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Tyler j. Pratt (no login)
Posted Jul 6, 2009 12:21 PM
Thats exactly how I feel guys, the reason I stumbled upon this site in the first place was because of my love for the Oscar race. Back in 05-06 when I made my first trip to the Toronto film festival I could literally feel tension in the air as oscar buzz made it's way from film to film. Then I started to read incontention, Awards daily, the film experience and the oscar igloo and all was great. I just dont know why the transition from the Igloo to Awards Circuit was just so horrible, Awards Daily went nearly unscathed after the Oscar Watch switch. I loved the forum discussions, I particularly remember the Paul Haggis discussion, DeNiro vs. Pacino and even more recently how much fun it had been to watch people gang up on Superman.
I was devoted to Bait an Oscar having written over 100 baits with my late best freind Wes Freeman, and the last baits we wrote before his death have never even been posted because of the tragic demise of the contest. Though now with it's rebirth under Doug Reese and Adrian James at the new site that could change. So many regulars from the beginning have left this site behind and it's not a mystery why, Awards Circuit is just, i'm sorry but it's my oppinion, trash. No one comes to this site wanting to read constant updates on the Grammy's or American Idol or The Emmy's! Thats what we have Tom O'Neil and The Gold Derby. Because he is actually knowledgeable and knows how to report on those races. We came for The Oscars, loving the articles and analysis under Johnny Alba's regime during the golden age of the Igloo, and are leaving with a bitter disapointed taste due to the direction of this site. |
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