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American Morning
90-Second Pop, Culture Watch
Aired January 29, 2004 - 07:45 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 once again for "90-Second Pop," our lightening-fast visit to the world of pop culture.
Starring in today's episode, music please, humorist and author Andy Borowitz. His new book is called "Governor Arnold."
You had a fantastic write-up, by the way, this morning.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: I did?
O'BRIEN: You did. You didn't see it?
BOROWITZ: Excuse me. I've got to leave right now to check that out.
O'BRIEN: We could always rip it out (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
BOROWITZ: Bye. It's been great.
O'BRIEN: Also this morning, "New York Times" reporter Lola Ogunnaike joins us.
Nice to see you, Lola.
LOLA OGUNNAIKE, "NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTER: Good to be here.
O'BRIEN: And B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly."
Good morning. Good morning. Let's get to it.
I don't even like football, I've got to tell you straight out, and this halftime show sounds like it's going to be so good, some of the things that have been written about it, some of the clips that we've had a chance to see. It really seems terrific. What do you say? Let's start with you, B.J.
SIGESMUND: Well, the question this year is not the Panthers or the Patriots and who is going to win.
O'BRIEN: It kind of is for the football people.
SIGESMUND: It sort of is. It sort of is, but not for this panel and the people that I know. The question is: Who is going to lip sync and who isn't going to lip sync? Because every year, somebody does something that gets everyone talking. We've got -- we have Janet Jackson, of course, in the halftime show with I hear something like 3,000 extras. Plus, Jessica Simpson is in there. O'BRIEN: The girl is good. You've got to admit Janet is good.
SIGESMUND: This is her, like, weird bozo look than a few years ago.
BOROWITZ: More people are going to be in this halftime show than voted for Kucinich. That is definitely true.
SIGESMUND: But then...
OG: That's not hard.
SIGESMUND: Yes, and then...
BOROWITZ: That's about 40-50 people.
OG: Two people.
O'BRIEN: That's Jessica Simpson.
SIGESMUND: That's Jessica Simpson.
O'BRIEN: I thought this was Janet Jackson.
SIGESMUND: I know.
OG: I thought that was Beyonce.
SIGESMUND: But Jessica pulling a Janet...
OG: Or Shakira (ph).
O'BRIEN: All becoming one.
OG: One star.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: The Latina, the black woman, and the white girl are all becoming one.
SIGESMUND: And Beyonce herself, who is doing the National Anthem at the beginning. Now, if she lip syncs that, I don't know what to think.
BOROWITZ: Right.
OG: But I can't wait to see Janet Jackson.
SIGESMUND: She may only (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
OG: Because she's been off the scene for almost four years now and...
O'BRIEN: Right.
SIGESMUND: Yes, this is her debut.
OG: This is her comeback.
SIGESMUND: You know, her -- right.
O'BRIEN: Right.
OG: And she always puts on a really good show.
O'BRIEN: She does. She does.
OG: And I think she's really going to rip it and just make a huge splash.
O'BRIEN: I am so with you, and I might actually watch the Super Bowl in order to see the halftime.
BOROWITZ: I'm just watching it for Nelly. That's really the only reason I'm there.
O'BRIEN: P. Diddy, Kid Rock.
BOROWITZ: Yes.
O'BRIEN: All right, let's talk...
OG: You're going to shake your tail feather, aren't you?
BOROWITZ: I do ordinarily, but I'm going to do it especially hard when Nelly is on.
O'BRIEN: And then after the Super Bowl, "Survivor."
BOROWITZ: Oh, my gosh!
O'BRIEN: What number of "Survivor" is this?
BOROWITZ: Ninety-eight.
O'BRIEN: Ninety-eight, 99.
BOROWITZ: This is one of the special -- this is the all-star "Survivor." Now, all-star is a dubious sort of designation, because these are former...
O'BRIEN: It's like "all" star.
BOROWITZ: Yes. These are former -- these are basically people who found out that, you know, their bug eating skills didn't play in the job market. So, they're slinking back to "Survivor." So, it's Sue Hawk (ph), Richard Hesh (ph) -- all of your favorite "Survivor" contestants, Soledad.
SIGESMUND: You know, Jeff Probst, the host of "Survivor," was at the offices of "US Weekly" the other day for lunch, and he was saying how all of these people had studied each other. You know, they all watched every single episode of every single season.
