Song, Dance, and Commendation: Turning the 2009 Oscars into a Television Event When the Academy Awards brought on a set of new producers, there was the usual buzzwords: on time! Big surprises! Excitement! On time! Thrilling! And yet, we all doubted that it could live up to the expectation, especiall...

8:31PM. Gawd, Hugh Jackman looks good. 8:36PM. Enjoying Hugh Jackman's opening number. You can't say he's not giving it his all. 8:38PM. "I am Wolverine" -- awesome! 8:40PM.Oh, look, Angelina's wearing a black dress. Again. 8:41PM.Eleven minutes in, and we're on the fist time-suck montage of the eve...