ITS TIME FOR OUR TRENDING
TOPICS OF THE DAY. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT A SOCIAL MEDIA
SENSATION PASSING AWAY, AN
AWARD FOR A POPULAR KIDS TOY,
AND A NEW TYPE OF SEAT AT A
MOVIE THEATER.
((ALEX)) FIRST UP. A MOMENT OF
SILENCE-- THE OWNERS OF
"GRUMPY CAT" ANNOUNCED ON
TWITTER THAT THE
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD PASSED AWAY
TUESDAY DUE TO COMPLICATIONS
FROM A URINARY TRACT
INFECTION. GRUMPY CAT, WHOSE
REAL NAME WAS "TARDAR SAUCE",
HAD FELINE DWARFISM, WHICH THE
OWNERS SAID LIKELY ACCOUNTED
FOR HER DISTINCTIVE FACIAL
FEATURES. SHE FIRST BECAME AN
INTERNET CELEBRITY IN 20-12,
WHEN HER OWNERS POSTED PHOTOS
AND VIDEOS OF HER ON REDDIT
AND YOU-TUBE. OVER THE YEARS,
GRUMPY CAT INSPIRED ART
PROJECTS, SHOES AND OTHER
MERCHANDISE. SHE ALSO SERVED
AS A "SPOKESCAT" FOR CAT FOOD
BRAND FRISKIES. AT THE TIME OF
HER DEATH, GRUMPY CAT HAD MORE
THAN 12 MILLION FOLLOWERS
COMBINED ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER
AND INSTAGRAM. IN A STATEMENT,
HER OWNERS SAID GRUMPY CAT
HELPED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
SMILE... EVEN WHEN TIMES WERE
TOUGH.
ALEX CHRISTIE AND AAARON
DISCUSS GRUMPY CAT DYING.
((AARON)) AND THE COUNCIL OF
FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA
HAS DECIDED TO GRANT*BARBI*
ITS PRESTIGIOUS BOARD OF
DIRECTORS' TRIBUTE AWARD. THE
DOLL IS CITED FOR HER "WIDE
INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN FASHION
AND CULTURE." THE AWARD
COINCIDES WITH BARBIE'S 60TH
ANNIVERSARY. FASHION
COLLABORATORS OSCAR DE LA
RENTA, RALPH LAUREN, BOB
MACKIE AND VERA WANG HAVE ALL
MADE SPECIAL BARBIES.
ALEX CHRISTIE AND AAARON
DISCUSS A BARBIE AWARD.
((CHRISTIE)) IF YOU'VE BEEN TO
THE MOVIES LATELY, YOU'VE
PROBABLY COME ACROSS A THEATER
WITH RECLINING SEATS. BUT A
SWISS THEATER IS TAKING THAT
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL... THAT'S
RIGHT. THIS MOVIE THEATER HAS
ACTUAL BEDS! FRENCH COMPANY
PATHE OPENED THIS PLUSH
THEATER IN SWITZERLAND LAST
WEEK. OF COURSE, IT HAS THE
LATEST TECHNOLOGY LIKE IMAX
LASER AND DOLBY ATMOS... AND
SERVES GOURMET FOODS. BUT WHAT
REALLY SETS IT APART IS THE
OPTIONAL V-I-P EXPERIENCE. IT
STARTS IN A SPECIAL FOYER WITH
ITS OWN WINE AND CHAMPAGNE
BAR. FROM THERE, MOVIE-GOERS
CAN GO TO THE IMAX V-I- P BOX
WITH "COCOON" SEATING... A
THEATER CALLED THE "LOUNGE
CINEMA" OUTFITTED WITH
SOFAS... OR THE "BEDROOM
CINEMA." THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN
WATCH THE LATEST RELEASE WHILE
LOUNGING IN YOUR OWN BED. A
WORD TO THE WISE -- DON'T SEE
A BORING MOVIE IN THE BEDROOM
CINEMA... OR YOU COULD DRIFT
OFF.
ALEX CHRISTIE AND AAARON
DISCUSS BEDROOM MOVIE
THEATERS.
((ALEX)) OUR INSTANT
CONNECTION POLL IS ALSO COMING
UP -- TODAY WE WANT TO KNOW..
WHAT DO YOU PREFER RECLINING
SEATS, OR BEDS IN A MOVIE
THEATER? IT'S EASY TO
PARTICIPATE. JUST GO TO OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE RIGHT NOW AND
VOTE YES OR NO.
((ALEX)) STILL TO COME ON THE
MORNING SHOW-- WE'RE TAKING A
LOOK AT TWO MOVIES IN THEATERS
THIS WEEKEND. ((CHRISTIE))
FILM CRITICS PAM POWELL AND
CHUCK KOPLINKSI ARE REVIEWING
JOHN WICK 3 AND WILD NIGHTS
WITH EMILY. HEAR WHAT THEY
HAVE TO SAY IN FRIDAY FLICKS.
((AARON)) PLUS, WE'RE HEADING
INTO STUDIO B FOR SOME LIVE
MUSIC. BRITT BLACK IS HERE TO
PERFORM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
FIND OUT WHERE HIS SHOW IS
TONIGHT. THAT'S NEXT IN FRIDAY
JAMS.
YOU'RE WATCHING THE MORNING
SHOW.