Okay here goes.
First in response to your post. "Idol has Celebrity Judges" How do you figure, Paula Abdul was a has been 'disco singer, and did you ever hear of Randy Jackson or Simon, ... They were nobody .... Idol turned them into Celebrities...
FACTS:
1. The production quality was perfect, all the lighting and sound was right on.
2. It is shot in HD. I have a 52 inch HD set and the video itself looked great.
So, from a technical perspective. The production quality is right on.
3. Did you all notice the MAJOR advertisers in the show, Miller, Cingular, Applebees, Chillies, Pontiac. Those more than likely were adversting spots that were owned by SPIKE. That means that the agencies that rep those programs saw the show, and allowed or wanted their ads to be run in them. If you notice, the show had NO, "vegamatic" "Land Deals" or "Call Now For this Special Offer" Type of Ads. THAT IS HUGE.
4. The Challenges. (Except for Idol and Dancing) Other Reality TV Shows 'Challenges' have very little to do, with "Prize" of the show. Again I reference Apprentice and them washing dogs in NY, come on ... what does that have to do with running a billion dollar realesate empire? So, I don't see the problem with dumb little challenges, like getting into a fire suit
6. Buzz. I had Jet Ski racing buddies from all over the country call me and ask me "how they can get on the show!" When I told them about tryouts in LA a few months ago and the one in Florida, they could care less, now they all want on.
Everybody can critique.. So here goes.
1. Get Rid of the interviews, let the contestants talk directly into the camera, especially after they are told to 'Hit the Road' (and how cool is that, almost as good as 'Your Fired'
2. More Challenges, the dumber the better, How about a Soap Box Derby, How about a Pit Crew Competition, Like Changing tires, filling up the gas tank...Do you know that NASCAR has a Pit Crew Competition.
3. Casting: Contestants are really 'casted talent' How about choosing, and maybe they have some real oddballs coming, how-about Billy Bob the hard core Red Neck, How about some Hip Hop kid from Harlem, maybe a surfer dude from Cali, or a punk rocker with a mohawk. Reality Shows have alot to do with their contestants.
4. Lee, the Commissioner. Trump can get away with it, cause he is a billionaire. Don't know if Lee can pull it off. But how-about, if the person he kicks off gets to 'Challenge' him to stay, it would be pretty funny to see Lee running around trying to get in a Fire Suit, or into one of those Mini-Cars.
Bottom Line:
The show did air, it was watched, I laughed a few times, SPIKE has some BIG advertisers in it, and R&R owns the 'rights/concept' ... Sometimes studios and TV networks, just pay for an idea on a piece of paper. Think about the potential when they can actually see 'proof of concept' on the screen.
That's all for me today.
See You next week, same time, same station!
