Shark Bytes

Entertainment Tonight has been going downhill ever since princess Di died.In the 1980's and early 1990's,this once enjoyable tv show focused on all aspects of showbiz from classic Hollywood,rock bands,broadway stars,movie reviews and who had the #1 song in the country.Ever since Leeza Gibbons and John Tesh left the show,it has focused on the same 15 celebrities from Madonna,Tom Cruise to Donny And Marie ,Ricky Martin and Britney.Too much of the same 5 tv shows like Dancing With The Stars,NCIS,DR Phil,etc.Enough with non entertainment stories like British Royal Family,Kennedys,the presidential campaign 2008. I realize that money speaks and thats how certain subjects and individuals heavily mentioned but what a waste of money and time. Either get new producer and writer who know the entertainment scene or kill this show off. As far as I am concerned it needs to e buried.

They have mentioned Sarah Palin every single night since he was announced as McCain's running mate. I think this ties or even beats their constant Anna Nicole mentions from two short years ago.

Susan Sarandon says, Jesus was a community organizer. In the tank for the Messiah, Obaman, the most Merciful.

Spreading smears and lies about Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska and first female candidate for the Vice-President of the United States of America.

I hate all shows that just want to exploit anyone who really does not deserve it! I'm sick of seeing people treated the way these actors and actresses get treated! It makes me sick! If I had people up in my face 24/7 then you bet i would not be liked by the public because i would be bashing stupid idiots in the face! i think sean penn was awesome when he knocked the dude in the face! dumbass deserved it! I think all these papparazzi should be all put in a room and shot! either that or i wish that there would be a show that exposes the papparrazzis personal lives and that they are followed daily! that would be fun for me to watch!

BOTR,
I'd agree with you except how could ET's reps be ruined? They're already shallow +pandering defined! And if sincerity was napalm, the entire crew wouldn't have enough to light a match!

Here's a shark jump for you: ET refuses to retract their top story on the May 30th show, which was about the birth of the Brangelina twins; they want to see how the story "plays out" before they make a retraction. In other words, they refuse to admit that they made a mistake in reporting a false story. I hope that this story ruins their reputation forever.

It jumped when the show simply became tired and about a million other "entertainment news" shows or Internet sites came around. As inspid and ridiculous as this show is, I give it some credit for being more respectable to the celebs than, say, TMZ. Not that the some of the celebs are all that deserving of respect but I don't think any of them deserved to stalked. Is it just me or has anyone out there ever wondered what drug they give the correspondents on "ET" to make them so dang happy? How does Mary Hart year and after manage to act so excited about, I dunno, some upcoming hot interview? It's one of those shows that's played an important factor in reducing my tv viewing habits forever...

I love the posts from people who indignantly note that ET has "stopped being entertainment news and become nothing but a commercial..." HELLO, that's what it ALWAYS was...free publicity. What on earth do you think "entertainment news" is?

ET jumped when I turned 10...and outgrew the mental age of the show's intended audience.

Too many M&M's commercials...blecch!

If the only show you were able to watch on TV was Entertainment Tonight, you would think that the only networks that existed are ABC and CBS. They never mention any shows that are on NBC or the CW and the only FOX show that gets mentioned is the rating juggernaut American Idol; other than that it's all about the ABC/CBS shows and nothing else. I suspect that it's because NBC and the CW don't have high-rated shows like ABC and CBS do.

I grew really tired of Entertainment Tonght with the constant showing of Donnie and Marie and their cheese eating grins .They are practically co-host. Why are they on the show so much?

quote: "Am I the only one who is sick and tired of Kojo?"

No you are not, everyone I speak to hates him/her/it !!!!!!

he/she/it is disgusting!
What a super freak, it should be removed from our TV screens.

I don't mind the fluff of ET. In fact, I enjoy that it's an escape from the daily news. IMO the ET JTS moments occurred when they blurred the line between entertainment and tabloid sensationalism.

This occurred a few years ago with their coverage of the Mary Kay Letourneau wedding. Mary Kay Letourneau is a former teacher famous(notorious) for her affair with a teenage student. This was a disgusting story and didn't merit a second of coverage.

Also the ET coverage ad nauseum of the Jennifer Wilbanks (runaway bride) story gave that woman more attention than she merited. I just wanted her off my television.

With these moments, ET jump from an entertainment news program into the shark tank of tabloid sensationalism.

I couldn't believe Cojo named Jennifer Hudson's dress the worst when
there were others way worse than hers.
Maybe she ticked him off. He also ignored Heidi Klum. She was absolutely stunning. He is irritating and has dubious taste to say the least. I agree with everything the other posters have to say about this played out show. Larry Birkhead should never want his daughter in front of a camera, the Hollywood lifestyle is what killed her mother.