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90-Second Pop, Culture Watch

Aired October 13, 2003 - 07:50   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.


BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: It's Monday, "90-Second Pop" time once again. With us today, Toure is back, contributing editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine. Nice to see you, Toure. There he is. Jessica Shaw, "Entertainment Weekly." Nice to see you, Jessica. Thanks for coming in today.
JESSICA SHAW, "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY": Thank you.

HEMMER: B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly." Nice to see you again, B.J. Good morning.

Let's start on Saturday night. Red sox and Yankees. What do you make of this thing?

TOURE, "ROLLING STONE": You know, it was a good game, and then it degenerated into something else. I mean, in the confines of sports, there's sort of adult behavior and boyish behavior that goes along one after the other. And, you know, I think that as a 30-year- old person, you have to have a little more sense that when a 70-year- old person, who has no physical way of hurting you, comes at you, you have to diffuse the situation. You can't use all your strength to just throw him to the ground.

HEMMER: There was part history too. Don Zimmer is a player. Before they were wearing batting helmets was beamed twice. He had to have the pressure relieved in his skull with drills, two holes.

TOURE: It ruined his career.

SHAW: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) not to throw himself at Pedro?

TOURE: Well, I mean -- no, but you're absolutely right.

SHAW: It's not really like grandfatherly behavior.

TOURE: You're absolutely right. No, you're absolutely right. I mean, Zimmer put himself in a bad situation by doing that, but Pedro physically dominates him. I mean, when a child attacks you, when a small woman attacks you, as a man you have to have some control.

HEMMER: Pedro...

SHAW: He went right for his throat.

TOURE: Oh, please!

SHAW: He was. TOURE: He's half his height and reaching for his elbow.

B.J. SIGESMUND, "US WEEKLY": Can we talk a little bit, though, about the press conference yesterday and how sad he looked?

SHAW: Oh!

SIGESMUND: He almost seemed like he was going to start bawling right there.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: Pedro is part peanut, though, right? I mean, a lot of Red Sox fans think this guy's a little screwy.

TOURE: Well, I mean, he's definitely one of these intimidators, who wants to bully everybody and even spending the whole previous inning telling you, I'm going to hit you guys in the head as soon as I get my next chance. So, clearly, I mean, this is a very complicated little thing here.

HEMMER: It's a good thing Mother Nature stepped in last night and cooled things down.

Jessica, let's talk about the box office. "Kill Bill" and Quentin Tarantino really swept up, 22 million, No. 1. What's the draw for this film?

SHAW: Well, you know, Tarantino people have been waiting for his next movie for a long time. And obviously it's a great opening, because it's an R-rated film. And, you know, it's huge because a lot of 13-year-old guys couldn't really get in to see it.

HEMMER: Yes, do you think that this is -- well, I guess in retrospect now, you have the release of this film being split in two.

SIGESMUND: Yes, this is going to turn out to be a great -- the gamble has paid off for Miramax. Tarantino turned in a three-hour movie and Weinstein (ph) said let's cut it in two and release the second part in February. And a lot of people thought, well, if the first part isn't very good, who is going to go see No. 2?

HEMMER: Very true.

SIGESMUND: But now, 90 percent of people leaving the theater are saying they can't wait for the second part.

HEMMER: Did we see the wicked sense of humor in Tarantino in this film?

TOURE: Yes, yes.

HEMMER: Yes?

TOURE: It's great fun. There is blood splattering. I mean, but it's campy blood splattering.

SHAW: It's very cartoonish.

TOURE: You know, so it's...

SHAW: Lots of heads flying off.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: I've never heard the word "campy" being associated with Tarantino.

TOURE: With blood splattering, but when you see this, you'll understand, campy blood splattering.

HEMMER: OK, let's talk about Rush Limbaugh. He's just 30 days in rehab. What's the impact?

SIGESMUND: Yes.

HEMMER: He is the No. 1 syndicated talk show host in the country.

SIGESMUND: Right.

HEMMER: The impact on stations...

(CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: A huge impact -- I mean, his show is on 600 syndicated stations around the country. This is like "Friends" going off the air, it will be for NBC, for these 600 stations that all rely on the intense revenue from Limbaugh's show. They're going to be hurting. Even though there are going to be guest hosts during this 30-day stint in rehab that he has, I think it's really going to hurt their bottom line in a huge way.

HEMMER: You say not the same, Toure?

TOURE: Well, no. I mean, you can't have another person -- I mean, when Joan Rivers steps in for Johnny Carson, you know, it's not the same.

HEMMER: Yes. Yes, some experts are saying an addiction like that takes a lot longer than 30 days, too.

SIGESMUND: Oh, absolutely.

(CROSSTALK)

TOURE: Well, you don't really...

SHAW: Everyone is going to end up blaming, and say maybe Bill Clinton, maybe it's his fault that Rush was addicted to some drugs there.

HEMMER: Stay tuned.

Jessica, quickly, what's in, what's out, what's five minutes ago?

SHAW: Well, personally I have to say Rupert from "Survivor" is very in. I'm all about the man skirt and how he thinks he's a pirate no matter what. Jessica Simpson is sort of five minutes ago. I love her...

SIGESMUND: No way! No way!

TOURE: Oh, not yet.

(CROSSTALK)

SHAW: I love her, but her freak crown has been passed to someone else. And out, so over Trista and Ryan, the whole "Bachelorette," doing Miss America.

HEMMER: So, they're on their 16 minutes right now, is that what you're saying.

SHAW: Yes, definitely.

HEMMER: Thanks, Jessica. Thanks, Toure. Thanks, B.J. Have a great week, OK? Great to see all three of you.

