In many contemporary societies, televised talent shows have become very popular over the past decade with shows such as “American Idol”, “The Apprentice”, “Survivor”, and “Big Brother” attracting big audiences. However, it is a well establish notion that every man is born with a unique innate talent. So there is no shade of doubt that among the seven billion men living in the globe has at least one talent of them are unique trait. Most of the cases, it is very difficult for them to parade the world what they are capable of doing. Talent show, indeed, is a wonderful platform for them to manifest their talent. In this instance, many people think that these shows are an excellent approach for hunting the veiled talents, while others oppose the view and claim that it is nothing but amusement. In the following discussion, I will show both the points have some merits.
The mode of television programs has changed significantly with the rapid development of mass media over the last decade. Accordingly, TV talent shows have played their role in changing the face of popular television. These shows simultaneously entertain a great extent
Its audience and hunt real talent from the ordinary people. The contestarcts shows have become a golden platform for common people to show their hidden talent, turn their dreams into reality, and ultimately, help them change from ‘ordinary’ to ‘conspicuous figure’. In these programs, anyone can participate, no matter who they are or where they have come from. Viewers of these shows acknowledge the contestants as very ‘ordinary’, and what is more, it is the proof of real success which is not confined to ‘special people’. Not everybody will make it big, but some do, and they are likely to be the boy or girl next door.
However, the opposing of talent show claims that these shows are mere an entertaining, no business with searching real talent. They point at the procedure through which a talent is selected or nominated is problematic. Let it be clarified, viewers are told to vote for their favourites instead best performer. What do favourites mean to the lay people? Their decision can vary from whoever they like best or sorry for favourite pro. The critics argue that if these shows claim themselves as talent shows, thenthen why not encourage viewers to vote for the singer or dancer, performance they thought was the best of that episode? Similarly, many opponents of televised talent shows, including the legendary Elton John, contend that a show like X Factor is the wrong way to debut a career in music. Although there would always be the artist who would set forth to the top by means of a lucky fluke, but for the most part, success can be attained through a long, dedicated struggle. Consequently, most of the cases, the winners of these shows are faded away from the audiences’ memory immediately besides one or two exceptions.
In conclusion, all that I want to say that these programs are striving to be popularity shows rather than talent shows. To me, these shows are just the hollow performance of meritocracy that casually commodi fies the performers engaged, treating them as two dimensional actors in an extended marketing practice. On the one hand it inspires to consume masquerading, and the other hand aspires to succeed. It replaces honest ambition and striving with an unhealthy focus on our own special want within a consumeristic fabric of instant satisfaction.
In
many
contemporary societies, televised
talent
shows
have become
very
popular over the past decade with
shows
such as “American Idol”, “The Apprentice”, “Survivor”, and “
Big
Brother” attracting
big
audiences.
However
, it is a well establish notion that every
man
is born
with a unique innate
talent
.
So
there is no shade of doubt that among the seven billion
men
living in the globe has at least one
talent
of them
are unique
trait. Most of the cases, it is
very
difficult for them to parade the world what they are capable of doing.
Talent
show
,
indeed
, is a wonderful platform for them to manifest their
talent
. In this instance,
many
people
think
that these
shows
are an excellent approach for hunting the veiled
talents
, while others oppose the view and claim that it is nothing
but
amusement. In the following discussion, I will
show
both the points have
some
merits.
The mode of television programs has
changed
significantly
with the rapid development of mass media over the last decade.
Accordingly
, TV
talent
shows
have played their role in changing the face of popular television. These
shows
simultaneously
entertain a great
extent
Its audience and hunt real
talent
from the ordinary
people
. The
contestarcts
shows
have become a golden platform for common
people
to
show
their hidden
talent
, turn their dreams into reality, and
ultimately
,
help
them
change
from ‘ordinary’ to ‘conspicuous figure’. In these programs, anyone can participate, no matter who they are or where they have
come
from. Viewers of these
shows
acknowledge the contestants as
very
‘ordinary’, and
what is more
, it is the proof of real success which is not confined to ‘special
people’
. Not everybody will
make
it
big
,
but
some
do, and they are likely to be the boy or girl
next
door.
However
, the opposing of
talent
show
claims that these
shows
are mere an entertaining, no business with searching real
talent
. They point at the procedure through which a
talent
is selected
or nominated is problematic.
Let
it
be clarified
, viewers are
told
to vote for their
favourites
instead
best performer. What do
favourites
mean to the lay
people
? Their decision can vary from
whoever
they like best or sorry for
favourite
pro. The critics argue that if these
shows
claim themselves as
talent
shows
,
thenthen
why not encourage viewers to vote for the singer or dancer, performance they
thought
was the best of that episode?
Similarly
,
many
opponents of televised
talent
shows
, including the legendary Elton John, contend that a
show
like X Factor is the
wrong
way to debut a career in music. Although there would always be the artist who would set forth to the top by means of a lucky fluke,
but
for the most part
, success can
be attained
through a long, dedicated struggle.
Consequently
, most of the cases, the winners of these
shows
are faded
away from the audiences’ memory immediately
besides
one or two exceptions.
In conclusion
, all that I want to say that these programs are striving to be popularity
shows
rather
than
talent
shows
. To me, these
shows
are
just
the hollow performance of meritocracy that
casually
commodi fies
the performers engaged, treating them as
two dimensional
actors in an extended marketing practice. On the one hand it inspires to consume masquerading, and the other hand aspires to succeed. It replaces honest ambition and striving with an unhealthy focus on our
own
special want within a
consumeristic
fabric of instant satisfaction.