Daytona 500, Oscars, and the NFL Combine

That's what was on TV this weekend.  I didn't watch a second of the Oscars, at most a few minutes of the NFL Combine, and watched a lot of the Daytona 500.  The only one I wasn't disappointed with was the Oscars...and that was because I didn't watch any of it so didn't have anything to be disappointing about. 

A co-worker asked me if I had seen any of it (the Oscars).  I was somewhat surprised that this person had watched it.  Anyway, he said that Seth MacFarlane was extremely funny.  Of course if you read anything about the Oscars today it was that MacFarlane is getting criticized for being "sexist" and "crude."  I find it interesting that my coworker, who I consider the average guy in America, thought it was hilarious and critics panned it.  Does the fact that the Oscars had it's best Nielsen ratings in years mean the critics have no clue what the average person in America likes?  I also have to wonder if anyone thought MacFarlane, who is the creator of "Family Guy" and director of the movie "Ted," wasn't going to be crude in some form?

Critics also said the Oscars where too long and dull.  Why do you think I didn't watch any of it?  Is it really going to be any fun watching 5 second clips and some celebrities standing on stage trying to make opening an envelope dramatic?  If you really did care who won, wouldn't your time be better spent doing a search on the net after it was over?