On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > The thing is, as much as I adore the WGA and support them in most > things, were you to remove the WGA influence (call it writing, segment > producing, or whatever), "American Idol" wouldn't change much, if at > all. Sure, Seacrest might stammer a bit when telling viewers which > phone number to call, and the judges may need a thesaurus at their > desk to look up alternative words for the word "suck." other than > that, what are they adding to the show? If the WGA wants to ban guild > members from working on the show in any capacity, the union might be > able to pull that off, but to claim writers credits seems over the > top. > > Having watched more than a few reality shows with my mom, I don't feel > this way about all reality shows. As fans of the genre constantly > point out to me, there is a variety to reality TV. Shows like > "Survivor" or "America's Next Top Model" that rely on coming up with > activities, locales, gimmicks, and creating dramatic tension where > none exists have, I think, people on staff who meet or exceed the > definition of a writer. Thinking out loud, "We should have the > contestants sing Madonna songs this week" isn't writing.
The point isn't that AI is the most appropriate target, it's that AI is the most visible target. Tom W --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
