No mention of Farah last night???

Discussion in 'Cactus Cafe' started by Wild Bill, Mar 8, 2010.

  1. Wild Bill

    Wild Bill 1,000+ Posts

    I was surprised there was no mention of Farah Fawcet last night at the Oscars. When they gave their tribute to all the stars that had passed away, there was no mention of UT's Farah. True that she wasn't as big a movie star as a TV star, but she was certainly noteworthy of mention, especially after her long, publisised bout with cancer and fight against it with long time partner Ryan O'Neill. [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  2. Texas___Fight

    Texas___Fight 2,500+ Posts

    They mentioned on the radio this morning that she was not a member of the SAG. I don't know if that was the actual reason or not but if it was they should have made an exception.
     
  3. Touchdown_Texas

    Touchdown_Texas 500+ Posts

    I watched that segment fully expecting Farrah to get the closing spot...lame excuse not to include her. More on the snub here:

    Link
     
  4. general35

    general35 5,000+ Posts

    sean penn mentioned that he had not been a member of SAG, i thought you had to be to be in a movie.
     
  5. Wild Bill

    Wild Bill 1,000+ Posts

    Thanks for the link, Touchdown. I still don't understand why she was overlooked.
     
  6. RomaVicta

    RomaVicta 5,000+ Posts

    Farah wasn't really a movie person to my thinking, but she belonged in the segment more than Michael Jackson did in my opinion.

    Does anyone have a link about Penn or Farah not belonging to SAG? I don't think you can work in studio films if you are not a member of SAG. Perhaps Penn said he was not a member of the Academy? The Academy and SAG are independent of one another.
     
  7. Mesohorny

    Mesohorny 1,000+ Posts

    I've always thought of Farah as more tv star than movie star, but her roles in "The Apostle" (Indie Spirit nom.) and "Extremeties" (Golden Globe film nom.) merited her inclusion in the segment. It would have only added a few seconds to what was going to be a looong show anyway.

    If they can honor people unknown to most of the tv audience (producer Simon Channing-Williams, Italian screenwriter Tullio Pinelli, some PR guy...all of whom I'm sure were good at their craft), they could have/should have honored her (and maybe Bea Arthur and Henry Gibson).

    Penn is a SAG member (he is a big union guy afterall) but not an Academy mem. FF was both.
     
  8. Perham1

    Perham1 2,500+ Posts

    Am I a cold-hearted, callous person for not caring whether she was mentioned?
     
  9. Wild Bill

    Wild Bill 1,000+ Posts


     

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