Censorship, 'Gossip Girl' And Other Points Of Interest

Please. Cher was rumored to play Catwoman before Michelle Pfeiffer did. Nothing came of it then, nothing will come of it now.

(Especially since no one wants to watch
Christian Bale makeout with someone old enough to be his gramma)

Sent by jordan | 1:28 PM | 8-26-2008

I always wonder why people bother to publicly "censure" books, movies, concerts. It really only seems to encourage them. For example, the leagues and organizations who make announcements that they are scandalized, simply SCANDALIZED over the latest Madonna show because she's dressing up as Jesus, kissing girls, whatever. And of course Madonna publicizes the hell out of these announcements. To me, she's just desperate for attention, and there's no need to dignify her with censure.

A publishing house is free to do whatever they want, but I hope The Jewel of Medina gets published elsewhere, by a publisher willing to ignore public bullying and pressure.

Sent by Katie | 5:35 PM | 8-26-2008

You know, I kind of had a similar thought when I saw PopWatch's coverage of the DNC. But my first thought was actually that I didn't really want politics brought into my fluffy work diversion. Just because it's on TV doesn't make it Entertainment. They don't cover hockey games, why are they covering political conventions? I understand that politics and entertainment sometimes bleed into each other (more than I'd like, quite frankly) but this kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Who's covering the Republicans, Ted Nugent?

Sent by kerry | 9:00 PM | 8-26-2008

I did find the PopWatch blog just about as entertaining and politics-free as you'd hope, given the venue. They're not blogging about the Dems, they're blogging about the spectacle of the convention. Which is fair enough, we do love our scenery, after all. Can't all be about how moving it is to watch Teddy sail with the kiddos and promise not to die before January. (Go, Teddy, go!)

Sent by daki | 9:13 PM | 8-26-2008

I've finally caught up with Gossip Girl, thanks to the summer re-runs. I enjoyed every second of it and especially enjoyed watching the clips for the upcoming season. I didn't think for a second the quoted reviews were actual reviews. They're just so funny and apt... Knowing the quotes were turned on their authors in that way makes it all that much more delicious.

To paraphrase Paula Poundstone: "Censorship in 2008? Have we learned nothing from Footloose?"

Sent by Gina | 9:45 PM | 8-26-2008