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guthmund · 06-06-2005, 08:56 AM

I think this is an excellent idea.

Too bad it's going to fail. I'd like to see more stuff like this, but the public at large sets the trend not just me. And people want to see the pretty people win (Marry my whatever), they want to see conflict between contestants(Survivor and the like), animosity from the judges (American Idol) and they want to watch people doing gross things for promise of cash reward (Fear Factor and such). Unless The Scholar can offer any of these things, I seriously doubt the American public is going to give a damn about it.

Extreme Makeover : Home Edition is popular because it's a relatively new thing. It's new enough to garner people's attention, but once the public tires of the formula and Ty Pennington's 15 minutes are up, I expect his show to go the way of the Dodo.

06-06-2005, 08:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I think this is an excellent idea. Too bad it's going to fail. I'd like to see more stuff like this, but the public at large sets the trend not just me. And people want to see the pretty people win (Marry my whatever), they want to see conflict between contestants(Survivor and the like), animosity from the judges (American Idol) and they want to watch people doing gross things for promise of cash reward (Fear Factor and such). Unless The Scholar can offer any of these things, I seriously doubt the American public is going to give a damn about it. Extreme Makeover : Home Edition is popular because it's a relatively new thing. It's new enough to garner people's attention, but once the public tires of the formula and Ty Pennington's 15 minutes are up, I expect his show to go the way of the Dodo. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.