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Aired October 13, 2003 - 07:50   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: It's Monday, "90-Second Pop" time once again. With us today, Toure is back, contributing editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine. Nice to see you, Toure. There he is. Jessica Shaw, "Entertainment Weekly." Nice to see you, Jessica. Thanks for coming in today.
JESSICA SHAW, "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY": Thank you.

HEMMER: B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly." Nice to see you again, B.J. Good morning.

Let's start on Saturday night. Red sox and Yankees. What do you make of this thing?

TOURE, "ROLLING STONE": You know, it was a good game, and then it degenerated into something else. I mean, in the confines of sports, there's sort of adult behavior and boyish behavior that goes along one after the other. And, you know, I think that as a 30-year- old person, you have to have a little more sense that when a 70-year- old person, who has no physical way of hurting you, comes at you, you have to diffuse the situation. You can't use all your strength to just throw him to the ground.

HEMMER: There was part history too. Don Zimmer is a player. Before they were wearing batting helmets was beamed twice. He had to have the pressure relieved in his skull with drills, two holes.

TOURE: It ruined his career.

SHAW: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) not to throw himself at Pedro?

TOURE: Well, I mean -- no, but you're absolutely right.

SHAW: It's not really like grandfatherly behavior.

TOURE: You're absolutely right. No, you're absolutely right. I mean, Zimmer put himself in a bad situation by doing that, but Pedro physically dominates him. I mean, when a child attacks you, when a small woman attacks you, as a man you have to have some control.

HEMMER: Pedro...

SHAW: He went right for his throat.

TOURE: Oh, please!

SHAW: He was. TOURE: He's half his height and reaching for his elbow.

B.J. SIGESMUND, "US WEEKLY": Can we talk a little bit, though, about the press conference yesterday and how sad he looked?

SHAW: Oh!

SIGESMUND: He almost seemed like he was going to start bawling right there.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: Pedro is part peanut, though, right? I mean, a lot of Red Sox fans think this guy's a little screwy.

TOURE: Well, I mean, he's definitely one of these intimidators, who wants to bully everybody and even spending the whole previous inning telling you, I'm going to hit you guys in the head as soon as I get my next chance. So, clearly, I mean, this is a very complicated little thing here.

HEMMER: It's a good thing Mother Nature stepped in last night and cooled things down.

Jessica, let's talk about the box office. "Kill Bill" and Quentin Tarantino really swept up, 22 million, No. 1. What's the draw for this film?

SHAW: Well, you know, Tarantino people have been waiting for his next movie for a long time. And obviously it's a great opening, because it's an R-rated film. And, you know, it's huge because a lot of 13-year-old guys couldn't really get in to see it.

HEMMER: Yes, do you think that this is -- well, I guess in retrospect now, you have the release of this film being split in two.

SIGESMUND: Yes, this is going to turn out to be a great -- the gamble has paid off for Miramax. Tarantino turned in a three-hour movie and Weinstein (ph) said let's cut it in two and release the second part in February. And a lot of people thought, well, if the first part isn't very good, who is going to go see No. 2?

HEMMER: Very true.

SIGESMUND: But now, 90 percent of people leaving the theater are saying they can't wait for the second part.

HEMMER: Did we see the wicked sense of humor in Tarantino in this film?

TOURE: Yes, yes.

HEMMER: Yes?

TOURE: It's great fun. There is blood splattering. I mean, but it's campy blood splattering.

SHAW: It's very cartoonish.

TOURE: You know, so it's...

SHAW: Lots of heads flying off.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: I've never heard the word "campy" being associated with Tarantino.

TOURE: With blood splattering, but when you see this, you'll understand, campy blood splattering.

HEMMER: OK, let's talk about Rush Limbaugh. He's just 30 days in rehab. What's the impact?

SIGESMUND: Yes.

HEMMER: He is the No. 1 syndicated talk show host in the country.

SIGESMUND: Right.

HEMMER: The impact on stations...

(CROSSTALK)

SIGESMUND: A huge impact -- I mean, his show is on 600 syndicated stations around the country. This is like "Friends" going off the air, it will be for NBC, for these 600 stations that all rely on the intense revenue from Limbaugh's show. They're going to be hurting. Even though there are going to be guest hosts during this 30-day stint in rehab that he has, I think it's really going to hurt their bottom line in a huge way.

HEMMER: You say not the same, Toure?

TOURE: Well, no. I mean, you can't have another person -- I mean, when Joan Rivers steps in for Johnny Carson, you know, it's not the same.

HEMMER: Yes. Yes, some experts are saying an addiction like that takes a lot longer than 30 days, too.

SIGESMUND: Oh, absolutely.

(CROSSTALK)

TOURE: Well, you don't really...

SHAW: Everyone is going to end up blaming, and say maybe Bill Clinton, maybe it's his fault that Rush was addicted to some drugs there.

HEMMER: Stay tuned.

Jessica, quickly, what's in, what's out, what's five minutes ago?

SHAW: Well, personally I have to say Rupert from "Survivor" is very in. I'm all about the man skirt and how he thinks he's a pirate no matter what. Jessica Simpson is sort of five minutes ago. I love her...

SIGESMUND: No way! No way!

TOURE: Oh, not yet.

(CROSSTALK)

SHAW: I love her, but her freak crown has been passed to someone else. And out, so over Trista and Ryan, the whole "Bachelorette," doing Miss America.

HEMMER: So, they're on their 16 minutes right now, is that what you're saying.

SHAW: Yes, definitely.

HEMMER: Thanks, Jessica. Thanks, Toure. Thanks, B.J. Have a great week, OK? Great to see all three of you.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.