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The Oscars are over and for once, the Academy got things right. Pete's sexy movie nerd's club is growing while Steve is hoping Tom Brady calls to wish him a happy birthday.
| STEVE SEARS | PETE STELLA |
| BOURBON QUESTION: NASCAR waited until 2 a.m. on Monday to postpone the California 500 to later in the day. Yikes. Is there a sporting event you would stay up that late to watch? | |
| There are many things I would stay up for, but since this is a family site I will refrain from mentioning them. We know what Pete would stay up for -- Star Wars. Can you imagine him acting out each scene with a home-made light saber while wearing polka-dot pajamas with those little feet? I can. The 2004 ALCS often went very late, giving me a total of 15 heart attacks and 73 ulcers. So you bet I'd be willing to stay up for postseason baseball. If the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a postseason game starting at 2 a.m., I'm there. And maybe I'd watch one of those NHL playoff games that go five overtimes. Basically, it has to be the playoffs. There have to be high stakes. So NASCAR, your second race of the season just doesn't cut it. Heck, it doesn't cut it at 4 in the afternoon. | First off, Happy birthday Steve -- how does it feel to be 12? Let me know when I can buy you your first razor. Second, don't knock Star Wars my friend, chicks dig Chewbacca and Yoda. Though I do love the flicks, I doubt I could stay up that late watching something I have seen so many times before. Who am I kidding, of course I would! As far as sports goes, there's not much to keep me up except for a mix of Ohio State's greatest wins over Michigan. I would have no problem at all watching the sun come up as I again witness Teddy Ginn burn those lame Wolverines one more time. Ah, memories. And Steve, please, for the love of god, stop watching the Super Bowl XLII highlights -- the Patriots still choked. I know it hurts, but your b-day party at Chuckie Cheese should make you feel a bit better. |
| SCOTCH QUESTION: A Pac-10 band was heard playing the theme to Family Guy. That rocks! What's a tune you enjoying hearing at a sporting event? | |
| Family Guy music at a sporting event is awesome. Even better? The theme to Law and Order. It should be required at all college sporting events, especially Miami. Then maybe the actual show can take place in a sports arena and we could have perfect synergy. You have a grizzled cop on the ice looking at the dead body of a ref. After mumbled police jargon, the cop jokes morbidly, "Talk about a penalty kill." Then the college band starts. I hope NBC is reading this. I also think we get carried away with adrenaline songs. Change it up a bit. Have the band play the soundtrack to Juno during a big moment. If you don't like that, just take any sample of tunes you'd hear at a Starbucks. It won't pump up the crowd, but it would confuse the opponent. "What in the world?" they would think, "Is that Tori Amos?" | A Pac-10 band was heard playing the theme to Family Guy. That rocks! What's a tune you enjoying hearing at a sporting event? Good call on that band for playing a great theme to an even greater show. Way to attack your target audience! I am a sucker for the golden oldies at sporting events, and my favorite is the Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back. There's nothing quite like the sound of a strong marching band blasting this tune. Early in my career, I was covering a University of Florida football game at The Swamp, and while typing up halftime notes, my ears perked up when I heard a familiar beat. Why, the damn Gators were playing Led Zeppelin! It's not very often, if ever, you hear a band play music from the top rock band of all time. But there they were, jamming away at Black Dog, the very song that started my love affair with Zeppelin. Other bands should take notice, just don't play Stairway -- please. |
| BEER QUESTION: We love the Oscars and this year's was a good show. Give us your reflections from the night where Hollywood kisses its own butt. | |
| I was happy the Oscars honored No Country for Old Men, the best movie I've seen this year. I can't say the same for Pete, who was very angry at the snub for Alien vs. Predator vs. Mothra vs. John Lithgow. He had that same pouting face throughout the night that he had in the '90s when he couldn't find those Backstreet Boys tickets. The show went without a hitch and the ratings were bad. That's no accident. People don't accept normalcy anymore. They want a streaker running across the stage. They want Tom Cruise to morph into his true alien form. They want something -- anything -- that can possibly be on YouTube within seconds of the event's occurrence. So for next year, have Gary Busey present an award. Make sure Jessica Biel shows up in an outfit even a prostitute would find tacky. It's 2008, baby. We love crazy. | I am confused -- how were Sunday's Oscars the lowest rated show since 1974? Jon Stewart was great, the presenters were great, witty and funny -- especially Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill. OK, the playing of the original songs is always the worst part, but it's a necessary evil, and overall, I thought the show was a home run. Maybe not for cocky young Sears, who predicted a victory in our Oscar Pool only to come in sixth out of seven people. Tisk, tisk Steve, stick to what you know best, like Hannah Montana and Sponge Bob -- isn't that was 12-year-olds watch these days? The Academy voters picked the right movies and actors to win the statues for once. No Country for Old Men stole the show and rightly so -– this brilliant yet dark and depressing tale of greed and murder is a tremendous movie. Bravo Coen Brothers, I look forward to your next epic. |
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