Michael Jackson rushed to hospital

[LttleMsPrEp]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

E! is all MJ right now. I kind of feel bad that Farrah's hype has been completely killed now b/c of MJ's death.

...not saying death is a popularity contest or anything... but hell, I'm not seeing any Charlie's Angels playbacks right now.

I cannot believe he was only 50, though. They just keep getting younger.

I honestly think that the difference in media coverage is because it's been a well-known fact that Farrah was taking a turn for the worse. Even a few days ago I remember seeing on an entertainment show that she was readmitted into the hospital and sources saying that she was not doing too well. My point is, not to sound heartless or anything, but I think that to a certain extent people were expecting Farrah to die sooner or later. Whereas, Michael Jackson dying was something that took everyone by surprise.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

I honestly think that the difference in media coverage is because it's been a well-known fact that Farrah was taking a turn for the worse. Even a few days ago I remember seeing on an entertainment show that she was readmitted into the hospital and sources saying that she was not doing too well. My point is, not to sound heartless or anything, but I think that to a certain extent people were expecting Farrah to die sooner or later. Whereas, Michael Jackson dying was something that took everyone by surprise.

Also - and this may seem harsh - Farrah's career success was nowhere near Michael's. She left Charlie's Angels after just one season, and enjoyed minimal success after that. She was beautiful and a style icon of her time, but she was no King of Pop.

[unspokenone25]

Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

I honestly think that the difference in media coverage is because it's been a well-known fact that Farrah was taking a turn for the worse. Even a few days ago I remember seeing on an entertainment show that she was readmitted into the hospital and sources saying that she was not doing too well. My point is, not to sound heartless or anything, but I think that to a certain extent people were expecting Farrah to die sooner or later. Whereas, Michael Jackson dying was something that took everyone by surprise.

Agreed.

[KSUViolet06]

I'm sorry, but I find it a tad annoying that I log on to Facebook/Twitter and see stuff like:

"OMG, you guys are SUCH idiots for caring about Michael Jackson when 50 people died in Iraq today and Iranians are being politically oppressed."

I agree that those things are important and we should be concerned about them, but status updates and Tweets like those are a bit self-righteous much.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

"OMG, you guys are SUCH idiots for caring about Michael Jackson when 50 people died in Iraq today and Iranians are being politically oppressed."

That is so cliche`-ish.

If I felt like keeping the insensitive arsehole theme going, I'd say that I probably "know" MJ more than I know those people in Iran and Iraq.

[Munchkin03]

I was at the hairdresser when the word spread. Needless to say, everyone was on their Blackberries and iPhones. Most of my Twitter buddies, including some reading now, were keeping each other informed about this.

The Michael Baisden show was playing in the background; pretty early on, he devoted his entire coverage to MJ, starting with Jackson. Those songs they were playing, like "Rock with You," "Human Nature," and "PYT," brought back good memories.

Remember when it was such a BIG deal when a new MJ video came out?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Remember when it was such a BIG deal when a new MJ video came out?

Yes! I remember the one that premiered after In Living Color.

His videos were productions. He was the first to really do that.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Yes! I remember the one that premiered after In Living Color.

When "Black or White" premiered, I'm pretty sure we had popcorn that night and watched it, like it was a movie.