Aired January 29, 2004 - 07:45 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 once again for "90-Second Pop," our lightening-fast visit to the world of pop culture.
Starring in today's episode, music please, humorist and author Andy Borowitz. His new book is called "Governor Arnold."
You had a fantastic write-up, by the way, this morning.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: I did?
O'BRIEN: You did. You didn't see it?
BOROWITZ: Excuse me. I've got to leave right now to check that out.
O'BRIEN: We could always rip it out (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
BOROWITZ: Bye. It's been great.
O'BRIEN: Also this morning, "New York Times" reporter Lola Ogunnaike joins us.
Nice to see you, Lola.
LOLA OGUNNAIKE, "NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTER: Good to be here.
O'BRIEN: And B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly."
Good morning. Good morning. Let's get to it.
I don't even like football, I've got to tell you straight out, and this halftime show sounds like it's going to be so good, some of the things that have been written about it, some of the clips that we've had a chance to see. It really seems terrific. What do you say? Let's start with you, B.J.
SIGESMUND: Well, the question this year is not the Panthers or the Patriots and who is going to win.
O'BRIEN: It kind of is for the football people.
SIGESMUND: It sort of is. It sort of is, but not for this panel and the people that I know. The question is: Who is going to lip sync and who isn't going to lip sync? Because every year, somebody does something that gets everyone talking. We've got -- we have Janet Jackson, of course, in the halftime show with I hear something like 3,000 extras. Plus, Jessica Simpson is in there. O'BRIEN: The girl is good. You've got to admit Janet is good.
SIGESMUND: This is her, like, weird bozo look than a few years ago.
BOROWITZ: More people are going to be in this halftime show than voted for Kucinich. That is definitely true.
SIGESMUND: But then...
OG: That's not hard.
SIGESMUND: Yes, and then...
BOROWITZ: That's about 40-50 people.
OG: Two people.
O'BRIEN: That's Jessica Simpson.
SIGESMUND: That's Jessica Simpson.
O'BRIEN: I thought this was Janet Jackson.
SIGESMUND: I know.
OG: I thought that was Beyonce.
SIGESMUND: But Jessica pulling a Janet...
OG: Or Shakira (ph).
O'BRIEN: All becoming one.
OG: One star.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: The Latina, the black woman, and the white girl are all becoming one.
SIGESMUND: And Beyonce herself, who is doing the National Anthem at the beginning. Now, if she lip syncs that, I don't know what to think.
BOROWITZ: Right.
OG: But I can't wait to see Janet Jackson.
SIGESMUND: She may only (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
OG: Because she's been off the scene for almost four years now and...
O'BRIEN: Right.
SIGESMUND: Yes, this is her debut.
OG: This is her comeback.
SIGESMUND: You know, her -- right.
O'BRIEN: Right.
OG: And she always puts on a really good show.
O'BRIEN: She does. She does.
OG: And I think she's really going to rip it and just make a huge splash.
O'BRIEN: I am so with you, and I might actually watch the Super Bowl in order to see the halftime.
BOROWITZ: I'm just watching it for Nelly. That's really the only reason I'm there.
O'BRIEN: P. Diddy, Kid Rock.
BOROWITZ: Yes.
O'BRIEN: All right, let's talk...
OG: You're going to shake your tail feather, aren't you?
BOROWITZ: I do ordinarily, but I'm going to do it especially hard when Nelly is on.
O'BRIEN: And then after the Super Bowl, "Survivor."
BOROWITZ: Oh, my gosh!
O'BRIEN: What number of "Survivor" is this?
BOROWITZ: Ninety-eight.
O'BRIEN: Ninety-eight, 99.
BOROWITZ: This is one of the special -- this is the all-star "Survivor." Now, all-star is a dubious sort of designation, because these are former...
O'BRIEN: It's like "all" star.
BOROWITZ: Yes. These are former -- these are basically people who found out that, you know, their bug eating skills didn't play in the job market. So, they're slinking back to "Survivor." So, it's Sue Hawk (ph), Richard Hesh (ph) -- all of your favorite "Survivor" contestants, Soledad.
SIGESMUND: You know, Jeff Probst, the host of "Survivor," was at the offices of "US Weekly" the other day for lunch, and he was saying how all of these people had studied each other. You know, they all watched every single episode of every single season.
