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Things I Hate About TV: stupid breaking news on gossip shows

by Bob Sassone, posted Feb 23rd 2006 8:13AM

What is it with shows like Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, and Access Hollywood, breaking news stories that not only aren't breaking, they're not news and they're not stories. For example: ET has the habit, every year at this time, of saying, "Breaking News! ET has learned that Cameron Diaz will be a presenter at this year's Oscars!" How the hell is this news? That a star is going to be a presenter? And they do it almost every episode, for about two weeks leading up to the awards show.

A celeb deciding to go to an awards show is not news. Now, maybe if Cameron Diaz decided to boycott the Oscars, and picketed the red carpet dressed like a giant chicken, that would be news. But don't tell me that there's this incredible news breaking that she's going to be a presenter.

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Jason Simmons

I don't particularly like these shows either and I thought I was the ONLY ONE, who got annoyed with these "breaking news" annoucements! :0)

I think they're not only annoying, but silly.

Breaking news is the War in Iraq--not whether or not a celebrity is wearing Armani or GUCCI on the Red Carpet!

Although, one must consider that these "breaking news" annoucements are "breaking news" in the sense that they're supposed to be celebrity news shows, so it only makes sense that "E! Tonight" won't be covering any serious issues such as the War in Iraq.

However, it would be humorous if they said, "Such and such is wearing an Armani jumpsuit, while volunteering for an environmentalist group in Siberia!"

February 24 2006 at 5:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AR

It's time to look at the man in the mirror if you waste your time watching these shows in the first place.

February 23 2006 at 9:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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