Who do you consider over-rated?

applecruncher said:
....I also think think Bob Hope was tremendously over-rated....
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I'll second that.
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I may have to go into hiding after this, but: Oprah Winfrey. Yes, I know she is highly successful, a role model for many, and has used her money and position to help others. But, her slick positivism, you can do anything Tim Robbins approach makes this therapissed want to chew the coffee table. Life is just not that tidy people! This paper doll approach can instill guiltand helplessness in individuals who are already struggling. Not everything is fixable. Not all of us are able to captain our own ship and set sail for. The frigging moon. Gaaaah.
 
oldman said:
Aaron Rogers and Tom Brady.
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As a British cheesehead I can't agree with Aaron, but Tom Brady does seem to benefit from the Pats liberal interpretation of the rules!

I always thought Hope's ad libs were meticulously scripted, and I once saw him try to respond to an unscheduled happening, and he was totally at a loss.

Having said that he brought an awful amount of comfort and joy to a great many of your people in uniform.
 
I often found Joan annoying (a lot of people did; she was hardly universally loved). However, I found her remarks/"jokes" about the 3 girls held captive by Ariel Castro to be disgusting.
 
Glinda said:
Is there someone whose appeal you just don't understand? Someone who receives media attention, wins awards, and has zillions of fans - except you? Perhaps it's an actor/actress, singer, musician, comic, writer, artist, athlete, TV "personality" or some other type of celebrity. The person may be living or deceased. But no politicians or elected officials, please. There are plenty of political threads for that - or you could start one of your own.

I'll start: I consider Clint Eastwood over-rated. He has minimal talent. He always plays tough guys with limited ability to show emotion because that's all he's capable of. And to top it all off, he's not even good looking. Too skinny!

There. Now that I've riled up all you Clint Eastwood fans, feel free to respond and defend him. But don't forget to go on and tell us who you feel is over-rated!
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Clint and and I went to the same high school in Oakland, Ca. He is a tad older than I. He has aged well and of course was much better looking as a younger guy but no one ever considered him a matinee idol. He was and is a great producer and director as his awards will attest to. He was also a pretty decent mayor of Carmel, California
 
I always liked the spaghetti westerns with and Dirty Harry movies. I find Clint's schtick pretty amusing, but can see how he can get on your nerves after a while.
 
Robin McGraw, the wife of Dr. Phil.
She is in the audience for every show and a few times has almost taken over.
It seems to me that she just had to be famous and now she is well known.

I always liked Bob Hope and admired him for all the shows he did for the men in the service.
 
I suspect some of you will freak out over this one so I'll soften the blow by whispering it:

Frank Sinatra
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And, Applecruncher, before you scold me again for "apologizing", please be advised that I do it MY WAY! ;)
 
As a person, I never cared for Sinatra either. It's the attitude thing he projects. Better if you don't see him. But his voice is not over-rated, imo.

Conversely, with Hope, he was probably a very nice person. I just didn't care for his humor. It was a little corny. Probably just that era.
 
NancyNGA said:
As a person, I never cared for Sinatra either. It's the attitude thing he projects. Better if you don't see him. But his voice is not over-rated, imo.

Conversely, with Hope, he was probably a very nice person. I just didn't care for his humor. It was a little corny. Probably just that era.
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I agree wholeheartedly on both points, Nancy.
 
Agree about Sinatra and Hope.
I heard Bing Crosby wasn't very nice either, and I find his singing very irritating. At least Sinatra sounds good, but prefer Tony Bennett.
 
NancyNGA said:
Conversely, with Hope, he was probably a very nice person. I just didn't care for his humor. It was a little corny. Probably just that era.
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I agree, Nancy. Bob Hope did do a lot of good. I just never cared for his style of humor.
 
Re: Bob Hope

He did a lot of good work to support the troops. I know that, so let’s get that out of the way.

I have no idea whether he was a “nice” person or not – whatever that’s supposed to mean. Most, if not all, people can be “nice” when it suits them.

But the topic is people we think are over-rated. I feel Bob Hope was tremendously over-rated. I never thought he was funny. He was corny and sexist. Most of all, I got sick of seeing his face pop up in every TV show, and the way people reacted as if he was God was a bit much.
 
Though I have more of a appreciation of Sinatra's style now, I thoroughly disliked him as a teenager. My cousin was "in love" with him. She convinced my parents to take her, another cousin and I to a Boston nightclub, for my thirteenth birthday, to see Sinatra. I was so angry. Sat with my chair partially back to the stage....fuming until we could leave. My parents knew I did not care for that type of music. They could not understand why I liked jazz and blues. Perhaps they thought Sinatra could reform me. A relative was a well known member of Hope's troupe. Hope was much better looking in person than on tv or pictures, with a warm personality. Even so, I never thought he was funny. I feel most celebrities are over-rated. I can understand an appreciation of their work/accomplishments....but, not the adoration. The need to follow their private lives. It has always puzzled me.
 
I’ve always been a big fan of Sinatra’s music, but I have a feeling he could be very nasty. However, I don’t consider him to be ‘over-rated’.

Here’s something that might surprise people….kinda.
Nat King Cole…..wonderful singer. I love his music. Had his own TV show at a time when no other blacks did.

But – once he came to town and my father went to see him perform. Back in those days, a person could sneak backstage and try to get an autograph or picture. My father did that and NKC saw him coming and slammed the door in his face! Guess he was tired and didn’t want to be bothered. Even so, my father always held him in high regard.

Elvis - I knew of someone who worked directly for Elvis and Priscilla Presley in their home. The person said both were very pleasant employers, extremely generous, and deplored racism. I was an Elvis fan when I was very young and I don't feel he was over-rated at all.
 

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