A FEW POP QUESTIONS TO PONDER ON A HOT SUMMER DAY
By JOHN YOUNGREN
My meandering mind on a summer day.
So, is it just me, or…
Doesn't it seem like "Sex & The City" gets an inordinate amount of hype?
Isn't Ann Curry the single most embarrassing (and inept) morning television personality since Barney?
Isn't it great news that "Felicity," "Sports Night" and "Once & Again" will be coming to DVD?
Do you already miss "Felicity?"
Don't you just love boxed DVD sets?
Does anyone miss the irony of ex-"NYPD Blue" star Kim Delaney joining ex-"NYPD Blue" star David Caruso on the new crime drama "CSI: Miami?"
Does anyone else realize how really well crafted those first 2-3 seasons of "M*A*S*H" really were?
When did we all just give up on "The Real World?"
Wasn't it nice to see Robin Williams working the stage again?
Doesn't the new David E. Kelley show on Fox -- "Girls Club" -- sound a lot like "Ally McBeal x 3?"
If VH-1 is talking mojo, are they sure they want to rate Britney ahead of Cher and J Lo ahead of Madonna?
Aren't the Counting Crows one of the great (and arguably underrated) pop bands of the past decade?
Aren't the Red Hot Chili Peppers one of the great overrated rock bands of the past 10 years?
Isn't "The View" one of the most overrated pieces of shit TV you've ever seen?
Was anyone really surprised when "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" failed to keep viewers, given that it was on 43 hours a week at the end?
Doesn't it seem like Harrison Ford is already too old to play Indiana Jones?
Why, if this Simon fellow is really such a pain, is everyone talking about "American Idol?"
Wouldn't it be nice if Matt Lauer just let his hair grow in a little bit?
If the lovely and talented Jennifer Garner can get nominated for an Emmy for "Alias," why not the lovely and talented Sarah Michelle Gellar for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?"
Does "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" just get dissed because everybody thinks it's a show with a stupid name?
Don't you think anyone who uses the word "dissed" is pretty much an idiot?
Does anyone really care than Angelina broke up with Billy Bob?
Wouldn't you have broken up with someone named Billy Bob?
Doesn't Tom Hanks seem like a nice guy?
Doesn't Tom Brokaw seem like a nice guy?
Doesn't Tom Cruise seem like a nice guy?
Doesn't Tom Green seem like a jackass?
Does "ER" pretty much suck these days -- especially if you compare it to one of those old episodes in syndication?
Didn't the Who finally really sell out by going on tour about 12 minutes after John Entwistle died?
Does Will Smith seem like a fun guy to grab a few beers with?
Has Kevin Costner's time passed us by?
Has Kevin Costner's time passed him by?
Does "Speed" seem like a period piece?
Is Shannen Doherty's departure from "Charmed" only proving my thesis that her shows suck once she's forced to leave them (witness later years of "Beverly Hills 90210").
Does it seem like Dana Carvey should just give up on movies and go back to "Saturday Night Live?"
Why is the Dave Matthews Band regarded as consistently great when Hootie & The Blowfish are considered has-beens?
Isn't it about time for another "Hootie" album?
Did no one but me read "Bookends" by Jane Green -- the first "Pop Stew" proposed book club entry?
Aren't book clubs pretty much a pain in the ass?
Isn't Sharon Stone a lot bigger star then her one hit movie -- "Basic Instinct" -- would seem to indicate?
If you were going to do the audio commentary on a DVD, wouldn't you watch the damn movie first to refresh your memory?
Does Sheryl Crow seem too good-looking to be as talented as she is?
Does George W. Bush look like he just got hit in the head with a flying safe marked "ACME" on the side?
Did Paul McCartney suddenly become a Beatle again?
Is Austin Powers an incredible example of one (admittedly great) joke carrying three movies?
Well?
I don't know. Maybe it is just me.
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