Most would claim that it’s absurd for me to talk about an uptick with the King’s Speech, since most “pundits” have put it firmly in the number one spot to win the Best Picture Oscar. But, it’s worth noting that The King’s Speech is kind of about the British royals before Princess Di and Fergie turned them upside down. It was a scandal from a different time, but it is also about a reluctant King finally stepping into the shoes of his destiny. It just might make us all go royal crazy for the next several months. One never knows how the pulse of history can sometimes figure into the Oscar race.