The majority of you out there who get CNN Headline News and Court TV will know of Nancy Grace, self appointed avenger of the wrongs committed by the judicial system. Her pompous, arrogant and ultra aggressive attitude has always been part of her reckless persona in the past. The methods in dealings with the Elizabeth Smart, Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson cases (just to name a few) have all been shrouded with controversy. However, as of today, her approach may have been the catalyst to the suicide of Melinda Duckett, the mother of 2-year old Trenton who went missing a few weeks ago. (continued on pg. M6…)

A few weeks ago, I was watching an interview with Thom Yorke, the lead singer of Radiohead, on CBC Newsworld. He discussed his recent solo work, but also his frustrations with the objectivity in modern media. On global warming, he suggested that because the BBC has to remain impartial at all times, they hire any schmuck off the streets just so they can present both sides of the story. The obvious weakness, as he saw it (and I would agree), was that no matter how much evidence there was to support one argument, the network must always present both sides equally. It’s for these reasons that shows like Crossfire existed on CNN. If for any reason there was any question regarding the legitimacy of the color red, the networks would give equal time to the side arguing the existence of red and to the person who suggests otherwise. What this sort of reporting does is confuse the viewers, it creates conflicting opinion where no such opinion should exist. (continued on pg. M5…)

Samuel L. Jackson was interviewed on the Daily Show last week and made another appearance on the show during a Samantha Bee interview on Monday. This makes perfect sense considering the movie was going to be the next big thing. Thanks to the blog-o-sphere and amateur videos on Youtube, Snakes On A Plane was to show the world that internet readers and contributors are a force to be reckoned with. Web 2.0 and its users are here to stay!

The Colbert Report, along with the rest of the late night shows have also made several references to the film, adding to the hysteria. So if this was going to be such a big release, why did it barely take the #1 spot with a meager $13,806,311 over its opening weekend? It could have to do with the fact that the internet hype market is still just a niche market and wide spread acceptance or knowledge of the hype was never achieved. Or that a good plot is really more important than good hype. Or maybe the money it made isn’t meager at all, that if it wasn’t for the hype, it would have gone straight to video and marked the beginning of the end for Mr. Jackson in Hollywood. Who knows, even Jebus wouldn’t have the answers to those questions. (continued on pg. M4…)