Made my final reply to T Carter a few posts above this one. Think it speaks to what I was really getting at as far as this kind of show. I should have put it as a regular post but I wanted to make sure it showed up in his notifications. You're welcome to take a look and reply if you like but I won't be responding any longer. Welcome to send me a private message if you want to discuss it further. Thanks. -Blake   See 26 other replies

I can agree that the goals of the cast are trivial........... unless you are a cast member. The content is actually irrelevant. Watching the human drama of people struggling with find meaning in their life is what gives this show it's juice.Nothing in life has meaning unless we make it so.   See 26 other replies

Ah...what a relief to read a genuinely interesting debate on this site! You both stand your ground but are respectful and intelligent. There's too little of that around here. I can't stand all these obnoxious, stupid comments that are so hurtful to the cast members and also to other posters. And, sorry, Blake, but I have to agree with Peter. Yeah, these kids auditioned for this new show and are getting the chance of a lifetime. They'll succeed or fail on their own though. The shows opens doors that will just as quickly close if they can't deliver. And, as Peter says, who knows what they'll go on to do later in life? I wish them all well. I can't say I love everything about the show and, for me, being filmed 24/7 would be akin to hell on earth. I only started watching because of Alex Lambert. I just love his voice. So, I'm a big fan of his. Once he leaves, I really don't see myself continuing to watch.   See 26 other replies

This is off topic, but as a liberal arts students and a huge fan of liberal arts, I'd just like to separate the term liberal arts from this, i.e. acting/music/modeling- the whole hollywood thing. I personally enjoy movies and that requires actors. Same with music. Can't say I'm a fan of the modeling industry, but whatever floats people's boats. The celebrity thing I see as the price for great movies and music.   See 26 other replies

I like the show. There is the Pepsi refresh project promotion & the fact that you can spy on the house-guests 24/7, as well as audition to be on the show yourself. The fact that it covers the individual's dream, rather than just singing, or dancing, is a cool twist. So the show has a charitable aspect, varied themes & a fresh interactive aspect that in my opinion make IICD a step above most of the idol type shows.   See 26 other replies

This is hysterical. This is probably the last time I'm going to reply to this thread since noone can seem to do much more than complain and bash me for pointing out how senseless and detached from reality shows like this are. The fact of the matter is, people work their entire lives to acquire real skills and become successful; You can't make or break your chances of doing well in one season of some stupid dramatic staged show about nothing. The fact that there are kids out there that are being presented with this distortion of reality is what turns me off of it. If you're not living in the real world enough to know this is not what real life is like or how successful normal human beings act, that's your problem. I'm done, have fun kiddies.   See 26 other replies