Gifted?

16,000 contestants. 8 finalists. 3 judges. 1 winner. GIFTED. On January 26, 2007, on prime-time television, the first season of Gifted is televised to over 49 million households on TBN (95 million total U.S. reach). The 2-hour show hosted by Brian Littrell (formerly of the Backstreet Boys) showcases eight finalists singing some of the most well-known songs in Christian Music in styles ranging from Praise & Worship, Gospel, and CCM. The winner receives a recording contract with EMI Christian Music Group. Anticipation for the show has been enormous as the auditions were held all over the country for the past year in the most influential mega-churches in large markets.

Uh...I know I tend to complain about stuff like this quite a bit, but do we really need another copycat "Christians wanting to be cool like the people on TV" version of something that is working well in secular culture? What is the point? Pagan people must just assume that Christians are not very creative or imaginative. Since they are Christians, notice how they can't have the word "Idol" in the title. What if they called it Christian Idol? That would be awesome.

I'm sorry... I'll try to be more positive in the future...