There are some things I just don't "get" what all the hype is about. Here are just a few:
- Rascal Flatts I love country music, but don't understand why this group ever got huge much less has remained big all these years. I can NOT stand them. The lead singer, to me, sounds like he is whining as he sings. His voice, quite frankly, annoys me. Why do people like hearing a whiny voice? He isn't the only male singer out there with that whiny tone. I'm sick of it. I like a man, who, when he sings, sounds like a man! This doesn't mean I don't like tenors. For example, I do like Vince Gill.
- Modern Family This show has been one of the biggest hyped and best reviewed shows for the last year and a half. I have tried to watch it. I first tried to watch it on the night it premiered. I found it very UNfunny so I changed the channel 20 minutes in. I've tried on a couple more occasions since as well just in case I missed something. IMHO, the show sucks. It just isn't funny. I don't "get" why people think it is all that. I feel like I'm seriously missing something.
- Avatar I finally saw this movie over Christmas. While the graphics and special effects were outstanding, the movie itself fell flat and boring for me. I didn't get the whole point of it other than to throw an outsider into a new environment without the best intentions, have the person fall in love, and realize they needed to go up against those he previously worked for before. This same movie has been done time and again in different contexts. I didn't think it worked in this movie. I don't "get" why my parents and others thought that movie was awesome. I started playing on my computer in the middle of it because I was so bored.
- Justin Bieber I guess I'm not supposed to "get" this one because I'm not 12, but I really don't understand all the hype and interest in him. He is 16 and sounds like he is a 12 year old boy when singing. There are much better voices and talents out there. He's lame, IMO.
- Michael Jackson I remember in the 80s when Michael Jackson got huge. I was a fan and had a poster of him in my room. (This was after "Thriller" came out.) I thought he was great. His next album, "Bad", I wasn't interested in and didn't really like the music. In fact, other than one or two songs after "Thriller", I didn't like much of what he released. I think he was way over-hyped. He wasn't especially talented--not more so than many other artists out there. He was just great and hyping himself. After all, he dubbed himself the King of Pop. I honestly don't think he was. He stirred up the crowds and publicity. In fact, many kids in the US, until recently, had never even heard his music or heard of him. It wasn't until he died that the hype elevated again and I would hear people go on and on about how great he was. Really? Honestly? No. I think not. I just don't "get" it. He was talented, but no more than many others out there. He just knew how to work the publicity machine.
- Twitter I kept hearing all about Twitter so I tried it. It bored me. The only thing to do there is post status updates and track other peoples feeds. Boring! I cancelled my account 3 weeks later.
