Is it just me, or is pop culture even more derivative than usual this summer?
There's the new crop of reality TV shows like "The Next Food Network Star" and "I Want to be a Hilton," which pretty well finishes saturating the "Apprentice" knockoff market. And if that isn't enough, there's also "Hogan Knows Best," featuring washed-up pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, and "Being Bobby Brown," featuring washed-up singer Bobby Brown. (I thought reality celebrities were the D-list, but apparently the D-list sees reality celebrity-dom as a step up.)
And then there's the top ten movies at the box office last week. The top five, and seven of the top ten, are sequels, remakes, or TV tie-ins:
"Batman Begins"
"Bewitched"
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
"Herbie: Fully Loaded"
"Land of the Dead"
"Madagascar"
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"
"The Longest Yard"
"Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D"
"Cinderella Man"
And what are the big summer movies being hyped right now? "War of the Worlds" comes out this weekend; "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" opens July 15; and "Dukes of Hazzard" is out August 5.
It's almost enough to make me excited about "Wedding Crashers." Almost.
Posted by bkeefer at June 28, 2005 09:31 PM