ah hum. thinking this through...

rarely, what they have are rational seducers.
first you make a team.
then you let it be known what they are to do [note the ones who say "oh, THAT's why she had us do ....]
then you let the benefit be known.
then you get out of the way.
yes, it only works if you have all the parts - the rarest is a personal benefit for success.

Banshee

Breaking Bad (RIP)

Blacklist

Stalker

On an episode of Chopped about 6 months ago, they had a contestant gushing about Obamacare and how somehow winning would let him get great coverage or something. I was in shock about how blatant the propaganda got.

In the late 80s I had 4 tv's in different rooms of my one person household (including an Advent projection bigscreen and a handheld portable.) By the early 90s they were all gone and haven't been replaced. I try to avoid propaganda if possible, and tv is inundated with it.

There's some good TV, but you have to look for it.

However, if you go into a random restaurant for lunch and that restaurant has TVs hanging from the ceiling for customer entertainment, the chances are that those TVs will be showing one of the 99.99% of those shows which you personally would not choose.

Reality TV "BITES!"

With respect, jdg, you're still relatively new here.
Please take some time to get a feel for the personalities here and what they usually post.

Pointing out that a major media outlet is promoting as reward the being deemed as worthy by our ruling class (Rand's Aristocracy of Pull) is neither irrelevant to the board, nor is it stupid.

If you would like to post more meat and potatoes Objectivist content and not visit the more lighthearted or posts on cultural trends you are free to do so.

Interesting abbreviation for your name, what does it stand for?

Because it was on the TV at a place where I had lunch.

People here watch tv?

Or maybe it IS like Patton said ... "America loves a winner and won't tolerate a loser." But like communist-core education, FN 'competition' is about as contrived as it gets ... all in the name of getting 'the best'. As I told my son many years ago when he asked about my "favorite" movie/actor/song/band ... I don't have ANY one favorite as it is too limiting.

And some of the other shows where, if their 'unsanitary' technique was seen by a health inspector, would have them thrown out of any kitchen (other than FF or chain corporate ones) - I'm thinking RR or Giardia as two prime examples.

I like Diners Dives and Drive Ins. It's interesting to see all the little greasy spoons around the country. I keep waiting for the one where he interviews Hugh Akston.

makes radio all the more interesting! -- j / ham

Yes.

If you don't like the show...why are you still watching it?

This crap is called "reality shows". They garner audiences, and are cheap to produce. There still are some programs devoted to actual cooking, but you're right about the encroachment of worthy cupcakes. I thought TV, with a few exceptions, was crap when there were three channels. Now, with over 150 channels, it's just as bad, but you have a greater choice of crap.

wow, this is a great thread.there's being an asshole and there's being an asshole. One type is unproductively going after other's jugulars in a way to intimidate. I can see it as a useful tactic, but it more likely draws enemies. The other kind is the reasonable response to slacking and un-focused behavior of so many. teams know what they have in quality deadline makers

I made two points, which one? :)

Good point, indeed.

Lifestyle and art posts are perfectly reasonable. This producer pays to post

Is competition only the right of overpaid athletes? Game shows, continuing their vapid existence since the '50s, still have an audience. Obviously the formula works, for a certain audience, and profit is the driver.

It's easy to begin to adopt the elitist mindset we all abhor, denigrating others' tastes as not worthy of existence. That seems out of line with the individual freedom we all espouse here.

Please, no more stupid, irrelevant topics like this one at GG.

It's becoming more and more like Japanese television; I suspect the initial success of The Iron Chef competition show (in translation - remember 'way back then?) showed the network how to go from "struggling" to "giving the public what it wants."
In many ways the inverse of the Atlas strategy, just to keep the thread relevant.