Comments on: Why I’m Not A TV Superstar

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:28:40 +0000

Oh. Oh yeah. That… might be right.

Damn, I’m naïve.

Shit.

By: giagia

giagia — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:18:03 +0000

Jonathan, those are called ‘high heels’ ;)

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:45:38 +0000

I can absolutely vouch for this. Last time I met you I didn’t recognise you – I thought I covered it rather badly, myself – in part because as far as I could tell you’d changed *height*.

No kidding.

By: AnnMarie Rudstrom

AnnMarie Rudstrom — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:41:30 +0000

That’s exactly what I said to C.O., that you look so different in your photos, like a totally different person. He just shrugs and says, “It looks like Gia to me.” Your post has confirmed that I’m not crazy. I thought my problem was that I just didn’t know you.

By: giagia

giagia — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:06:50 +0000

Awwww. You’re lovely, Phil! Thanks!!

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:10:36 +0000

*I* think you're hot... and your husband is too. And I'm willing to spread the love, too.

By: henriette weber andersen

henriette weber andersen — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:29:35 +0000

I think you rock girl – and who wants to be a tv superstar anyway – nice mail though – I would love to have the same appraisal in my mail every morning =)

By: giagia

giagia — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:52:35 +0000

John, I’m not sure I have the vacuousness nor the desire to have my life run by a PR company that is required to be a “TV superstar” these days.

Once upon a time, being on telly required a brain, something to say and an ability to talk in front of a camera. These days it’s all about being seen in the ‘right’ places with the ‘right’ people and getting your photo taken falling down drunk coming out of the ‘coolest’ clubs.

I’m happy to stick to nerdland. It’s much more fun.

By: John

John — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:33:53 +0000

Assuming you want to be a TV superstar, create a single, replicable TV superstar look that you can knock up in a relatively short time. It will serve as a psychological prompt to your TV superstar persona and its absence at other times means that you will not be mobbed in the street. That will be 10% please.