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90-Second Pop, Culture Watch
Aired October 27, 2003 - 07:51 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 the ever popular segment, "90-Second Pop." The gang is all here this morning. Humorist Andy Borowitz joins us. Toure, the contributing editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine joins us. And B.J. Sigesmund, the staff editor for "US Weekly" is also here.
Good morning -- stop. Nice to have you.
TOURE, "ROLLING STONE" MAGAZINE: Good morning.
O'BRIEN: He's laughing at me. Inside joke.
All right, let's begin, because we don't have a ton of time this morning.
What's with all these shows about rich kids and the struggles that they have?
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Well, they're...
O'BRIEN: It's so sad.
BOROWITZ: We have to make a distinction.
O'BRIEN: Tissue please, Bruce (ph).
BOROWITZ: We have to make a distinction. There are shows about rich kids like the O.C. (ph), and then there are shows about name brands like Johnson & Johnson and Hilton and all of these shows.
O'BRIEN: Right.
BOROWITZ: But young -- you know, young and rich, rich girls.
O'BRIEN: These are not trust fund kids. These are like they're going to inherit billions of dollars.
TOURE: Yes.
BOROWITZ: This is almost product placement. I mean, at this point, it's like, you know, you have a choice of either naming a stadium or getting your child on a reality show. But I think we're fascinated with the super rich.
O'BRIEN: "Born Rich" is the first one.
TOURE: I mean, we are fascinated by these kids, and we can look at them and revile them, pity them, look down on them. Like, I mean, I don't know what I'm going to get out of this. I might hate it and, like, spit on them. I might love it and think it's so funny.
B.J. SIGESMUND, "US WEEKLY: And (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and it's somewhat surprising, too, someone like Ivanta Trump (ph), who is featured on...
O'BRIEN: Who is this "Born Rich."
SIGESMUND: ... "Born Rich." She actually comes off very well. Surprisingly, she...
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: Yes. And she speaks with her dad everyday. She has a good head on her shoulders. So, it teaches you things about these kids, too.
O'BRIEN: Some of these...
TOURE: I want to...
O'BRIEN: Some of them seem very sad actually. I mean, like, their parents don't care for them.
TOURE: I want to see the one who sued to try to get off of it. Like, what does he have to say that he's so mad about?
BOROWITZ: My favorite is Ally Hilfiger, because she had a quote where she said, just because we're rich doesn't mean that we're not good people, which is exactly what Uday Hussein said. So, interesting hearing that on the show.
O'BRIEN: Then there is "Rich Girls."
SIGESMUND: Right. That's the one with Ally Hilfiger and Jamie Gleicher, her best friend, Ally, is, of course, Tommy's daughter.
O'BRIEN: Right. And they just sort of followed them around shopping...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: A lot of shopping.
SIGESMUND: Thinking about the prom and that kind of thing. They have no dignity, and Jamie Gleicher talks about wanting to loser her virginity on prom night, and then she asks her mom, Mom, what was your prom night like? And this middle-aged woman starts talking about her prom night, and she can't remember if she lost her virginity that night or not.
TOURE: I mean, the thing is that class if the last taboo, right? We can talk about race, we can talk about sex, but we cannot talk about class. So here -- I mean, the HBO show will get into those issues. The MTV show is just going to cut these girls down, and were going to laugh at them, and it will be fun.
O'BRIEN: Which we love to do.
Let's, B.J., talk about the box office. We spoke before the weekend...
SIGESMUND: Right.
O'BRIEN: ... about "Scary Movie 3," which looked like it was going to do well. And you actually predicted between $40 and $50 million. Ka-ching.
SIGESMUND: Exactly.
O'BRIEN: How well did you -- what was that final number, 49.7?
SIGESMUND: Yes, 49.7. And the thing -- the beauty...
O'BRIEN: You are so smart.
BOROWITZ: Nostradamus.
SIGESMUND: Yes, exactly. The beauty of it, Miramax this time -- you know, this is the third in the series. No one really expected it was going to do better than the first or the second's opening weekend. But the trick was they made it PG-13, different from No. 1 and different from No. 2, which were both rated R.
So many kids have seen these movies on video with their parents that they were just ready to see the third one on opening night.
O'BRIEN: A lot (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SIGESMUND: And the fact that it was PG-13, not quite as gross and graphic, just made huge money for Miramax.
O'BRIEN: Here is where Nostradamus was a little off. In the cut, you said, oh, Meg Ryan's movie is going to do just fine.
SIGESMUND: Sorry.
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: You know what? I was wrong. It didn't open wide. It opened in only selected theaters, so...
O'BRIEN: And Angelina Jolie as well.
SIGESMUND: And Angelina Jolie's movie did not do well.
(CROSSTALK)
TOURE: And what happened to the Clint Eastwood movie?
O'BRIEN: "Mystic River?"
SIGESMUND: That's doing OK. That was No. 5.
TOURE: Fifth there?
SIGESMUND: Yes. No, but they're actually still expanding that movie.
BOROWITZ: Angelina Jolie's movie, as the U.N. aid worker, shockingly did not do well. I was surprised by that. I think maybe it's time for her to go back to getting tattoos and making out with her (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
O'BRIEN: Seems to work better with the audience is all I'll say.
BOROWITZ: Yes, it (UNINTELLIGIBLE) for me, I can say.
O'BRIEN: I'm still inspired by her. Andy Borowitz and B.J. Sigesmund and Toure, you guys, as always, thanks so much.
