If, on Oscar night 2010, Robert Pattinson showed up, looking drop-dead sexy in a tuxedo, and premiered an exclusive first-look at The Twilight Saga: Eclipse live on the stage of the Kodak Theatre, would you tune in to watch? Matthew Belloni, a columnist at The Hollywood Reporter, proposes that this year’s Oscar producers do exactly that to help boost ratings for the annual awards show. It’s an intriguing idea, but would it work?
When Titanic won Best Picture in 1998 it was the highest-rated Oscars in history, and the ratings have trended downward ever since. Last year’s telecast got a makeover and a new host, Hugh Jackman, and got a 10 precent boost in ratings. Belloni thinks having, say, five stars premiere exclusive footage/trailers of their new films over the course of the Oscar evening would get you all fired up to watch again. (Apparently, when the MTV Movie Awards showed exclusive footage of New Moon earlier this year, ratings shot up 92 percent among the coveted youth audience.)
I think it’s fair to say that the Oscars would get a ratings boost from premiering Eclipse footage, but a) Would you keep watching after you got your Jac0b-Edward-Bella fix? and b) Are there any other movies on the horizon that you’d watch the Oscars just to see footage of? Spider-Man 4? Russell Crowe in Robin Hood? Ryan Reynolds in The Green Lantern?
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Thinking of Rob 
Totally xD
if Rob is there, WE ALL WATCH THE OSCARS 🙂
Yes, OF COURSE!!!
Would I continue to watch it????…HHmmmm….good question…. that would depend….what were the other movies, what were the presenters, and what/who was up for an award…. Other than that I could pretty much care less (alot of rich and beautiful (chemically & surgically altered mostly) people flaunting their Rich and beautiful selves while the rest of us (not all of us….I can DVR it) sit home and watch them receive a $12.00 coveted gold like trophy…. like I said…I’d DVR it, possibly watch something else, or do something important like spend time with my family out, so I could go back and fly through it & the commericals and most of everything else that wasn’t interesting.
Other than that would definitely watch if they were showing a clip of Eclipse…..that’s my fav book!!
I think so too.
If Rob is there no one will miss it. And if they would present an Eclipse footage, I think the streets will be empty cause everyone’s watching the Oscars.
If he were just there than no I wouldn’t watch even looking dead sexy in a tux because they’d probably show him once and that’s it but if they’re gonna sneak peek some Eclipse than hell yeah I’ll watch, that’s a what additional minute of Rob you wouldn’t get otherwise? LOL
I agree with Gisel “IF ROB IS THERE, WE ALL WATCH THE OSCARS “
Of cource !!! wherever Rob is, we all be with him !!
& that would be an amazing idea !! to see a sneak peek of Eclipse !!
um, yes
Rob and Exclusive Footage of Eclipse?
If that were to happen, I’d been in TV Heaven!! 😀
Sooo, YEAH!!!
Absolutely!
Ofcourse! no doubt about it!
Actually, i think it’s a great plan on boosting the ratings, definitely it would work.
oh well, it’s still a great idea
but i don’t know if people (twilight fans) would continue to watch after (if) the eclipse footage is shown.
I would so watch it and as Desire’e said, It would depend on who else was up for an offer. But Show some eclipse footage and Manders is so there. 🙂
My bad, *award haha I was distracted
❤ rob ❤ rob ❤ rob ❤ i love u sooo much, u r sooo smart actor all the way.