The State of Oscar. 011119. The Fast & The Furious

People adjust.

People with multimillion budgets adjust easily.

The February 9 date of this year's Oscars have led to whining beyond all whining. "People don't have time to see all the movies!" "It's all happening too quick!" "All the other shows are bunched up!"

And here is the issue for The Academy.

Who cares?

The Academy is not in the business of maintaining the Oscar Industrial Complex. It is not in the business of adding another 10% or so to the annual take of the trades. It is not there to make sure that 80something little known writers who work for obscure foreign outlets and are only as important as their show's ratings on NBC are comfy.

People shout about wanting The Academy to be more representative of the slowly improving state of culture, yet somehow they are still deeply invested in the idea of awards for the previous year being given out two months after the end of the year and the world giving a damn.

You know how a show comes on TV these days and if you aren't able to discuss …