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Hollywood Unable to Watch the Golden Globes Live?

Posted on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

If you didn’t know, the 66th Annual Golden Globes will be air tonight on NBC from 8-11pm eastern time. The award show is being broadcast live from The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California but oddly enough, the Globes won’t air on the west cast until three hours after they happen.

I understand that most people won’t even notice, but it seems strange to me that the Hollywood industry types have to read about the winners online or watch the show on a three hour tape delay. As far as I can tell, NBC does not broadcast the show online, so people like me who write about the industry are forced to scour Justin.tv for an illegal rebroadcast of the live show.

If you’re looking for a point, there really is none. This isn’t even news really. I just wanted to vent about the pure ridiculousness of the situation. I mean, who woulda thought that the people living in Hollywood can’t watch the Golden Globes live, but the people in Boston can?

Check back later tonight as we will have the full list of Globe Award Winners.

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  • Ryan
    More proof that the more important coast is the east coast. And better too.
  • Guest
    In terms of televised award shows, the Oscars are really the anomaly - most shows air tape-delayed on the west coast.
  • you are
    dumb
  • Bnitro
    Hey Ryan don't you have some snow to go shovel?
  • Corey S.
    Because everyone on the east coast has to shovel and everyone on the west coast does not (See: Seattle, Florida)

    You know you could get digital cable/satellite and watch the eastern version of NBC.
  • Boston for the win
  • BROOKLYN
    F BOSTON!
  • Im not even in the states so no matter what its never live
  • Thank God the U.S. invented the internet and television and film so that you can enjoy all of this.
  • Satnip
    thank god we are not as stupid as you to think the US invented everything in this world!!!!
  • TheMarquis
    My mistake. My deepest apologies. :)
  • starscream9289
    No problem =D
  • Everything is live in Iowa, suckers. (Including massive snowfall in real time.)
  • We're live blogging the television portion of the awards (I know, not film, right?) over at fledgling startup blog allthetelevision.wordpress.com
  • aislin
    is there anywhere to watch the globes online???
  • Wow this news isn't the greatest. Well I guess it's not news but oh well. I hope something like this doesn't happen with the Academy Awards.
  • Hell yes, most deserved - congrats Heath. RIP, mate.
  • joshi38
    Obviously they just don't want people on the West Coast watching. Not when, as you say, you'll get the important stuff fro websites and so on, so there's no real point in anyone who's interested to watch the Globes 3 hours later.
  • Kate
    Isn't it like that every year?
  • I was watching them live in Australia, so that does sound stupid.
  • I think you were watching last year's show.
  • If you get digital cable, satellite TV, or any other similar TV service, you can get feeds from both the east and the west. Simple solution.
  • I never realized this happens but it makes sense.
  • Jon
    It just proves how great Boston is! In MA, we'll give you civil rights, if you give us Mexican food!
  • There's hardly any good mexican food in Boston. And civil rights? I don't think so. Libs are always trying to take them away.
  • I'm in the midwest and it's aired live
  • ellen
    I'm on the eastcoast but missed the broadcast. Does anyone know if, when and where they will be rebroadcast on cable? If not, where on the internet?
  • yeah i was kind of confused when i got home and all my friends on the east coast knew who won. bizarre.
  • Connor
    WHO'S TALKIN' SHIT ABOUT BOSTON?!
  • I am.
  • TheMarquis
    10 Points to Boston! Huzzah for my home city!
  • BROOKLYN
    boston can kiss my ass
  • starscream9289
    While the people in Boston are gonna sitting on their asses watching the Globes on TV, I'm actually gonna be at the Red Carpet SUCKAS!!!!!!!
  • starscream9289
    While the people in Boston are gonna be sitting on their asses watching the Globes on TV, I'm actually gonna be at the Red Carpet SUCKAS!!!!!!!
  • TheMarquis
    Wow, you must live close, because the red carpet has already started.
  • ?t's bad
  • You don't need to bypass the tape delay to know that Slumdog is going to win everything. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if WALL•E is snubbed for best animation in favor of Slumdog. It deserves it!
  • Maybe he's Tweeting from the carpet.
  • Being in the central zone is the best because live on either coast are not a stretch to watch.
  • starscream9289
    SideKick bro, SideKick xD
  • Any Kinkos, but that's a 5 cents a minute. Or the library.
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