Finally! CBS Broadcast the Tony Awards in HD!!!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 9:22pm

Finally! After years of waiting... CBS finally did it! They are airing this year's Tony Awards in HD and it looks FABULOUS!

Words can't describe how electrifying it looks (and sounds) on my 60" widescreen Sony HD-TV.

For those who don't have a widescreen HD-TV, I took some photos with my iPhone (hence the quality of the photos) so you can see how sensational the Tony Awards looks in widescreen:

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 9:23pm

Lipstick on a pig. But I guess yay for you and your proud conspicuous consumption!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:19pm

Is the sound any better on the HD broadcast?

[Lynnespock2]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:37pm

Nope!

[broadway122]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:37pm

Not a chance.

[raulmark]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:10pm

I saw it on 1080p HD and it sounded and looked awesome. Every wrinkle, zit and rash...plus I could hear every footstep and people talking and burping in the audience while the show was going on

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:16pm

Oh, the sound was incredible in high def! All the feet hitting the floor the crackling mics, the backstage chatter, the crappy mixing. A- Fing-Mazing for a "professional" live telecast!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:18pm

We all heard people talking and burping. That wasn't your HD--that was the sound guy who was obviously on crack.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:21pm

You could see even more of Carrie Fisher's sides on the widescreen HD presentation.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:29pm

In 5.1 Surround it was distractingly delicious. Voices and noises were coming at you from EVERYWHERE. When the sound wasn't working on the mics on the front channels (Elton John and GUYS AND DOLLS most notably), the sound was coming in clear from the rear channels. It was a hot mess but gave it a certain 'live' added element. Especially all those onstage comments from the presenters.

Hopefully they keep it up for next year's Tony Awards.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:33pm

I agree. The past couple years, I was really disappointed they weren't in HD. I kept saying "probably next year." FINALLY!

[Pgenre]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:37pm

The mixing was off at various points, and dead at the very beginning, but my 7.1 1080p rocked out during most of it.

They have a good shot at an Emmy with the visuals this year, I'll tell you that... far superior to the Grammys, Emmys, Globes or Oscars this year.

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[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:38pm

Oh My God. PLEASE.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:44pm

There were tons of mic issues that took away from my enjoyment of the show. Still, very nice to finally see it in HD. And I just realized how much the Shrek castle backdrop looks like Super Mario Bros.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/8/09 at 12:04am

You could almost see the alcohol vapors coming off of Liza!