Originally posted by: mademoise11e
Nila:
My take on this ...
You can drive reality shows in two directions ..
1. For the channel to make money out of people's emotions
2. For the channel to work towards getting the best man/woman to the top
The right thing to do would be to take the second route. You get respectable neutral judges to judge the talent of these singers and let the best person emerge from the crowd. The drawback to that would be the TRP! Do you think public cares for a show like this... No way! Is the channel making any money out of this .. Not a chance!
So what do they do ... they take the corporate (first) route. Lets get the bevakoof janta involved ... woh toh sarr-phire hain, paani ki tarah paisa bahaaenge. Channel bhi khush, Janta bhi khush. They don't give a damn who the winner is. They have already made enough money off of the show and only a small percent of that is spent on the award money and music album. Baaki woh bikke ya na bikke, unki balaa se.
To make matter worse, we, the janta, are emotional fools. We *love* to give sympathy votes. Thodi na-insaafi dekhi nahin TV pe inn contestants ke upar, aur votes ki baarish kar dee. That has been the trend so far - Qazi got the step child treatment, so he was always brought in ; Arijit was a dhokhebaaz dost, so he got kicked out. Abhijit Sawant was a simple honest no-nonsense boy so he won ; Rahul Vaidya was over-confident so he got kicked out. The same will happen in SRGMP.
So, just sit back, chill and enjoy the show without straining your mind. đ These reality shows are not about kaun hai India ki Voice or who is the best singer. These shows are about who the janta can connect with. If Debojit, Qazi, Abhijeet are honest people with no attitude issues, then what is wrong in them winning. Jo achchhe singers hain, unka career toh yeh Music Directors banaa hi denge, toh janta parvaah kyon kare?
In the long run - as Sonu Nigam rightfully said - only a good singer will move forward. The prize money has nothing to do with it. It is just an added bonus if the best happens to win. đ
đ nicely said!
