he can pull off being funny in different situations. Personally I have the feeling he is going to be given the cue-card jokes just like every single host that has been there for better or for worse.
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No way. They may give him the cue cards, but they KNOW he isnt goin read them, thus the enormous 30 second delay on this years show, the longest ever used on network tv. If you have followed Chris Rock, you would know he wont break out with lame takes, fed to him by netowrk drones, dude will say whatever the hell he wants. For this reason I think that the Academy has to be trying to broaden its viewership past the 65 year old blue hair and the star wars geeks. By bringing in Rock the whole feel and atmosphere of the show is going to change. Its obvoius "the academy" has had enough of the "middle aged white man" type hosts as they dont attract younger viewers like a Rock will.
I wish I could be there to hear what he actually says, not the network dubbed version, should still be entertaining though, you know this guy despite netwrok plees will break out the racial takes, and seeing steven spielberg's reaction after being called a "cracker" should be great.