Renfro Not Feel Good Enough for Oscar?

1. Couldn't this have been an update on the last post?

Posted at 2:12PM on Feb 25th 2008 by no name

2. He should have been included for God's sake.

Posted at 2:22PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Aitch

3. Oscars are a TV ratings dud
2/25/2008, 12:47 p.m. EST
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever.
Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when "The Departed" was named best picture.

Posted at 2:14PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Jizy

4. Who cares, the dude is worm food.

Posted at 2:16PM on Feb 25th 2008 by JRS

5. And you think this is a hot story/issue..................why?

Posted at 2:17PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Tristania

6. I'm sure Marilyn Monroe was honored....John Belushi ....Judy Garland...yeah what about them?

Posted at 2:17PM on Feb 25th 2008 by zombiehands

7. #2, it's been dealt with sicko.

Posted at 2:20PM on Feb 25th 2008 by reported

8. Instead of owning up to the screw up like adults, they will wait and wait until they get enough backlash from the media and finally admit that they screwed up. This could all be avoided if they grew a pair and admitted they screwed up now.

Posted at 2:43PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Noodles

9. Oh my God, are you going to dwell on this for a week? He was a no-talent hack who couldn't be happy with what he had, and needed to destroy his own life by using drugs. He had a very small fan base, and not too many people are sympathetic to a guy who willingly screwed up his own life. MOVE ON!!!!!

Posted at 2:22PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Allison

10. This kind of stuff happens all the time, and its really unfair. If Heath Ledger was mentioned, then THIS gentleman should have been honored also. What... Renfro used HARDER drugs so he doesn't get an honor like Heath did?

When I was in high school, a popular senior was killed joyriding on his motorcycle (no helmet, speeding around and crashed). During that same week, a mentally disabled student died (resulting from his illness). While both names were announced to the school, a memorial was only held for the popular senior. In fact, the rest of the week was devoted to honoring his memory. NOTHING was ever said again about the disabled student who died... he was simply forgotten No big deal was made about him at all. That disgusted me then, and this disgusts me now.

Posted at 2:24PM on Feb 25th 2008 by unfair

11. Wah Wah Wah!!! The powers that be with the Oscars didn't remember Brad Renfro during their memorium, Boo (explitive) Hoo!!! They didn't mention alot of people in the memorium, where are the ticker tape parades for those lost souls. The fact that you blood sucking leaches can sit there and compare one persons death to anothers and then apply some scale to rate them even in your own mind just goes to show how deranged and depraved many of you out there really are, Shame On All Of You!!! But then again, for all of you directly linked to the estate and/or family of Mr. Brad Renfro stand to profit to whatever degree on his untimely yet all too common death so it totally makes sence why you log on, stand up and preach his memory. MONEY!!! Pathetic, by the way, just a quid pro quo??? You've had the time to advocate his memory, where the hell were you when he was jacken that poison into his body? (my opinion, waiting outside the door, hoping to hear the body drop and the $$$ jingle) Good Luck To You All, You Will Obviously Need It!!!!!

Posted at 2:34PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Drewbie

12. # 6 zombiehands - exactly! thank you for taking the words out of my mouth... maybe it was the manner in which he died, but Hollywood has no problem cashing in on people no matter what lengths and sacrifices people go through, ie depressions, addictions they may have, but yet when they are gone, they are simply "left out" or even forgotten. Isn't Elvis still one of the biggest celebrity names ever? Renfro, even though overdosing on illegal drugs unlike Heath, was still an Actor and if there was one thing he wanted to be remembered by, was that, and they totally friggin screwed him over w/out the pleasure of intercourse. i think it's sad, shameful and appaulling, and the Academy should hear about it.

Posted at 2:25PM on Feb 25th 2008 by mickey

13. In the Academy's elistist way....Renfro wasn't a big enough star.

Posted at 2:26PM on Feb 25th 2008 by TBA

14. Yes, he should have been included. Nuff Said.

Posted at 2:27PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Joe

15. I didn't see Roy Scheider (sp) mentioned either (from JAWS)???

Posted at 2:27PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Texan