What beliefs did you have about entertainment when you were younger that were totally — and gloriously — wrong? Here’s why I’m asking: Last week Read the full post.
Aug 9
2007
04:17 PM ET
The PopWatch Confessional (Vol. 27)
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I always thought particular shows were really happening in their particular settings. Such as The Love Boat: everyone was really on a cruise. I never knew shows were filmed in studios and fake houses, restaurants, etc.
Being that we share the same last name, I thought that Julie Andrews was my grandmother. Nevermind the fact that I had an actual live grandmother who is not British. I told everyone about my “grandma” Julie Andrews!
I too thought life was black and white until one day everything was in color. I also thought the Muppets were real when I was really little.
I too believed that the world existed in black and white before color was invented. Glad to know I wasn’t the only one. I also believed that all films were shot sequentially – otherwise, how would the actors know where they were in the story and how to act? In addition, I was convinced that Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were actually brother and sister, and that they’d hired doubles to do their kissing scenes because otherwise it would be gross. And I thought George Lucas was their father. I’m pretty sure my older brother planted all these ideas – but I believed them with gusto.
I used to get musicians confused when I was a kid. I thought Mick Jagger & Stephen Tyler and Jimi Hendrix & Lenny Kravitz were the same people.
When I was really little, my grandmother explained to me that Mr. Ed was long dead. She couldn’t understand why I was upset since he’d probably been dead a couple decades. I was too little to have any concept of re-runs or syndication. Plus, we had a black and white tv, so “old” shows weren’t as obvious. R.I.P Mr. Ed!
I thought that child actors were actually grown-ups.
Because I watched The Monkees TV show, I assumed all bands had wacky adventures together and solved mysteries together. I always thought it would be depressing to be a solo artist–who would you go on adventures with?
I used to think that the reenactments shown on Unsolved Mysteries (a show which still freaks me out to this day, and I refuse to watch) were actual footage of the crimes. I never could figure out why they didn’t just arrest the people right then, since they had them on tape committing a crime.
Mj – I can relate. I thought there was only ONE radio station and that all the bands in the world lived there and hung out waiting for one of their songs to be requested.
I remember asking my mom, “Was life in black and white during the old days?”. From old movies, I truly though life was black & white. After seeing “Grease” in the theatre, I asked my mom if when she was in high school did they sing – you know, break out in song at a drop of hat. And, she answered, YES! And, I believed her – I remember being so jealous that in the ’50/’60′s the teens could sing in high school and all over town. I was 9 years old – I should have known better!
Like Jay, I thought that the people actually died. I thought they just got actors that wanted to die, but the convict idea makes more sense.
You can add my list to the name of people who thought everything was in black and white before color was invented. I also thought “Titanic” was ground-breaking for showing bare breasts. I thought it was something nobody had ever done before and that suddenly it was a new trend. Boy, was I wrong.
I thought they were actually having sex, the “speak now or forever hold your peace” in weddings was real, horror movies were real stories from the past to warn you, and that they shot scenes sequentially. It wasn’t until high school that i realized sitcoms like “will & grace” weren’t filmed live, cause when they are the actors screw up scenes by laughing. Until i saw an episode of “the view” with joan rivers as a guest host last week, i didn’t realize their jokes were scripted. i didn’t fully understand the concept of building fake sets until they said “the o.c.’s” pool background was fake. i think the worst misconception i’ve had of film was that everybody watches them. i met a girl who’s never been to the movies. i’m just as surprised as you are. as for musicians, i thought every singer knew how to play an instrument.
I thought Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta were together in real life because a) they were a couple in “Grease” and b) they both had “John” in their names.