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Was anyone else bothered by this?

posted 11 years ago by IMDB_Vits
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The whole point of the AFI ceremony is that the speeches have to be said by people close to the recipient. I know that they also need big stars for ratings, but the other thing should be a priority.

I don't mind it when they squeeze in celebs that don't know the recipient because they're just a few (see: Katherine Heigl vs everyone else when Shirley MacLaine won). But during Brooks' ceremony, A LOT of the guests didn't know him and/or haven't worked with him. Hell, they even brought talk show hosts who had interviewed him, which seems like they had to fill in time. However, at the place you could see Steven Weber, Daphne Zuniga and Amy Yasbeck. Because they're not A-listers they don't get the chance to say how they feel about him on TV?

I also noticed Teri Garr and Richard Lewis. Why didn't they talk?

[–] AmericanGayAtheist 10 years ago

Terri Garr, one of my all time favorite comedic actors, has MS and her mobility is limited. That might be why she did not speak at the tribute. Not sure why the others did not speak, maybe that just did not want to??

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[–] puirt-a-beul 9 years ago

Oh, I'm gutted, I didn't know that about Terri ("Roll in ze hay!") Garr. I've always loved her performances and screen persona, both in comic roles and more straight ones, like CE3K and Tootsie.

You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.