Originally Posted 5/11/06
I hate to say it but our Blog might as well be entitled the American Inventor blog. It seems that Pete and I have written about nothing else for the past two months. We have to dispense words of wisdom to our readers in our posts but nonetheless I will be glad to get back to other topics.
In some respects I feel dirty: we let ourselves be dragged into commenting on what has to be one of the worst shows on TV today: I really do not expect to to be back. Peter Jones and Simon Crowell wouldn’t have even made it past the first round of “American TV Producer” if a similar show existed concerning television shows. Perhaps the problem is both of these gentlemen are not from this country and they have sorely underestimated the sophistication of the natural target audience for this show.
Instead of making a show that was both entertaining and informative they decided to pander to the low common denominators: emotion and poverty. What does it matter how good the inventor feels his/her invention is or the financial difficulties that the inventor has suffered. For one to be named the American Inventor, the quality of the invention is all that matters.
We have talked to two American Inventors as chronicled here. I will tell you that the show does not do them justice. They are much more complex, savvy and intelligent then the show makes them out to be. They actually told the contestants to play up their poor financial situations. At least one we know of was not comfortable doing so.
Anyhow, tonight is the finale and I like all four finalists. Truly the show does them a disservice. Anyhow, may the best man win!
