I have seen the future of cooking tv....
notbob wrote:
>
> ..... and it is The Travel Channel!
>
> Actually, it may be the future of all tv. You realize what TTC is doing,
> don't you? It's training people to be their own travel celebrity. You
> provide the travel, camera, dialogue, etc, and they pay you. They will even
> train you ...TTC Academy.
>
> I think I just saw one of the new TTC's travel celebrities. Everything was
> "epic" and "fantastic" and... well, here's an example. The guy was flying
> in a USCG C130 and asked the pilot the distance they were traveling.
>
> TTCT (TTC twit): How far are we flying?
> Pilot: Twelve hundred miles.
> TTCT: Twelve... hundred... miles! Unbelievable!!
>
> With such gripping dialoge as that, how can it miss?
>
> IOW, the networks are subing out their content to rank amateur hacks! Let's
> cut to the bottom line. No producers, no directors, no writers, no staff,
> just content from some DIY'er who fancies himself a celebrity host. If the
> camera work is good, sign 'em Dano. So, what's my point? If it's working
> for TTC, how far behind can the Food Network and the rest of TV be? Not
> far, I'm sure.
>
> So, here they come, an army of fresh-off-Youtube DIY'ers who will work for
> little money, probably no benefits or residuals, and supply all their own
> everything. It's a dream come true. I can see the Food Network now.
>
> The Wonderful World of Cottage Cheese
> Poughkeepsie After Hours
> What's In That Wastebasket?
>
> OTOH, it may be a marked improvement over what FN has been offering, so far.
> At least until illegal Aliens learn to speak English. :\
>
> nb
Wow, public access with commercials...
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