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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Robbie Williams |
| Date | Wed, 16 May 2007 15:03:33 -0400 |
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I think Williams' persona hasn't really translated to the states. The
closest comparison I can think of is...remember back when Craig
Kilborn was the host of the Daily Show before Jon Stewart, and his
whole thing was "I'm playacting at being a smug, sexist creep so
thoroughly that you can't tell if I'm REALLY a smug, sexist creep or
just pretending to be one"? Robbie's persona is very similar: he's
playing at being an arrogant, vain egotist, but there's a kind of a
nod and a wink behind it. And I think that twist has been overlooked
by a lot of folks over here because he's not so omnipresent in the
media that it's clear that it's an act.
Also, I just don't think he's done much that's as good as "Millennium"
recently.
Another UK import that I'm surprised didn't translate: Atomic Kitten,
whose Svengali was Andy McCluskey of OMD.
S
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