“True Star Power” (Do you have it?)

Marilyn Monroe

“True Star Power” (Do you have it?) 

By Glenn Peppers                                                                 1-20-14

In this strange world that we live in, we are often times forced to contend with fake fashion, crazy trends and people who'll do anything just to be rich and famous on TV, and just about everywhere in the media. Some of them will dye their hair clown colors, and sing off key, even with Auto Tune. Some of them'll cause a stir just to keep their names in the tabloids, just so someone... ANYONE will talk about them! Remember, there's no such thing as bad press! Bad press is simply cheap publicity!

Often times, these people will have no real life, awe inspiring, game changing talent to speak of. They mainly will have become famous byway of some scandal or sex tape, or something as simple as an act of juvenile foolishness (a prank) that garnered enough attention to get the reality show gawkers and gossip hounds baying! 

Denzel Washington

Yet on those rare occasions, there comes along those special people. Folks who sometimes by just their looks alone, or by their special blend of acting, singing, or instrumentation abilities, and mere presence can command bigger than life star power! Its just something about them that cannot be copied, or reproduced! Thus sparking look-a-likes, and imitators. All of whom will never be more famous than their idols! Despite all the many so-called stars in Hollyweird these days, and the world over, true Star Power is rare! 

Reality Television, and the new term for what Talk Shows have become over the years (The Paternity Test/who’s my baby’s daddy, I slept with your mother style talk shows) have made heroes of, and created fond idol worship surrounding these people's most personal (and often times trivial) problems. 

Most any Daytime Talk Show resolve for a problem

Television has inundated the airwaves with the antics of the perverted, the mentally unstable, and the willfully ignorant, sprinkled with a dash of criminal element; mostly exploiting them instead of helping them. Often times making a mockery of them on television, turning their heartache and problems into a human pit bull dog fight, making their pain a major pastime for millions! I find this amazingly sad that this is still a factor on broadcast television in this modern age! 

Not to be discouraged though. There is still in fact a lot of true talent still out there, yet for some odd reason, it is not getting through to a broad audience of television viewers who are begging for something uniquely creative (and not just shocking) to listen to, and watch other than those feuding and squabbling House Wives shows, or dare I say, Honey Boo Boo or The World's Dumbest Drunkards and blah blah blah/Miami Repo, and all those Profane Cartoon Shows. I won't even go into the new breed of Sexually, and Esoterically Occult Charged sitcoms and dramatic TV shows. And lastly; all those Fake out 24 hour news networks, masquerading themselves as just that... News Outlets? This is not true Journalism people!

Finding something good to watch and listen to on TV now days is like cleaning out a dirty clogged up drain pipe. With all that gunk dripping out of it, Somewhere in all that smelly, stinky gunk is trapped some pretty good actors, singers, and people who write and produce some incredible Music, TV and Movies. 

Sometimes the drain pipe leaks out a great TV show, or a wonderful movie and great sounding hit records every now and again, along with truly talented people carrying true Star Power behind the product. Its not all about Swag either! Believe me, there's a difference between swag and talent. If you don't know the difference, than you truly have been watching way too much bad television! 

So what do you do when good television shows come along? When that happens, you wipe the crud off it, tag it as a favorite on the remote, and enjoy it whenever it comes on. Or you record it on your On-Demand/DVR box. If you really really like it, buy the DVD or CD. Support your local gifted artist for goodness sakes! That way you don’t have to support or settle for watching the "I Wannabe Rich and Famous Crowd" who'll do anything to be just that... Rich and Famous! 

I think that if we all were a bit more selective and demanded more, the producers would have to do a double take. In order to stay afloat, the networks would have to Back the Train Up and do some major programming repairs! They would have no other choice but to do so. 

Glenn Peppers