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VH-1 200 Greatest Pop-Culture Icons
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 7:30 pm
by Squirrelygirl
I've heard a lot of promo for VH1's upcoming series "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons", but there's no mention of Al, and no indication on the website that he'll be included. That is just totally, totally wrong.
As a very wise man once queried: "Wazzup with that!?" :whaasup:
sg
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 9:15 pm
by Kevbo1987
I say we get the e-mails going to VH-1, and let them know how upset we are as Al fans. Al belongs on that list, and VH-1 needs to know it.
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:09 pm
by weird_el
It's already set in stone, and frankly it doesn't matter what VH1 thinks. They gone overkill with these insipid lists much like we have with all the polls. It's not long now before we'll see VH1's top 100 VH1 top 100 lists list, or the WOWAY poll for favorite/least favorite WOWAY polls. Enough already!
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:13 pm
by Teh Dingo
And don't forget VH-1's list of top 100 WOWAY polls! Oh, I so hope "Favorite Head" is #1!!!!! :biggrin:
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:15 pm
by TMBJon
And don't forget VH-1's list of top 100 WOWAY polls!
Dave and I were discussing the other day possibilites for The Top 100 Obscure Weird Al Moments on TV with commentary by Emo Philips, Judy Tenuda, and for some reason Mandy Moore.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:26 am
by TMBJon
Anyone seen the list of 200 Icons yet? How many of the Icons has Al parodied or made reference to?
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 5:40 am
by danthefanman
Al should be included! it's the top 200, how can he be that unpopular.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 5:52 am
by danthefanman
With the amount of Al satire on that site, ther is no way they're letting our beloved Al onto either the VMAs or VH1's 200 greatist pop icons. DARN!!!! I hate people who don't like Al just because their minds are corupted by rapcrap.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:01 am
by TMBJon
VH-1 has been very gracious in giving Al airtime. I don't think it's fair to say that the reason he isn't on as much is because they hate him or because they like "rapcrap." It has to do with ratings. What's going to sell better? J.Lo videos or Al videos? It's just what people want to see.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:06 am
by Bruce the Duck
Anyone seen the list of 200 Icons yet? How many of the Icons has Al parodied or made reference to?
funny you should ask. I happen to have the special People magazine featuring the 200 icons right here. People Al has parodied:
Aerosmith
The Beatles
Bono
David Bowie (UHF)
James Brown
Kurt Cobain
P. Diddy
Eminem
Friends (Theme)
Janet Jackson (polka)
Michael Jackson
Led Zeppelin (polka)
Madonna
The Rolling Stones
Axl Rose (UHF)
Sting
Bob Dylan (style parody)
Prince (style parody)
People Al has referenced in songs/videos:
Lucille Ball
Roseane Barr
The Bee Gees
The Brady Bunch
Johnny Carson
Cher (AlTV)
Celine Dion (ALTV)
Fred Flintstone
Bill Gates
Gilligan
Arsenio Hall
Kermit the Frog/Miss Piggy (muppets references)
David Letterman
The Osbournes
Robert DeNiro
Regis Philbin
Elvis Presley
The Simpsons
Spider Man
Steven Speilberg
Justin Timberlake (AlTV)
Oprah Winfrey