TONY "In Memoriam"

[overthemoon419]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:00pm

Seriously, could the memoriam have gone any faster? If you looked at the picture you missed the name, and if you stopped to read the name, you didn't get to see the picture. It felt like it was done out of obligation and NOT out of respect.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:03pm

The entire awards telecast is done out obligation and NOT out of respect. What's your point?

[overthemoon419]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:12pm

My point was that it was poorly done. I'd expect a professional awards ceremony - even one done out of obligation and not respect - would have the decency to not skim over a memorial.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:17pm

To stay within the time limit, what would you have cut to expand the memorial section?

[cturtle]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:19pm

it didn't need to be longer ... it just needed to be shown full screen on TV ... instead we saw it as a camera shot of the monitor in the theatre ... and it lost its impact.

and i thought this thread was going to be about the nite the tonys died.

Updated On: 6/12/06 at 06:19 PM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:33pm

The entire audience around me kept trying to clap for people, but by the time their hands met, two more people had gone by. It was quite absurd.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:35pm

"To stay within the time limit, what would you have cut to expand the memorial section?"

The Spamalot junk. That was almost 10 minutes wasted right there.

Updated On: 6/12/06 at 06:35 PM

[overthemoon419]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:37pm

I agree that it should have been full screen.

I also agree about cutting the Spamalot bit. It was longer than it needed to be (if it needed to be there at all...)

I'm not saying it should have been a big drawn-out ordeal, I'm just saying more than 3 seconds should have been allotted (damn my spelling) for each person.