I still don’t understand why you guys give props to people like britney spears but knock good artists like nellie mckay.

or knocking Rick Springfield! The man is multi-talented as an actor, singer, songwriter, musicians… and he is FAR superior in talent than that Brittney Spears…so was it necessary to pick on him?

man, you have gotta knock everything someone likes, don’t you rob sheffield and rollingstone? We’re retarded for watching grey’s anatomy and pathetic if we laugh at dane cook.

Hey, I’ve got an idea. Instead of telling us how great things were with real comedians and real TV shows, why don’t you actually make your Pop Life about why these shows are popular – a critical recontextualization of Grey’s Anatomy would be fascinating to read. As it is, it’s a little ironic that you guys are ok with Brittany and, well, anyone else that you freak out about (like all that Bob Dylan love – he’s great, but seriously? There were dozens of classic albums this year that you didn’t even give 2 paragraphs to.)

Figure out why people like Grey’s Anatomy. I’m not stupid, I have a wide range of interests, but I can apprieciate this show. YOU tell us why. Rather than all this crappy holier-than-thou criticism.

I have no problem with bad/sarcastic reviews of music I really like, everyone has their own oppinion, I would just like to point out to the tiny irony here:

Grant-Lee Phillips was voted best male vocalist in 1995 by …. Rolling Stone Magazine:-)

Sorry, I made a grammatical mistake, in my previous post it should’ve said:

“I would just like to point out the tiny irony here”

So it’s true… when reporters have nothing to write about they make stuff up, and when they can’t think of anything, they rely on their own silly opinions. This article is a rant-n-rave about artists and shows that are doing extremely well right now. Grey’s Anatomy is doing great, largely because of Patrick Dempsey. Rick Springfield… also, doing extremely well, attracting viewers on Daytime, plus currently touring for a very large following of fans. The ratings show this, and so it looks like little Robbie here is all alone in his PMS-like outburst. Some of the 80’s culture is making a comeback in our current entertainment scene, but that can only happen if the people are craving it, thus proving furthermore, that this unprofessional and obviously “simple” fellow who somehow got a job as a writer… through connections I’m guessing, is just flapping his lips. I just can’t believe Rolling Stone Magazine is keeping him on the payroll to write personal sounding cheapshots about successful entertainment artists.

Maybe Robbie is just upset because he knows his sig other is dreaming about Rick Springfield and Patrick Demsey day in and day out.

Poor Robbie

Why, Mr. Rob Sheffield, are you a writer for Rolling Stone? I would be inclined to suggest that your writings are better suited to the tabloids and other daily rags.

Rolling Stone,

Why, Mr. Rob Sheffield, are you a writer for Rolling Stone? I would be inclined to suggest that your writings are better suited to the tabloids and other daily rags.

Rolling Stone, WHY IS THIS GUY WRITING FOR YOU??? Have you changed your legendary format? I always held Rolling Stone as the Hallmark of all music news, and THIS is certainly not music news.

Mr. Sheffields work is a cheap tabloid style op-ed. Sure, he is entitled to his views, we all are, but it seems to me that the perspective is all wrong. If you not admire or respect ‘pretty people’ who are fictional medical characters, why do you feel the need to slam the actor that feeds his family, donates his time and money to charities, and continues to entertain thousands of people year round? It is Noah Drake you were describing in GH, so why make it about Rick Springfield.

Here is another thought…this is television, not real life. It is entertainment. Surley you know what is and is not entertainment, considering you write for Rolling Stone. Patrick Demsey and his character are a favorite of many. What did he ever do to you? Does it bother you that he has discovered and earned some success? Both he and the entertaining television series did not deserve your harsh words.

If I did not know any better, I would say you were a jealous adolescent, feeling better after cutting others down, and loving any attention you get for doing so. Who else does a lot of nothing but gets attention?? Oh the Paris Hiltons of the world etc. Thank goodness you hold them in high regard. You can all go off and have your immature adolescent popularity chats. What a shame that talent does not always translate to popularity and visa versa.

Perhaps the title of your op-ed’s should be changed to what it is you really are writing about…’my jealous immature ramblings about people who are successful but I dont think they should be because I am bitter, and toolazy to do any real research.

