Then there was the writing, with strained references to Tweets, the Internet and Facebook (you know, that email stuff the Academy voters' grandkids like.) James (Novocain face) Franco deserves a share of the blame for a stiff, smirking non-performance. Any show where the highlight is the suspense generated by Kirk Douglas taking 127 hours to announce the best supporting actress is a show that needs help.
So I throw it to you, Oscar viewers. If you were given total creative control over next year's Academy Awards broadcast, how would you inject some excitement? Hire Ricky Gervais to write a sarcastic live blog commentary to run onscreen? Institute a swimsuit competition? Take a hint from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and shoot a few presenters with a forceful geyser of green slime? The Suggestion Box is open. File your recommendations below.
