Regardless of all the shocked press stories about this year's Oscars, the producers of the show unequivocally supported Seth MacFarlane's performance. TVGuide reports Oscar producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan recently stated:
"We were really, really proud of Seth MacFarlane...He did the job at we wanted him to do. Seth is irreverent, he comments
on things that happen in our culture, and that's what he did and we
thought he did an extraordinary job."
I have to agree that this year's show was better than most, and the tongue-in-cheek "attack" on celebrities, as well as the supporting role played by William Shatner as a critical Captain Kirk, worked perfectly. Sadly, the media finds it more useful to pretend shock than enjoy the show for what it is - a partial roast of pretty people who take themselves far too seriously. While MacFarlane says he will not host again, I hope he reconsiders.