i filmed/taped a vh-1 show today called ‘best week ever’, and it
made me realize just how woefully inadequate is my knowledge
of pop culture.
luckily the writers were very funny and charitable, and they helped me
to employ my
ignorance in the service of pop-culture comedy.
we had to remove the ‘reality tv’ show segment of the interview
because i’ve never seen a reality tv show(although i’m sure
that they’re fantastic and i do accept that i’m culturally deprived
for not having reality tv as an integral part of my life).
and then we were talking about some actresses that i’ve
never heard of.
and a re-make of an old jimmy stewart movie.
i have an idea: why not remake movies as soon as they go to dvd?
i.e-‘mean girls’ is released on dvd just as the ‘mean
girls’ remake is released in theaters? kind of like the menudo-fication
of cinema.
instead of sequels you just have an endless stream of remakes.
and then people can debate which version of ‘bring it on’ was
the most culturally germaine and moving.
‘well, the orginal wasn’t without it’s strong-points, but i thought
that the herzog remake with vanessa redgrave had a jejeune piquancy
that was in short
supply in the 4th mike nichols remake with dame judie dench.’
i can foresee a time in the not so distant future when
a hollywood executive might say:
‘wait, you want to make a move based on a new idea? are you crazy??!
why don’t you move to europe, you commie!’
i’m sorry, i’m being too cynical.
maybe i’m just cranky cos i have to wake up at 5 a.m and go to boston
and then to atlanta later in the day.
note: it’s not the going to boston and atlanta in the same day that
makes
me cranky, it’s the waking up at 5 a.m.
thank goodness for our old friend mr(or, perhaps ms.)caffeine.
we(kelly and i)had a nice in-store today at barnes & noble in union
square.
thanks to everyone at v2 and penguin and barnes and noble
for organizing this, and thanks to everyone for coming down and
asking good questions!
see you later.
time to sleep,
goodnight.
moby
