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90 Second Pop
Aired January 01, 2004 - 09:41 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's time now for "90 Second Pop," our feature segment with our panel of fast talking entertainment experts.
Joining us to ring in the new year is Thelma Adams. She's a film critic for "Us Weekly;" humorist Andy Borowitz joins us, as well; and Christy Lemire is an entertainment writer for the Associated Press.
Good morning.
Happy '04.
CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: You, too.
THELMA ADAMS, FILM CRITIC, "US WEEKLY": Good morning.
O'BRIEN: Thanks for being with me.
Let's get right into it.
Andy, let's talk first about the greatest TV moment in '03, looking back.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Well, it was such a big year for television. I mean, first of all, CBS's decision to switch to an all Jackson format was obviously an important thing. But I think the biggest moment would either be Britney and Madonna's kiss or Saddam Hussein's medical exam. I mean they were both, you know, because they both made history and we got to see a lot of tongue whether we wanted to or not.
ADAMS: Oh, my god. Well, what about that rumor that Madonna and Britney didn't use real tongues?
BOROWITZ: Oh, that's horrifying.
LEMIRE: Really, this is where things get started. But I'm with you. I'm rolling my eyes at the whole Britney and Madonna kiss.
O'BRIEN: Oh, who cares about the kiss? It was staged...
LEMIRE: Who cares? It wasn't even sexy. It was contrived. It's a desperate attempt at attention. So I don't think that was a great moment.
ADAMS: But it was a desperate attempt at attention that worked. There wasn't a cover the next day that didn't pick it up. I think there's a whole collusion. The media picked up...
O'BRIEN: But to what point? I mean no one said that was brilliant, that was edgy. Everyone showed it, true, and said this was contrived and this was stupid.
ADAMS: There's no such thing...
O'BRIEN: At least that's what I said.
ADAMS: In a way, there's no such thing as bad publicity. The fact that we're still talking about it on New Year's Day...
LEMIRE: Right.
ADAMS: ... it accomplished what it tried to, sadly.
O'BRIEN: Can we all swear to not talk about it in '03 -- in, from '04 on?
BOROWITZ: That was one of my resolutions. It was.
O'BRIEN: Really?
BOROWITZ: Yes. I'm going to stick to it.
O'BRIEN: I'm going to put that -- add that to my list, too. I'm sick of that.
ADAMS: That and dusting under the couch. Those will be the first things.
O'BRIEN: All right, that's also on my list this year.
Biggest celebrity blunder. Who made the biggest, ugliest gaffe of the year?
ADAMS: I've got to say it was Ben and J.Lo in "Gigli."
O'BRIEN: Just being?
ADAMS: Just being. I think, first of all, there's just the fact that they just were, that their relationship went, you know, up and down and up and down and we saw the whole thing. But also the poor people, they saw this movie, they knew it was coming out and it really was the worst movie of 2004.
BOROWITZ: You know, on a related note, you know, Ben also spent that night in Vancouver with those strippers. I think that was a tremendous blunder for the strippers, because their careers have not been the same so...
ADAMS: Right.
(CROSSTALK)
LEMIRE: If that would have been Matt Damon, it would be fine. ADAMS: People have been yelling, "Put it on! Put it on!" ever since.
BOROWITZ: Career poison. Career poison.
LEMIRE: Career poison.
LEMIRE: But we followed them around, and, yes, everything they did was a blunder. But we also harassed, we the media harassed these people like mercilessly. So let's just leave them alone and they'll leave us alone.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: What a great resolution.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: But, you know, and you're saying, I mean your point about any publicity is good publicity, why doesn't that work for "Gigli?"
ADAMS: Well, "Gigli" was just a...
O'BRIEN: Huh? See?
ADAMS: See?
O'BRIEN: Cool?
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: I got you.
ADAMS: These are hard questions. On, no, no, no.
O'BRIEN: Finally.
ADAMS: This is the deal. The deal with them is "Gigli" was just bad. There was, I mean I will go see "Jersey Girl," which is their next movie together, because I think it could be cute. It was just a horrendously bad movie. But, also, I think maybe, you know, they've been in our eye -- in the public eye too, too much.
BOROWITZ: I think it, unfortunately, overshadowed a lot of the good work of Jennifer Lopez. She made a tremendous, significant contribution to celebrity fragrances this year. And that's been completely ignored.
O'BRIEN: And that's been ignored.
LEMIRE: I do like her gloves.
BOROWITZ: Gloves.
ADAMS: Let me just say she was great in "Out of Sight." And I think that even her bizarre yoga scene in "Gigli" had some moments where you could see she could actually under act, which is a good thing.
BOROWITZ: This yearly revisionism is becoming...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: She almost sounds like she likes them.
ADAMS: It's the next "Cabin Play" so...
BOROWITZ: Leonard Maltin, where are you?
O'BRIEN: So, shall we agree to say kumbayah (ph) and not talk about Ben and Jen in the new year, for at least the first two weeks?
LEMIRE: Until they get married.
BOROWITZ: That's another good one.
ADAMS: Well, listen, I can't promise for my magazine. That's all I can say.