I truly hope that one day you can open your eyes and down the road, you find real success in a legit manner, the way Patrick Dempsey has. I am sure he would understand all the hurdles you would have had to clear to get to that finish line, and I bet he would give you a pat on the back too.

i love bananas…seriously, they’re the best fruit. except for strawberrys…they are the best fruit…bananas are second

What was the whole point of this? As a novice viewer of the show I only think the annoying characters on the cast are Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo. Not only one-dimensional actors, but not a smidge of chemistry between them.

what the hell is that all about? this hasn’t nothing to do with rick. sounds like someone hasn’t done their homework. some media out there are getting lazy.
” Rick Springfield on General Hospital; they’re pretty people who wear white coats so they can drip tears on them, and carry stethoscopes only so they can listen to their own heartbeats in sad, private moments. The dialogue might as well be “I’m so smurfy about your smurfendectomy.” From the voice-overs to the whole McDreamy/McSteamy business, you have to really hate doctors to enjoy this show.”

and yes; rick maybe cute, but he has paid his dues. the man works very hard in everything that he do. and yet people don’t give him much credit.

Kathleen, I think you should publish your massive diatribe and release it to the world – the length of it could finally bring all the world’s major religions together, because its the length of THE TORAH, THE BIBLE AND THE MOTHER FUCKING KORAN COMBINED! It says “comment”, not share every emotion you’ve had since you were 12.

Dude…

I sense a penis envy thing going on here.

You can get some help for that bro.

But first you need to have one.

What kind of a hack/cheapshot artist are you anyway?

Seriously…

Oy.

Clearly, Mr. Sheffield, you have never actually seen Rick Springfield on General Hospital. If you had, you would have seen a multi-talented, criminally underrated, critically acclaimed peformer giving a multi-faceted, sophisticated, engaging performance. Mr. Springfield’s return to General Hospital not only resulted in a spike in the ratings, prompting the show to bring back several other favorite characters and actors from the past, but it raised the level of the talent on the show exponentially.

Do your research, Mr. Sheffield, before you start criticizing and deriding people simply because it is in vogue to do so, especially when you know not of which you speak.

Thanks to your immature take on a variety of subjects in this article, I’m checking iTunes to listen to Nellie McKay, Ben Lee and Grant-Lee Phillips. If you don’t like them, then I probably will! Thanks for the tip!

I’ve only seen Grey’s Anatomy twice, and I find it a little annoying, HOWEVER, I must disagree with Rob on one point.

The cast is absolutely not good-looking!!! Everyone on the show is kinda weird looking if you ask me, but that’s a good thing. I’m tired of overly pretty people on TV. The odd-looking cast of Grey’s Anotomy is refreshing.

One thing though… No Indians??? I’ve personally never been treated by a white doctor, nor a black doctor. Every doctor I’ve ever gone to has been Indian or Asian. So, from my perspective, the demographic cast of this Hospital show, and every Hospital show for that matter, is totally unbelievabe.

The show will fail because it’s almost impossible to get-off while watching it(see linked article):
“Can Grey’s Anatomy Make You Want to Touch Yours?”
http://thelastmenstrua tionofbeaarthur.blogspot.com/2 006/03/can-greys-anatomy-make- you-want-to.html

i can’t believe i just wasted 3 minutes of my life reading this article… the amount of false information astounds me… i mean come on – you write for Rolling Stones!! how did you get this job! Don’t write about what you don’t know and you obviously don’t watch Grey’s Anatomy if you’re going to say stuff like this.. trust me -> the amount of Grey’s Anatomy fans around the world is many, many more people than read your crappy column thanks for nothing…

This is one of the reasons I *stopped* reading magazines such as Rolling Stone…they are two-faced, hypocrytical pieces of garbage that are only good for the recycle bin!

One day your for an artist, the next your making fun of their work.

Noah Drake may have been the original *Dr. McDreamy* but can you say 23 years later, Patrick Dempsey will make the ratings *spike* for GH or any other show?

I will agree on one point only…shows like Grey’s Anatomy aren’t my cup of tea…but Patrick sure ain’t doin too bad now is he? Neither is Rick for that matter…why, didn’t GH ratings *spike* when he came back on? Seems for as much as you hate those “pretty people in white coats” they seem to bring in the ratings…no?

Seems the joke is on you…I don’t see you getting the *Journalist of the Year* award, do you?

I totally agree with Rob Sheffield! Grey’s Anatomy is the worst show ever. Here’s the whole entire plot of the show: some doctors hook up, they cry about it, and someone dies. And then they occansionaly throw in some random almost impossible medical situation and everything works out all happy.

This show sucks.
THE END.

Why don’t you people go watch something a hundred and a half million times better than this show like Lost or Ugly Betty, eh?

