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Has Morrissey got it spot on about the British media.
Very eye opening that we live in world that revolves around Big Brother,unlike any other country but we don't talk about the war and other important issues.
http://www.gigwise.com/news/93821/morrissey-says-robin-williams-death-overshadowed-lauren-bacalls
http://www.gigwise.com/news/93821/morrissey-says-robin-williams-death-overshadowed-lauren-bacalls
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As for reality tv, I hate the effect it has had on young people in this country but I guess that is another thread.
No it doesn't
Yes we do.
Morrissey, as usual, is showing what an out of touch **** he is.
Unlucky for him then that most people realise what an insufferable bore he is, so ignore the twerp and his pretentious rambling.
The world doesn't revolve around Big Brother, and there is a lot of talk about the war and other issues.
Morrissey is just an outspoken numpty, still trying desperately to be edgy and relevant. What about when he said meat eaters were as bad as paedophiles? And regarding that particular piece you posted - don't get me wrong, I adored Lauren Bacall, but yes, the suicide of a popular film star IS going to overshadow the death of a much older actor, who had not been in the public eye for one time.
Some papers just don't do news. On the morning after the terrible news from Rotherham, almost all the papers had it as front page news but the only item on the front of the Daily Star (yes, OK, I know) was about Big Brother and White Dee.
Spot on! I can't believe people still buy newspapers in this day and age.
Spot on.
You know last night an an example channel 4s old flagship current affairs show that has been shortened to half an hour from one hour cutting edge ,done a show on "superstar pets" channel 4s cutting edge is fast becoming a joke as a serious investigative programme. Dumbed down you bet.
You have not been listening with respect i suggest.;-)
I personally don't understand where all this obsession with so-called 'celebrities' came from. Is there anywhere else as obsessed with these desperate, media **** as the UK?
Channel 5 and ITV seem the biggest offenders, followed by Channel 4
Possibly, but most of us have also got it spot-on about Morrissey: can't sing and takes himself far, far too seriously.
Argeed we all are all going to die at some point and the best we can hope for is that like Bacall and Attenborough we live to a ripe old age, achieve much professionally and don't suffer too much in dying. Robin Williams's death is more talked about because it was shocking and sad - a man who probably cheered many people up with his work was unable to pick himself up during a black mood.
Morrisey sadly as per bloody usual is not seeing the wood for the trees here - Bacall and Attenborough are no less valued than Williams but what interests people about Williams is understanding the demons that drove him to take his own life and as with the death of any troubled celeb the important thing is that it gets people talking about them (the demons that is not the celebs).
Possibly dear Stephen is too self obsessed or too addicted to tub-thumping in general (zealot or publicity junkie or some combination of both - take your pick as to motivation here) to understand that actually depression is not in the same category as Big Brother (although BB has had winners that include a transsexual and a tourette's suffer so arguably has possibly contributed something to understanding those issues) it is something that one in three people will suffer from at some point in their lives and if 'celeb obsessed' culture gets people talking about it and promotes understanding of it this is actually a GOOD thing. War is important to talk about but in the UK then depression is more likely to kill you than war which in a sense makes it more important.
No neither do i serious documentaries seem to have given sway to trash "cutting edge" last night was a good example.
Its cheap TV is the only reason i can think of and people in the UK seem quite content to sit and consume this cr-p, they really cannot be asked to watch television that challenges their thinking.
Its certainly dumbing down,which is now why my TV hardly ever goes on and i prefer listening to LBC radio. For any meaningful dialogue.
Channel 5,ITV and Channel 5 are definitely the main offenders even BBC three tends to have a better output then those 3.:(
Morrissey makes some good points if people could only forget who it was saying them,and concentrate on their content.
I think it would take a professor in Physcology to come up with a theory to explain peoples obsession with celebrity these days.
When a famous person takes their own life rather than dying of natural causes like the other two, THAT is the news story.
It's just Morrissey spouting his usual rubbish.
All of post: Exactly.