Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fwd: Extreme Makeover (You'll never guess whatishappening...)

[A.J. Merrifield (101pdt]

I've gotta go with Dennis on this one.  There's a Soldier here, in fact, he
lives just a few miles from me, who lost a leg in Iraq and was medically
retired.  The house he was living in was far from meeting the needs of him
and his family, and ABC came in and built them a new one that not only met
their needs but would help him with his rehabilitation as well.  On top of
that, they did a LOT for both him and local vets in the area in regards to
donations to charities that deal with wounded warriors and with the families
of Soldiers who were KIA in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Do I feel goodwill
towards ABC and their sponsors because of it?  Damn straight.  I'll support
a network who supports me and mine and puts an hour of wholesome family
programming with a positive message over one who puts out another hour
mindless drivel without any redeeming qualities.

Just my $.02.  YMMV,
A.J.



On 9/28/07, red5hilser [at] aol.com <red5hilser [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Sorry Dennis. I'll start signing my stuff "Ferrari Scrouge" from now on.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Liu bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com
> Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Fwd: Extreme Makeover (You'll never guess
> whatishappening...)
>
>
>
> Ferrari Willi wrote:
>
> >It's all ratings, sponsors, and $$$. Back in the pre-TV days it was
> 'Queen
> for a Day' on the radio. The producers find people that are down on their
> luck or those that life has been cruel to, and trot them out to make you
> feel good because they are getting the break that they, in your
> opinion,?deserve. After the show, you feel good and probably will go out
> and
> buy the sponsors products to show your support for a worthy cause. Sorry
> if
> I sound a little jaded, but to me it sounds like the 'Jerry Springer Show'
> without the single-wide trailers.
>
> ====================
>
> And your point is what, exactly?
>
> Who loses in this scenario?  Family gets a new house.  Network makes money
> for its shareholders.  Sponsors sell a few more appliances.  Viewers get
> to
> enjoy an hour of wholesome family television.
>
> Is someone getting cheated?
>
> I've never seen an episode of this show, but, hey, sounds good to me.
>
>
>
> Willi, how does this scenario differ from, say, the charity car shows that
> raise money for Police Benevolent associations?
>
> PBA wants money to provide for widows, disabled cops, buy vests, whatever.
> Rich attendees with Ferraris go to the shows, write a check, hope to get a
> sticker that might help them with a ticket.  Visitors see some cool cars,
> maybe buy a t-shirt, maybe be inclined to patronize the pizza shop or
> supermarket sponsoring the thing.
>
> Is that jaded?
>
> Or is that just how the real world works?
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
>
>
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