Posted on 01/24/2006 12:33:52 PM PST by SirLinksalot
Not very. Otherwise it would be as boring as watching a fishing show.
They are edited to with in a inch of their lives just like every other show that is not a live broadcast.
So which is more fake, Jonny: (1) A reporter who interviews Crystal and writes a story that makes her seem like a serious litigant with a real case, or (2) the typical show biz cattle-call auditions AI uses to whittle down mobs to 50 or 100 candidates to be seen by the show's principals?
Seems to me the latter is the way Broadway has done it since before vaudeville times. Hollywood has used edited screen tests since the days of silent film. Talent shows and cattle calls are as old as show biz. AI's only real addition to the format is the brilliant stroke of marketing which lets the audience vote to decide the winner.
I listened to a story last night from someone who knew one of the very pretty girls on the Apprentice. She had zero interest in the show and stated clearly she knew nothing about business. Trump called her personally several times and got her on the show, with some "creative edits" about her "business background" - all fabricated.
I'm still trying to convince those in power that the earth is flat and I find it frustrating in my endeavors when the like of American Idol takes focus away from my concerns in promoting the truth.
Or Starsearch. Or Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour.
These shows used to be on in the afternoon, or in the hour before prime time viewing began. Now networks are built around them. I honestly don't understand sudden appeal of these talent shows.
I guess folks like to see the fake contestants that are only there for our amusement and are made fun of by the judges or something. It's only a couple of steps up from Jerry Springer Show, IMO.
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