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90-Second Pop, Culture Watch
Aired September 08, 2003 - 07:53 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: It is time now for "90-Second Pop." Our panel of experts will give us 90 seconds each on three hot topics from around the world of culture.
Joining us this morning, Torre. He's a contributing editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine. B.J. Sigesmund, entertainment reporter for "Newsweek." And humorist Andy Borowitz, who is also the author of "Who Moved my Soap: The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison."
See, I always chuckle when I say that, too.
TOURE, "ROLLING STONE": Always, always.
O'BRIEN: All right, let's begin with the tennis. Did you guys watch yesterday?
TOURE: Wow! Wow!
O'BRIEN: Wasn't that great? Andy, (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
TOURE: I got chills. I mean, because we've been watching this kid for three-four years now. I mean, he's a South Park kid. He's a pizza guy. But then, to come out and show such maturity and to just blow away the No. 1 player in the world and to become, you know, the new (UNINTELLIGIBLE) and the new American hero, which we've been waiting for. When is the next generation going to step up? Here it is...
O'BRIEN: Nice timing, too, with Pete Sampras' departure.
TOURE: It's so amazing.
O'BRIEN: It sort of seemed like, you know, people were talking about the baton being handed off, and it kind of worked.
TOURE: And it reminds me of when McEnroe first blew up in 1980, because he's the kind of guy that makes you want to get out on the court and play, and you feel like you can do those things. And you can't, as I was telling you before. You can't. But you feel like you want to go out there blast a big serve and hit a big forehand and, like, have fun on the court.
O'BRIEN: It's so true. You know, after you see the open in Wimbledon or something, you run out and you get yourself a little tennis outfit.
TOURE: Yes. O'BRIEN: And you're like, I can do this. This is amazing.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: I love the Mandy Moore aspect of it, too.
TOURE: I did too.
BOROWITZ: I mean, that she went out there. You know, it's so shocking on TV these days to see a female pop star kissing a man. I thought that was so cool. It was jarring at first.
B.J. SIGESMUND, "NEWSWEEK": Well, I think that they are a perfect illustration of the fact that tennis -- you know, tennis stars are bigger celebrities than ever. They're not just dating each other anymore. That's old school. Now, they're dating, you know, actresses and actors and pop stars.
BOROWITZ: As well they should.
O'BRIEN: Absolutely.
TOURE: And these two are so in love. If you see them, they're like the prom king and queen.
O'BRIEN: I know.
TOURE: Just holding hands and lighting up around each other.
O'BRIEN: They're so cute.
BOROWITZ: We're very happy for them.
O'BRIEN: We're so thrilled for them, aren't we?
SIGESMUND: Yes, exactly.
O'BRIEN: And we're going to move on. Let's talk movies.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
O'BRIEN: Dickie Roberts, this new movie, David Spade is in it, No. 1.
SIGESMUND: Yes.
O'BRIEN: But it only $7 million.
SIGESMUND: Yes.
O'BRIEN: And usually, I mean, isn't, like, for No. 1 during the summer, that's like 40-50 million?
SIGESMUND: Yes, right.
O'BRIEN: Sixty million. SIGESMUND: Don't be fooled. You know, this movie was only half a million dollars from coming in as No. 2 behind "Jeepers Creepers 2." It made $7 million, but last time David Spade had a movie opening, it made 8 million and it came in fourth. So, it just shows how a terrible, terrible time this is at the movies. This was, in fact, the worst...
O'BRIEN: A terrible time...
SIGESMUND: Well, this was the worst weekend in two years at the box office.
O'BRIEN: But isn't it sort of the time of the year where it's sort of in between -- OK, summer blockbusters just wrapped up.
SIGESMUND: Right.
O'BRIEN: Everybody's waiting now on the holiday movies to kind of put the other stuff.
SIGESMUND: Right, right. So, they just throw -- again, for the third weekend in a row, they've thrown lame stuff like "The Order," which they didnt' screen for critics out there.
O'BRIEN: Yes, that was the...
SIGEDMUND: The Keith Ledger (ph) movie.
O'BRIEN: The Keith Ledger (ph) movie, and that didn't really...
BOROWOTZ: You know, I saw a review of Dickie Roberts. I thought it was a little unfair, because they said it was funny but it would have been funnier if Jim Carrey had starred in it.
TOURE: Yes.
BOROWITZ: And I thought, you know, you could say the same thing about "A Beautiful Mind."
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: You are right. It would be funny if they...
TOURE: You could say the same thing about "Moulin Rouge," as well.
BOROWITZ: Exactly. But that was pretty funny.
O'BRIEN: Let's talk a little about "Pirates of the Caribbean," Caribbean I guess (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SIGESMUND: Right. It became this weekend the No. 2 movie of the year. It passed "The Matrix Reloaded." It's just -- it was a huge surprise. Only "Finding Nemo" has done better than it. So, if you're some of the remaining Americans who haven't seen it, it's time to go.
O'BRIEN: That would be me.
(CROSSTALK)
BOROWITZ: By the way, "Gigli" is also leaving the theaters now.
O'BRIEN: Now is your chance. And you can rent glitter still too.
TOURE: But what do you hear from Johnny Depp now? He's got "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" coming out.
O'BRIEN: Right.
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: Andy Roddick notwithstanding, he's a pretty cool guy.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: You guys, as always, nice to see you. Thanks so much for that.
