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LeftinOH

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49. It's all entertainment. Sports entertainment.

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 10:14 AM

Mar 2023

It's always baffling that so many people (not referring to the OP) casually dismiss Hollywood/movies/TV as trivial nonsense, but then obsess over athletic events.

It's. All. Entertainment. Athletes are are performers, too - and some of them have pretty limited skills beyond their sport.

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Why do you think the Super Bowl gets so many viewers year after year while Oscar ratings plummet? [View all] NewsCenter28 Mar 2023 OP

I'm not into sports but it's a live game JI7 Mar 2023 #1

I think it's because we have choices. ggma Mar 2023 #10

I agree. There are hundreds of other things to watch Buckeyeblue Mar 2023 #20

You may be comparing apples to oranges. Sporting events are shown live on your tv. New movies mobeau69 Mar 2023 #2

Good point. Captain Stern Mar 2023 #7

I hate the old Hollywood's-elite-rich, let's anti-establishment throw dollar bills at betsuni Mar 2023 #3

Neither is about politics. The Super Bowl is now an American holiday... brush Mar 2023 #4

I agree Delarage Mar 2023 #21

There aren't a lot of movies that have wide general appeal any more. Tomconroy Mar 2023 #5

Entertainment is broader now than it was 30 years ago.. TV hits like "last of us" or "game of throne BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #8

I haven't been to the movies in 4 years. IcyPeas Mar 2023 #6

I didn't watch either one. multigraincracker Mar 2023 #9

Something is actually happening at the Super Bowl treestar Mar 2023 #11

This is the answer I was going to post as well: the SB is about doing the thing, the Oscars is petronius Mar 2023 #72

I ignored both events with equal disdain. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2023 #12

Because the Super Bowl is exciting & the Oscars are boring. Simple oldsoftie Mar 2023 #13

Perhaps it's the wrong question. tavernier Mar 2023 #34

Right, What are the ratings for the ESPY Awards ? JI7 Mar 2023 #36

You have zero understanding of how complex DenaliDemocrat Mar 2023 #38

Perfect response. Sport IS theater. Every person MUST know their role each play oldsoftie Mar 2023 #39

When a QB get to the line DenaliDemocrat Mar 2023 #54

When I was a kid I could never understand WHY the ball was thrown to an empty spot! oldsoftie Mar 2023 #55

There is some football now where everything's becomes DenaliDemocrat Mar 2023 #58

I agree. tavernier Mar 2023 #40

Yes, and how many people watch the Super Bowl only for the commercials or half-time show? GoCubsGo Mar 2023 #76

I watched both, I must be odd. . Emile Mar 2023 #14

Gambling... JT45242 Mar 2023 #15

Because most people only care about (maybe) four awards Orrex Mar 2023 #16

Exactly Delarage Mar 2023 #23

It takes "hours of blood sweat & tears" to excel at a professional sports level oldsoftie Mar 2023 #17

Because it's America? twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #18

Money bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #19

I don't watch either. blueinredohio Mar 2023 #22

Football And The Superbowl In Particular... GB_RN Mar 2023 #24

More peer pressure to watch/attend parties for super bowl ecstatic Mar 2023 #25

I don't watch either one, so there's that/ 634-5789 Mar 2023 #26

Halftime entertainment? mainer Mar 2023 #27

It's a bad comparison. One is a sporting event, the other is an awards show. Watching people do WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #28

The Comparison Is Silly ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #29

The Super Bowl gets more pre-promotion C_U_L8R Mar 2023 #30

Why do more people watch the Super Bowl than the World Series? Is it because people hate the arts? Renew Deal Mar 2023 #31

The Oscars go on too late in the evening dsc Mar 2023 #32

+1 nitpicked Mar 2023 #45

Football is violent Bettie Mar 2023 #33

"these days"? Football has been around for 100yrs oldsoftie Mar 2023 #41

In Fact, It Was MORE Violent ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #70

I'd bet most of those more recent deaths were heart related. oldsoftie Mar 2023 #73

I Think You Are Correct ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #74

So are a lot of films. GoCubsGo Mar 2023 #77

Because only one is an actual competiton. mathematic Mar 2023 #35

Smug Alert Ace Rothstein Mar 2023 #37

If Ray Harryhausen isn't up for an award, what's the point of watching? mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 #42

The academia awards are a promotion for soon to be reruns Model35mech Mar 2023 #43

LOL, Real life LIVE entertainment vs popularity contest for actors in movies ? Seriously? Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2023 #44

Whoa whoa whoa hold the phone here. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2023 #46

It means someone thinks their "art" is superior DenaliDemocrat Mar 2023 #56

Yeah I caught that EX500rider Mar 2023 #60

Good one! oldsoftie Mar 2023 #68

Because its an award given by a very select group Johonny Mar 2023 #47

Probably because the Superbowl is more exciting than an industry circle jerk. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2023 #48

It's all entertainment. Sports entertainment. LeftinOH Mar 2023 #49

Modern technology. bluedigger Mar 2023 #50

I don't follow football. I couldn't tell you who played in the Super Bowl these past years, Earth-shine Mar 2023 #51

Really bad take Sympthsical Mar 2023 #52

We watched the Banshees of Inisherin and had an intellectual exchange Model35mech Mar 2023 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Paladin Mar 2023 #83

Totally different things. themaguffin Mar 2023 #53

No one schedules anything big against the Super Bowl. xmas74 Mar 2023 #57

The Miss America and Miss Universe pageants used to be a big draw Kaleva Mar 2023 #59

Bowling used to be a big TV draw. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2023 #66

Yes. Times do change Kaleva Mar 2023 #67

I have to admit the times are changing faster than my adaptation. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2023 #82

Bowling used to get higher ratings than NBA pstokely Mar 2023 #84

I love film... The whole nerdy 9 yards, but the Oscars are JCMach1 Mar 2023 #61

It has been a very long time since the Oscars and Super Bowl garnered comparable viewership onenote Mar 2023 #62

I find award shows to be boring and unnecessary. Sibelius Fan Mar 2023 #63

The Fix isn't as obvious in football. Kid Berwyn Mar 2023 #64

Because people don't want to be lectured eissa Mar 2023 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Mar 2023 #69

I Watched The Superbowl ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #71

Because the Oscars are a circle jerk. Mosby Mar 2023 #78

If you look at the nominated movies melm00se Mar 2023 #79

Probably. American football Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #80

Much easier to find a rooting interest in one of them tishaLA Mar 2023 #81

Murica Kennah Mar 2023 #85