Long gone
It's been about a year since I first started watching The Hour on a daily basis. My mom was driving up to Alaska with my sister, so it left father and I to fend for ourselves in our little piece of the city we call home. Now, this obviously meant dinner in front of the TV (almost like a tradition :P) We came upon The Hour and realized how great it was, and soon I was completely hooked. It was a month from then that my mom and I drove down to Calgary to see George at the university there.
By a month later I knew that I wanted to be a journalist. Although seeing All The President's Men years earlier did have an influence on me, George sealed the deal. I knew that's what I wanted to do.
When visiting Toronto that month I went to the CBC building and discovered the Strombo show on CFRB. George had such an influence on me. Through his show I discovered Feist, The Arcade Fire, Jian Ghomeshi, The National Playlist, The New Pornographers, to name a few.
Not so much anymore. He first lost credibility with me when he went for The One. He had always said music reality shows were a waste of time, and now he was hosting one. Not only that, but he was splitting hairs over whether or not The One was actually one of those shows.
Then came the infamous "late night talk show" announcement about The Hour. I was worried about where it might lead, but with everyone telling me not to fret, I mostly forgot about it and got on with my break.
But then the new season came and I knew it was only a matter of time before I lost all faith. It was like a show one would find on MuchMusic, just with a bit news thrown in to satisfy those veiwers that thought George had some journalistic credibility. But it turned out to be a waste of my time.
I can't even watch anymore. With it's poorly written shock value jokes and it's novelty guests, with few exceptions, I just tune out. I'm not someone who loves everything he does because he's George. If it's poorly done, I don't watch it. And this is poorly done.
Where's the show that inspired me to make a difference? That challenged me to get involved and out of my comfort zone?
As far as I can tell, it's gone.
6 comments:
Becky,
Well said and I'm in complete agreement.
I do however still tune in from time to time, but I have found the writing and 'gags' not worth my time, and I think as Barb's post said a few weeks back, The Hour very well may have lost its relevance. I think however, this will even out our blog, you should repost there.
I can get where your comming from there were those few weeks that i couldn't stand to watch the OC. now you never liked it because it is kinda stupid but it got realy bad. so I think that ratings went down so it got better. perhaps it will get better. or maby it was just trying to please the people who didn't like it before(me for example). I suposeyou'll have t watch regular news(screams). Don't worry i watch the regular news but, the reporter are really lame on global.
cbeiycI haven't even been watching this year, because of the awful schedule, but the odd time I have caught the show, I have been disappointed as well. The laugh track (oops, sorry - live audience) is really only an irritation, and I hate the new set.
I still think the show has enormous potential, but the new format is all wrong.
Well said, Becky, somebody had to say it.
hahaha do you like how I started off with word verification on that last comment?
Thanks Allison, I seems like quite a few of us are disappointed with this season. I also watch some of the time, but I often find myself switching or turning off the TV half way through, something I would have never done last season.
I've never watched The OC, but from what you and Vi say, it sounded like it got awful crappy.
I do watch the regular CBC news, all the time actually, but I just like the way The Hour presented it in a new way.
I agree, Barb B, the format isn't working. Neither is the new schedule, especially for us Mountain time viewers.
Gotta love word verification. You never know, that could be your new trademark :)
i'm with you 100%.
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