Celebrating Mediocrity: Yet Another Boring Entertainment Show Is Launched.

It has been a minute since I last gave you a well thought out opinion piece and I figure I should make up for lost time.
Aye, ladies and gentlemen, my colleagues and friends had asked me whether I had caught a glimpse of the new entertainment slash magazine slash fashion slash whatever else they think of along the way show called “E-Curve“. I hadn’t so I looked it up on Youtube and trust that I was sorely disappointed. There was nothing new to be seen. Actually, it was a step down. You would think that “Str8 Up” would set a yardstick and they would be looking to improve on that model, not replicate then butcher it.

Think about it. When KTN pioneered the new format of interactive magazine show with “Str8 Up“, we all loved it. It was an improvement from the old format that was first brought to the fore by KBC’s “Mizizi“.
But it was fresh back in 2006. Str8 Up cannot be the only format that everyone is copying.

But all feelings of consternation cast aside, I strongly feel that the lack of creativity showcased in how corporates approach entertainment is best exemplified by the entertainment shows -and in Uncle Chim Tuna’s article, “E-Curve” is a fine example. When it was announced by Ghafla that KTN would no longer be showing Tujuane I was actually expecting them, to replace it with a well thought out show.

They didn’t. Instead, they gave us a show that is nothing more than a revamped version of KBC’s “Grapevine“. Whoever it is at KTN who screens shows is either out of touch with their demograph or simply doesn’t care. I spoke to a producer at KTN once and they informed me that Kenyans do not value well thought out shows and they are expensive. No sh… No! Just no! You don’t say!

Imagine my shock when I was informed that young, creative Kenyans who have come up with shows that are well thought out get turned away simply because KTN is not willing to cough up the money demanded as fair recompense. Really radical thinking that! The nerve of these punks.

Add to this the fact that KTN are being sued by Noni Gathoni who is alleging that KTN stole her idea for an upper echelon version of “. Instead of allegedly copying and stealing ideas, why not innovate? Come up with a funeral show or something. Or better yet, why not just hire someone who is ACTUALLY INTOUCH with the youth when you plan an entertainment show?

Think of it this way, at the rate at which we’re going, we’re going to have a bunch of mediocre (at best) shows claiming to fill the quota for local content. No wonder the DSTV subscription rate keeps rising with each passing year!

For now, I guess we’re stuck with this girl and her faker-than-Chinese-make-up accent and her sms eubonics in the name of entertainment news. Enjoy.

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And before anyone complains, remember, everyone has a right to an opinion, MINE!