Ratings vs. Popularity

[The Godfather]

I was listening to the PCH guy rant on about how many people listen to D&D and Madge, and it made me think (something I don't do often). Who the fuck cares how many people listen to them on Sirius? There are 100 times more people that will go see Little Man than a good movie without all the CGI crap and canned jokes. Does that make Little Man better? Besides being #1 in the ratings, KATG has become an instant cult classic-a bit out of the mainstream with a rabidly loyal following. The other week and I was in a bookstore and they had a Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine. The fucking show has been off the air for at least a couple of years, and they are still selling shit. Buffy, Star Trek, Rocky Horror and KATG are all cut from the same mold. I will predict that in ten years, there will be kids yelling 'Brumski" and getting expelled from school for Happy Slapping, all courtesy of KATG