Design Challenges

Templates, beyond the Web

I finally got around to watching The Apprentice - Martha Stewart edition, yes I Tivo everything, and notice that the format is the same. The way the episodes were shot were the same. Scenery, graphics, video angles, and verbage were the same. It's like they took the Donald out of the show and simply replace him with Martha and a new phrase "you're going home."

Folks, when lauching a new show it's the equivalent of launching a new site, you simply don't replace graphics or text, you need a new idea, a new take, a new angle, or combination thereof; if I gave a client a template I cannot charge the same as if I design everything. The same goes for TV, you cannot just give the audience a change of host and call it a new show. The buzz around is that people rather watch Donald than Martha, now I see why, with TV time being so limited, I can only choose one of the same show.

Geezz, reality TV is now gone where sitcoms went many years ago!