Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Clowns, addendum
Coverage of the electoral debate between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott has been rescheduled to accommodate Masterchef. While this may sound retarded, the simple fact is that the average person in Australia is more committed to watching people cook dishes they've never heard of than watching the two potential future leaders of the country discussing policies. My hat goes off to the people scheduling the coverage, they were honest with themselves and their audience, they accepted that they would never wrestle the average viewers attention out of its routine, especially for a political debate and they didn't commit to a fight they couldn't win. To anyone who feels insulted or offended by the fact that the electoral debate had to be rescheduled, ask yourself; are you offended because it seems like the people scheduling it are condescending you, or is it just that you know you would have been one of the people tuning in to Masterchef (or whatever) and it saddens you? Be honest.
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I don't feel upset or insulted that they moved the debate. They're maximising the number of people who're actually going to see the debate, which is responsible, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteWhat's distressing is that they NEEDED to.
Considering the Masterchef final peaked at around 4.2m viewers, it was probably a wise move :P
ReplyDeleteGiven the two parties we had to choose between in the debate, Masterchef probably would've been a more educational experience in any case...