Weeble ([info]clockworksaint) wrote,
@ 2008-10-29 19:02:00
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Bizarre priorities
You wouldn't have thought that given the ongoing economic turmoil and the upcoming US election that we would have a shortage of news. And yet the big story seems to be all about Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross. In short: they have a comedy show on BBC Radio, they were going to interview Andrew Sachs, but he couldn't make it, so they called his home phone and when it went to the answering machine they left a message which spiralled out of control. You can hear the result on YouTube. It was funny, rude and completely inappropriate. I think they stepped over the line, but then again, they're comedians. It's hardly unexpected. It probably wouldn't even make it into the top 100 list of unacceptable things celebrities have done on-air. What I do not understand is the media and political furore.

As I write, this is still the top story on the BBC News website. Brand was forced to resign and Ross is suspended. Questions were asked in parliament. Doesn't parliament have anything better to do? Why wasn't there this level of attention when Brand prank-called a police station? In my mind that's far more serious. The whole fuss seems ludicrous.

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[info]rose_kolodny
2008-10-29 09:25 pm UTC (link)
I was more annoyed when he was prank calling the police and thought that he should have been sacked then.

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[info]hubcap_reloaded
2008-10-29 10:47 pm UTC (link)
I mostly agree with your analysis. There's a huge fuss being made about something which, at the time of airing, no-one cared about - a week later it turned into a huge news story when, as you say, Brand had arguably done worse before.

Then again, it did bring the lady Georgina, aka Voluptua, to Ailsa and I' attention. Phwoar, etc.

George Q

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[info]engine_unbound
2008-10-30 12:10 am UTC (link)
Dude, questions were asked in parliament about Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother. We had EIGHT FUCKING MONTHS of Madeleine McCann headlines. Since when over the last fifteen years has relevance or import played any role in how long and how loud the media shout about inconsequentialities? Welcome to A Modern Britain!

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[info]ms_medea
2008-10-30 10:28 am UTC (link)
I kinda love Russell Brand. In a "please brush your hair" kinda way.

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[info]honeypossum
2008-10-30 10:30 am UTC (link)
It gives us something to focus on that isn't impending financial meltdown. When you're facing open heart surgery, a broken toe takes the mind off it...

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[info]fithefaerie
2008-10-30 11:26 am UTC (link)
"Why wasn't there this level of attention when Brand prank-called a police station? "

because ross hadn't just released a book then?

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