O'BRIEN: And I don't think I can promise for our show, either. But we'll try.
OK, Christy, biggest pop culture story of the year.
LEMIRE: It's "Paris Hilton."
BOROWITZ: Right.
LEMIRE: And she's also the answer to questions one and two, what is the best TV movie?
O'BRIEN: I didn't say on the Internet, I said...
LEMIRE: No, because she is...
O'BRIEN: Thank you for laughing.
LEMIRE: She is the ultimate pop culture icon because she was famous for being famous. She was famous for being rich, famous for being sexy. She had a huge scandal and she bounced back from it with this TV show that was enormously popular and she's bigger than ever. So Paris Hilton is doing everything she should do.
BOROWITZ: You know, a barometer of that, Sotheby's recently got a $6.3 million bid for a rare home video of Paris Hilton not having sex. That really is sort of special.
O'BRIEN: I have to say, oh, poor Paris.
ADAMS: Poor Paris. Is Paris burning?
LEMIRE: I kind of feel bad for her. O'BRIEN: You do?
LEMIRE: Yes, I do, because she didn't want that video to be out there. I mean she's a victim here.
ADAMS: Oh, look at that.
O'BRIEN: Just a thought, don't make sex videos with your boyfriend when I'm out there.
ADAMS: Dah!
O'BRIEN: I mean...
LEMIRE: She's a victim.
ADAMS: I think she looks like a llama. I don't think, you know, like I just (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: I disagree. I think she is a beautiful young woman and I have to say in all seriousness, wouldn't it be great to see Paris Hilton doing something on humanitarian issues? And I know you guys are like formulating jokes right now, but seriously.
ADAMS: No, I think it's like, no...
O'BRIEN: You know, two...
ADAMS: ... you know, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, I think she should become the governor of Arizona or something.
O'BRIEN: No, I don't think that. But I mean seriously, I mean she could sort of bring herself a lot of credibility and say, you know, that was then and I've decided that there's a zillion issues out there that are important and relevant. I'm twenty-something years old. I have a gazillion dollars. I can make a difference in '04. I'm resolving that for Paris this year.
(CROSSTALK)
BOROWITZ: It was a good career move for Anthonlina Jolie (ph)...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Yes, she could relaunch herself in 2004.
ADAMS: That's true.
O'BRIEN: Girl, call me. I'll fill you in on my idea.
You guys, as always, thanks so much.
We will see a lot of you in the new year, so I'm appreciating it in advance. Thank you.
LEMIRE: Thank you.
ADAMS: Thank you.
BOROWITZ: Happy New Year.
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Aired January 1, 2004 - 09:41 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's time now for "90 Second Pop," our feature segment with our panel of fast talking entertainment experts.
Joining us to ring in the new year is Thelma Adams. She's a film critic for "Us Weekly;" humorist Andy Borowitz joins us, as well; and Christy Lemire is an entertainment writer for the Associated Press.
Good morning.
Happy '04.
CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: You, too.
THELMA ADAMS, FILM CRITIC, "US WEEKLY": Good morning.
O'BRIEN: Thanks for being with me.
Let's get right into it.
Andy, let's talk first about the greatest TV moment in '03, looking back.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Well, it was such a big year for television. I mean, first of all, CBS's decision to switch to an all Jackson format was obviously an important thing. But I think the biggest moment would either be Britney and Madonna's kiss or Saddam Hussein's medical exam. I mean they were both, you know, because they both made history and we got to see a lot of tongue whether we wanted to or not.
ADAMS: Oh, my god. Well, what about that rumor that Madonna and Britney didn't use real tongues?
BOROWITZ: Oh, that's horrifying.
LEMIRE: Really, this is where things get started. But I'm with you. I'm rolling my eyes at the whole Britney and Madonna kiss.
O'BRIEN: Oh, who cares about the kiss? It was staged...
LEMIRE: Who cares? It wasn't even sexy. It was contrived. It's a desperate attempt at attention. So I don't think that was a great moment.
ADAMS: But it was a desperate attempt at attention that worked. There wasn't a cover the next day that didn't pick it up. I think there's a whole collusion. The media picked up...
O'BRIEN: But to what point? I mean no one said that was brilliant, that was edgy. Everyone showed it, true, and said this was contrived and this was stupid.
ADAMS: There's no such thing...
O'BRIEN: At least that's what I said.
ADAMS: In a way, there's no such thing as bad publicity. The fact that we're still talking about it on New Year's Day...
LEMIRE: Right.
ADAMS: ... it accomplished what it tried to, sadly.
O'BRIEN: Can we all swear to not talk about it in '03 -- in, from '04 on?
BOROWITZ: That was one of my resolutions. It was.
O'BRIEN: Really?
BOROWITZ: Yes. I'm going to stick to it.
O'BRIEN: I'm going to put that -- add that to my list, too. I'm sick of that.
ADAMS: That and dusting under the couch. Those will be the first things.
O'BRIEN: All right, that's also on my list this year.
Biggest celebrity blunder. Who made the biggest, ugliest gaffe of the year?
ADAMS: I've got to say it was Ben and J.Lo in "Gigli."
