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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
2 pieces of TV ephemera
1) I watched Britney Spears' new reality show entirely because I would provide some material for the blog. And I guess it did, because I'm blogging about it now.
The basic premise is that Britney uses a hand held camera to document her life. The result is like a catalogue of what makes home movies awful: The camera bounces up and down at times, people are filmed at strange angles, and the viewer is often treated to up-the-nose shots as the Pop Diva turns the camera towards her own face to comment. The result is likely to produce nausea, and the show should carry a warning from the surgeon general indicating that. But the show's worst sin, by far, is that it is tediously, laboriously, fatiguingly boring. I can't even poke fun at the show, because it is just too boring to inspire witty commentary. Due to the poor camera work and the lack of anything interesting happening, I dub this show "The Bland Bitch Project." 2) American Idol last night was a little disapointing. The contestents sang songs that the judges chose for them. The judges all chose songs that were simple and in the genre in which the contestents were comfortable. If I were a judge on American Idol, I would choose something more challenging for them: Bo People, by Barbra Streisand Mississippi Goddam! by Nina Simone Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice Vonzell Everybody Knows, Leonard Cohen Theme from "Maude" Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin Sissy-Belle 4'33" by John Cage Homeward Bound, Simon and Garfunkel Vote for Vonzell (an original composition) |
