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Schmoopie · 10-04-2008, 05:52 AM

I've been reading a lot about Jerry Seinfeld lately and I've learned a lot, but I've also realized that it bothers me when I read certain things about him; particularly about how rich he is. I can't figure out why it would bother me at all, but it does. I just finished a biography on Jerry that goes into great detail about how much money he made later on and so forth.

I just wondered if anyone feels uncomfortable finding out things about their favorite stars that they would rather not know. I would just want to know about Jerry's early beginnings and his projects and so forth and not about how much money he makes. What I really like to read about is his relationship with his wife and children. For some reason, that makes him seem more down to earth to me, rather than his millionaire status. Sure he makes an insane amount of money, but if you look at his early beginnings, he worked pretty hard to make a name for himself.

I found an article the other day from 2007 that was supposed to be about "Bee Movie" but the majority of it harped on how much money he makes.

Andrea

sunshinefizzy · 10-04-2008, 02:54 PM

I hear ya. It's hard when you grow to admire someone so much and you hear someone else just talking smack about them. It's like if someone said offensive things to my grandma, ya know???

Like John Ritter for example, whenever I would talk about how sad I felt when he died or just talking about Three's Company (I got criticized for "obsessing" with the show, too) some people were like, "Chelsea, you didn't even know him." or "That show is stupid. All he does is trip over himself."

Whatever!!!

dawsongirl · 10-06-2008, 02:07 AM

Yeah...I've had things downright piss me off. Not people saying disparaging things, but stuff that's likely true that I consider bad behavior or something. Makes me mad at the star for doing it in the first place.

Schmoopie · 10-06-2008, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sunshinefizzy

Like John Ritter for example, whenever I would talk about how sad I felt when he died or just talking about Three's Company (I got criticized for "obsessing" with the show, too) some people were like, "Chelsea, you didn't even know him." or "That show is stupid. All he does is trip over himself."
Whatever!!!

Oh I hate that! I get all excited talking about some celebrity and someone just crushes it! The person who said that to you about John Ritter sounds like an idiot. Of course he trips over himself! That was what made Jack Tripper so funny!

I guess they've never seen anything else that John Ritter's been in, huh?

I have a friend at work who cannot stand Jerry Seinfeld so whenever I bring him up, she always has something critical to say. Who wants to hear that? I don't criticize her choice of TV shows or movies. I just sit there and listen and think to myself

Andrea

sunshinefizzy · 10-06-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Oh I hate that! I get all excited talking about some celebrity and someone just crushes it! The person who said that to you about John Ritter sounds like an idiot. Of course he trips over himself! That was what made Jack Tripper so funny!

I guess they've never seen anything else that John Ritter's been in, huh?

I have a friend at work who cannot stand Jerry Seinfeld so whenever I bring him up, she always has something critical to say. Who wants to hear that? I don't criticize her choice of TV shows or movies. I just sit there and listen and think to myself

Andrea

That's what I said to my friend who said those kind of things. Nothing pisses them off more than when you say stuff like that right back at them.

70s show watcher · 10-06-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Oh I hate that! I get all excited talking about some celebrity and someone just crushes it! The person who said that to you about John Ritter sounds like an idiot. Of course he trips over himself! That was what made Jack Tripper so funny!

I guess they've never seen anything else that John Ritter's been in, huh?

I have a friend at work who cannot stand Jerry Seinfeld so whenever I bring him up, she always has something critical to say. Who wants to hear that? I don't criticize her choice of TV shows or movies. I just sit there and listen and think to myself

Andrea

i have i seinfeld story too this happenend before the days of endless seinfeld reruns and dvds my mother sister and myself had been out running errends all day and we were going to go and eat dinner before going home and one of us asked my mother were do you want to eat dinner and my mother says i think we should just order a pizza its dark its getting late and im tired and want to go home and i said thats ok with me if we get home i wont miss seinfeld tonight where my sister turns to me for no reason at all and says oh you and that jerry sienfeld that all i eever hear sienfeld this seinfeld that . now keepp in mind that jerry seinfeld had not come up in converseation at alll during the 7 hours that we had been out and that as much as as i like jerry and his show it was really no big deal to go to dinner and miss it one week but when my sister said what she said i asked her if she would like me to start talking about how she just had to watch all my children every day ? it worked she said nothing the rest of the way home.

MikeLutton · 10-06-2008, 07:32 PM

my family friends use yell at me for obcessing with tv 2 happy days threes company etc i use listen tothe songs a lot i was young paying tribute to my favorite shows. people got no commen sense or no feelings

tv star collector · 10-06-2008, 07:46 PM

I remember when my older sister lamented that Hollywood's glamour was gone.
In the 1940s and 1950s (and even the 1960s and '70s) we didn't know every
little detail about every star's personal life. Or, to put it another way,
John Lennon once said that he didn't believe in people putting stars on a
pedestal--because as soon as you put 'em up there, someone tries to knock
'em off!

10-04-2008, 05:52 AM	#1
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Does it bother you when you hear things about your favorite star? I've been reading a lot about Jerry Seinfeld lately and I've learned a lot, but I've also realized that it bothers me when I read certain things about him; particularly about how rich he is. I can't figure out why it would bother me at all, but it does. I just finished a biography on Jerry that goes into great detail about how much money he made later on and so forth. I just wondered if anyone feels uncomfortable finding out things about their favorite stars that they would rather not know. I would just want to know about Jerry's early beginnings and his projects and so forth and not about how much money he makes. What I really like to read about is his relationship with his wife and children. For some reason, that makes him seem more down to earth to me, rather than his millionaire status. Sure he makes an insane amount of money, but if you look at his early beginnings, he worked pretty hard to make a name for himself. I found an article the other day from 2007 that was supposed to be about "Bee Movie" but the majority of it harped on how much money he makes. Andrea
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10-06-2008, 07:32 PM	#7
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10-04-2008, 02:54 PM	#2
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	I hear ya. It's hard when you grow to admire someone so much and you hear someone else just talking smack about them. It's like if someone said offensive things to my grandma, ya know??? Like John Ritter for example, whenever I would talk about how sad I felt when he died or just talking about Three's Company (I got criticized for "obsessing" with the show, too) some people were like, "Chelsea, you didn't even know him." or "That show is stupid. All he does is trip over himself." Whatever!!!

10-06-2008, 02:07 AM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Yeah...I've had things downright piss me off. Not people saying disparaging things, but stuff that's likely true that I consider bad behavior or something. Makes me mad at the star for doing it in the first place.

10-06-2008, 07:46 PM	#8
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	I remember when my older sister lamented that Hollywood's glamour was gone. In the 1940s and 1950s (and even the 1960s and '70s) we didn't know every little detail about every star's personal life. Or, to put it another way, John Lennon once said that he didn't believe in people putting stars on a pedestal--because as soon as you put 'em up there, someone tries to knock 'em off!