tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post911105823916071279..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: So You Think You Can . . .EmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-30263018107620796222009-06-05T07:46:03.253-04:002009-06-05T07:46:03.253-04:00PS. Jane, I'm glad you're feeling better!PS. Jane, I'm glad you're feeling better!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-49157973076204261872009-06-05T07:42:35.589-04:002009-06-05T07:42:35.589-04:00Thanks for your insights, ladies. I realize I'...Thanks for your insights, ladies. I realize I'm so in the minority with my "anti-reality TV" stance. <br /><br />But even the traditionally written and casted shows can fall short of expectations. I watched Royal Pains last night, full of hope that it would be a guilty peek into the lives of the uber-wealthy. But I was disappointed in how the hero was written. <br /><br />After an abysmal career-ending series of events--in which he was largely not cupable, he has a huge opportunity dropped into his lap. But instead of jumping in, he spends most of the pilot running from the chance to be a "concierge" doctor for super models and Wall Street moguls. What? Don't wealthy people deserve emergency care, too? And given his personal situation, I found his "reluctant hero" stance totally unbelievable. Bad writing.<br /><br />Guess I need to join Jane in abstaining from the idiot box till something better comes along.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-88007613764432941432009-06-05T00:50:19.566-04:002009-06-05T00:50:19.566-04:00First let me say, that your background as a profes...First let me say, that your background as a professional performer must have given you great insight into the character when writing STROKE OF GENIUs. <br />There is very little real about reality TV. The only one I watch is The Amazing Race. I love to travel, and would love to compete. But as far as any of it being real, I don't think so. It is fun to act as a contestant and decide what and how we would do.Patricia Barracloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-46410521842742947632009-06-04T20:11:44.968-04:002009-06-04T20:11:44.968-04:00Thanks for this post! SYTYCD is the hands down th...Thanks for this post! SYTYCD is the hands down the best TV reality show with the hardest working contestants and judges! I've observed that the judges on this show really try to be helpful. Hubby and I are huge SYTYCD and Nigel fans and my goodness, no kidding, I was seriously thinking of "Lythgoe" as the last name for your #2 character but decided against it last night. For real! <br />Aloha,<br />delilah0180mrsshukrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081541541853441228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-46380767136014505222009-06-04T18:24:27.756-04:002009-06-04T18:24:27.756-04:00I think what frustrated me the most is the phonine...I think what frustrated me the most is the phoniness of some of the shows. I do, however, like to watch some of the dancing shows. They, at least, had to do an initial audition to even make it on the show to begin with. What I really miss, though, is some of the old comedy sitcoms and variety shows. No one seems to be making them anymore because all the time slots are filled with the reality shows.LuAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049897327581610278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-8699048844783474442009-06-04T16:55:56.261-04:002009-06-04T16:55:56.261-04:00Hi Emily! I have been feeling under the weather, b...Hi Emily! I have been feeling under the weather, but bouncing back now! I so agree with you on this reality tv thing, it is such a waste of time! Why can't we get good quality tv anymore, I mean shows that actually may HELP people and entertain them? It is a shame, therefore I just don't watch anymore, I hate to say it but my tv is probably limited to five hrs a week and most of that is news, unless I watch a sport event with my husband. It is sad that we can be entertained by others pain, it makes me sad and I agree humiliating someone no matter what they are trying to do is not useful in any manner! OK I am done now!Jane Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-9591838117016271302009-06-04T16:30:26.042-04:002009-06-04T16:30:26.042-04:00SYTYCD is the only reality show I watch--and nearl...SYTYCD is the only reality show I watch--and nearly the only TV I watch at all! I used to perform ballroom in college, so I can relate to the pressure on a small scale. I did it for recreation; these kids are doing it for their livelihood. But as authors, we do the same thing. Bad reviews, the wrong editor, a poor agent, jealous colleagues...all of this can shake our confidence too. I think the best of these dancers are self-aware enough to realize what's being done to them, and to thrive anyway. My recaps of this seasons' shows are on my website.Carrie Loftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589746700484524652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-54313909016281804902009-06-04T14:09:29.165-04:002009-06-04T14:09:29.165-04:00How sad... surely, constructive instead of destruc...How sad... surely, constructive instead of destructive criticism would go a long way, too? We recently had a reality show / singing contest in Holland, X-factor, where the jury was very good at delivering constructive criticism. And the ratings were still really high!Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-38768415636342240532009-06-04T09:27:20.455-04:002009-06-04T09:27:20.455-04:00At a huge cost.
Once these dancer reach this lev...At a huge cost. <br /><br />Once these dancer reach this level, every one of them is incredibly talented. And the way the show is structured, their confidence is shaken at every turn.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-16623291946334772642009-06-04T09:15:02.464-04:002009-06-04T09:15:02.464-04:00That's an interesting look into the mind of co...That's an interesting look into the mind of contestants... How terrible, that someone would take his frustration out on someone who depends on him, and not once but time and time again! Good thing he apologised in the end.<br />I think you're right, reality shows aren't about reality - the only 'real' thing about them is that they involve real people with real hopes, dreams and fears. They do affect the contestants' realities...Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.com