Roush on Kristin Chenoweth and Lipstick Jungle
Question: I agree wholeheartedly with the concluding statement in your Oscar
Dispatch that nothing from this year's show was worthy of being excerpted in the future. There were very few highlights. One for me was a reminder of how much I lus...
love Kristin Chenoweth. Her big production number from
Enchanted was scintillating. Also "enchanting" was Amy Adams' song from the movie. As for the winning song, I never even heard of the movie, let along the song. Several bloggers on your website have mentioned the humorous turn by Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill. I wondered who those two homely chubbies were, and now that I've heard their names, I still don't know who the hell they are. Much more amusing to me were Josh Brolin and James McEvoy as presenters. Also Steve Carell, as usual. On another, completely unrelated note, I see the announcement today that the lousy soap
Lipstick Jungle has had more new episodes ordered. Another BS move by BS (Ben Silverman), who lets
Friday Night Lights twist in the wind. (Not to mention canceling
Journeyman.) NBC sure has fallen a long, long way since the days of
Hill Street Blues,
L.A. Law,
The West Wing and
ER.
— Dave G.
Matt Roush: I take it you never saw Knocked Up or Superbad. It was kind of a big year for those "chubbies." As for the musical numbers, Enchanted might have been better served by its three numbers being turned into a medley, capped by Kristin Chenoweth's production number. (And they should have added visuals to Amy Adams' number so people could have figured out why that song was so funny on-screen.) Anyway, this Oscars show is now nicely tucked away in my bad-memory box. As will Lipstick Jungle be someday when NBC isn't this desperate. When you think of the shows that used to occupy that Thursday slot, it is just sad.
