American Stupidity

I saw an article on Fark.com that said that the official sign that Hollywood had run out of ideas was that a movie version of "Dallas" was being cast with John Travolta, Jennifer Lopez and Shirley McClain. That may very well be true but the real issue is that Hollywood is doing these movies because stupid Americans have no problem plunking down their $7 plus popcorn and drink to see a terrible movie based on a terrible TV show. "Dukes of Hazzard" was laughable in it's day but when I saw that they were going to make a movie of it, I just couldn't believe it. What's next - Different Strokes? , Alf? , The Jeffersons?. Don't blame Hollywood for making bad movies. Place the blame where it lies - American Stupidity. What happened to the great music of the '90's like The Gin Blossoms or Live? It's been replaced by music programmed by record company executives and radio station conglomerates. Why? - because the insipid American public will buy it. If you want to hear good music or see good movies, you've really got to work to find it. "Garden State" didn't even play in the town I live in (population - 350,000) and the only acts that come to play here are Nickleback, Kid Rock, etc. I'm tired of being discriminated culturally just because I don't live in a more cosmopolitan area.