Talent Vs. Spectacle: The War Wages On in 2010

Wait a second. Before we go counting out all the Kim Kardashians and Jon Gosselins of the world, let’s stop and think about this.

Given all the talk on Twitter, the blog-o-sphere and elsewhere pinpointing “talent” as the resurged focus of entertainment in 2010, the precedent set in years past is quick to pop this vapid little bubble dream. We love spectacles and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Now, can we really see a Hollywood where “talent” supercedes its more flashy counterpart? Hollywood is all smoke and mirrors people, which isn’t a bad thing but the beauty of it. In 2009, we feasted on the trainwrecks, club antics, party anthems, scripted scheming and this:

Will 2010 be different? I guess we’ll all decide that together soon.

Btw, does anyone know why people are still keeping tabs on Lindsay Lohan? Case in point: Let’s agree that it’s not for her talent.

Bottom line: In our reality, fair or not, the talented aren’t always the most famous, just as the most qualified aren’t always the ones sitting pretty in political office.  On our end though, so as long as you have the dream—even lacking everything else—and you believe in it, you are halfway there to getting others on board.

So dream big, Chris