Olsen Twins Take Control of Media Empire
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Olsen Twins Take Control of Media Empire
Can somebody please explain The Olsen Twins to me? Why do they have a billion dollar empire?
"Olsen Twins Take Control of Media Empire" on CNN.com:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/28/news/ne ... tm?cnn=yes
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"Olsen Twins Take Control of Media Empire" on CNN.com:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/28/news/ne ... tm?cnn=yes
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They've been marketing computer games, videos, video games, toys, etc etc since they were about 7, I think...
There are two particularly odd things about this, in my view:
1) for some reason this was deemed important enough for about half a page of the Metro newspaper this morning
2) my 15 year old cousin has an eerie resemblance to an Olsen Twin. But I'm not sure which one. And no one else in the family is blond, either.
There are two particularly odd things about this, in my view:
1) for some reason this was deemed important enough for about half a page of the Metro newspaper this morning
2) my 15 year old cousin has an eerie resemblance to an Olsen Twin. But I'm not sure which one. And no one else in the family is blond, either.
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This is the part I don't get. They haven't done anything--I mean, they are world famous and have a billion dollars for doing absolutely nothing!avanutria wrote:1) for some reason this was deemed important enough for about half a page of the Metro newspaper this morning
We must live in a world full of Amars and being cute-pies is enough to earn you a billion dollars.
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It's a combination ofsusnfx wrote: We must live in a world full of Amars and being cute-pies is enough to earn you a billion dollars.
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a) being cutie-pies
b) coming in a set
c) lucky break of early tv gig. (which was a function of a & b.)
the question is whether they have any talent or skills which they can use to continue a successful entertainment empire, even when the cutie-pie thing wears off.
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Sadly, this is true -- but I think you already knew that. I'm sure we can all name the super models, no-talent movie stars and others who make their fortunes because of their looks. And this type of thing doesn't seem to be reserved strictly for the female gender.susnfx wrote:. . . and being cute-pies is enough to earn you a billion dollars.
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I'm very relieved. I thought the Olsen twins were taking over Chiff&Fipple!
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Yes... what can i say... i'm guilty of that too!Will O'B wrote:Sadly, this is true -- but I think you already knew that. I'm sure we can all name the super models, no-talent movie stars and others who make their fortunes because of their looks. And this type of thing doesn't seem to be reserved strictly for the female gender.susnfx wrote:. . . and being cute-pies is enough to earn you a billion dollars.
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I see, well, i have never seen any of their movies, am not really planing on doing so either. And they are cute and rich. Do I care?susnfx wrote:My dear lover of Fig Newtons, it just means that if enough people in the world buy their whatever-it-is-they-sell or go to their movie just because they're cutie-pies, then they'll get rich anyway!amar wrote:what does that mean?susnfx wrote: We must live in a world full of Amars ...
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susnfx wrote:This is the part I don't get. They haven't done anything--I mean, they are world famous and have a billion dollars for doing absolutely nothing.
May I remind you of the following people, and why they're famous immediately following with a emoticon:
a) David Hasselhoff
b) Pamela Anderson
c) Howard Stern
I could go on and on about people - especially those in the "entertainment" business, and say the same thing... "These people have done 'nothing'". I mean, think about it - Ben Affleck.... now, he's not exactly a thespian, is he? And yet - the media spotlight, the millions to appear (not act, just 'appear') in pictures.
Some things are just mysteries, I guess.
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