comment #1

Emmanuel_Goldstein says ...

And, FUCK THE YANKEES.
-Compliments of all of us here at the University of Oregon

comment #2

LexG says ...

Another nail in the EW coffin.

Yeah, it was never exactly some NYT/WSJ level reportage, but used to love that magazine; Somewhere along the way it turned into Buffy: The Magazine!, then into a toothless print version of Television Without Pity's femme-skewing gay-camp snark. And in the last year or so, it's just turned into Twilight: The Official Program.

Moving that much closer to the inevitable Us/People meld. Will EW even last another six months?

comment #3

Rich S. says ...

My subscription lapses in January and I haven't renewed yet. Usually, by this time, I'd be getting two renewal solicitation letters a week. I've only gotten one in the last month. I think LexG is right; it's only a matter of time.

comment #4

Terry McCarty says ...

EW will probably go out in glory next month with a superspecial SHERLOCK HOLMES issue.

comment #5

LexG says ...

Terry: HA!. Totally. Have they already done their WINTER MOVIE PREVIEW? That would be an opportune time for the inevitable cover pic of a rakish Downey looking through a magnifying glass and cocking an eyebrow while McAdams does her best Damsel in Distress pose, with some lame headline line THRILLS! LAUGHS! DOWNEY! ELEMENTARY MY DEAR BOX OFFICE!

And inside around page 23 a 1 and a quarter page spread of like Downey in a bad white Tshirt and Law looking to the skies, standing back to back with their arms folded.

This on the way to the ever-not-hilarious TV section that lasts 6 pages and has the say fat-chick/gay-camp TWOP cutting barbs they've been recycling for eight years. Bonus points points if they use "loves me some" or take a shot at Belushi's sitcom.

comment #6

Scott Mendelson says ...

I've received and read every issue of Entertainment Weekly since February, 1991. I recently renewed my subscription and I have to admit it was more out of habit and the unwillingness to let go of the magazine that I used to absolutely adore. It no longer contains any news, features, or actual journalism. The critical pages are still relatively solid, even as each section gets shorter and shorter. It's a damn shame. It's genuinely shocking when an issue happens to contain an actual story worth more than just skimming. The problem is, while the TV listings have always been snarky, the entire magazine often reads like a full-length version of that '10 things that happened this week' quip-list . It really is just a few shades away from turning into Us or Star. It pains me to realize that there really are no true movie magazines left in this country.

comment #7

BarryR says ...

I agree; same thing with PEOPLE; for years I read the latter until it devolved into a fashion parade and a lessening of substantial text.

comment #8

MDOC says ...

I'm not a fan of the direction EW has taken in the last few years. This week I received a re subscription offer for one year plus a 1 year gift subscription for a friend for 10 bucks. The must be really hurting, I used to pay 20 to 30 bucks a year.

comment #9

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