A note on pop culture

[azurelunatic]

I don't watch award shows, neither the Oscars nor the Academy Awards. I can barely tell which show is which. I am vaguely certain that one of them or the other is the Golden Globe, but fuck me if I know which.

Since I grew up sans TV, much of pop culture looks vaguely alike and vaguely boring. I can't tell any of the members of Boyband Du Jour apart, and I think that Britney Spears is pretty hot wearing that snake in that one thing, or at least she would be if she spelled better. I only know her name because it has been talked about so many times that I can't help but remember it. That Idiot Shawn was aghast that I did not know who Sean Connery was. (He asked me something about him, and I answered, "Who's that?" He asked me if I knew who Sean Connery was. I said no. I was technically lying -- I was vaguely sure that he was some famous actor or other.)

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[grifyn.livejournal.com]

I don't care much for awards shows. Or the post-award shows. Or the pre-award shows. Or the commentary the next morning about the previous night's award shows. Or what so-and-so wore to the freakin' awards show, or who they were with. The last time I watched the Academy Awards with any real interest was when Silence of the Lambs was nominated for everything, because I was fascinated with all things Thomas Harris. I don't even remember what year that was. '94 or '95, I think.

[azurelunatic]

I'm hoping that Lord of the Rings will get awardage, but then I don't know what it's up against.