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By: Fans Of Reality TV - America's Next Top Model: Cycle 8 - Suggestions for future cycles

Fri, 18 May 2007 23:52:35 +0000

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By: erin

erin — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:19:30 +0000

i think cycle 5 is when the show started to go downhill. mind you, it was still good, but nicole whining drove me insane. Cycle 2 was AMAZING– by far my favorite. i havent seen cycle one yet though, (i just downloaded it — its’ my long weekend project!)

i’m predicting a jaslene win too, but i think i’d be happiest with a natasha win. it’s actually sad how little i care.

I’m calling it now: natasha, then renee and jaslene wins.

also, what was up with them wanting paloma gone?! im so glad she stayed, but really…

By: luke

luke — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:14:34 +0000

i didn’t start watching antm until the fifth cycle, so i can’t really compare recent seasons to early ones and identify what the problems are, but these ideas seem reasonable. i think, as a general rule, “be more like australia’s next top model” could apply, with an exception or two (ie. crazy tyra).

who are you rooting for in the finale? i guess i’m rooting for natasha by default, since she’s so hilarious, but she doesn’t seem like a realistic choice. i imagine it’ll probably come down to renee and jaslene. and i don’t even care between those two. predicting jaslene though, i guess.

By: erin

erin — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:16:59 +0000

I think so. But it is an avoidable fate. Survivor (also-Earl winning – YAY!), Amazing Race and even Project Runway show it’s possible to remain a quality television show while clearly being self-aware and manipulative reality tv. So there’s no excuse for a show that started off at the same caliber as these shows.

Also, if you ever get around to watching the third season of Aussie’s top model, do it. it is by far one of the best seasons of any top model. It’s up there with season 2 of ANTM.

By: Myles

Myles — Mon, 14 May 2007 03:33:49 +0000

Do you think, though (And I’m agreeing with you here), that that’s part of how much of reality television has become? More and more the concepts turn into exploitive forms of entertainment, and over time they turn into exactly what their critics make them out to be: attempts to shock, to dramatize, and to exploit people in their weakest moments.

It’s one of the reasons why I continue to be drawn to Survivor and The Amazing Race; they each walk a fine balance between their own self-importance and their ability to serve as not just exploitative of, but also meaningful investigations of, the human spirit. Each show is manipulative, in its own way, but it never seems to be their end theme, their end goal.

Clearly, Top Model is letting the fame go to its head and it’s losing sight of these principles. I don’t expect purely moral reality TV, but you’re right: trying is something, and they’re not even bothering with that.

By: erin

erin — Sun, 13 May 2007 21:17:23 +0000

Myles,

I am probably looking at this show through rose colored glasses. But it was so damn good in the early seasons, it’s so hard not too! Also, the show used to be really good as masquerading as model training ground. It doesn’t even try to do that anymore. While it’s refreshing the show recognizes itself for what it is, it does make for far weaker television.

As always, thanks for the comment!

By: Myles

Myles — Sun, 13 May 2007 17:48:02 +0000

“No longer is it a showcase for up-and-coming models who have potential and just needed an in to the business, it’s about constructing as much drama as possible for the sake of television viewers.”

While I have only occasionally seen the show, I need to disagree with this. I think that nostalgia is resulting in “rose-coloured glasses syndrome,” because the show has never been about potential and up-and-coming models. The show has always been designed for the purpose of drama, and has never truly been about finding talented women to enter the modeling field (They don’t need TV for that). Yes, technically the show could have deteriorated over time, but it deteriorated from “Subtle attempt to create drama and manipulate young women” to “Blatant attempt to create drama and manipulate young women”. Implying that there was once a pure, 100% supporting format to the show is impossible.

That being said, based on your recaps and the like, you’re entirely right: pure or not, it needs to return to the principles that made it work in the first place.

By: dirtyrottengossip.com

dirtyrottengossip.com — Sun, 13 May 2007 14:40:16 +0000

Ten Things Tyra Needs to Do to Save America’s Next Top Model…

Top Model this season has sucked. What happened? It used to be good! Now it’s not! Here’s a look at what has gone wrong and what Tyra and co. need to do to bring it back to Top Model glory. Or at least on par with Australia’s Next Top Model….