I know I have been writing a lot about plagues on society, but such is the grist for a curmudgeon's mill. Today it is movie actor awards shows.
In my pre-curmudgeon days, there was one - the Academy Awards. Self-serving, self-promoting, it was right up an actor's ego, or other body part. Now, of course, there is a bewildering array of actor awards shows. To name just a sampling, there are the Golden Globes, the SAG awards, the People's Choice awards, the Teen Choice Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, the MTV Movie Awards and actually MORE. And the Tonys and Grammys just serve to confuse me.
You don't have to be a curmudgeon to realize that the "award" part is a cover for the "promotion" part. As one industry insider put it, this is where popularity trumps skill, although the curmudgeon thinks even Jack Web's performances required skill, so who's to say? And why do actors even need awards?
Let's face it - watch only the Razzies. Have some fun.
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