Weren't the BAFTAs dull? I don't know why I thought they'd be otherwise, but there was sod all else on, it was Sunday night, so we watched them.
The opening scene where Phil Glenister roared up in the Life On Mars Cortina to drop off Graham Norton fell as flat as a pancake, the paucity of stars on the red carpet was glaring and the set like a Job Centre.
Plenty of faces inside, however, but the cameras concentrated on the same 10 throughout. Lucas and Walliams trying their best to look entertained, a perturbed Lord Lloyd Webber, Barbara Windsor with her awards ceremony hair on - starangely it's still the one ceremony they all turn out for. Well, who wouldn't want to win a BAFTA?
But then there they are, trapped in stadium seating for hours on end, not winning and having to sit there looking fine about it, unless you're John Simm, Catherine Tate or Stephen Merchant (can you blame him, thanks Ricky Gervais) who couldn't hide their contempt for the other winners in the categories. But why should they? I'd be gutted not to win. There's no point pretending and being all jolly about it for the others in the category. It's not honest. So much for all this 'being nominated that counts' bollocks. No one believes that anymore.
Bizarre nominations too. No Phil Glenister or Helen Mirren? Why not? And as for the winners, there were some real doozies in there too - Ross Kemp On Gangs, regional news and just about everything else. However, well done Casualty! It's Mrs F-C's favourite show.
Host Graham Norton was dull - and out of touch; Hollyoaks is actually the new top soap. See today's Media Guardian (sorry, still can't do that link thing), and the BBC have just turned him into a dullard. His tiresome reliance on gay jokes palls. Take that away, and is there anything else left?
The presenters were oddly chosen, and there were far too many suits going up to collect prizes. They should cut out the boring categories where no talent is available to pick the award from the telecast. It's of no interest to anyone that Granada TV won for it's local news reporting. It's far too worthy for its own good.
So to sum up: boring! Reinvention needed.
2 comments:
Yes, it was verrrry dull. And made even worse by Joan Rivers saying 'fuck' in an embarrassing way. I think Robert Webb may have sworn too. The way they cut to people in the audience was weird, too - there was an unknown blonde woman who was applauding and chewing gum.
I thought Graham made a reasonable fist (ha ha) of the proceedings. I'd like the Beeb to do something with him that lets him show his more serious side, which is what I'd thought his new chat show would have been.
Is this Alison Graham's blog? I've tumbled you, AG!
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