LIVE CHAT: THE 2008 ACADEMY AWARDS
We missed our chance to do WestminsterDogShowFreak, so instead we launched OscarFreak, dedicated to the Academy Awards, which trails only the Super Bowl as an ad showcase. On Sunday, we hosted a live chat to critique the Oscar-night ads.
See bios of the participants here.
Here is the full transcript:
8:00 p.m. ET
Barbara Lippert: reege is just slightly better on the red carpet than star jones
Bob Moore: WAY CUTER.
Rob Schwartz: The "dread" carpet.
Bob Moore: sorry for the upper case. got carried away.
Rob Schwartz: Hi, Bob. Nice to chat with you again.
Barbara Lippert: way.
Bob Moore: Heya Rob
Barbara Lippert: Hi bob. (said with a french accent.)
Bob Moore: This s should be
fun--not only do I not have my laptop, the tv is in the other room so
I'm goin on sound alone. Plus, it's my turn to cook tonight. . .
Rob Schwartz: Bonjour mes amis...
Todd Grant: hey folks, how's it going?
Rob Schwartz: Vinnie Barbarino!
Eleftheria Parpis: hi everyone! thanks for joining us all tonight.
Bob Moore: Hi fellow tedster, toddster.
Barbara Lippert: hiar spray, hair plugs. jon travlota looks like a vulcan.
Bob Moore: Yo Ellie
Rob Schwartz: Ha, Barbara!
Todd Grant: i'm gonna just start right in, john travolta has very odd hair tonight
Barbara Lippert: anyone see the savages? it was sooo great.
Todd Grant: missed the savages, what was that
Rob Schwartz: I have to go on record and let you all know, I've only seen "No country..." But I've seen every single trailer.
Bob Moore: Me too Rob.
Barbara Lippert: laura linney movie with phillip hoffman. brillliant.
Bob Moore: Jav is Jhat.
Todd Grant: and i am seeing a potentially interesting tie in with javiar bardem and Dutch Boy Paint©
Rob Schwartz: Ha!
Barbara Lippert: I get the crreeps just hearing old Javier.
Barbara Lippert: there was a joke ON snl that with his page boy hair, javier should play Dora the Explorer.
Bob Moore: Now Dora creeps me out
Eleftheria Parpis: ha!! missed that. sounds funnny
Rob Schwartz: ok here we go.
Barbara Lippert: cute doggie
Jason Karley joined the chat
Jason Karley: hey everyone
Eleftheria Parpis: hey there
Rob Schwartz: Yo, J
Bob Moore: Hi Jason
8:10 p.m. ET
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AdFreak is your daily blog of the best and worst of creativity in advertising, media, marketing and design. Follow us as we celebrate (and skewer) the latest, greatest, quirkiest and freakiest commercials, promos, trailers, posters, billboards, logos and package designs around. Edited by Adweek's Tim Nudd. Updated every weekday, with a weekly recap on Saturdays.


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