We are doomed
Call it the day the music died.
No, I’m not talking about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly. I’m talking about Wednesday’s report in USA Today that Ashlee Simpson is No. 1 on the billboard charts.
How can this be? This woman has no talent. At least her sister’s popularity is easily explained -- she’s hot. Ashlee “It’s my band’s fault” Simpson cannot sing, as proven on “Saturday Night Live.”
But this rant is not about untalented singers. There are too many (witness Rod Stewart at No. 2 on the charts). This is about the continued decline of intelligence and taste in the United States.
True, taste is a matter of opinion, and people are entitled to theirs. For example, it’s my opinion that Ashlee Simpson is No. 1 in record stores, in part, because her fans are too stupid to download her horrible songs off the Internet.
But bad choices aren’t limited to the radio. The No. 1 movie at the box office last week was “Doom." That’s right; the top movie in the country is a video-game ripoff starring a pro wrestler. This proves my theory that Hollywood has run out of original ideas. It seems every movie is based on a video game, an old TV show (“Bewitched”), an old movie (“The Longest Yard”), a comic book (“Batman”), a cartoon (hideous “Scooby Doo” flicks) or a book (“Seabiscuit”).
(Side note: Every movie not in this category stars moppet Dakota Fanning, who is expected to take over Hollywood sometime in 2008.)
I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was not a single reality show among the top 10 broadcast TV shows, and there was even one news program (“60 Minutes”) in the top 10. However, the top two cable shows were pro wrestling, which just proves we really are Doomed.
No, I’m not talking about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly. I’m talking about Wednesday’s report in USA Today that Ashlee Simpson is No. 1 on the billboard charts.
How can this be? This woman has no talent. At least her sister’s popularity is easily explained -- she’s hot. Ashlee “It’s my band’s fault” Simpson cannot sing, as proven on “Saturday Night Live.”
But this rant is not about untalented singers. There are too many (witness Rod Stewart at No. 2 on the charts). This is about the continued decline of intelligence and taste in the United States.
True, taste is a matter of opinion, and people are entitled to theirs. For example, it’s my opinion that Ashlee Simpson is No. 1 in record stores, in part, because her fans are too stupid to download her horrible songs off the Internet.
But bad choices aren’t limited to the radio. The No. 1 movie at the box office last week was “Doom." That’s right; the top movie in the country is a video-game ripoff starring a pro wrestler. This proves my theory that Hollywood has run out of original ideas. It seems every movie is based on a video game, an old TV show (“Bewitched”), an old movie (“The Longest Yard”), a comic book (“Batman”), a cartoon (hideous “Scooby Doo” flicks) or a book (“Seabiscuit”).
(Side note: Every movie not in this category stars moppet Dakota Fanning, who is expected to take over Hollywood sometime in 2008.)
I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was not a single reality show among the top 10 broadcast TV shows, and there was even one news program (“60 Minutes”) in the top 10. However, the top two cable shows were pro wrestling, which just proves we really are Doomed.
posted by David at 11:55 AM
2 Comments:
I agree with you 100% about Ashlee Simpson. Mind blowing!
Dakota Fanning is doing the movie "Charlotte's Web," which is both a book and an old movie. (I'd still see her version, though -- she's so darn cute!)
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