'Elvis Presley Ate Here' is the cultural equivalent of 'George Washington Slept Here', ... Every time a place makes a claim that Elvis ate there, it becomes a memorial to his memory, to his life and to his legend. |
'Elvis Presley Ate Here' is the cultural equivalent of 'George Washington Slept Here'. Every time a place makes a claim that Elvis ate there, it becomes a memorial to his memory, to his life and to his legend. |
'Real World' took MTV from being a venue where people have video wallpaper and background noise to what arguably is one of the great dramas that became the voice of a generation, |
'Real World' took MTV from being a venue where people have video wallpaper and background noise to what arguably is one of the great dramas that became the voice of a generation. |
'Star Search' was an old-fashioned 'Ted Mack Amateur Hour' kind of a talent show. This is three dramas in one: the drama of the judges, the drama of the old becoming a rock star [and] grabbing the brass ring, the drama of the whole vote in, and all the rest of it. |
'Will & Grace' alone should make the argument that gay characters are by no means the kiss of death for a show. There's no sign that these kinds of characters are bad for ratings. |
(His videos were) adding a new dimension, ... I mean, Michael Jackson was a good musician, but I don't think the music would have been what it was without the moonwalk, without that extraordinary choreography that he splashed onto the screen. |
(His videos were) adding a new dimension. I mean, Michael Jackson was a good musician, but I don't think the music would have been what it was without the moonwalk, without that extraordinary choreography that he splashed onto the screen. |
A lot of people feel this is such a dicey, contested territory, and they don't want to offend viewers, so they avoid it entirely, |
A lot of reporters get that breathless quality about them on the air, ... but he was always in control. |
Alcoholic beverages are to New Year's as a turkey is to Thanksgiving and a jack-o'-lantern is to Halloween. It's the central iconographic image. There's not much else. |
Already in our culture telethons are beginning to wear out a little bit simply because we do have so many of them, |
An Oscar is not a charm that's going to keep bad things from happening to you anymore than it's a curse that's going to guarantee them. I don't think there's anything about getting an Oscar that should make you more vulnerable to having your career tank. |
And the most amusing thing is when they would start behaving as if this were the Super Bowl. |
And you can't avoid them. You see them at the checkout line in the grocery store, you see them [as you're] filling up gas in your car. So, even if you have no prior interest, you're still finding out that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston broke up. It is completely unavoidable. |