I was about to post a long rant (like many others I know) about Farrah and Bea's diss at the Oscars this year. No doubt they are tv stars, but also both had some movies. Actors go where the roles are which is why Holly Hunter, Glenn Close, Mary Louise Parker, Kyra Sedgwick and others are now starring on television. I am sure they would not have been left out.
The Academy issues a pathetic apology this morning (which actually surprised me) for leaving Farrah out. We won't get one for Bea and I can live with that. Just let me say this. Whenever I am watching the Oscars in a group, the only time the room gets quiet is during the 'In Memoriam'. It begins with some 'shhs', it is one of the reasons many watch. I love James Taylor, but really. We don't need a singer, we don't want fancy camera angles. We want music, quietly in the background of single close up shots of those who have left us over the past 12 months. We don't care if it is 3 minutes or 30. Rid the show of the dance numbers the silly opening numbers (unless they feature Neil Patrick Harris) and put the attention where it belongs. Honoring those who made an impact in the business.
Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur are actress's who worked on tv, the stage and movies. They were loved. The academy, no matter how they try to play it, did not realize just how much.
