Comments on: An Open Letter to Entertainment Weekly, Re: Diablo Cody

By: shanna

shanna — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:20:07 +0000

I haven’t read the column but from what I can understand o Cody’s career before writing Juno she was essentially a blogger/critic/writer of life so I can see why EW tapped her for something like this.

By: Justine

Justine — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:59:13 +0000

I agree, King needs to go buh-bye. And Harris is a bit too heavy for the back page of EW, but still insightful. I was very against Cody’s column. Until I read them. They are a strange, witty insightful entry into Hollywood life. I hope this only leads to EW giving the backpage to more well known members of the Hollywood community.

And I agree, finally, a female voice!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:25:24 +0000

I find King self-important and most of his columns far more indulgent than any of the rest. Harris is amusing. But I love Cody and am thrilled that not only do we finally get a female voice on that opinion page, but one that mixes things up a bit. She’s fresh and appealing, and is one of the few reasons I decided not to let my subscription lapse.

Totally with you on the music, though! LOL

(And can they PUH-LEASE cut back their Oscar stuff? By, like, 90%?)

By: Ally

Ally — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:27:47 +0000

Agreed. I hate her column. I didn’t like Kings at first either but they’ve grown on me. Harris is amazing, though. Uh, bring back Stupid Questions.

By: theTVaddict

theTVaddict — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:39:02 +0000

It’s not that I begrudge her success. She should ride this wave until it ends. I just find her column incredibly self-indulgent and one that doesn’t belong on the back page of EW.

By: theREELaddict

theREELaddict — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:39:37 +0000

I think - like the Oscars - everybody just wants to tap into the whole JUNO/Diablo Cody buzz to help promote themselves. After all EW did devote an entire feature article on to the Juno phenomenon. You give someone hot and exciting a forum to be hot and exciting, then you too by defacto become … well, you get the idea.

That being said, oddly enough - despite the questionability of its relevance - I find Cody’s EW columns funnier and more entertaining than I found JUNO. As an aspiring screenwriter myself I also can’t really begrudge her relishing her life right now. So, in this case, I don’t blame her, so much as EW for giving her a somewhat fluffy column that could have just been - as you pointed out - a diary entry on her myspace/blog.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:25:30 +0000

I disagree. I have found Cody’s columns funny and refreshing. I loathe the King column when I see it every other week or two.