http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:38:00 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/14/103153.php#comment-754448 Just saw this show re-broadcast today. Wasn't aware how old it was. It seems MTV is really scraping the bottom of their programming barrel to fill airtime. Hey MTV, here's a thought. Instead of filling timeslots with 5 year old reality vignettes, why not show music videos of current artists? Wow, what a concept. A cable outlet that plays videos of current an up-and-coming musical acts - oh, wait - that was already done by MTV back in the '80s and '90s - oh wait again - you ARE MTV! Aren't you? OK, enough ranting about what MTV once was and what it has evolved into. My whole point to posting this was to point out some blatant factual errors by the original author. First, and foremost, the name of the peson featured in this episode was Brandon, not Jordan. Where did you come up with that? It made me wonder about the validity of your entire "review" since you obviously don't have the attention span or comprehension to at least get the guy's name correct after watching an hour long show in which his name is uttered no less than 100 times! Reading on, you said "I couldn't believe that MTV would air a programme in which they were willing to demean a kid for entertainment." as if an MTV camera crew just happened upon this overweight gay kid in suburban Ohio and decided to follow him around with tape rolling. These people WANT to be on MTV. They send audition tapes to the producers. Go to YouTube and search "MTV Made Auditon" and you'll see dozens of them. These people know what they're getting into and even if there is some manipulation in post-production that's the price they were willing to pay for their 15 minutes (well, OK, one hour) of fame. I'm sure even if a featured person on MTV's "Made" had issues with how they were ultimately portrayed there would be no recourse because of the release they signed. "I find it incredible that a television company that targets teens and young adults has presented such a negative message to its viewers. Jordan's crabbiness and resistance spoke volumes about his character and internal issues, and we didn't require a voice-over pointing out the deficiencies that were plain to see. What's disturbing is that at no point was there any heartfelt congratulations of Jordan when he did succeed." Again, this speaks to you total lack of attention that was paid to this show. Did you not realize the "voiceover/commentator" you refer to in your review was Brandon (Jordan) himself? I'm sure much of it was scripted, but I doubt he would record commentary about himself that was demeaning or self-depricating. In the end, he was heartily congratulated for his efforts both by his coaches and friends. Did you even watch the entire program? After the triathalon they were all in the tent to greet and praise him. There were so many hugs being given out the poor kid could hardly drink his cup of water! In the end, I think you should reserve posting "reviews" of programs you have actually watched from beginning to end. 754448@blogcritics.org Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:38:00 EDT