# 87th Academy Awards viewing thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269 "2015-02-21T17:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/161 "2015-02-23T04:03:49Z")
They did go all out with the production of that number. Compare that to Rita Ora singing all by herself on a little pedestal (by the way, I still don’t know what movie her song was from … or anything else about that forgettable tune, by the way) ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/162 "2015-02-23T04:05:04Z")
Best joke ever about John and Indina! ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/163 "2015-02-23T04:05:06Z")
John Travolta looks good. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/164 "2015-02-23T04:05:07Z")
Weird. The orchestra is “performing live from the Capitol Records Building.” I remember when the orchestra performed from the orchestra pit, right there in the theater. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/165 "2015-02-23T04:06:00Z")
That’s cute. Idina Menzel (“Adele Dazeem”) and John Travolta present Original Song: “Glory” (I was right!) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/166 "2015-02-23T04:07:44Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Weird. The orchestra is “performing live from the Capitol Records Building.” I remember when the orchestra performed from the orchestra pit, right there in the theater. This was a move by the new directors. I think the idea is to get the crowd closer to the stage. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/167 "2015-02-23T04:07:49Z")
Common should do everyone’s acceptance speeches. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/168 "2015-02-23T04:09:59Z")
That was some awkward applause right there. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/169 "2015-02-23T04:10:26Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Weird. The orchestra is “performing live from the Capitol Records Building.” I remember when the orchestra performed from the orchestra pit, right there in the theater. They’ve actually done that for the past several years. I remember them making a big deal about it the first time. In other news, while Hollywood falls all over itself in honoring _Selma_ by giving “Glory” an Oscar, what about the seriously overlooked LEGO community? Where’s their token Oscar? Hmmm? Hmmm? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/170 "2015-02-23T04:12:13Z")
Oh, I thought Lady Gaga was going to sing one of the nominated songs, but no, it’s a completely different song/production number. Yet there’s not enough time for thank you speeches by people who actually work in movies. I guess they’re trying to get the young folks interested. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/171 "2015-02-23T04:12:39Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > In other news, while Hollywood falls all over itself in honoring _Selma_ by giving “Glory” an Oscar, what about the seriously overlooked LEGO community? Where’s their token Oscar? Hmmm? Hmmm? They made their own. Didn’t you see? Oprah got one. 😉 On a serious note, that Glory performance was incredible ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/172 "2015-02-23T04:15:00Z")
[shame]I’ve never seen The Sound of Music[/shame] ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/173 "2015-02-23T04:16:16Z")
what the fuck is this ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/174 "2015-02-23T04:16:16Z")
:-o My grandma had never seen The Wizard of Oz until recently. But she was still Amish at the time of its release. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/175 "2015-02-23T04:16:50Z")
I cannot believe that, **Equi**. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/176 "2015-02-23T04:17:14Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > Amazing set for Glory. Damn, John Legend can sing. Yeah, he was great. Then that man started yelling. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/177 "2015-02-23T04:17:21Z")
When I think _Sound of Music_, I think Lady Gaga. On the other hand, she sounds **fantastic**. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/178 "2015-02-23T04:17:58Z")
This is why the Oscars go so long. Is there really any reason for Gaga to be singing? ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/179 "2015-02-23T04:18:03Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > :-o Hey I visited your TSTO town a few minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/180 "2015-02-23T04:18:43Z")
I had no idea that Lady Gaga could hit some of those notes. She’s killing it. It’s almost scary how much she sounds like Julie Andrews… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269.md?page=10)