Can someone stop with clichés?
On Thursday, I was comfortably seated in the plush seats of Carré as my beloved's ‘plus one’, losing myself in the Televizier spectacle. An annual outing with the highest concentration of famous people, all entering the red carpet in a state of utmost grooming.
During the videos, messages pinged on our amayzine WhatsApp group. Liesbeth had never seen this show spectacle (yes, those people exist too) and wrote, “this is almost as fun as the song festival’. There were also comments on the duo presentation by Anita Witzier and Caroline Tensen. And what Jacobien Schumacher was missing from this spectacle was also a conversation piece. Furthermore, it was mainly the piling up of clichés that was tossed back and forth. Because it was again a scattering of the sentences-you-have-heard-a-thousand-times-before.
Thinking of ‘something with need and virtue’, I made a bingo out of it. Put it in the closet and take it out for the song festival and the next Televizier Award Gala. A full card is bingo. Easy peasy.
- “The talk of the day.”
- “Before the battle begins.”
- “The exciting final battle can finally begin.”
- “The highly coveted award.”
- “She made a splash as…”
- “He achieved great successes…”
- “She gained national fame …”
- “He created groundbreaking programs like…”
- “More than ever…”
- “She is impossible to get off the air…”
- “Steals all hearts…”
- “Has a real TV hit on her hands“
At the announcement of the winner of the TV Star Woman, the lyricist stepped on the gas. Chantal Janzen was treated to two sentences full of clichés. “This multi-talent is impossible to get off the air.” sounded the voice of voice-over Gerard Ekdom. To continue with “Everything she touches turns to gold.”
Ouch. My free advice to the high lords of AVRO/TROS is to ask next year Chantal Janzen for a lyricist. Because he has some nice jokes and is ultimately a multi-talent and a creative jack-of-all-trades.
Although that would be a shame for my Bingo game.
