Movies are meant to be a big event. Film stars, as a result, are the biggest of celebrities, distant and mysterious. Movie fans are always left wanting to know more about them, many turning to gossip magazines and wanting autographs. Movie stars are envied and emulated. Films signal themselves as special by maintaining a distance between themselves and the audience. Television is the opposite, consumed more frequently and in the home, it tends not to be a special event. TV is familiar and friendly, its stars offer themselves almost as family members in recognizable situations. Audiences feel they know much more about television stars then those from film, they become a friend that is expected. The music industry connects with audiences differently still. Music tends to be directed more at emotions and setting moods. Songs often get connected to different events in the lives of their audience. Music stars, as a reaction to this intensity and emotional attachment, often have a charismatic authority. Fans of these stars care more about the emotions and values they represent then the celebrities appearance or personal life.
*Summarized from "The Audience" by Paul Attallah, an article filled with really interesting insights and theories*
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