• The Atlantic, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:59 PM

Who would you rather watch host a big awards show?  Seth MacFarlane, or the proven combo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?  “Game, Set, Match” for the Golden Globes vs. the Oscars, concludes Kevin Fallon, calling the Globes’ choice “what may be the most perfect combination of award show hosts that there has ever been.” 

Sure, he adds, the Globes air on NBC, where both Fey’s “30 Rock” and Poehler’s “Parks and Recreation” also reign, and both women are better known for their TV work than their movie roles – perhaps suiting them more for the Globes than the Oscars.  But then again, “Family Guy” creator MacFarlane has one movie “under his belt, and in it he appears as a pot-smoking teddy bear with a voracious sexual appetite.”   The 70^th annual Golden Globes will air Jan. 13, three days after Oscar nominations are announced, with the latter ceremonies to take place Feb. 24 on ABC. Let the ratings battle begin!

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