tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218032304234379989.post126325234909940591..comments2023-09-04T08:54:06.402-07:00Comments on Stop Ben Lyons!: At the Movies - Lyons vs. Critical standardsScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534672945058769050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218032304234379989.post-4349359438465056042009-03-30T12:45:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:45:00.000-07:00He is so inane, so full of what I call "mediababbl...He is so inane, so full of what I call "mediababble" and everything he says is so free from actual information, he makes Dr. Phil look like a professional and intellectual. He is what you get in a culture of "infotainment". <BR/><BR/>He's also exactly what you get in a culture of the "media personality". You can be a "media personality", yes, but you have to be something first. You have to be a film critic, a psychiatrist, a DJ, a journalist, an activist, an educator, an actor/actress or even a model first. You cannot be famous and on TV for absolutely nothing. <BR/><BR/>Ben is the male Jade Goody, the film critic version of Dr. Phil and Paris Hilton sans the money and little dog.Agathanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218032304234379989.post-85973967073005939062009-03-30T12:35:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:35:00.000-07:00Like Roger Ebert said, "You gotta be really someth...Like Roger Ebert said, "You gotta be really something for the LATimes to write an article like that."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Benny Boy is really, really something.Agathanoreply@blogger.com