I’ve been trying to get to grips with what programmes to watch on DSTV and have in the past four weeks been watching the MTN project fame with the expectation of having the same satisfaction and entertainment like one would get watching the such reality shows like the X Factor, American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent & America’s Got Talent, etc but to my utmost disappointment, I have just understood that my expectations are too high. Ordinarily, I would have left it at that and just to tune in but in my usual critical mode I thought to blog about the show and for once I would be glad to receive comments from people who have watched the show to see what others feel.
For me, there are a few issues that border about the project fame. The main concern though is the fact that Africa seem to always lag behind, its been four years or more since reality shows like singing competitions started and over this period we have seen the likes of Jordan, Leona Lewis, Diversity, JLS, Alexandra Burke, etc. However, the MTN Project fame doesn’t seem to be a show which will end up giving us anything to be proud of. My question is why would MTN sponsor such a poor quality show. There is everything wrong with the show, most importantly the equipment, instruments, lighting and particularly the microphones are of such a poor quality that there is just no way to appreciate the voices of the singers. To make matters worse, such a poorly recorded show is then aired in Nigerian TV stations which ordinary have below average quality output. It just turns it to s child’s play.
Now, I wonder what the Judges are doing in the show. There is no creativity in their roles, their language command and choice of words is very ordinary. Actually there appear to be a common decimal from all of them; ‘Welldone’. The only sensible thing they say is ‘Welldone’. Its so annoying that every Judge and the Faculty starts and ends with ‘Welldone’. I cannot really say what the Judges and the Faculty is doing. It would have been better if the faculty stays in the back stage, listen to the judges and then go back and work on the contestants. Sincerely, if I was MTN I would sack all the judges except the guy in the middle.
The quality of contestant is very weak. With the millions of people in West Africa, it would have help if the contestants were of a little more potential. Nothing good can come out of these ones in my opinion. These lot would not even be given a chance to move on from the auditions if MTN had made quality a part of the project. Anyway Vwede, Christian, Chidinma, Tolu and Adebola have got some potential and may improve if the faculty has got the right skills to transform them but I doubt.
Actually, the only good thing in the show is the two Presenters who are really qualified persons although the Judges are gradually infecting them with the WELLDONE word.
I use this medium to plead with MTN to take some time to research how reality singing competitions are done; quality of equipment, recording quality, the qualification of Judges, the choreography, stage and even the audience composition. This way, the very laudable objective of projecting Africa as filled with talents can be achieved. Currently, the show makes a mockery of Africa!
