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Okay, welcome to the ‘TheNEEK’ blog, the random blogging palooza that is my new baby. This blog is going to help me pass the time and hopefully will allow you to gain some amazingly un-useful knowledge about the world around us.

Today I am going to talk to you about something that has been bugging me for the past week.
His name; Andrew Lloyd Webber.  Now, I’m sure this man is a lovely man of great talent but what is really getting me annoyed are his musical talent shows. We all like to appreciate people with great talent and yes I guess his shows like “How do you solve a problem like Maria?”, “Any Dream will do” and his latest one “I’d do anything” will offer us TV watchers something slightly entertaining if there’s nothing else on. But what I don’t understand is WHY do we watch them?

We sit in front of our TVs to watch other people battling it out to become the star of a theatrical production that most of us will not see, we give money to vote for these talented people but I don’t see what we get in return. Perhaps we’re paying to make a difference in someones life, to give them an amazing opportunity to get out there and become a part of a wonderful play (because Oliver is a very good production, albeit I’ve only seen it in film) but it just does not compute with me. Why can’t Mr. Webber do what he usually does and cast people in the comfort of his own theatre? He’s doing it out in the open just to earn money for himself.

Last week, Kevin Spacey called the newest reality TV show “I’d do anything” a “13-week promotion for a musical” and I completely agree with him. There are hundreds of struggling productions out there and an already rolling in it famous Mr. Webber signs a deal to advertise his production which will already be a sell out because it is produced by him and everyone knows it will be good. I’m sure it will be good but I’m with Spacey here, it’s just not fair. Webber can create normal 1 minute advertisements for his productions whilst a drama can take its place on a Saturday or Sunday night. We all know Sunday Night TV is abysmal (even coronation street has left the Sunday night slot) and I don’t believe that Mr. Webbers advertisement shows are helping the poor Sunday routines.

Please Mr. Webber, if you truly want us to enjoy your productions without thinking you’re pulling an advertisement stint, cast people like everyone else does and then offer a special one night only viewing of your production on TV and that will offer people real entertainment and you still may interest people in the world of production.