Re: Hype for Martha's new trash show


"Nancy1" <nancy-dooley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Robert wrote:
> > "Nancy1" <nancy-dooley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > memory705@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > Robert wrote:
> > > > > The ads for Martha's new trash show read:
> > > > >
> > > > > Live
> > > > >
> > > > > Unscripted
> > > > >
> > > > > Unedited
> > > > >
> > > > > I wonder if anyone believes this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well it's a talk show isn't it? They're pretty much all unscripted
and
> > > > improvised which is why so many of them flop. Talking off the cuff
for
> > > > an hour a day in an entertaining way is very very tough, especially
> > > > with competition from giants like Oprah and Dr. Phil. And they
usually
> > > > don't edit much either.
> > >
> > > I don't get the "trash" reference - what's trashy about the show? In
> > > any event, it is live and unscripted - she has a studio audience; she
> > > has made a couple errors in the names of guests or audience members.
> > > There are some awkward moments. It doesn't seem to be edited at all.
> > > It isn't a talk show - there aren't any couches. It's a show about
> > > "doing things." She has guests, and they do things with Martha. She
> > > visits families for dinner. She has "theme" audiences - yesterday's
> > > was "everyone is wearing a poncho they crocheted." She's going to
have
> > > one where everyone in the studio is a person (or pet) named Martha
> > > Stewart, and so on.
> > >
> > It is trash because it is stupid. Who cares about these people? You only
> > live once and the time spent watching mindless shows is totally wasted.
> >
> > Robert
>
> In your view, you may think it's stupid and a waste of time. Watching
> one show isn't totally wasted if the watcher is being entertained.
> There is a market out there for shows that are just purely entertaining
> - Martha's are usually also educational. What do you think about
> people who have a difficult time getting out of their houses (or their
> care center beds) ... what would you have them do for an hour a day
> when they could be entertained and have their minds focused on
> something besides their own problems? Sometimes mindless entertainment
> is a good thing.
>
> You know what they say - you don't have to watch, if you don't like it.
> But that doesn't make it "stupid." It's trolls like yours that are
> stupid, and me, too, for even answering. My bad.
>
> N.
>
I do not do trolls. People who do not use their minds (mindless
entertainment) have the best chance for Alzheimer's.

Robert


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