Ahh, did your girlfriend dump you because she thought Dr. McDreamy was cooler than you? Nice chip on your shoulder. This pathetic tirade belongs on a MySpace blog, not in a nationally distributed magazine.

Rob’s columns are harmless fun. There’s nothing wrong with being a little “immature”…hell, if a piece of you isn’t then what the fuck are you doing watching Grey’s Anatomy?

I have to also add….WHY do you feel the need to pick on Rick Springfield in an article about Grey’s Anatomy??!! Rick and Patrick are ACTORS…and they can take on a variety of roles. Is it that absurd to you that Patrick has this type of role, simply because of his past films? Being an actor is about versatility. The character of Noah Drake is one of THE most popular doctor roles to date, and a beloved memory for GH fans. Rick is so much more than that anyway…he is a musician above all, but then I doubt you would know.

I do not watch Grey’s, but I hear it’s an awesome show with a lot of feeling. What a rude article for Rolling Stones magazine!(the very magazine who actually did a photo shoot of Rick this past year).

Oh Well! Ratings & talent are what tell the real story. No sense arguing…the point is probably “moot” anyway!

Regarding music- Nellie McKay does suck (at least when she opened for Alanis & BNL for the Au Naturale tour). I don’t care for Gomez either. But what about Tegan & Sara or KT Tunstall? Grey’s Anatomy is GREAT for discovering new music – it’s one of my favorite aspects. If you think the show is only about who’s hooking up with whom and who’s crying about it – than I’d think you wouldn’t be able to pass a 9th grade Lit class with such a lack of interpretive skills! Shame on you!

It’s okay, Rob. We like Grey’s Anatomy, too.

ok, I loved Rob’s PoP Life and thought I was the only one on the eastern seaboard that feels that GA sucks ass. As my girlfriend told me she had purchased the DVD of season # who knows which, I blinked in stunned silence and thought…Are you retarded? Now, I know this will prompt loads of nasty rebuttle towards me but I’m a grown up, I can take it. I stand firm in my belief that GA blows monkey nuts along with all the other sappy hospi-operas clogging up my valuable TV time.

ouch. ok fine, can you please bash the rest of the abc line up next? desperate housewives, lost and all the others need a good beating as well.

Wow, someone finally put into words just how I feel about Grey’s Anatomy but, for some reason, have been afraid to say. This show really does suck ass. It McSucksAss. McHard.

Patrick Dempsey is a good actor, and deserves another chance, however I cant watch a full episode until they remove that ugly ass Asian.

1) Dempsey was ok in the early JFK film adaptation “Reckless Youth”
http://www.imdb.com/tit le/tt0106035/
2) The guy who played Booger in (Curtis Armstrong)played the late Ahmet Ergtegun in Ray.
-WilB

im not even going to rip on greys anatomy until someone delves into the real real bad show.. desperate housewives..

Isn’t it true, the more you try to knock someone down, the more popular they become? Did Madonna become a world wide icon by pleasing the public? I wish Patric
Dembsey all the success he deserves and let the snivling, jealous babies fall by the wayside unnoticed!

Rob wasn’t bashing Dempsey, he’s bashing the trite, inane writing of this garbage that somehow is insanely popular.

Not to mention the soundtrack which was hacked from any pretencious “indy” CD one can find at the corner Starbucks.

Next, your favorite tv show will give you advice on who to vote for and when to kill yourself. Sheesh people, learn to whipe your own ass for once.

That has got to be one of the funniest articles I’ve read in ages. Can’t believe so many people have taken it so seriously! Have spent the weekend cracking up over the ‘I’m so smurfy about your smurfendectomy’ line… And I admit, I love the show, because I’m a sucker for that sort of thing. Great article.

I was forced to watch this sorry ass excuse of a TV program a few times by my ex housemate.It is absolutely the most annoying hour on TV currently.I believe it was P.T.Barnum who said “Never underestimate the stupidity of the American public.”

I bloody love Grey’s Anatomy but still found the review funny and wonderfully accurate.
Once a week i enjoy a good second-hand-emotion cry while watching pretty people going through teenage TV angst. It’s a quality representative of the Genre.
The only offensive thing i’ve read on this page(admittedly i did skip a lot after realising everything could be summarised either as common sense and good humour or bizarre vitriol: It’s NOT a personal attack people) was the comment from that bigot Joe.
Joe, just because you don’t want to have sex with a character on television because they’re asian doesn’t mean you get to make comments like that without comming off as a sexist, racist twit.

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