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90-Second Pop, Culture Watch

Aired August 21, 2003 - 07:54   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: We call it "90-Second Pop." We spend 90 seconds on each of three hot topics in the world of pop culture.
Our fast-talking panel this morning, B.J. Sigesmund, who is the entertainment reporter for "Newsweek," Thelma Adams is from "US Weekly," a film critic, and Tom O'Neil is the senior editor for "In Touch Weekly."

Good morning to all of you. Thanks for joining us.

B.J. SIGESMUND, "NEWSWEEK": Good morning.

THELMA ADAMS, "US WEEKLY": Good morning.

TOM O'NEIL, "IN TOUCH WEEKLY": Good morning.

O'BRIEN: B.J., let's start with you. David Blaine has decided that he is going to spend 44 days suspended in a tiny, little space above the Thames River in London.

SIGESMUND: That's right.

O'BRIEN: But why?

SIGESMUND: But why? That's the question. Well, he calls it the most extreme thing ever done, the most extreme exercise ever contemplated by a person before. He's not going to have any food in there. He's only going to have...

ADAMS: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) an large ego, but...

(CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: Yes.

O'BRIEN: Why not triathlon or something?

SIGESMUND: Yes, I know, exactly.

O'BRIEN: No food, just water.

SIGESMUND: No food, just water, and not Gatorade or anything with vitamins, just tap water. He's going to have a backpack full of diapers to take care of you know what. And...

ADAMS: Yes, we'll get to see him... (CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: And he will urinate through a tube also.

O'NEIL: The worst thing about this...

(CROSSTALK)

O'NEIL: The worst thing about this is British TV says, we're going to cover it live, 44 days.

SIGESMUND: Well...

O'NEIL: It's one thing when he's got 35 hours on a flagpole, but who is going to watch this for 44 days?

O'BRIEN: Here is a guy who was buried in a coffin. He did that thing where he stood on that little platform over in Bryant Park?

(CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: Although, he says that those pale in comparison. Those are irrelevant.

ADAMS: I would say, he is the magician we most want to disappear.

SIGESMUND: Yes.

O'NEIL: I couldn't agree more.

SIGESMUND: You know, the problem with this one is I think it sounds very torturous. I think it would make people sick to their stomach to think about this guy starving himself for 44 days. You know, what's the point?

O'NEIL: B.J., they do that in Beverly Hills. You know, has anybody seen Paris Hilton (ph) eat anything in six weeks?

ADAMS: Now, that's a story.

O'BRIEN: All right, let's turn, Thelma, to weekend movies. You say this is going to be the week of bad openings.

ADAMS: This is the drop zone. This is -- we've got to put it in context. "Gigli" even opened on August 1. Now, it's the end of August. We have the "Boss' Daughter" has been sitting around. It's the Ashton Kutcher movie. Who could be hotter than Ashton? And they're opening it this week, because it's really walkout bad. I'm sorry, you know, I want to be upbeat, but really.

We also have -- the other movie that we have is "Marci X," which has also been sitting on the shelf.

O'BRIEN: Jackie Chen has a new movie.

ADAMS: Jackie Chen, yes.

O'BRIEN: And he told me when I interviewed him last, he said, "I want to a romance." Is this a romance?

ADAMS: No, he's still kicking.

O'BRIEN: No.

SIGESMUND: I don't think so from what it sounds like.

ADAMS: He is still kicking. We're happy -- you know, we're happy for Jackie. If you love Jackie Chen, you always want to see him. We also have the "Project Greenlight" movie, "Battle of Shaker Heights," which is quite -- it's quite a little funny movie, but it's still just a project, not exactly a movie.

O'BRIEN: All right, we only have 10 seconds left. So, Tom, why don't you end by telling me what I should know going into next week? What's going to be hot for next week?

O'NEIL: Next week is the MTV video awards, and it's the best party of the year. Chris Rock is hosting for a third time. He's always great.

O'BRIEN: Oh, he's great.

O'NEIL: The only problem is, we've got Britney and Justin both presenting, probably performing. So, you know, everybody is going to be talking about...

SIGESMUND: No way!

O'NEIL: ... are they running into each other backstage?

(CROSSTALK)

ADAMS: Are they dating? I love this. They're dating each other's, like, they're dating Cameron Diaz and Jerrod Lida (ph), who used to be a couple. So, what is this?

(CROSSTALK)

O'BRIEN: There are only 12 people in Hollywood, and they all date each other.

B.J. Thelma and Tom, it's nice to see you, guys. Thanks so much. Appreciate it.

