I have a rough cut of tomorrow's column up on the NJ.com, in which I take a longer look at how the Oscars went from a TV perspective:
On television, it wasn't quite so wonderful. Some of the changes instituted after last year's lowest-rated-Oscars-ever worked, and some of them didn't, but no amount of cosmetic tinkering can fix two fundamental problems with the modern Oscars: the show is much too long, especially since the extended run-up of other awards shows takes away all the suspense from the main event, making it feel like a 3 1/2 hour rerun.
To read the full thing, click here.