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Anonymous wrote:Award shows should not be televised. Let them award their honors without taking up network prime time.

Meghan and Harry are pretty ordinary now that they have removed themselves from the UK.

I agree, but given that it is a huge moneymaker for everyone involved, it will never happen. For the same reasons, the NFL Draft is now a red carpet, network primetime event, which I think is incredibly stupid. BUT it's now a money-making venture and won't stop unless the dollars dry up.

[Anonymous]

Mark Wahlberg should be cancelled for numerous violent crimes against minorities. He’s gross.

[Anonymous]

I still find Fat Monica hilarious.

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Anonymous wrote:Hope these haven’t already been mentioned:

The Oscars/ awards shows in general were way better before EVERYBODY had a cause/ got so serious/ “I MUST change the world in my 30 second speech! Sometimes I just want to see pretty people being vapid and exchanging platitudes.

There is no replacing the collective societal engagement of 70’s/80’s miniseries events (think Roots, The Thorn Birds, The Day After) and we are worse off for it.

Star Wars was better when it was more a cult thing. I’m so tired of “nerd culture” being so dominant. Stop it with the superheroes. The Kevin McCarthy’s of the world need to go away.

LOL — Star Wars was never a cult thing. The first movie was one of the first ever blockbusters, and it was rereleased 4 times between 1978 and 1982.

There was a time after Return of the Jedi and before the prequels where you were kinda a dork if you were into Star Wars. Especially as a girl (which I am). Now it’s so mainstream, multifaceted, and a hugely dominant IP. My unpopular opinion is it was better when it was smaller, less mainstream, and still inherently dorky.

I am wracking my brain to figure out when Star Wars *wasn't mainstream* and can't think of any time, ever. For as long as I can remember action figures, Star Wars Legos, etc. have been ubiquitous. Hell, Mel Brooks made a parody movie of it. Are you sure you know what "mainstream" means?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Award shows should not be televised. Let them award their honors without taking up network prime time.

Meghan and Harry are pretty ordinary now that they have removed themselves from the UK.

I agree, but given that it is a huge moneymaker for everyone involved, it will never happen. For the same reasons, the NFL Draft is now a red carpet, network primetime event, which I think is incredibly stupid. BUT it's now a money-making venture and won't stop unless the dollars dry up.

NFL is the US’s biggest pro sport - CFB is arguably just as popular or even more so in certain areas - so the draft is an intersection of both sports plus a reality TV component when a prospect starts to fall in the draft or a team makes a reach or a last-minute trade. Idk as a football fan I definitely see the appeal. Plus it’s a way to give people NFL content in the middle of the off season. It’s really only the first day/first round that’s a red carpet circus, not the whole thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hope these haven’t already been mentioned:

The Oscars/ awards shows in general were way better before EVERYBODY had a cause/ got so serious/ “I MUST change the world in my 30 second speech! Sometimes I just want to see pretty people being vapid and exchanging platitudes.

There is no replacing the collective societal engagement of 70’s/80’s miniseries events (think Roots, The Thorn Birds, The Day After) and we are worse off for it.

Star Wars was better when it was more a cult thing. I’m so tired of “nerd culture” being so dominant. Stop it with the superheroes. The Kevin McCarthy’s of the world need to go away.

LOL — Star Wars was never a cult thing. The first movie was one of the first ever blockbusters, and it was rereleased 4 times between 1978 and 1982.

There was a time after Return of the Jedi and before the prequels where you were kinda a dork if you were into Star Wars. Especially as a girl (which I am). Now it’s so mainstream, multifaceted, and a hugely dominant IP. My unpopular opinion is it was better when it was smaller, less mainstream, and still inherently dorky.

I am wracking my brain to figure out when Star Wars *wasn't mainstream* and can't think of any time, ever. For as long as I can remember action figures, Star Wars Legos, etc. have been ubiquitous. Hell, Mel Brooks made a parody movie of it. Are you sure you know what "mainstream" means?

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:I like and respect Eminem.

I do too!

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Grunting, humping, and twerking your way across a stage doesn’t make you an artist.

[Anonymous]

MJ is a legend and I will never stop listening to his music.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Modern TV and movies focusing on “diversity and wokeness” are ruining entertainment. Give me good stories and characters over representation.

So allll the shows that focus on issues of interest to people who aren’t white heterosexuals are not good, is that what you are saying pp?

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ALL cable news networks is like watching WWE. It’s so fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Modern TV and movies focusing on “diversity and wokeness” are ruining entertainment. Give me good stories and characters over representation.

So allll the shows that focus on issues of interest to people who aren’t white heterosexuals are not good, is that what you are saying pp?

DP; no no one is saying that. But you have to admit, sometimes the “diversity” feels REALLY forced in and unrealistic. Trans people are like .1% of the whole population but every show seems to have a trans or non-binary character? Why?

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Not sure if this is unpopular, but the trade-off for “authenticity” vs. using actually talented people ruins movies. For example:

Emma Watson auto-tuned to death in the Beauty and the Beast remake. Why couldn’t they just have dubbed in a good singer??

If you want a big star in your movie, but they can’t sing/dance just dub them or body double them for goodness sake!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Award shows should not be televised. Let them award their honors without taking up network prime time.

Meghan and Harry are pretty ordinary now that they have removed themselves from the UK.

I agree, but given that it is a huge moneymaker for everyone involved, it will never happen. For the same reasons, the NFL Draft is now a red carpet, network primetime event, which I think is incredibly stupid. BUT it's now a money-making venture and won't stop unless the dollars dry up.

NFL is the US’s biggest pro sport - CFB is arguably just as popular or even more so in certain areas - so the draft is an intersection of both sports plus a reality TV component when a prospect starts to fall in the draft or a team makes a reach or a last-minute trade. Idk as a football fan I definitely see the appeal. Plus it’s a way to give people NFL content in the middle of the off season. It’s really only the first day/first round that’s a red carpet circus, not the whole thing.

+1 It’s actually amazing that it was as low profile an event as it was for so long. It started at 8 am on Saturday and was only on ESPN for the longest time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Award shows should not be televised. Let them award their honors without taking up network prime time.

Meghan and Harry are pretty ordinary now that they have removed themselves from the UK.

I agree, but given that it is a huge moneymaker for everyone involved, it will never happen. For the same reasons, the NFL Draft is now a red carpet, network primetime event, which I think is incredibly stupid. BUT it's now a money-making venture and won't stop unless the dollars dry up.

NFL is the US’s biggest pro sport - CFB is arguably just as popular or even more so in certain areas - so the draft is an intersection of both sports plus a reality TV component when a prospect starts to fall in the draft or a team makes a reach or a last-minute trade. Idk as a football fan I definitely see the appeal. Plus it’s a way to give people NFL content in the middle of the off season. It’s really only the first day/first round that’s a red carpet circus, not the whole thing.

+1 It’s actually amazing that it was as low profile an event as it was for so long. It started at 8 am on Saturday and was only on ESPN for the longest time.

+1 I love the first night of NFL draft. Love the back stories. There’s an audience for it so they do it. That’s why ESPN has 24/7 sports center and 4-5 different channels. May not be for you but they have the numbers.