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Smith – it was wrong on so many levels, damaged the Academy’s image almost as much as a bad TV show, harmed the image of women and Blacks, and tarnished Smith’s illustrious career. If you didn’t catch it, do what our kids did, check it out on YouTube. And in case you missed it, Smith won the best actor award for King Richard. As the excitement spread across social media, it probably spiked viewership with the 18-49 crowd. No, it wasn’t funny; and it wasn’t the first time it happened. Actually, Judy Garland was accidentally slapped in 1954 by James Mason when his acting excitement got the better of him and he conked her good. And yes, it was in the script. But this year’s kerfuffle overshadowed and detracted from the most exciting news of the evening. You know, the really good content. The old-time glitz and glamour was back along with the “surprise,” “modesty,” and humbling thank yous to all the people who touched the winners’ lives. The Academy, its 10,000 +/- members (and yes, ABC) worked hard to put on their giant TV commercial for movies. Even as the traditional movie-going experience has dwindled, big studios have transformed and technically speaking movies are the new, improved TV, which doesn’t mind sharing its global audience. At the same time, even the aging day/time TV folks struggled to see how their advertisers and they fit into the new environment where the best stuff is spontaneous, complicated and packed with the uncertainty of personal/human drama. Unfortunately, the TV show viewers didn’t get to see Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson hug and crack each other up when Washington presented Jackson his honorary trophy. The award was presented the Friday night before the Oscars. However, if you look deeper and analyze the totality of the show, we see that the industry