Celebrity news looked like that for me since I was a kid lol. I never understood how people are supposed to know celebrities and be attracted by such headlines.
As a kid, I also liked to do crosswords, but I rarely could complete them, because they always asked things about celebrities. I hated it so much.
Same. I remember trying to do crossword puzzles, and half of them were like, “Name of the actress who played X in the 90s series title.”
Me: Hell if I know… name of a purple crystal used for jewelry and home decorations? oh yeah, I know this one!"
I’ve never cared about celebrity news for the sake of celebrity news, but I’ve found I very much care about the actual creation of the art that I like.
That means sometimes I know about the relationship history of the songwriters whose albums I listen to, knowing that a post-divorce album might explore those themes. Same with when a standup comedian I like becomes a parent, knowing that the observational humor may shift as a result.
For television and film, I know who’s signing deals with who, which actors and directors like working with each other, what some prior screenwriter was doing before the current project, which studios have reputations for interfering with the artistic vision, which directors and producers have reputations for mismanaging resources, which characters had to be written off of shows for off-set reasons, etc., because it all affects the end product.
For sports, some of the off-field drama can affect the on-field product (suspensions or personnel movement for non-sports reasons, weird health conspiracy theories affecting one’s return from injured status).
So I don’t really mess with celebrity gossip in itself, but I do follow industry news in television, film, music, the sports I like, and any other entertainment I enjoy.
I’ve found I very much care about the actual creation of the art that I like.
I totally get that. I think it’s like that for a lot of people.
Sad thing is, there’s a bunch of folks out there that aren’t all that deep. So “pretty people doing pretty people things” is about the level of involvement there. There’s probably an escapism/fantasy element there too, which may explain why we have people that are famous for being famous.
Celebrity news looked like that for me since I was a kid lol. I never understood how people are supposed to know celebrities and be attracted by such headlines.
As a kid, I also liked to do crosswords, but I rarely could complete them, because they always asked things about celebrities. I hated it so much.
Same. I remember trying to do crossword puzzles, and half of them were like, “Name of the actress who played X in the 90s series title.” Me: Hell if I know… name of a purple crystal used for jewelry and home decorations? oh yeah, I know this one!"
I’ve never cared about celebrity news for the sake of celebrity news, but I’ve found I very much care about the actual creation of the art that I like.
That means sometimes I know about the relationship history of the songwriters whose albums I listen to, knowing that a post-divorce album might explore those themes. Same with when a standup comedian I like becomes a parent, knowing that the observational humor may shift as a result.
For television and film, I know who’s signing deals with who, which actors and directors like working with each other, what some prior screenwriter was doing before the current project, which studios have reputations for interfering with the artistic vision, which directors and producers have reputations for mismanaging resources, which characters had to be written off of shows for off-set reasons, etc., because it all affects the end product.
For sports, some of the off-field drama can affect the on-field product (suspensions or personnel movement for non-sports reasons, weird health conspiracy theories affecting one’s return from injured status).
So I don’t really mess with celebrity gossip in itself, but I do follow industry news in television, film, music, the sports I like, and any other entertainment I enjoy.
I totally get that. I think it’s like that for a lot of people.
Sad thing is, there’s a bunch of folks out there that aren’t all that deep. So “pretty people doing pretty people things” is about the level of involvement there. There’s probably an escapism/fantasy element there too, which may explain why we have people that are famous for being famous.
I would be so much more impressive at jeopardy if it wasn’t for all the celebrity questions!