SFist Watches: As Hollywood Preps for Their Prom

There's really only one TV show to talk about this week and we all know what that is. "America's Next Top Model" winner Eva Pigford is going to be on "Kevin Hill" tonight!

And then there's something called The Academy Awards on this Sunday.

Ahh. We kid. (Or pray at the Church of Ironic Detachment, take your pick.) Of COURSE TV is all about the Oscars this week. We won't talk about the nominees right now, but we would like to point out that there is much controversy surrounding the choice of host Chris Rock and the changes the producers plan to make to the event in an attempt to make it "hipper," such as presenting some awards to people while they're still seated. (Sorry all you sound effects editors. You'll just have to do something REALLY important, like act, if you want to make it to the big stage.) We think these changes ignore the simple fact that the Oscars have never been, nor will they ever be, hip. No amount of TV screens on the pavilion ceiling or gold leaf in the set decorations will change that.

Image from the BBC's Marlon Brando photo tribute.

You see, hip is reserved for the things like The Independent Spirit Awards, where nominees are free to show up drunk, and in jeans. Samuel L. Jackson is hosting this year, and the event will air on Bravo this Saturday at 10 p.m. ("The Red Carpet" pre-show, hosted by Carson Kressley will run before it at 9 p.m.)

But back to the Oscars. For those who only watch the show so as not to miss Babba Wawa's Oscar night interview special, have no fear. She's
back again this year , interviewing Jamie Foxx, Will Ferrell, and Teri Hatcher. The interview airs whenever the Oscars end. In other words, pad those TiVo times! Of course, those on the East Coast actually get to see this BEFORE the Oscars start. Since the big event begins at 5 p.m. PST we lucky West Coasters can actually watch ALL of the Academy Awards and not have to worry about staying up past our bed-times. Which means we'll be that much fresher in the morning, the better to present you with our snarky and hipper-than-though coverage.

So we'll end this pre-Oscars post with just one hope: That local production The Incredibles beats the bloated, unfunny, and badly-animated Shrek 2.