Celebrity Pondering

I recently read a blog that I am not so sure I agree with and more so some of the comments left before I left my own two cents.

How far do we go as people before enough becomes enough. I have my favorite list of actors and even a top five, but things don't seem to bother me as much as others. Would I love to see my favorite celebs walk the red carpet, sure, but I work on premiere nights, so driving the short 40 miles to Hollywood is not always easy. I was raised in San Diego, so when Comicon comes to town and if I ever decide to go, I don't have to fight people for a hotel stay, I can stay with family or what not. A few years ago, a favorite actor of mine...well two, were promoting their new movie, one was the star, the other a supporting member. I was literally 20 miles from where they were doing their symposium. Unfortunately I was unable to make it and quite frankly I was a little sad about it. I had another commitment though and a friend who was in pain, but willing to wait for me if I wanted to go and see this particular set of men. I said no. I had an obligation to my friend and an obligation to my prior commitment. Does that mean I lack integrity, because I did not go to support someone? Okay, okay, not the greatest example, since the actor did not make me who I am, but for every fan that abandons ship, because an actor/actress did not come through for them, is a handful ready to take their place.

I am walking a fine line writing this, because I did post a comment to someone else's page disagreeing with their blog and they could possibly click on me to see what I might have blogged about.... It is a free country and they can believe what they want, but then so can I, which is why I chose to write about this subject. I am not here to offend, I am here to share an opinion, because as much as we love and support some of our favorite entertainers, I don't believe it is their life's mission to make each and every one of us happy. They don't need to pick movie roles based on what we think they should do, or not do. They need to do what makes them happy, what gives them the motivation to wake up every morning. We can choose to support or not support their choices and abandon their ship, but when does it stop?

Many of us have followed people from the beginning of their career to the moment they cross the line into well known star status. In the beginning they have time, because their commitments might be few and far between, but once they are exposed to a vast majority, we, as fans, begin to see a change. Not only is it easier to find pics on the web or in a magazine, without searching every page or link for months, like before, but we also see what we think is a change. Is it really a change though? One particular actor seems to have stayed the same playful person he was when I first saw interviews with him back in 2001. I haven't had the opportunity to see him in person, or even at any convention he has attended, but then I don't need to...it would be fun sure, but I don't have the time and the majority of the conventions aren't exactly that close.

Either way...people become busier as their popularity grows and while they might commit to something early on, schedules are apt to change. It's showbiz, it happens. It is not intended to hurt people, which is why the asterisk is always put on the list of names...you know the one that says something along the lines of a schedule getting in the way of their appearance. Last year at Comicon, an actress my friend from Toronto was waiting to see, had to cancel at the last minute due to press junkets...he understood completely.

Once an entertainer signs on to a project, he is that studios "property" and they are the boss. For instance, my supervisor had planned a vacation, but we had auditors scheduled to come in. She had to break her reservation, or commitment, if you will, and change it to a later date, because work did not permit her to leave at that particular time. It was something she had planned for awhile and the reservations were set in stone, but she could not make it. It's a weak example because she is not a celebrity, but it is a point that work CAN and sometimes WILL affect what some can and CAN NOT do.

This is my humble opinion. I hope I did not offend anyone, I am just trying to give insight into a world that does not always allow its stars to make choices for themselves, even if we think it does. My sister was a part of this industry as a manager and I still have some friends who are in the industry and they can give the same opinion.

That's my story and i am sticking to it...until next time kids...pleasant dreams. I hope this makes sense, I'm a wee tired. ;)