and the award goes to James Gunn

I didn't watch The Oscars last night as I don't have live TV anymore but from what I heard it was disappointment all around. And then I saw that apparently there was a lot of bad mouthing of "mainstream movies" especially superhero films. I'm happy that James Gunn made a statement on his Facebook, defending the genre. The market may be oversaturated with comic book properties, but when you have people like Gunn and Whedon at the helm, they put just as much care into those scripts, into that story, into the editing, maybe more, than any of the best picture nominees.

I think they are just bitter that films like 'Guardians' will live on for generations, a movie that both kids and adults can enjoy and eat popcorn and laugh together. Because apparently that is not what a "best picture" is. Blah.

I lost faith in The Oscars awhile ago. Over the past few years, I've seen less and less of what has been nominated. I still watch a LOT of movies, but the Best Picture nominees tend to be the usual miserable people, crying, lying, dying. There was a beacon of light with 'Grand Budapest Hotel' but I knew it would never win.

aaaaaaaaaand...I had something else to say and I have completely forgotten! GAH! We watched an episode of "Daily Show" and then two episodes of "The Nightly Show", which I'm really enjoying. We listened to Terry Gross interview Larry Wilmore on NPR and I had no idea he had been behind the scenes for SO LONG. He totally deserves the new show.

It has been a Monday and I am exhausted. Gonna go put my jammies on and read about a freaky serial killer. Goodnight all!