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Is there any faker word now than “real”? That’s because the term “reality” now stands for freakish TV programming brazenly manipulated by producers and casting agents. Although it seemed the so-non-verité programming was in burnout mode, Fox got 33.6 million people to watch American Idol last week—blockbuster ratings that topped last year’s.
Coke, of course, has always been a major sponsor of AI, and it looks like the big red logoed cups that sat prominently on the judges’ desks during the multi-city try-out phase have been upgraded from paper to plastic—far more dangerous for auditioners to hurl at Simon.
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