This post brought to you by a French test tomorrow morning, DayQuil, the SuperBowl, and work.

[aruan]

This office is a graveyard. There are only two copy editors here, and I'm the only one night editing. I'm thinking oogobs of AP stories and apologies in advance for the extraneous commas with regard to tomorrow's issue.

Also, Cameron isn't working tonight! Where's my happy, brainy, funny editor-in-chief? Laura, the managing editor is here, but even she's not half as much fun without him.

On another note, why did Janet even do the halftime show? She doesn't have anything to promote, right? What I'm snickering over is the possibility that they got her for Justin, or that Justin listed her as a clause in his performance contract. Teehee. *is twelve*

Quote of the Night:

"If I ever find out I only have 24 hours to live, I think I'm going to spend it playing football. That way it'll last at least a month."
-dacey

P.S. "I just want to get drunk, curl up in bed, and sleep."
-Brandy, copy editor

Amen to that. *kicks sniffles* I feel so last season.

P.P.S. Bwah! There's already a press release that came across the AP wires from CBS apologizing for the SuperBowl boob-flashing incident. So, apparently, not intended. What I love is Justin's face in the pictures, once he realizes he grabbed too much, the tactful averting of his eyes but too much in shock to actually react. Heh.

Comments

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[tavellafic.livejournal.com]

She's pretty famous. And I bet her record company lobbied MTV pretty heavily, as it made a good launch spot for the album. And the little naked stunt made sure that everyone would be talking about her, not anyone else in the halftime show, and thus they'll play her new single. Magically released right on the heels of the super bowl, due to "overwhelming worldwide demand" (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040201/nysu030_1.html). You don't need a lot of prepublicity if you can get the right kick off publicity that becomes news in itself. Ala Justin at the VMAs.

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[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Aah, yes. I keep forgetting (repressing?) how the entertainment industry works. Excellent points, thank you.

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[tavellafic.livejournal.com]

Yup. I'm just boggled by the number of adults that looked at a costume that was *clearly* a tearaway (*snaps*, people!) and a move done on 'get you naked' and said 'it was an accident!' Just because they put on surprise faces. Of course she covered up afterwards, the news had already been made.

Smart move by Janet, but I'm not so sure by Justin, especially the week before the Grammies. Instead of what would have been hopefully a night of questions and coverage about his newfound music credibility, it's going to be Janet's Boobs all evening. And having chosen the denial route, I think he looks kind of callow, instead of sexy and newly adult.

The thought of the kind of private rehearsal they must have done for that move amuses me, though. It cries out for fic.

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[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

It's really too bad that I don't find Janet Jackson sexy at all. *shrug* As for the stunt, I don't know. Justin doesn't look quite as surprised as he should, but Janet sure looked freaked. It'd be interesting to know who's ultimately responsible. Like you said, the snaps are obvious, and someone posted a photo where they're obviously already coming undone at the top during the performance, but besides that, what else was Justin going to rip? The reach had intent, and I don't see how it could've gone any other way.

Again excellent points regarding Justin. Yeah, that was a pretty crass, classless stunt, and his nominations, the credibility he's earned not just in the R&B community but from the freakin' Grammy committee will definitely play second fiddle to the event, staged or not. Which we'll know soon enough - just sit him down with the right New York DJ.

I tease because I love. *g*