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America’s Got Talent has been a huge hit this summer, and not just in my house!
But I have a HUGE complaint that extends past Piers Morgan and co. All reality shows (like American Idol and that Seacrest goofball!) seem to delight in the “dramatic pause”. You know how it goes: AGT host Nick Cannon introduces the acts, announces that someone will have their dreams crushed on national television and then…
Nothing…
Two minutes of camera pans and cheesy music.
All the while, your irritation evolves into anger and finally you begin shouting at the tv, cursing Mr. Mariah Carey, that Morgan twit, and even Howie Mandel and Sharon Osborne! The dramatic pause is a television staple – of fictional dramas. It has no place in the reality competition arena.
These shows piss people off enough when their favorites are eliminated, drawing the process out just drives viewers into a murderous rage. And let’s face it, these shows count a lot of seniors amongst their audience, and the last thing Grandpa needs is to burn out his pacemaker while shouting at Ryan Seacrest!
lol @ a burned out pacemaker. I hate the pauses too, you can tell they try to make it as dramatic as possible.
They sure do!
That is one of my Pet Peevs with these shows. I do like the game shows Minute to Win It and Wipe Out, but dag nab it…I don’t like the pauses. It is reminisent of the Soaps. LOL
The pauses SUCK rocks!
In the time it took Ryan Seacrest to announced the American Idol winner, you could concieve a child.
Uh, I guess you could – if you didn’t plan on enjoying the process!
Well… I liked this post as I found it somewhat funny and I did not understand it. But that is because I can honestly say I have only watched about seven minutes of some sort of chef reality TV show (and most of it was adverts. Mmmm…. I love adverts) before I got annoyed with it and walked outside and left my family entranced by the TV.
Good for you, Woman! Don’t get hooked on reality tv.