> as they do what > they should've done last Tuesday, even at the risk of puncturing > Quentin Tarentino's ego: No opening tape package on the week's theme > (which will be disco--as if we really wanted to see John Travolta in > "Saturday Night Fever" again):
As with the Oscars it's the taped packages that kill the show more than the judges commentary. But ... they don't care. Granted, it was hilarious to hear that Quentin had only gotten a little taste of Adam Lambert on TeaBag Eve, but still. The rehearsal (and or meet the mentor) footage spoils performances like Lil's "The Rose" by making the gospel changeup something to expect. The story arcs and footage of their home lives can be punted to the results show. At 90 seconds of performance per contestant ballooning into 10 minutes thanks to the packages, judging, packed to the gills ad breaks ... it's doing EXACTLY what the Oscars intentionally try to do in going long ... they're intentionally trying to go long to stack in more ads, the last of which can likely be sold for even more moolah. They could cut the "here's how important things are ... and this is American Idol" opening segment, opening credits, the bumpers, Ryan's 3 minute descent down Idol Mountain, the judges intros, and every contestant package and the show would still run overtime. FOX knows exactly what it's doing with these overruns. They're getting people to tune in live, pay attention to the ads, keep people from switching to "The Mentalist" or "Reaper" and/or stay tuned for "Fringe." It's season 8. They know how to run a show even with 30 seconds more commentary per contestant by Kara. Accompanied by 30 seconds of lame booing by the audience which is probably heavily coached by the warmup guys -- "Now when Simon says something you hate, let loose!" Telling the audience to STFU so the judging could go quicker or telling the fearsome foursome to write their comments down to be coherent (yes Paula, this means you) could help, but the show doesn't want to be helped. The 500 pound gorilla with neon blue necklace can sit where it wants. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