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Aired October 27, 2003 - 07:51 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 the ever popular segment, "90-Second Pop." The gang is all here this morning. Humorist Andy Borowitz joins us. Toure, the contributing editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine joins us. And B.J. Sigesmund, the staff editor for "US Weekly" is also here.
Good morning -- stop. Nice to have you.
TOURE, "ROLLING STONE" MAGAZINE: Good morning.
O'BRIEN: He's laughing at me. Inside joke.
All right, let's begin, because we don't have a ton of time this morning.
What's with all these shows about rich kids and the struggles that they have?
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Well, they're...
O'BRIEN: It's so sad.
BOROWITZ: We have to make a distinction.
O'BRIEN: Tissue please, Bruce (ph).
BOROWITZ: We have to make a distinction. There are shows about rich kids like the O.C. (ph), and then there are shows about name brands like Johnson & Johnson and Hilton and all of these shows.
O'BRIEN: Right.
BOROWITZ: But young -- you know, young and rich, rich girls.
O'BRIEN: These are not trust fund kids. These are like they're going to inherit billions of dollars.
TOURE: Yes.
BOROWITZ: This is almost product placement. I mean, at this point, it's like, you know, you have a choice of either naming a stadium or getting your child on a reality show. But I think we're fascinated with the super rich.
O'BRIEN: "Born Rich" is the first one.
TOURE: I mean, we are fascinated by these kids, and we can look at them and revile them, pity them, look down on them. Like, I mean, I don't know what I'm going to get out of this. I might hate it and, like, spit on them. I might love it and think it's so funny.
B.J. SIGESMUND, "US WEEKLY: And (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and it's somewhat surprising, too, someone like Ivanta Trump (ph), who is featured on...
O'BRIEN: Who is this "Born Rich."
SIGESMUND: ... "Born Rich." She actually comes off very well. Surprisingly, she...
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: Yes. And she speaks with her dad everyday. She has a good head on her shoulders. So, it teaches you things about these kids, too.
O'BRIEN: Some of these...
TOURE: I want to...
O'BRIEN: Some of them seem very sad actually. I mean, like, their parents don't care for them.
TOURE: I want to see the one who sued to try to get off of it. Like, what does he have to say that he's so mad about?
BOROWITZ: My favorite is Ally Hilfiger, because she had a quote where she said, just because we're rich doesn't mean that we're not good people, which is exactly what Uday Hussein said. So, interesting hearing that on the show.
O'BRIEN: Then there is "Rich Girls."
SIGESMUND: Right. That's the one with Ally Hilfiger and Jamie Gleicher, her best friend, Ally, is, of course, Tommy's daughter.
O'BRIEN: Right. And they just sort of followed them around shopping...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: A lot of shopping.
SIGESMUND: Thinking about the prom and that kind of thing. They have no dignity, and Jamie Gleicher talks about wanting to loser her virginity on prom night, and then she asks her mom, Mom, what was your prom night like? And this middle-aged woman starts talking about her prom night, and she can't remember if she lost her virginity that night or not.
TOURE: I mean, the thing is that class if the last taboo, right? We can talk about race, we can talk about sex, but we cannot talk about class. So here -- I mean, the HBO show will get into those issues. The MTV show is just going to cut these girls down, and were going to laugh at them, and it will be fun.
O'BRIEN: Which we love to do.
Let's, B.J., talk about the box office. We spoke before the weekend...
SIGESMUND: Right.
O'BRIEN: ... about "Scary Movie 3," which looked like it was going to do well. And you actually predicted between $40 and $50 million. Ka-ching.
SIGESMUND: Exactly.
O'BRIEN: How well did you -- what was that final number, 49.7?
SIGESMUND: Yes, 49.7. And the thing -- the beauty...
O'BRIEN: You are so smart.
BOROWITZ: Nostradamus.
SIGESMUND: Yes, exactly. The beauty of it, Miramax this time -- you know, this is the third in the series. No one really expected it was going to do better than the first or the second's opening weekend. But the trick was they made it PG-13, different from No. 1 and different from No. 2, which were both rated R.
So many kids have seen these movies on video with their parents that they were just ready to see the third one on opening night.
O'BRIEN: A lot (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SIGESMUND: And the fact that it was PG-13, not quite as gross and graphic, just made huge money for Miramax.
O'BRIEN: Here is where Nostradamus was a little off. In the cut, you said, oh, Meg Ryan's movie is going to do just fine.
SIGESMUND: Sorry.
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: You know what? I was wrong. It didn't open wide. It opened in only selected theaters, so...
O'BRIEN: And Angelina Jolie as well.
SIGESMUND: And Angelina Jolie's movie did not do well.
(CROSSTALK)
TOURE: And what happened to the Clint Eastwood movie?
O'BRIEN: "Mystic River?"
SIGESMUND: That's doing OK. That was No. 5.
TOURE: Fifth there?
SIGESMUND: Yes. No, but they're actually still expanding that movie.
BOROWITZ: Angelina Jolie's movie, as the U.N. aid worker, shockingly did not do well. I was surprised by that. I think maybe it's time for her to go back to getting tattoos and making out with her (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
O'BRIEN: Seems to work better with the audience is all I'll say.
BOROWITZ: Yes, it (UNINTELLIGIBLE) for me, I can say.
O'BRIEN: I'm still inspired by her. Andy Borowitz and B.J. Sigesmund and Toure, you guys, as always, thanks so much.
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