Brian's Pop Culture Blog -- A Brief Introduction

Here I am. Finally deciding to create yet another online profile for myself. So far I've conquered the world of LiveJournal, Friendster, Facebook, Myspace, Downelink (a brief jaunt), Connexion, OkCupid...ok now I'm just sounding desperate. But Blogger doesn't make me sound petty and desperate, right? Right?

Here's the thing...I'm a pop culture whore. I'm a Broadway whore. And sadly, I would probably rather stay in with a bottle of wine, a dinner consisting of carbs and sugar, and my Tivo loaded with shows I need to catch up on, or a stack of DVD's. That's the truththewholetruthandnothingbutthetruthsohelpmeGod. No, seriously God, help me. I'm a sad individual.

I feel like I'm always so enamored by how pop culture affects the world we live in. And obviously I feel a little dedicated to it, since I moved to Los Angeles after graduating from college in an attempt to sign my life away to showbiz. In fact, I tried to major in Communication in college, partly because I was fascinated by the study of mass media, and partly because if I didn't choose acting as a profession, I wanted to get involved in marekting/advertising (way to pick two of the most competitive professions in the world, buddy). And since my school had nothing in the way of a Marketing/Advertising major, I had to stick with Communication. Of course I didn't have to stick with it too long, since I failed to meet the GPA requirement for the 4 pre-req's (I was probably too busy watching TV or singing to showtunes to study. Or even go to class at all). So I chose Sociology as my double major (along with Dramatic Art, duh). This was mostly because it was the closest thing to Communication my school offered, but also because the GPA requirement was significantly lower, and I calculated that I could sleep through or not attend over half of the classes in order to still be accepted into the major. I also took a Sociology course in high school (the cool kids took Psychology. Hence why I took Sociology), and I found it compelling, so I thought 'What the heck?!' In the end, though, I ended up really getting into my major, and was able to combine my passion and interest in pop culture, mass media and communication with my studies in order to gain an insight on how the goings-on in Hollywood and all it produces affects how we think and live our lives as a society.

Which brings me to this blog. Up to this point, it probably sounds like I am going to try to solve the world's problems and issues with showbusiness and mass media. And yeah, I may try to do that every once in a while. But you're more likely to get the full lowdown on:

• funny and ridiculous news stories in the entertainment world (Britney Spears as the Mother of the Year, anybody?)
• Celebrities and Figures I think are a) talented, b)entertaining, c)trashy, d)all of the above
• The goings-on in Hollywood and Broadway (as my dear friend Alana (holla!) says, "You know more about Broadway than people who are on Broadway")
• Summaries, spoilers, and commentary on my favorite television shows, films, theatrical productions, musical artists, etc.
• And maybe some thoughts or insight on issues in pop culture affecting us today

So, if I haven't already bored you to tears, sit back, relax, turn off all cellular devices, no flash photography as it is distracting to the actors, please unwrap any candy now before the film begins, and enjoy the show!