She's somebody who TV networks have been banking on (without breakout success, mind you) for five-plus years. In the sphere of what I do, Britt Robertson isn't a rising star. I hear her name and I think of an actress who has been the unquestioned star of at least two network TV shows and one of the stars (if only for a for a season) of a bona fide hit. I didn't see many “Tomorrowland” reviews calling her an unknown or even a newcomer, thankfully, but plenty of critics are still bending over backwards to reference credits like “Dan in Real Life” or “Delivery Man” as if audiences may struggle to place her. And that's even the case with culture-watching professionals. In our ever-more-fragmented media landscape, we're seeing fewer and fewer recognizable brand-name stars for *everybody*, but we're probably getting more and more recognizable brand-name stars for *somebody*.Īnd that means that people who, to certain individuals, are clearly stars of a certain stature are virtual unknowns to great masses, possibly to majorities.
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