Starmania - a must see (but once is enough)

Time passes by so fast and our minds are flooded by such cheap shows where starmania is no exception. Some month ago "Dancing Stars" was the best show to watch when you want to fall asleep rapidly. Before that it was Taxi Orange, before that Big Brother and before that it was something else like "Herzblatt" or "Lass dich überraschen". Same crap in another packing.

Neil Postman once wrote a book called "Amusing Ourselves to Death". It was not a real good book and I'm not recommending it to you (he really has a too negative view on TV in general) but the title is striking and watching shows like starmania I sometimes believe it is true. But honestly we are searching for this cheap entertainment, it can be relaxing not to think, just watch and look what's happening. So I’ve to admit that I see most parts of the first season and the amazing thing is: I never really liked it but didn’t stop.

To read that somebody has obviously watched the show for the first time was astonishing. Should I have respect now or is television just not that common in Carinthia yet? However: Wish you more luck next time when you open a bottle of good wine and switch on the TV-set.