Sue Haller: April 2009 Archives

So my mom sends me links throughout the day of very momlike things - inspirational quotes, tips for cleaning my stove, recipes for apple cake. These are things she used to mail to me with a stamp and all, but she's all technologically saavy now, so I get them in my inbox at work.
Today, she passed on a link to a video of a 47-year-old wannabe British singer from the show "Britain's Got Talent."
Susan Boyle walks out on stage in a cute dress and dowdy hair, confessing she's wanted to be a singer since she was a little girl, and that she's never been kissed.
Simon Cowell sits there with a smirk, ready to be disappointed.

As if we needed any more proof that reality show producers have no soul, this moved across the wire from the Associated Press:

The Fox network is making a reality show out of the troubled economy.

An upcoming series titled, "Someone's Gotta Go," lets employees of a small business decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off.

Fox says it has no air date yet for the series, which is being developed by the company behind "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal." Each week, a different company lays off an employee.

Fox also wouldn't reveal the show's host, which it says is a business consultant who will offer advice to participating companies.