Except - isn't Kevin's suggestion more of what AI tried to revive itsel? In its original incarnation it did not feature A-list pop stars. Katie Perry now is light years ahead of where Paula was in her best month.
I think ABC sees NBC still getting propped by double pumps of The Voice every year, and thinks vampiring AI is less risky than trying to forge a new brand. If they have any new ideas, they can always implement them under the AI label. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 2:33 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking at blockbuster pop stars extant, if AI wanted to be what it > purports to be, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, and Justin Timberlake > would need to be judging. You still couldn't pay me to watch it, but at > least there'd be a sense the judges were able to offer feedback to the > contestants. > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 1:48 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> ... because AGT is nothing if not a train-wreck waiting to happen >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 6:58 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> By the celeb-watching "Confidential" column in the NY Daily News >>>> <http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/david-hasselhoff-join-katy-perry-american-idol-judge-article-1.3423699> >>>> (link); he was quietly booted from AGT long ago, and famously guested on >>>> the original Idol to sing; writer was told he and Seacrest "get along >>>> well." >>>> >>> >> There is something about this AI reboot that just mystifies me. We all >> remember what AI was at its peak: winners became household names (some for >> longer periods that others), great ratings, and people quoting Simon Cowell >> putdown lines for the less talented. Then the show slid off to obscurity: >> nobody can remember who won or buy their music, the ratings tanked, Simon >> became less outrageous as the culture shifted and eventually left the show. >> So what does ABC think will bring the show back to prominence? Stunt >> coaches like Hasselhoff? >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> 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 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
