As if the onslaught of Oscar promos weren’t enough of a reminder, Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, and recent summer blockbuster Ted, is hosting the Oscars this Sunday. These promos straddled the line between unremarkable and mildly chuckle-worthy, giving us little indication of how MacFarlane’s going to fare in his first hosting gig. As such, I've compiled a list of things to expect—after all, what would Oscar season be without a few predictions?

First and foremost, as we’ve seen him do almost every time he’s in front of a camera, I’ll bet my money on the fact that MacFarlane is going to whip out some of the voices that have helped him rise to stardom. Maybe it’ll be Stewie Griffin from Family Guy or Ted from the movie of the same moniker, but somehow he’ll slip into them. And I’m also willing to bet that he’s going to entertain us with a song and dance; lucky for our ears, he’s actually going to be good. Having been trained by the same vocal coaches used by Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra, we’re going to be impressed.

The question of the evening lies in whether or not he’s going to be crass or careful. While his shows and movies capitalize on crude humor, this is the Oscars. He has to be careful not to offend people like Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell, and Quentin Tarantino… scratch that, Tarantino wouldn’t give a crap.

In the past three years, we’ve been treated to Oscar hosts like the pair Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, and other duo Anne Hathaway and James Franco, and reigning all-time host Billy Crystal. So how is MacFarlane going to measure up? Well, it’s tough to beat Crystal, who’s hosted a grand total of ten times—when someone has that much experience under their belt, you have to walk in knowing you’re not on Crystal’s level.

That said, I can guarantee MacFarlane’s going to do a better job than Franco and Hathaway’s train wreck hosting gig in 2011. Compared to them, he already looks like a winner. Not to fret Hathaway fans, I’m confident she’ll nab the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress this year, hopefully making her hosting disaster fade away a little faster.

In the end, I expect MacFarlane to do about as well as Martin and Baldwin did in 2010, which is a compliment considering the two put on a great show. Perhaps the only difference lies in the fact that MacFarlane’s humor will likely be less mature than theirs.

It was a smart move to pick MacFarlane to host. I imagine fans of his various shows will tune in to the telecast Sunday evening just because he’s hosting. This will likely boost ratings for ABC as MacFarlane fans aren’t often the type to watch the Oscars otherwise.

Hosting the Oscars is a new arena for a man who’s used to only having his voice on display, but MacFarlane has the potential to shine. In any case, the mere star power of presenters like Robert Downey, Jr., Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, and Jennifer Lawrence will soften the blow if he falls flat.

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