MAKING THE BAND, THE RUNDOWN!!!!
By L.T. Dinwiddie
Diddy continues to keep the spotlight on him as his new season of Making The Band hit the airwaves last night.
While I have never been able to understand why anyone would affiliate themselves with the ever so lame – Bad Boy Records. In the same breath I love the show because all the high- octane antics make for over all great reality TV.
This year the cast has changed to focus on creating the boy super group. New Edition’s Micheal Bivins, R&B crooner Joe, “super-producer” Brian Cox, A&R rep Slam, Vocalist Ankh Ra, and choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson round out the cast of judges in this season’s uber- salacious installment.
This year Diddy and his team traveled to familiar metropolitans to find the “next big thing”. Orlando, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, Washington, Detroit and of course NYC - The gays (I’m just kidding) –guys— came out in full force to belt out classic hits in hopes to be apart of Diddy’s next side project.
One of the things that made me interested in this season was the fact that Diddy, and MTV thinks that they can put these extra pretty, extra in shape, highly emotional MEN on television — for the entire world to scrutinize. And think that they are actually going to have a chance at being successful recording artists.
I think the one thing (although I could be wrong) that made Boyz II Men, 112, The Jackson 5, and countless other male singing groups successful - was due to the fact that we never were privy to the inner workings of their creation. I’m sure if we had, then a lot of legends who have gone down in history for being successful male singing groups wouldn’t have been so legendary.
But I wont let any of that get in the way of tuning in every week to watch all the drama.
While I think Diddy is as corny as any as a husk of corn itself. The man certainly creates great water cooler moments.
Diddy continues to keep the spotlight on him as his new season of Making The Band hit the airwaves last night. While I have never been able to understand why anyone would affiliate themselves with the ever so lame – Bad Boy Records. In the same breath I love the show because all the high- octane antics make for over all great reality TV.
This year the cast has changed to focus on creating the boy super group. New Edition’s Micheal Bivins, R&B crooner Joe, “super-producer” Brian Cox, A&R rep Slam, Vocalist Ankh Ra, and choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson round out the cast of judges in this season’s uber- salacious installment.
This year Diddy and his team traveled to familiar metropolitans to find the “next big thing”. Orlando, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, Washington, Detroit and of course NYC - The gays (I’m just kidding) –guys— came out in full force to belt out classic hits in hopes to be apart of Diddy’s next side project.
One of the things that made me interested in this season was the fact that Diddy, and MTV thinks that they can put these extra pretty, extra in shape, highly emotional MEN on television — for the entire world to scrutinize. And think that they are actually going to have a chance at being successful recording artists.
I think the one thing (although I could be wrong) that made Boyz II Men, 112, The Jackson 5, and countless other male singing groups successful - was due to the fact that we never were privy to the inner workings of their creation. I’m sure if we had, then a lot of legends who have gone down in history for being successful male singing groups wouldn’t have been so legendary.
But I wont let any of that get in the way of tuning in every week to watch all the drama.
While I think Diddy is as corny as any as a husk of corn itself. The man certainly creates great water cooler moments.
Labels: Reality Shows
posted by IM OVER IT at 6/18/2007
3 Comments:
HHHHEEELLLOOO PEOPLE...HAVENT WE ALL LEARNED FROM MTB 1,2 AND 3...THIS MAN IS A SERIAL PRODUCER JUST WAITING FOR HIS NEXT VICTIMS USE AND TOSS LIKE TOILET PAPER.....I JUST READ THAT POOR CASSIE LEFT HIS ASS JUST LIKE SO MANY OF HIS ARTIST HAVE DONE ALREADY...YOU WOULD THINK THAT NOONE WOULD WANNA DEAL WIT HIM WITH THAT TRACK RECORD OF HIS ...I WONT BE TUNING IN TO WATCH HIM CREATE THE NEXT DRU HILL...SIGH SIGH...MAYBE I WILL WHEN MTB 9,999 COMES OUT....
How and why does the channel keep giving him money to make shows that doesn't produce a viable, talented musical group that produce income. They have that much money to throw away every season.
I think Cassie got dropped by Bad Boy. She wasnt a great singer nor dancer.
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