As predicted Seth Mcfarlane was a Mediocre Host of the Academy Awards.

The Academy awards are the time honored, etiquette driven portrayal of Hollywood class. We connect character to actor but seldom realize their true personality and nature; sans tabloid perversions. The Academy awards give us a chance to see the grateful kind and sympathetic side of our beloved actors. We see their true emotional responses through disbelief, coy acceptance and sincere gratitude. This is one of the few nights our actors transpose their genuine character.

The host is to tread lightly as they 'Roast' winners and losers alike; maintaining the positive atmosphere that would beckon all to continue aspiring to their greatness no matter the outcome.

This being said, Seth MacFarlane may have been fooled into thinking he was fit for the job. His first couple minutes were cautiously humorous. Hope was that his 'Family Guy' persona would have been watered down to witty comments intermingled with his love for musical numbers. Unfortunately the opening number (or call to action that sets the tone of the night) was shrouded in debaucheries and confusion as to who was the true host: MacFarlane or William Shatner. Instead of invigorating our desire for exuberant musical rhapsodies, he chopped the opening into three small bits which lost the climax.

Throughout the night his comments walked a very thin line of embarrassment and entertainment. His closing number with Kristin Chenoweth brought his performance to a mediocre standard. This is funny because Seth predicted this review in the beginning.

The awards ceremony was saved due to the incumbent review of some of the greatest films of the year and well performed musical numbers. Adele and Barbara Streisand's separate performances were definite highlights and Daniel Day Lewis' well-spoken humorous acceptance speech validated his award by itself.

The Academy awards hold one of the last refuge's for celebrity class. They are inspiring, humanizing and celebrate the best accomplishments of all within the cinematic world. Seth MacFarlane failed a strong opening, cautiously maintained humor throughout and ended the ceremony with what little class he had left. Was it the freshman producers who were to blame or MacFarlane? If there is one thing to be said about Seth it's that he is always himself no matter the occasion. He may not host the Academy Awards (ever) again but his unique comedic style will never change. Unfortunately Billy Crystal's genius can only live so long and we may only cringe at what high society will be subjected to in the future.