Twilight and Jonas Brothers: A rant

[rabcarl]

Topic: How have we regressed in our evolution as a species that we have been reduced to screaming and going crazy over such talentless trash while there are authors/musicians/what have you with REAL talent struggling to make a living while the sensationalized figureheads of stupidity rake in the dough?

Discuss.

[naut]

In regard to the popularity of Twilight/JB:

IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but "pervades and regulates the whole." He has the last word in everything; his decision is unappealable. He sets the fashions and opinion of taste, dictates the limitations of speech and circumscribes conduct with a dead-line.

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On a separate note you know that complaining about them just gives them more coverage? Best to ignore that stuff.

[rabcarl]

Yeah I know it's just a catalyst for amusing conversation.

[naut]

Yeah I know it's just a catalyst for amusing conversation.

I don't feel we've regressed. Objectionable stuff always gets air-time. Most of the people who like both are 12 year old girls. And well, they're 12.

[CountArach]

In regard to the popularity of Twilight/JB:

Another fan of The Devil's Dictionary

And yeah Twilight annoys me - but mostly because the idea of the vampire presented in it is so at odds with what my own notions of it are.

[AggonyDuck]

Topic: How have we regressed in our evolution as a species that we have been reduced to screaming and going crazy over such talentless trash while there are authors/musicians/what have you with REAL talent struggling to make a living while the sensationalized figureheads of stupidity rake in the dough?

Discuss.

Meh! That some people are raking in the dough by targetting teenage girls or younger isn't anything new. It's a massive market section, that's relatively easy to both manipulate and predict. As far as I think, we haven't really had any major degeneration of talent in the groups that are targetting the demographic group in question.

As to people with real talent not breaking through, sadly talent that isn't easy to market will remain outside the commercial meanstream.

[miotas]

Well you have just improved their coverage because this is the first that I've heard of the Jonas Brothers(are you secretly their agent?) and the first I heard of the twilight novels was a few months ago when my little sister mentioned that she is reading them. Are they really that popular, and is it a bad thing that kids are getting into reading? Many criticised the Harry Potter books in the same way, and while I agree that they aren't as good as they were hyped up to be, I still quite enjoyed reading them and I think its good that so many kids have started reading because of them.

What I always say to those who complain about TV shows they don't like is; just treat it like big brother, ignore it and it will go away.
I think the same principle applies here.

[miotas]

What I always say to those who complain about TV shows they don't like is; just treat it like big brother, ignore it and it will go away.
I think the same principle applies here.

I have just found out that apparently big brother is still going in other countries, here in Oz it was cancelled because it's a terrible show and no one was watching it. Sorry if I didn't make any sense.

[drone]

If you are annoyed with family members or friends that are really into the pop-pablum de jour, there is really only one way to deal with it. Get photographic evidence of their insanity, and shame them with it 10 years later.

[Beirut]

Topic: How have we regressed in our evolution as a species that we have been reduced to screaming and going crazy over such talentless trash while there are authors/musicians/what have you with REAL talent struggling to make a living while the sensationalized figureheads of stupidity rake in the dough?

Discuss.

Hey, my daughter loves Twillight. She's read the book and seen the movie twice each.

She hates the Jonas Brothers, though.

Most of us were the same at that age. We liked what we liked and that was that. But I never read books as thick as what my kids read when I was their age. I thank J.K. Rowling for their enthusiasm. She deserves every billion she makes for getting an entire planet's children reading.

[Viking]

The names ring a bell, but nothing else.

/meh

[Husar]

What is this Jonas Brothers?

[MerlinusCDXX]

I wouldn't worry too much about phenomena like these "Jonas Brothers". They will go the way of the "boy bands" of the late '80's and early '90's. When they get too old and start looking decidedly adult-like, their "careers" in the bubble-gum pop music industry will be over. One can only hope, for their sake, that their mentors, managers and what have you have given them the sound advice of translating their musical or acting ability into something that works in the adult world. We've seen this all before. What you are looking at here is basically some "good looking" children that have been exploited by the entertainment industry to gain ludicrous profits at the expense of the parents of "tweens". If this is anything like the boy bands I mentioned earlier, what you will see is kids who were told they could do "anything" being washed-up by the time they reach 25 years of age, unless they developed their skills to be able to compete in the adult job market.

[Hooahguy]

What is this Jonas Brothers?

demons out to corrupt the minds of girls and to make them not want to get laid with any guys that they actually know. rather, because these demons have corrupted the minds of these girls, the girls would much rather sleep with these demons than anyone else.

[Ramses II CP]

This isn't new, this is human nature. The pursuit of the fad is an unavoidable characteristic of social animals. See: The Beatles.

...although I do find it quite amusing how many MILFs I know moon over the Twilight books. Makes me wonder if I shouldn't have avoided getting a tan this summer.

[caravel]

What is this Jonas Brothers?

[Caius]

Those guys can't beat the 80's. Not worthy talking about them.