Triple sensation made me sad, it really did. The kids on the show were so amazingly talented that it served as a reminder of how little Canada appreciates it's own talent. Many of these kids should be on stage, they should be in film and they should be on TV - but not, probably, Triple Sensation. All of it had a more 'stagy' feel - a little darker, the set a little more bare but overall it didn't do enough to distinguish itself. It was very much like all of the other, successful and unsuccessful, talent shows on television. The audition scenes: a staple of the talent show, felt just like all the others and the 'informational' scenes between the auditions had a feel that at times bordered on infomercial.
Triple Sensation has at least one distinction though, one thing that I will remember it for - it is the last talent show. I will never again be convinced that 'this one is different'. If you want to make a show I'll watch - have a nationwide audition, and go through 8 weeks of putting on a production, have it culminate in live, televised, stage production. No real winners or losers, no evaluation by 'experts' (who are never, ever as interesting as the performers) just a production that is allowed to speak for itself.
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I am really astounded how you don't see how this series is different. It has a lot integrity since it foucses on eductiion, passion and work ethc rather than an easy quick break into stardom. The panel doesn't "judge" as other panels on other shows do...they guide, teach and believe in the talent they see before them. If that's not different for a reality show, I don't know what is.
Of course they weren't as harsh as, for example, Idol judges. If they had gone harshly negative on 16 year olds the premeire would have been the last episode as well. But, no, no different, when this is over no one in the audience, or amoung the contenstants (save one) will have really gained or learned anything.
It's ultimately superficial and more a showcase for the 'experts' than that talent. It also, while talking about the value of theatre teaches very little about it. Do a production and show the whole thing, warts and all, that - I think, would be of some educational benefeit.
I think saying that no one will learn anything from this experience is downright ignorant. As a contestant myself, and after making it to the top 40 in the Montreal callbacks, I can tell you from experience that this was one of the most educational experiences of my life. This was NOT in any way a carbon copy of your typical any other "idol" show. If you've ever done an audition for musical theatre, or just plain theatre, this is EXACTLY what the process is like. You sit around and wait, sing your song, do your dance, do your monologue, then it's "thanks very much, have a nice day" from your panel. The difference this time is that once you GET to the Marquee Panel, they DO give you feedback RIGHT AWAY. NEVER do you get that opportunity in theatre. Rarely do you ever have your panel say ANYTHING, let alone give you feedback. And how often do you get the chance to meet some of the most famous people in the business? If you've learned nothing from the experience, or just don't get what the show is about, just don't watch.
That's quite a list. But - in brief
1) I have auditioned and been present at auditions, I think the experience depends on the audition/company/level you are at. I've seen people rejected with alot of feedback and with none.
2) If there was anything to be learned for the audience, or anything being learned by those on the show it certainly didn't come across on television.
3) "how often do you get the chance to meet some of the most famous people in the business?" On this point, I really couldn't care less. If I'm involved in a production, any production, in any medium all I care about is what you bring to your role in that production - whatever 'fame' you may have from prior productions means nothing at all to me.
4) "just don't watch" That, as I implied at the very beginning, is the plan.
I think everyone is right here, as strange as that may seem. I, personally, am biased somewhat toward the show since I was a contestant. But I do see Justin's point here, and he does have a good one. All of this has to do with opinion, so no one can be right or wrong. I think that it is hard to judge a reality show based on the first episode, though, since it always tends to seemingly be a talent show of auditions. I feel, though, that the Master Class parts coming up will have a lot to offer for watching aspiring performers, only because it showcases the learning experience and what was taught to the top 12 finalists. Surely that must benefit someone and teach them at least a little more about their craft! As for the panel being teachers and giving feedback... this is entirely untrue. The contestants barely came in contact with them, did not know them at all, and did not receive feedback from their auditions. BUT the whole thing was a tremendous experience for all those involved, and something I personally would not give up for the world.
All I have left to say is this: I hope this show proves itself different in a good way. I know the show's aim is not instant stardom, but more education. Nevertheless, I hope all these "important" and "famous" people involved do not let all of this young talent go to waste. I sincerely hope that they give the top 12 somewhere to go after this, and not just back off and back down like most canadian shows do. I hope this show changes Canada's reputation of being a "Black Hole" for the performing arts, and gives these kids a leg up and especially a job! What a waste to let them go after they proved themselves to be the best of the best!
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