Despite threat of boycott and controversy, the show did go on, and on.
And while the issue of Hollywood’s lack of diversity among nominees gave the show a bit of an edge, in the end, the 88th Academy Awards proved to be only a little more interesting than the long parade of overdressed celebrities normally is.
Chris Rock’s opening monologue was the “must see,” for most people.
And for the most part Rock himself did not disappoint.
It was all the other gags that fell flat.
The biggest dud was Stacey Dash, the “Clueless” actress turned Fox commentator who was critical of #OscarsSoWhite. Dash came on stage after being introduced as head of the academy’s fictitious minority outreach program.