O'BRIEN: Just being?
ADAMS: Just being. I think, first of all, there's just the fact that they just were, that their relationship went, you know, up and down and up and down and we saw the whole thing. But also the poor people, they saw this movie, they knew it was coming out and it really was the worst movie of 2004.
BOROWITZ: You know, on a related note, you know, Ben also spent that night in Vancouver with those strippers. I think that was a tremendous blunder for the strippers, because their careers have not been the same so...
ADAMS: Right.
(CROSSTALK)
LEMIRE: If that would have been Matt Damon, it would be fine. ADAMS: People have been yelling, "Put it on! Put it on!" ever since.
BOROWITZ: Career poison. Career poison.
LEMIRE: Career poison.
LEMIRE: But we followed them around, and, yes, everything they did was a blunder. But we also harassed, we the media harassed these people like mercilessly. So let's just leave them alone and they'll leave us alone.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: What a great resolution.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: But, you know, and you're saying, I mean your point about any publicity is good publicity, why doesn't that work for "Gigli?"
ADAMS: Well, "Gigli" was just a...
O'BRIEN: Huh? See?
ADAMS: See?
O'BRIEN: Cool?
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: I got you.
ADAMS: These are hard questions. On, no, no, no.
O'BRIEN: Finally.
ADAMS: This is the deal. The deal with them is "Gigli" was just bad. There was, I mean I will go see "Jersey Girl," which is their next movie together, because I think it could be cute. It was just a horrendously bad movie. But, also, I think maybe, you know, they've been in our eye -- in the public eye too, too much.
BOROWITZ: I think it, unfortunately, overshadowed a lot of the good work of Jennifer Lopez. She made a tremendous, significant contribution to celebrity fragrances this year. And that's been completely ignored.
O'BRIEN: And that's been ignored.
LEMIRE: I do like her gloves.
BOROWITZ: Gloves.
ADAMS: Let me just say she was great in "Out of Sight." And I think that even her bizarre yoga scene in "Gigli" had some moments where you could see she could actually under act, which is a good thing.
BOROWITZ: This yearly revisionism is becoming...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: She almost sounds like she likes them.
ADAMS: It's the next "Cabin Play" so...
BOROWITZ: Leonard Maltin, where are you?
O'BRIEN: So, shall we agree to say kumbayah (ph) and not talk about Ben and Jen in the new year, for at least the first two weeks?
LEMIRE: Until they get married.
BOROWITZ: That's another good one.
ADAMS: Well, listen, I can't promise for my magazine. That's all I can say.
O'BRIEN: And I don't think I can promise for our show, either. But we'll try.
OK, Christy, biggest pop culture story of the year.
LEMIRE: It's "Paris Hilton."
BOROWITZ: Right.
LEMIRE: And she's also the answer to questions one and two, what is the best TV movie?
O'BRIEN: I didn't say on the Internet, I said...
LEMIRE: No, because she is...
O'BRIEN: Thank you for laughing.
LEMIRE: She is the ultimate pop culture icon because she was famous for being famous. She was famous for being rich, famous for being sexy. She had a huge scandal and she bounced back from it with this TV show that was enormously popular and she's bigger than ever. So Paris Hilton is doing everything she should do.
BOROWITZ: You know, a barometer of that, Sotheby's recently got a $6.3 million bid for a rare home video of Paris Hilton not having sex. That really is sort of special.
O'BRIEN: I have to say, oh, poor Paris.
ADAMS: Poor Paris. Is Paris burning?
LEMIRE: I kind of feel bad for her. O'BRIEN: You do?
LEMIRE: Yes, I do, because she didn't want that video to be out there. I mean she's a victim here.
ADAMS: Oh, look at that.
O'BRIEN: Just a thought, don't make sex videos with your boyfriend when I'm out there.
ADAMS: Dah!
O'BRIEN: I mean...
LEMIRE: She's a victim.
ADAMS: I think she looks like a llama. I don't think, you know, like I just (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: I disagree. I think she is a beautiful young woman and I have to say in all seriousness, wouldn't it be great to see Paris Hilton doing something on humanitarian issues? And I know you guys are like formulating jokes right now, but seriously.
ADAMS: No, I think it's like, no...
O'BRIEN: You know, two...
ADAMS: ... you know, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, I think she should become the governor of Arizona or something.
O'BRIEN: No, I don't think that. But I mean seriously, I mean she could sort of bring herself a lot of credibility and say, you know, that was then and I've decided that there's a zillion issues out there that are important and relevant. I'm twenty-something years old. I have a gazillion dollars. I can make a difference in '04. I'm resolving that for Paris this year.
(CROSSTALK)
BOROWITZ: It was a good career move for Anthonlina Jolie (ph)...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Yes, she could relaunch herself in 2004.
ADAMS: That's true.
O'BRIEN: Girl, call me. I'll fill you in on my idea.
You guys, as always, thanks so much.
We will see a lot of you in the new year, so I'm appreciating it in advance. Thank you.
LEMIRE: Thank you.
ADAMS: Thank you.
BOROWITZ: Happy New Year.
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