96th Oscars Reaction
15 for 23. Amazingly, my pessimistic strategy accounts for most of my misses. Perhaps it’s time to give the Academy more credit.
Before I defend myself, some thoughts on the ceremony itself:
96th Oscars Will Win/Should Win
This year’s Oscar race hasn’t been quite as monotonous as last year’s. Even then, All Quiet on the Western Front managed some surprises on the night where we expected Everything Everywhere All at Once dominance. Which goes to show that this is all pointless and those of us that try to predict the results have no idea what we’re doing.
But hey, that’s why it’s fun.
If you need some last-minute advice for your Oscar pool, here’s my logic for what I’m expecting to win, as well as what I’m hoping against hope to hear actually happen.
Star Trek: TOS Season 1
I’ve never watched Star Trek.
Sorry, that’s already a lie. I had never watched a Star Trek television show. My entire experience with Star Trek is limited to the Chris Pine movies and the first six Shatner films.
I’ve always had a tickling feeling that I should be into Star Trek, that I’m somehow supposed to be. When I was younger I always fell deep into sci-fi franchises: Star Wars essentially since birth, Stargate and Hitchhiker’s Guide starting in middle school, and Doctor Who in high school and college. Star Trek never made its way into my life. That’s most likely because Star Trek was in its post-Enterprise hangover during the ages I was most susceptible.
That changes now. 2024 is the year of Trek in this house! I figured it would be fun to check in with my thoughts and expectations after each season. I started this year knocking out the first season…