{"id":659269,"date":"2013-05-21T11:49:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=231138"},"modified":"2013-05-21T11:49:32","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:49:32","slug":"macfarlane-wont-return-for-oscars-tweets-to-traumatized-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659269","title":{"rendered":"MacFarlane Won\u2019t Return For Oscars, Tweets To \u2018Traumatized Critics\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Seth MacFarlane will not be returning to host the Oscars. He does have some suggestions for the role, however. On Monday, MacFarlane tweeted the following: <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto336530617665744897 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto336530617665744897 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto336530617665744897\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto336530617665744897\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SethMacFarlane <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1870701230\/SethMacFarlane_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Seth MacFarlane <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\" class=\"at-name\">@SethMacFarlane<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> Traumatized critics exhale: I&#8217;m unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep. However, I highly&#8211;&gt; <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=336530617665744897\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=336530617665744897\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=336530617665744897\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SethMacFarlane\/status\/336530617665744897\" title=\"Mon May 20 17:15:26 +0000 2013\">22 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.echofon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Echofon<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto336530643871752195 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto336530643871752195 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto336530643871752195\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto336530643871752195\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SethMacFarlane <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1870701230\/SethMacFarlane_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Seth MacFarlane <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\" class=\"at-name\">@SethMacFarlane<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> &#8211;&gt; recommend the job, as Zadan and Meron are two of the most talented producers in the business. My suggestion for host is Joaquin Phoenix. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=336530643871752195\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=336530643871752195\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=336530643871752195\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SethMacFarlane\/status\/336530643871752195\" title=\"Mon May 20 17:15:32 +0000 2013\">22 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.echofon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Echofon<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t come as much of a shock, as MacFarlane indicated back in February that he wouldn&#8217;t host the Oscars again. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>RT @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crusephoto\">crusephoto<\/a>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sethmacfarlane\">sethmacfarlane<\/a>Would you host the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Oscars\">#Oscars<\/a> again if asked? \/\/ No way.Lotta fun to have done it, though.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\/status\/306316660833386496\">February 26, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>MacFarlane&#8217;s Oscars ceremony was the most controversial one in recent memory, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/seth-macfarlane-upsets-oscar-viewers-with-song-2013-02\">thanks to things like songs about celebrities&#8217; boobs<\/a>, but the ratings were there, so it would not be out of the question for the Academy to want him back. According to reports, the broadcast was up 20% over the previous year in the 18-49 raring. It was also 3% higher in overall viewers, hitting 40.3 million. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, MacFarlane&#8217;s performance had plenty of fans as well. Just look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethMacFarlane\/status\/306316660833386496\">reactions<\/a> to his February tweet about not returning. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=9U_Efs9oIrg:R4zr6ECbHyo:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/9U_Efs9oIrg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Seth MacFarlane will not be returning to host the Oscars. He does have some suggestions for the role, however. On Monday, MacFarlane tweeted the following: Follow @SethMacFarlane Seth MacFarlane @SethMacFarlane Traumatized critics exhale: I&#8217;m unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep. However, I highly&#8211;&gt; &nbsp;Reply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}