I will never understand the popularity of American Idol. I have heard that there are several reasons why people watch this. One is that they like to laugh at the lack of talent the contestants show. Another stupid reason is that they like to hear that no talent Simon insult the people. At least on the Gong Show they didn't add insult to injury by humiliating the contestants after their feeble effort. Well, at least, not as much.
There is so little talent and new ideas on TV that people have gotten accustomed to mindless entertainment. It doesn't say much positive about the standard of television. Oh, I realize that there are a lot of hours to fill but back in 1961, Newton Minnow, then chairman of the Federal Communication Commission said that TV was a vast wasteland. Were he to compare 1961 television fare with that of 2008 he would surely cut his eyes around if he is still alive and if he is no longer with us, he must be turning over in his grave.
In days past we were treated to Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour and Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, neither put raw no talent people in front of a national audience. Oh well, at least there is a remote control with which you can select some other mindless choice on your TV screen. I don't imagine that HD will help the TV screen but might even make it worse.
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