Quote Originally Posted by The Ceej View Post
Do you realize that anyone who ever makes any money in the entertainment industry after going on one of these reality talent shows has most of taken from them by the show on which they went? It's in the contract they sign. They don't even have to win or even be good to lose all the money that they would make in the future. I would argue that, while it may get them known, it won't allow them to make money in the field they wish to enter. These shows shouldn't be on the air. The reason they are is that people are idiots. I see that that's the reason for a lot of things in this world these days.
You don't know what you're talking about.

The winner of Top Chef took his money and put it into a new restaurant in New York. A restaurant that is doing quite well these days. I'd say that the show helped him reach that level of success that he has found. Winners of American Idol (and even those who don't win) go on to be hugely successful as well, selling millions of records and selling out concerts. Your conspiracy theories never fail to amaze me.