There are many disadvantages to watching the Oscars on TV
in Taiwan. Here are a couple of them:

1. If you want to watch them in the evening (i.e. not skip work
to watch them live in the morning), you already know who
won, even if you try to avoid the internet all day.
2. You've never heard of a lot of the movies, because the
Taiwanese only pick up the blockbusters. So we'll be sure
to see "Men in Black II" but not "The Pianist."
3. You already know Michael Moore is going to get booed
by pro-war movie stars.
4. The commercials are for Taiwan-made air conditioners,
bottled iced tea, and believe it or not, Liv Tyler selling
something called "Lux Super Rich"