The 85th Annual Academy Awards: Surprises, Snubs and Salutes2 of 15
...Or was it because Seth MacFarlane was not a particularly successful Oscar host, in the classic definition of the term? The answer is, a little bit of both. Which leads us to a Salute for the man: MacFarlane is a man who knows his limitations. He's at his best when he's in front of his fans (a good number of which weren't watching the Oscars, we imagine) but he also wants to be liked by the A-list. Thus, in MacFarlane, the host, we got a guy who tossed off more than his share of tastleless, groan-inducing duds passing as jokes -- but knew when it was time to throw to a charming musical number or a harmless but satisying pop cultural reference (such as that classy, classic Von Trapp Family Singers bit) before the broadcast [link=http://www.imdb.com/oscars/galleries/2013-oscars-show-photos-
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