I have pretty much avoided all of the TV coverage of MJ's death; periodically I turn to CNN to get some news, see it is still all-MJ-all-the-time, and switch off. But I have been watching a little this morning, since my youngest sister, who was a teenager in the 80s and a big Jackson fan, won one of the golden tickets (bracelets actually) and called me this morning to tell me how it was one of the biggest experiences of her life, and warned me that I better watch it. I have to go to the gym in a little while, but I will TiVo the main ceremony and watch some of it tonight.
But, wow, it really is just as nauseating and fawning as I imagined it would be. This goes beyond Kevin's original complaint - I think arguably a death of a big celebirty is news, and deserves some reportage. But the non-stop gab fests has nothing to do with news at all. How many different times can they bring on guests, and even fellow commentators, just so they can say something like "Thriller changed the standards of music video" or "That moonwalking dance was really incredible" or "he may have diddiled a few kids, but Billy Jean was a great song"? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
