I am more in love with James Franco now than I was when the show started. He was a bit stiff at first, but he's actually proving himself to be quite game and even ad-libbed a "congratu-effing-lations" to Melissa Leo (that was spoken over by Anne Hathaway, who probably didn't think he had it in him).
THANK YOU!
Posted by: Dwight Supremacy | February 27, 2011 at 09:44 PM
Mmmhmmmmmm.
Posted by: Derek Pearce | February 27, 2011 at 09:46 PM
fun, fun, fun
You have to love it when someone is so "out there" even if he's not Out...there.
Posted by: Don Hanover | February 27, 2011 at 09:54 PM
SO GLAD YOU CAPTURED IT!! I nearly passed out when he turned around!
All the overexposure is forgiven, James. I want you now more than ever!
Posted by: soulbrotha | February 27, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Damn, baby got back AND front:).
Posted by: Kevin | February 28, 2011 at 02:38 AM
YUMMY, front and back.
Posted by: Robert | February 28, 2011 at 05:20 AM
I'm with soulbrotha! I was only half-watching and then he turned around and my eyes about popped outta my head! I'd thought he was long-legged skinny lanky but am *so* happy that's not the case! *swoon*
Posted by: Marty | February 28, 2011 at 07:27 AM
Hells yeah. That made my night.
Although I thought he got more and more bored with his hosting duties as the broadcast went on.
Posted by: David | February 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM
You must have been watching a different feed than ... the rest of the world!
Posted by: kenneth | February 28, 2011 at 03:10 PM
@Kenneth: I posted this midway through. I still think he's being raked over the coals too severely for a thankless job reciting terribly written lines. But I'm still more in love with him than ever for doing it. And for the leotard.
Posted by: Matthew Rettenmund | February 28, 2011 at 03:13 PM
Love Franco and Hathaway, but this Oscars show blew. One of the worst I've seen. And why was Anne Hathaway "whoo whoo -ing" every time a star came on stage? The ending with children signing was probably the oddest thing and cemented the show as a dud.
Posted by: Dean | February 28, 2011 at 09:22 PM
Dean, I hear your pain:
Boring tributes, much too long a time with Kirk Douglas, no major musical productions or costume presentations; and seriously ugly and inelegant set design (the Grammy's looked better). This was the "recession version" of the Oscars.
Franco's tight white bodysuit appeared so early in the show, it was all downhill from there. It's as if the producers had no clue their co-host is one of the hottest and most daring actors of today and were still creating skits for Billy Crystal (now tell me, is that not one of the GAYEST sounding names ever?).
Posted by: Steve Cruz | March 01, 2011 at 04:01 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DbaUevZzDA for no audio video. :D
Posted by: boyblue6969 | March 01, 2011 at 08:39 PM