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

Anonymous wrote:I don't actually think it will happen but I hope JLO and Ben prove everyone wrong and have a long, happy marriage.

Anonymous wrote:The first three seasons of Arrested Development are brilliant.

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Anonymous wrote:Dave Matthews is incredibly overrated.

The Big Bang Theory is not funny.

Chrissy Tiegan has always been unlikeable.

SNL has run its course.

Agree on Dave Matthews. Seinfeld was also incredibly overrated.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, I agree with so many of these! Here are mine:

Taylor Swift's main talent is business -- she's a mediocre singer, a vastly overrated songwriter, a bad dancer, and has an annoying public persona. But she knows how to work her target demo and she understands PR. She's the Donald Trump of pop music.

The best films of the last 20 years are out of Asia, Europe and the Mideast. American filmmaking is broken (there are some gems but so much garbage too).

Television might be the best, most creative storytelling medium around at the moment. Far superior to film (as it currently stands) and due to problems with book publishing and literary mags, also beating literature as well at the moment. I think one reason for this is that making television places a lot of limitations on creators, and people underestimate the value and importance of limitations on creativity. Deadlines and length limits are actually good for creativity -- they force storytellers to make decisions and commit to them. They force creators to self-edit. And the serialized nature forces storytellers to focus on how to lure in the audience and hold their attention. Television has many flaws, but I think it offers more to storytellers than other mediums at the moment. Too bad many great storytellers reject it as beneath them!

Yup, I'm a cultural snob.

THIS. Not only does Taylor make great business choices, but she also manages to wrap her decisions in a cloak of "authenticity" so her fanbase still sees her as their BFF. Taylor selling portions of her journals with her CDs is her "opening up her life" and "being vulnerable," rather than motivating fans to buy 4+ copies of her album. Taylor doing listening parties for her albums is her "spending time with her friends" rather than incentivizing listeners to become the "stan"/fan army that do a lot of unpaid promotion and defend her image online. Taylor no longer interacting with fans on social media is "protecting her mental health" rather than just no longer doing that type of marketing.

The Donald Trump comparison is so apt. Taylor Swift really could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and her fans would still be streaming Folklore, listening for "Easter eggs" that hinted at the murder.

While I agree with authenticity point, and that she has a very dedicated fan base, the comparison between Taylor swift and Donald trump is just off. One is a monster and one is a well branded singer. One staged a coup, and one uses her enormous platform for mostly benign entertainment purposes and sometimes for good ones.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, I agree with so many of these! Here are mine:

Taylor Swift's main talent is business -- she's a mediocre singer, a vastly overrated songwriter, a bad dancer, and has an annoying public persona. But she knows how to work her target demo and she understands PR. She's the Donald Trump of pop music.

The best films of the last 20 years are out of Asia, Europe and the Mideast. American filmmaking is broken (there are some gems but so much garbage too).

Television might be the best, most creative storytelling medium around at the moment. Far superior to film (as it currently stands) and due to problems with book publishing and literary mags, also beating literature as well at the moment. I think one reason for this is that making television places a lot of limitations on creators, and people underestimate the value and importance of limitations on creativity. Deadlines and length limits are actually good for creativity -- they force storytellers to make decisions and commit to them. They force creators to self-edit. And the serialized nature forces storytellers to focus on how to lure in the audience and hold their attention. Television has many flaws, but I think it offers more to storytellers than other mediums at the moment. Too bad many great storytellers reject it as beneath them!

Yup, I'm a cultural snob.

THIS. Not only does Taylor make great business choices, but she also manages to wrap her decisions in a cloak of "authenticity" so her fanbase still sees her as their BFF. Taylor selling portions of her journals with her CDs is her "opening up her life" and "being vulnerable," rather than motivating fans to buy 4+ copies of her album. Taylor doing listening parties for her albums is her "spending time with her friends" rather than incentivizing listeners to become the "stan"/fan army that do a lot of unpaid promotion and defend her image online. Taylor no longer interacting with fans on social media is "protecting her mental health" rather than just no longer doing that type of marketing.

The Donald Trump comparison is so apt. Taylor Swift really could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and her fans would still be streaming Folklore, listening for "Easter eggs" that hinted at the murder.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Gilmore Girls is awful.

I just want to smack Lorelei.

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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.

A movie that made millions and prompted multiple rereleases could never be considered anything but mainstream. You’re deluding yourself.

Sure thing, buttercup!

Calling people names doesn’t change reality. Sorry.