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Susan Boyle - let's give ITV some credit
hendero
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I know there are loads of threads about her elsewhere on the DS boards, but I'd be interested in the more cynical views of the Broadcast forum contributors. Her performance last Saturday has over 13 million views on a single Youtube post in five and a half days, and she's become a media sensation in the US. In addition to her terrific performance, the set up, editing and presentation by ITV was first rate. Britain really does have talent.
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The format was devised in the UK but made it to air in the US first, if you wish to be pedantic.
so yes ITV has spent £millions on a YouTube viral video.
so not from an itv covered area?
anyway, its a SYCO/talkbackThames production, not an itv one
ITV is the network name of which Stv is the licencee for both Northern & Central Scotland regions.
As for her performance, the singing was ok, but she was very uneasy beforehand and wasn't exactly lady-like!
The crocodile tears from the female judge were unnecessary, but i suppose they're trying to top that Nessun Dorma guy.
Now this is exactly the type of opinion I was hoping to get from the Boadcasting forum. Nice one, BW, put a smile on my face.
Wrong..STV merely buy the progs from ITV!
Only ITV could do something that is just so British without seeming patronising and elitist.
So yes, give ITV some credit. What do the BBC make that even comes close to representing an aspect of Britain that isn't upper-middle class pensioners or faux cockney?
She's a media sensation worldwide ...
It's not a US format. It was created by Simon Cowell, developed at his British production company by a British development team then piloted at ITV before being produced in the US with a team of mainly British producers. There is room for argument about ITV's involvement, but it is certainly a British format.
BBC get loads of praise for Spooks, Hustle, Life On Mars, The Apprentice and New Tricks but none of them are in house productions. Broadcasting isn't about making the shows.
One of the best things that ITV might have done here is to leave the producers alone. This is, apparently, the show that they wanted to make. Whereas the US one has been subject to inteference by NBC.
On the other hand, BBC1 have a real treasure of a show coming up:
Press Release
Makes you appreciate ITV, doesn't it?!
I'm warming to ITV, at least they don't put political correctness before storylines and don't cast programmes according to a race quota system.
Hope ITV keeps killing wishy-washy PC crap like Dr Who and Robin Hood.
Personally I am trying to work out how the new John Barrowman vehicle, is not "Jim'll Fix It" in all but name
this is true, alot of those listed shows are made by Kudos, but guess what happened when the same production company made Moving Wallpaper & Echo Beach for ITV, they flopped really badly.
All ITV did was pay for it.
For the promotion, advertising, ratings, yes.
I wouldn't suggest the great presentation of The Apprentice was the BBC's doing, its the same company that produces Britain's Got Talent.
I know i do.