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Yesterday I asked why the 2009 Oscars are happening two and a half weeks later than they did last year -- on Sunday, March 7, 2010 rather than Sunday, February 21, 2010. The idea is to avoid overlapping with the Winter Olympics, which will go from 2.12 through 2.18. So why not telecast the '09 Oscars just a week later, or Sunday, February 28?
"The reason for the new Oscar date," an insider confided right after the item posted, "is that a lot of the below-the-line [guys] who work the Oscars will be working the opening and closing Olympic ceremonies in Vancouver and will be out of the country during the ramp-up to the show. They just need the time."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM
comment #1
Sean Means
says ...
The Olympics run for 17 days - which for Vancouver means from Feb. 12th to the 28th. And, speaking as someone from a former Olympic host city, the opening and closing ceremonies are major entertainment productions that the Oscars don't want to compete against.
Posted by Sean Means
at March 26, 2009 10:09 AM
comment #2
katcalls
says ...
Yes, the opening and closing ceremonies are huge, even for winter Olympics. And the closing ceremonies are being doing by David Atkins Enterprises, which like very theatrical productions. These ceremonies tend to bleed production talent dry world-wide.
Posted by katcalls
at March 26, 2009 3:13 PM
comment #3
Aladdin Sane
says ...
"The Olympics run for 17 days - which for Vancouver means from Feb. 12th to the 28th"
And I'll be leaving Vancouver then...well maybe come back to see Canada take Gold in the Men's hockey on the final day (knock on wood).
Posted by Aladdin Sane
at March 26, 2009 5:36 PM
comment #4
longrunner
says ...
Thank you for just jinxing us, Aladdin. >:-(
Posted by longrunner
at March 27, 2009 11:05 AM
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