tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post8557849833516655061..comments2023-10-16T03:22:53.475-07:00Comments on Celebri-spiralâ„¢: Enough Already: March 12, 2007: Is Katie a Victim of Celebri-spiral Withdrawal?Dave Singletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05954530891325716845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post-4641458306953284922007-03-14T20:57:00.000-07:002007-03-14T20:57:00.000-07:00Katie should just cut to the chase, travel to Iraq...Katie should just cut to the chase, travel to Iraq and get her head blown off in a roadside bombing. That will perk (no pun intended) up the ratings in no time. Just the real-time, live combination plastic surgery and colon exam alone will make American Idol look like that Heather Graham show that got cancelled in the middle of the first episode.Cathleen Rittereiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129333142635675485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post-52191880142735822672007-03-14T11:55:00.000-07:002007-03-14T11:55:00.000-07:00As I may or may not have made clear, I don't watch...As I may or may not have made clear, I don't watch morning talk shows or news shows. In the first place, people should be sleeping when those morning shows are on. And news shows are full of information that can be read, and that don't need accompanying visuals, by and large. Third, I don't own a tv, so whatever I sees, I sees on youtube. <BR/><BR/>Thus, it didn't even gently shake my world that Katie left a morning show to move to a news show, as there was no danger I'd ever see her on either. I DO remember her husband dying of cancer and thinking that was really sad, and her sister,whose name I am forgetting, has someting to do with Virginia politics, and she seemed mroe enlightened than your average Virginia politician (which is to say, not someone who would have had a lot in common with Hitler). <BR/><BR/>Despite this lack of interaction with the Katie, I have heard tale after tale about her cuteness and about how she has nice legs. The legs I will give her. But every photo I've ever seen of her has only been marginally less scary than this one right here. <BR/><BR/>I must say I admire celebrities who have the balls to actually make facial expressions while flashbulbs are popping. Oprah is a grand example of this. Girlfriend could care less what state of contortion she is caught in. Of course, she makes her living not being pretty, per se, but being emotionally available, which requires facial expression. There are countless other celebs who keep their faces in states of botoxed immobility (Nicole Kidman, hello there) and/or wan, vacant smiles (Beyonce, what's up). <BR/><BR/>So I sort of admire Katie's lack of pretension in this photo. But on the other hand, she sort of resembles a deranged clown.Lisa Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256861943989992018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post-70456393498960609092007-03-14T11:03:00.000-07:002007-03-14T11:03:00.000-07:00Matt is totally happy in the fabulous box he's in;...Matt is totally happy in the fabulous box he's in; Katie wanted out. But now it's a different world and different audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post-16633829700356495722007-03-13T11:26:00.001-07:002007-03-13T11:26:00.001-07:00Katie was a celebrity, now she's lost in the moras...Katie was a celebrity, now she's lost in the morass. Sad, but true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post-59067991630039698542007-03-13T11:26:00.000-07:002007-03-13T11:26:00.000-07:00Wow, Suz, I had no idea of the energy behind the K...Wow, Suz, I had no idea of the energy behind the Katie backlash. Here I thought it was one little NY Times reporters in a foul mood, and a gaggle of media pundits looking for a ratings boost.Dave Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954530891325716845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403524674132316677.post-34361485804166063022007-03-12T11:44:00.000-07:002007-03-12T11:44:00.000-07:00Oh C-S...sadly, you are among the last left that h...Oh C-S...sadly, you are among the last left that has any affection towards Ms. Couric. And I think she is well due for this payback. Katie Couric is the David Caruso of network news, delusions of grandeur abound. The reason her popularity soared as it did with Matt, Al and her nemesis, the lovely Ann Curry, is because of one thing: chemistry. It is actually Matt Lauer who made her look good all these years...say what you want about his intelligence and depth, he is a kickass straight man and perfect co-anchor (which I guess makes him the Dennis Franz of network news...). Katie took everyone's career in her greedy little hands when she jumped ship to "make history" at as a nightly news anchor. So now, just as Katie used the media and her crafty handlers to plant stories about her supposed and then actual flight to CBS, her detractors, who are PLENTY, have been waiting patiently for the moment to strike with whispers, planted stories and blind items all their own. So Miss Katie is not perky and perfect--well, you reap what you sow....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645148698246709551noreply@blogger.com