Yes, I could just
wait until things are more concrete, hell until
I know if I'm even past this first round - but
then what the hell do you read this for? No, you want
to know exactly what I think can happen so when it
explodes in my face you can see the egg. So here
goes:
Holy shit this is
a big deal. This could actually be better than
America's Got Talent. At first thought that seems like
a no-brainer considering how embarrassing the show was
but let's be honest here: 12.6 Million people watched
that show. That's the biggest premiere for a summer
show in television HISTORY. My act would have
outshined everything else on that stage with what I'm
certain will be its biggest audience: 12.6 MILLION
PEOPLE. No amount of "the show sucked man!" is gonna
change that. If given the choice between these two
opportunities, the current 2 million viewers CBS'
Early Show is pullin' in would not be the appropriate
decision. However with everything I just said,
this tiny competition on CBS could indeed end up
BETTER than America's Got Talent. Here's
how:
America's Got
Talent is not looking for a star. They are not
offering a contract at the end of the show, they
aren't giving them their own show in Vegas or a show
on NBC. They have no vested interest in whether or not
a true talent wins this thing - they are using people
to get ratings. Period. Nothin' wrong with that, we
were most certainly using NBC for the exposure, but
that difference has to be made to differentiate
it from American Idol (where a contract is involved).
The winner of AGT will take the check and run, and it
could very well be a dog trainer. It's not about the
talent, it's only about the ratings.
CBS is the
opposite. They are specifically trying to help expose
new talent to the world and give them a stage. Because
of that, they have a vested interest in whomever wins
this thing to make sure they get somewhere... because
they will have discovered them. It only makes
their show look better if the winner does get a
contract, deal or opportunity. They will in turn use
their connections to make that happen. No
matter what happens to that person, their FIRST
exposure will always be on CBS and depending on the
potential of that person it could be a fantastic catch
for their network. There will be a loyalty there that
OBVIOUSLY isn't their with NBC and America's
Got Talent.
Alright, so take
that in...
Now let's look at
this from the perspective of CBS and the viewers at
home. Which act would you vote for if you knew the top
vote getters would perform live in studio? Which clip
piques your curiosity? Which clip makes you say...
"Wait a second... is that all him? No it can't be...I
can't see in this little web thingy" See the angle?
I'm not saying I'm better than any other acts,
I'm saying that intrinsically it begets closer
inspection. Especially if you're lookin' at it
in a friggin' WEB video all pixelated and blown up on
your TV. By it's nature it should have an advantage
over the other contestants. For once in my
FUGGIN life the "un-categorical-ness" of the
act is a STRENGTH. I've waited for 7 years to be able
to say that.
Then of course the
part that should get all of you a little
excited: If I do win? 4tvs isn't a gimmick. You
take away the novelty of it and I am a singer.
I am a songwriter. I am an actor. I
am a writer. I am a talk show host.
If for some reason a network was motivated to help me
(say they discovered me on their morning show) it
wouldn't be like they had to turn "Rappin' Granny"
into Oprah. I'm ready to pitch to THEM already.
I've been waiting for this my whole life. Yes when you
put everything into perspective, it's hard not to see
the unbelieveable potential of this
development. That is until you take into
account...
...the voting. As
I mentioned before, unless CBS has a good voting
system set-up for this little contest (say only 1 vote
for every 24 hours per IP address) the winner could
very well not be who America voted for, but who had
the most friends or "bots" set-up to vote every second
for 48 hours. That point sickens me. Now if it's
anything like the CBS voting for Big Brother, it
is indeed only 1 vote per 24 hours - but the same
rules may not apply to something on a smaller scale.
(sigh) I do however have one ace up my sleeve, and
that's the ability to write a press
release:
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
KONTRAS TO PERFORM ON CBS EARLY
SHOW
ONE-MAN BOYBAND GETS FIRST NATIONAL
EXPOSURE
LOS ANGELES - June 25, 2006 - Former
WTVN and CD101 talk show host, Adam
Kontras, will be featured as a contestant
on CBS News' The Early Show on Monday
morning.
Kontras uploaded a video of his
"One-Man Boyband" in which he plays all 5
members live with the use of four
televisions. His bit was chosen for the
'Living Room...LIVE!' finals and his is
one of three finalists to be showcased on
The Early Show, Monday, June 26.
CBS News' THE EARLY SHOW is giving
viewers a chance to show their special
talents in the new summer series, "Living
Room...LIVE!" Viewers are asked to submit
videos from their own living rooms showing
their unique talent -- whether it's
singing, dancing, or stand-up comedy --
and America will be the judge of who are
the stars in the
making.
Each Monday excerpts from three of the
best, funniest and most outrageous videos
will be shown on THE EARLY SHOW and
viewers can then vote online at
CBSNews.com for their favorite "couch-cam"
submission. Each Thursday the video with
the most votes will be revealed and then
compete against three more picks the
following Monday. At the end of the
competition, several of the best
contestants will be invited to perform
live on THE EARLY SHOW.
To vote for Kontras and the other
contestants visit the CBS News web
site.
About Adam
Kontras:
At 19, Adam was the
youngest talk show host in 610 WTVN
history running his late night "Late Show"
for over 3 years. His production skills
soon landed him the job as Production
Director at CD101 where he continued the
"Late Show" Tradition on the FM airwaves.
It was here, Adam started building his
one-man show, 4tvs, which would eventually
take him to Los Angeles just 2 years later
in January of 2000. He quickly made waves
on the net starring in a Movie Review show
(with his TVs) for Hollywood
Screentest.com called Movie Minded. In
2001, he reworked his one-man show into a
boy-band parody; The Trinitrons, that got
him into venues such as The Ha-Ha
Café and most notably The Comedy
Store. He's recently gained infamy for his
cartoon "Let's Bomb Iran" featured on
MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith
Olbermann"
# #
#
That was faxed off
to WBNS 10TV (CBS Affiliate), The Dispatch, 610 WTVN
and CD101 in Columbus today and a second one will go
out tomorrow morning during the broadcast (written in
past tense). This could be the difference in the
entire competition. If I can get my hometown
behind me it should lift me over the top. I'm certain
the other contestant's local towns will follow suit
later on in the competition, hopefully I get a
leg-up.
So
I think I've done about all
I can do right now. I'm gonna be
getting up at 4 AM to listen to the East
Coast broadcast with Marty (can you
imagine the cell-phone-call-entry-video
when they announce the winner on Thursday?
WHEW), and expect an entry mid-day
tomorrow explaining all the voting
fun.
