tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30794625.post818832781605484236..comments2023-12-18T22:52:40.987-05:00Comments on Poster Girl: Baby, let me show you how to do na na naPoster Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07797812846936450135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30794625.post-56402199656992927552008-04-06T08:49:00.000-04:002008-04-06T08:49:00.000-04:00Paul, I had COMPLETELY forgotten the BWO album was...Paul, I had COMPLETELY forgotten the BWO album was out this coming week! I'm so glad you said something!<BR/><BR/>I think you're exactly right--and I know it's easy to cynically say, "oh, poor them, they're rich and famous, what tough lives they lead" (sarcastically), but for the kids--and that's what so many people who win these contests are--who suddenly become famous overnight--well, some of them just aren't...mature enough to know what to do when suddenly everything and anyone is open to them. And then when you do "return to Earth," when your career is no longer so stratospheric, not only do you no longer have amazing perks of fame, you also have to face the fact that you've got a good chance of being mocked and harassed, and at the least not taken seriously, wherever you go. I know I've not said anything new there, but the documentary does such a good job at capturing that, at providing moments that really stick with you and exemplify that, that it's worth watching.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong--I still enjoy shows like these and the music of many people off of them. It's just a reminder that maybe we shouldn't always be so harsh on the contestants...<BR/><BR/>(And yes, I realize you can say they should have known what they were getting into, but I don't know if people really do get what it's like before they experience--CERTAINLY the people from that first generation or two of reality TV shows didn't, because no one knew how successful they'd be.)Poster Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797812846936450135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30794625.post-12332384319750289332008-04-06T07:17:00.000-04:002008-04-06T07:17:00.000-04:00blimey you've been busy and i love it. I'm excited...blimey you've been busy and i love it. I'm excited for some new Infernal material...what with that and new BWO songs out this week, it's going to be an iPod filled time. I tracked down some more Jon songs and have watched a bit of the documentary so far. I really am enjoying both. I may even be liking it more than Gareth Gates kitchen in his documentary a couple of years back... I think it must be really difficult to be hugely famous very quickly and then have the pressure of keeping that level of fame because everyone will label you a failure the moment you don't go top five...Myfizzypophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947668142001550049noreply@blogger.com