NBC ‘reality czar’ looks for ‘a Susan Boyle moment’
US reality TV ‘czar’ talks about his search for a ‘Susan Boyle’ moment to swell the revenues of America’s Got Talent. The search includes plans to have Susan Boyle on the show reports this feature in TVWeek.com. Just look at the way these people are talking about Susan Boyle.
The panel on Britain’s Got Talent may have declared they were forced to re-think their prejudices (from ‘fat, ugly people are useless’ to ‘fat ugly people CAN be talented’) but the industry is still hell-bent on treating them all as commodities to be exploited – whatever they look like.
At first you were a joke, Susan. Then you were suddenly a very talented… er..person. Now you’ve become a ‘moment’ for a media mogul to recreate. Shudder.
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