Dean Eastabrook: > > This anecdote is more than telling inre American attitude towards > quality in our lives. It is no surprise to me that what America most > idolizes is the lowest common denominator. >
Careful, careful. About all you can garner from the anecdote is that "American Idol" idolizes the lowest common denominator. Not surprising, since the goal of the show is to sell the most ads for the least amount of production costs possible. I have not noticed that the winners of American Idol are particularly successful for very long after their stints on the shows. No doubt there have been exceptions. You can't really talk about "American attitude". The attitudes of Americans have become too diverse. Certainly the media companies lost control of them years ago. I grew up in an era when ABC, NBC, and CBS were the only options. Everyone watched "The Wizard of OZ" once a year and were outraged (or delighted) when the Smothers Brothers were axed. Then perhaps you could talk about an "American attitude". Those days are long gone. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