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Aired August 21, 2003 - 07:54   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: We call it "90-Second Pop." We spend 90 seconds on each of three hot topics in the world of pop culture.
Our fast-talking panel this morning, B.J. Sigesmund, who is the entertainment reporter for "Newsweek," Thelma Adams is from "US Weekly," a film critic, and Tom O'Neil is the senior editor for "In Touch Weekly."

Good morning to all of you. Thanks for joining us.

B.J. SIGESMUND, "NEWSWEEK": Good morning.

THELMA ADAMS, "US WEEKLY": Good morning.

TOM O'NEIL, "IN TOUCH WEEKLY": Good morning.

O'BRIEN: B.J., let's start with you. David Blaine has decided that he is going to spend 44 days suspended in a tiny, little space above the Thames River in London.

SIGESMUND: That's right.

O'BRIEN: But why?

SIGESMUND: But why? That's the question. Well, he calls it the most extreme thing ever done, the most extreme exercise ever contemplated by a person before. He's not going to have any food in there. He's only going to have...

ADAMS: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) an large ego, but...

(CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: Yes.

O'BRIEN: Why not triathlon or something?

SIGESMUND: Yes, I know, exactly.

O'BRIEN: No food, just water.

SIGESMUND: No food, just water, and not Gatorade or anything with vitamins, just tap water. He's going to have a backpack full of diapers to take care of you know what. And...

ADAMS: Yes, we'll get to see him... (CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: And he will urinate through a tube also.

O'NEIL: The worst thing about this...

(CROSSTALK)

O'NEIL: The worst thing about this is British TV says, we're going to cover it live, 44 days.

SIGESMUND: Well...

O'NEIL: It's one thing when he's got 35 hours on a flagpole, but who is going to watch this for 44 days?

O'BRIEN: Here is a guy who was buried in a coffin. He did that thing where he stood on that little platform over in Bryant Park?

(CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: Although, he says that those pale in comparison. Those are irrelevant.

ADAMS: I would say, he is the magician we most want to disappear.

SIGESMUND: Yes.

O'NEIL: I couldn't agree more.

SIGESMUND: You know, the problem with this one is I think it sounds very torturous. I think it would make people sick to their stomach to think about this guy starving himself for 44 days. You know, what's the point?

O'NEIL: B.J., they do that in Beverly Hills. You know, has anybody seen Paris Hilton (ph) eat anything in six weeks?

ADAMS: Now, that's a story.

O'BRIEN: All right, let's turn, Thelma, to weekend movies. You say this is going to be the week of bad openings.

ADAMS: This is the drop zone. This is -- we've got to put it in context. "Gigli" even opened on August 1. Now, it's the end of August. We have the "Boss' Daughter" has been sitting around. It's the Ashton Kutcher movie. Who could be hotter than Ashton? And they're opening it this week, because it's really walkout bad. I'm sorry, you know, I want to be upbeat, but really.

We also have -- the other movie that we have is "Marci X," which has also been sitting on the shelf.

O'BRIEN: Jackie Chen has a new movie.

ADAMS: Jackie Chen, yes.

O'BRIEN: And he told me when I interviewed him last, he said, "I want to a romance." Is this a romance?

ADAMS: No, he's still kicking.

O'BRIEN: No.

SIGESMUND: I don't think so from what it sounds like.

ADAMS: He is still kicking. We're happy -- you know, we're happy for Jackie. If you love Jackie Chen, you always want to see him. We also have the "Project Greenlight" movie, "Battle of Shaker Heights," which is quite -- it's quite a little funny movie, but it's still just a project, not exactly a movie.

O'BRIEN: All right, we only have 10 seconds left. So, Tom, why don't you end by telling me what I should know going into next week? What's going to be hot for next week?

O'NEIL: Next week is the MTV video awards, and it's the best party of the year. Chris Rock is hosting for a third time. He's always great.

O'BRIEN: Oh, he's great.

O'NEIL: The only problem is, we've got Britney and Justin both presenting, probably performing. So, you know, everybody is going to be talking about...

SIGESMUND: No way!

O'NEIL: ... are they running into each other backstage?

(CROSSTALK)

ADAMS: Are they dating? I love this. They're dating each other's, like, they're dating Cameron Diaz and Jerrod Lida (ph), who used to be a couple. So, what is this?

(CROSSTALK)

O'BRIEN: There are only 12 people in Hollywood, and they all date each other.

B.J. Thelma and Tom, it's nice to see you, guys. Thanks so much. Appreciate it.

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