Week 5 "Globalization and the Public Cartographies of Vietnam Idol"

Week 5 "Globalization and the Public Cartographies of Vietnam Idol"

I watched American Idol since Kelly Clarkson. I find it interesting how the producers would take a show like this and place in a developing country with expectations that it will have the same results as the United States. The idea of meritocracy that success depends on your effort and talent can be seen in Vietnam Idol. They participants come from all over to audition and rehearsal day and night for a chance to be the number one. If your talented then you get selected and if you work hard enough you could be top 10. That is not the case here. There is a digital divide where on certain people have access to the show. Those who lived in rural areas without internet or electricity cannot watch or vote. Also, those who live in rural areas were not able to audition because the auditions were only held in urban cities. The digital divide limited the participant and viewers. Because the show was only able to reach a limited number of viewers, the producers didn’t get the results that they wanted from the viewers. The producers then blame the contestants for not being dramatic like the American contestant in American Idol. You can’t expect the same ending from two different book so why would you expect the same results from two different countries? 

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