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The Top 10 TV Catchphrases of 2004

 
The Top 10 TV Catchphrases of 2004

Donald Trump's dreaded words "You're fired!" that he says to one "Apprentice" contestant every week tops the list of 10 television buzzwords assembled by Global Language Monitor, a group that keeps track of word usage worldwide. Mr. Trump claims those signature words were never planned. They just popped out of his mouth when the first contestant on the first show had to be axed. We should all ad lib so well!

Of course you know you have a Zodiac sign, but did you know you also have an identifiable television personality? Click to find out your TV personality.

The top 10 television buzzwords:
1. You're fired!
Show: "The Apprentice"
Just a thought: This is Donald Trump's signature phrase. Wonder if it will be inscribed on his tombstone?
2. Mess O' Potamia
Show: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
Just a thought: More people who are 18 to 49 get their news from "The Daily Show" than from mainstream media.
3. Girlie men
Source: Gov. Schwarzenegger of California
Just a thought: This transcends politics as it moves into pop culture.
4. God
Show: "Joan of Arcadia" and "Angels in America"
Just a thought: Yes, God is now a buzzword. The Supreme Being has quite a presence on the small screen!
5. Wardrobe malfunction
Shows: Super Bowl XXXVIII and the Miss Universe Pageant
Just a thought: The recent Miss Universe incident--she lost her skirt in a well-publicized wardrobe malfunction--reinforces the phrase made popular by Janet Jackson's breast-baring during the Super Bowl halftime show.

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6. Infectious disease
Show: "CSI"
Just a thought: Evidently nothing can contain the "CSI" franchise! It's infectious, too.
7. OCD
Show: "Monk"
Just a thought: Tony Shaloub's trademark obsessive-compulsive disorder has given new hope to neatniks everywhere.
8. The O.C. as a geographic entity
Show: "The O.C."
Just a thought: TV has become a "geography of the mind."
9. Extreme makeover
Show: From any of the reality-show genre
Just a thought: Both "extreme" and "makeover"--in any combination!
10. Grim reaper
Show: "Dead Like Me"
Just a thought: The grim reaper hasn't made such an impact in popular culture since Ingmar Bergman's "Seventh Seal."

TV shows are getting racier, portraying the kind of sex that makes censors squirm. But something else is also happening that is getting nods of approval.

Some words you can forget? "Fuhgeddaboutit!" Face it, "The Sopranos" is so last season. Oh yes, "so" is also so out. And while you're at it, never ever say "voted off the island." It's so...oh fuhgeddaboutit.

 

 

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