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Aired September 8, 2003 - 07:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: It is time now for "90-Second Pop." Our panel of experts will give us 90 seconds each on three hot topics from around the world of culture.
Joining us this morning, Torre. He's a contributing editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine. B.J. Sigesmund, entertainment reporter for "Newsweek." And humorist Andy Borowitz, who is also the author of "Who Moved my Soap: The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison."
See, I always chuckle when I say that, too.
TOURE, "ROLLING STONE": Always, always.
O'BRIEN: All right, let's begin with the tennis. Did you guys watch yesterday?
TOURE: Wow! Wow!
O'BRIEN: Wasn't that great? Andy, (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
TOURE: I got chills. I mean, because we've been watching this kid for three-four years now. I mean, he's a South Park kid. He's a pizza guy. But then, to come out and show such maturity and to just blow away the No. 1 player in the world and to become, you know, the new (UNINTELLIGIBLE) and the new American hero, which we've been waiting for. When is the next generation going to step up? Here it is...
O'BRIEN: Nice timing, too, with Pete Sampras' departure.
TOURE: It's so amazing.
O'BRIEN: It sort of seemed like, you know, people were talking about the baton being handed off, and it kind of worked.
TOURE: And it reminds me of when McEnroe first blew up in 1980, because he's the kind of guy that makes you want to get out on the court and play, and you feel like you can do those things. And you can't, as I was telling you before. You can't. But you feel like you want to go out there blast a big serve and hit a big forehand and, like, have fun on the court.
O'BRIEN: It's so true. You know, after you see the open in Wimbledon or something, you run out and you get yourself a little tennis outfit.
TOURE: Yes. O'BRIEN: And you're like, I can do this. This is amazing.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: I love the Mandy Moore aspect of it, too.
TOURE: I did too.
BOROWITZ: I mean, that she went out there. You know, it's so shocking on TV these days to see a female pop star kissing a man. I thought that was so cool. It was jarring at first.
B.J. SIGESMUND, "NEWSWEEK": Well, I think that they are a perfect illustration of the fact that tennis -- you know, tennis stars are bigger celebrities than ever. They're not just dating each other anymore. That's old school. Now, they're dating, you know, actresses and actors and pop stars.
BOROWITZ: As well they should.
O'BRIEN: Absolutely.
TOURE: And these two are so in love. If you see them, they're like the prom king and queen.
O'BRIEN: I know.
TOURE: Just holding hands and lighting up around each other.
O'BRIEN: They're so cute.
BOROWITZ: We're very happy for them.
O'BRIEN: We're so thrilled for them, aren't we?
SIGESMUND: Yes, exactly.
O'BRIEN: And we're going to move on. Let's talk movies.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
O'BRIEN: Dickie Roberts, this new movie, David Spade is in it, No. 1.
SIGESMUND: Yes.
O'BRIEN: But it only $7 million.
SIGESMUND: Yes.
O'BRIEN: And usually, I mean, isn't, like, for No. 1 during the summer, that's like 40-50 million?
SIGESMUND: Yes, right.
O'BRIEN: Sixty million. SIGESMUND: Don't be fooled. You know, this movie was only half a million dollars from coming in as No. 2 behind "Jeepers Creepers 2." It made $7 million, but last time David Spade had a movie opening, it made 8 million and it came in fourth. So, it just shows how a terrible, terrible time this is at the movies. This was, in fact, the worst...
O'BRIEN: A terrible time...
SIGESMUND: Well, this was the worst weekend in two years at the box office.
O'BRIEN: But isn't it sort of the time of the year where it's sort of in between -- OK, summer blockbusters just wrapped up.
SIGESMUND: Right.
O'BRIEN: Everybody's waiting now on the holiday movies to kind of put the other stuff.
SIGESMUND: Right, right. So, they just throw -- again, for the third weekend in a row, they've thrown lame stuff like "The Order," which they didnt' screen for critics out there.
O'BRIEN: Yes, that was the...
SIGEDMUND: The Keith Ledger (ph) movie.
O'BRIEN: The Keith Ledger (ph) movie, and that didn't really...
BOROWOTZ: You know, I saw a review of Dickie Roberts. I thought it was a little unfair, because they said it was funny but it would have been funnier if Jim Carrey had starred in it.
TOURE: Yes.
BOROWITZ: And I thought, you know, you could say the same thing about "A Beautiful Mind."
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: You are right. It would be funny if they...
TOURE: You could say the same thing about "Moulin Rouge," as well.
BOROWITZ: Exactly. But that was pretty funny.
O'BRIEN: Let's talk a little about "Pirates of the Caribbean," Caribbean I guess (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SIGESMUND: Right. It became this weekend the No. 2 movie of the year. It passed "The Matrix Reloaded." It's just -- it was a huge surprise. Only "Finding Nemo" has done better than it. So, if you're some of the remaining Americans who haven't seen it, it's time to go.
O'BRIEN: That would be me.
(CROSSTALK)
BOROWITZ: By the way, "Gigli" is also leaving the theaters now.
O'BRIEN: Now is your chance. And you can rent glitter still too.
TOURE: But what do you hear from Johnny Depp now? He's got "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" coming out.
O'BRIEN: Right.
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: Andy Roddick notwithstanding, he's a pretty cool guy.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: You guys, as always, nice to see you. Thanks so much for that.
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