Making the Band, American Idol, Americas Got Talent, Nashville Star, Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious, Rock Star. These shows have each provided a deceptively simple route to stardom, the equation a simple one: fun-work-commitment+airtime=fame. The oft-repeated mantra by these televised youth of really wanting it being a legitimate reason to become successful perpetuates the ever-growing notion of quasi self-celebrity. Dont write songs, cant sing live, have not stage presence, and have no i...... more
