Celebrity news - who freaking CARES? - Page 2

Coney · 05-28-2003, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by Lady of Rohan
I only care about two certain celebraties 9and i won't name them, 'cause i don't want to be pelted with shoes ).

I think that is fair enough LoR I can understand why people follow one or two of their favourite celebs........after all without fans, there would be no celebs

***IronParrot*** · 05-28-2003, 06:19 PM

Exactly. Fame is not the problem, the existence of prying fans is the problem. You'll notice that Bill Gates - certainly very famous - doesn't make the National Enquirer. And that's because details of his personal exploits don't have a marketable consumer base!

So if fans would stop prying into the lives of people they've never met, the problem would disappear.

Unfortunately, gossip-mongers are everywhere. Curse them.

Gwaimir Windgem · 05-28-2003, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by Coney
I think it's a strange world when people would rather spend cash on reading about people they will probably never meet........

Hey now....what's wrong with me reading Tolkien biographies?

***IronParrot*** · 05-28-2003, 07:08 PM

But you read Tolkien biographies to get a better sense of what led him to create his works the way he did, not to see nitty gritty details about who he's sleeping with in a given month. I hope.

Gwaimir Windgem · 05-28-2003, 07:11 PM

Not really to play amateur psychologist so much as to learn more about a fascinating man.

Ararax · 05-28-2003, 07:13 PM

well you read bout a man to see waht inspired him both in a good way and a bad

sun-star · 05-29-2003, 06:31 AM

I can understand people following celebrities because they are talented and they admire them. I think it's natural to be interested in the person behind a product you enjoy - music, literature, art etc. - because it can sometimes give you a fuller appreciation of their works. What really annoys me is when people become famous for absolutely nothing, like the contestants on reality TV shows. The whole point of them is that they have no talent, but they become celebrities and people are interested in what they do, however boring. Personally, I never read that kind of stuff if I can help it. The British tabloids are really terrible, but they are just selling what consumers buy.

However, it's not a new phenomenen. It's a form of hero worship, but it's just that these days it's much easier to keep up with celebrity news as it happens.

cassiopeia · 05-29-2003, 06:47 AM

Generally, celebrity gossip bores me. I hate those womens magazines with Princess Di (even though she's been dead for years) or some other celebrity on the cover. The thing is, there is a market for these types of magazines. People feel like they know these celebrities, and want to know what's going on in their lives.
But I am interested in some news, like on members of my favorite band (The Beatles of course!), or *cough* certain people who have played certain characters in the LOTR movies .

Lizra · 05-29-2003, 08:00 AM

Princess Di! Yeah that was a good (bad) one!

Even when she was alive! I will buy magazines (not gossip rags) if they have a well done piece on Bruce Springsteen, or say the LoTR movies, but not gossip about celebrities personsal life. Who cares how the eat, drink, sleep, shop, fart, etc!

05-28-2003, 06:19 PM	#22
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Exactly. Fame is not the problem, the existence of prying fans is the problem. You'll notice that Bill Gates - certainly very famous - doesn't make the National Enquirer. And that's because details of his personal exploits don't have a marketable consumer base! So if fans would stop prying into the lives of people they've never met, the problem would disappear. Unfortunately, gossip-mongers are everywhere. Curse them. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

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*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	But you read Tolkien biographies to get a better sense of what led him to create his works the way he did, not to see nitty gritty details about who he's sleeping with in a given month. I hope. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

05-28-2003, 07:11 PM	#25
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Not really to play amateur psychologist so much as to learn more about a fascinating man. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

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05-29-2003, 06:31 AM	#27
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	I can understand people following celebrities because they are talented and they admire them. I think it's natural to be interested in the person behind a product you enjoy - music, literature, art etc. - because it can sometimes give you a fuller appreciation of their works. What really annoys me is when people become famous for absolutely nothing, like the contestants on reality TV shows. The whole point of them is that they have no talent, but they become celebrities and people are interested in what they do, however boring. Personally, I never read that kind of stuff if I can help it. The British tabloids are really terrible, but they are just selling what consumers buy. However, it's not a new phenomenen. It's a form of hero worship, but it's just that these days it's much easier to keep up with celebrity news as it happens. __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

05-29-2003, 06:47 AM	#28
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	Generally, celebrity gossip bores me. I hate those womens magazines with Princess Di (even though she's been dead for years) or some other celebrity on the cover. The thing is, there is a market for these types of magazines. People feel like they know these celebrities, and want to know what's going on in their lives. But I am interested in some news, like on members of my favorite band (The Beatles of course!), or cough certain people who have played certain characters in the LOTR movies . __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

05-29-2003, 08:00 AM	#29
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Princess Di! Yeah that was a good (bad) one! Even when she was alive! I will buy magazines (not gossip rags) if they have a well done piece on Bruce Springsteen, or say the LoTR movies, but not gossip about celebrities personsal life. Who cares how the eat, drink, sleep, shop, fart, etc! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 05-29-2003 at 08:02 AM.