You seem to be a fan of these awful talent shows on the TV? K made me watch last week as TV looked for talent in Britain. The overall competition was won by Paul Potts, a young cell phone salesman from South Wales.
Here is his first performance on the show -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oxTy7KIAaA
Aside from being a great tenor, the human part of his story is appealing, that of a hidden talent born to sing but never being discovered - suddenly bursting onto the scene to achieve his destiny, saved from a lifetime of mediocrity. Perhaps that is the hook for all of these shows?
Couple that to the fact of presentation ... a small unassuming not particularly handsome fat bloke walks on in an ill fitting suit and does that ! Talk about not judging a book by its cover :)
Did you ever see the TV show Columbo? The power of underestimation is very significant, people like to be surprised don't they (we)? Lots of important "life" stuff to talk with K about from that clip.
It's kind of linked to the fact that we humans have some kind of natural tendency for mercy, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
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