- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 31, 1944
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The 2023 Golden Globes were delightful. The atmosphere was fizzy and fun, the jokes non-hacky, the winners well chosen, and the speeches alternately witty and moving, without edging into dopey or preening. Everyone there seemed to be having a good time, but not at the expense of the viewers at home.
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There was a bigger topic to tackle, and so Carmichael did just that—admirably not letting the HFPA off the hook by doing some image rehab on their behalf, while also mordantly (and amusingly) acknowledging the morally compromising matter of money. ... There was plenty of fodder for us awards pundits to chew over, involving a host of exciting wins for long deserving actors like Angela Bassett and Michelle Yeoh.
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They hadn’t changed much. Which was (really!) a good thing. The speeches were stem-winding and often strange, and the sense of occasion was alternatingly grave and buoyant in that perfect Globes way. ... Carmichael’s presence grew warmer as the show progressed.
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The producers seemed to believe that if you’re going to bother hosting an awards show, you may as well let it breathe, lean into the elements of surprise that live TV offers, and enable the honorees to enjoy themselves while still mocking the frivolity of the whole exercise. This year’s Globes got that part right.
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The awards show long billed as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year” felt more like a humble comeback than a cork-popping spectacle. ... The more streamlined show, and the cool, disciplined delivery of Carmichael, were also indicators that the formerly loose and boozy event was headed in a new direction.
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Carmichael proved himself a distinct, snappy, and suave host. (Those unremarked upon costume changes were an absolute highlight.) But with awards shows in general facing steep viewership declines, the Globes’ return failed to provide any unique reason this particular show is worth saving.
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The show, overall, was also kind of flat, with Carmichael acting as the laid back host. Yet every so often, the show sprang to life.
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A broadcast that lurched from darkly comedic to boring and indulgent. But which never entirely made the case for its place in the awards season calendar.
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The best awards-show opening monologue I have ever heard. ... The crowd laughed sparingly and uncomfortably. I’m not even sure that Carmichael was trying to make them laugh so much as to make them think, and to think things through himself. ... For now, at least, the Golden Globes are back, too big to fail, but perhaps not too big to fail upward.
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Tuesday's broadcast was an awkward affair, hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael, a huge talent who was completely out of place on the stage of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. He popped up too frequently all night, making barbs at the expense of Cruise and "The Little Mermaid" a bit too casually. ... It all felt more fake and more hollow than the already curated, gilded production of other awards shows.
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A whiplash match of tonal ping pong that one human neck couldn’t possibly keep up without snapping. Carmichael, to his credit, never relented with his jokes throughout the night, even though the audience proved unfriendly to how provocative they were. ... The irritation in the room that [a skewering of the Globes] was happening gave off a noxious energy that the show couldn’t overcome, even as it churned out a series of meaningful moments.
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It was not the worst disaster imaginable, but it was not a good telecast. In returning to air with evasions about its absence, the Golden Globes made a pretty compelling case for nobody noticing if maybe they weren’t around next year either.