- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 31, 1944
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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.