Opportunity knocks ...... and knocks and knocks .....

When I was young .......... everyone knew where they stood with regard to talent and talent contests ............... it was easy , straightforward and alot of fun .
Hughie Green called your name , you had a few minutes to impress the
world with your amazing talent , the audience clapped and your score was
registered on the " Clapometer " , then the audience would send in their postal vote and the winner would be announced the following week
If you won ......... well ... you could become a star
If you lost .......... well ... then you went home !
Whats the problem ?
It made sense , isn't life supposed to make sense ?
Some of the winners became popular household names ...... such as Les Dawson , Freddie Starr , Frank Carson , Little and Large , Mary Hopkin , Bobby Crush and Bonnie Langford .Some didn't get past the audition ......... such as Englebert Humperdinck and The Jam . It wasn't perfect .... but it was fun .................... So what happened ?........................The same thing that happened to all TV shows ........................................ Greed !


Enter Simon ( the ghoul ) Cowell to pander to the pathetic masses who think seeing people derided and laughed at is OK. I am not a fan of the man , the shows or the ritual humiliation dished out to some of the participants , there is no respect . And people wonder why kids today have no respect ...... you watch enough of this nonsense and you'll start to think it's funny to put people down too , yes ... some of the contestants are delusional but it's only supposed to be entertainment ......... everyone deserves to be treated the same

Television has become one long string of " How much humiliation will you put up with for fame or fortune ? "
Cowell once referred to a contestant as a " bush baby " ( American Idol 2006/07 )

[Did you know that when you sign up to appear on " The Weakest Link " .... you have to agree not to backchat Anne Robinson ?]
But the most pathetic part of all to me is ..... the sad people who text in and believe that their vote counts ........ The only thing that counts on that show is ..... whether the eventual winner is willing to sign a contract with Simon Cowell , and I'm thinking that this is decided pretty early on in the series .