What a Relief

Whenever a show gets cancelled, expect the talents involved to feel sad for several reasons. First, losing a show means lesser income. For some talents who are paid per project, the impact is heavier on their financial resources. By contrast, talents who have a guaranteed contract, the end of one could mean the beginning of another. Second, building camaraderie is a positive effect of talents who have to work together for several days a week. Thus, cancelling a show might break the bond. Third, the more sensitive talents would feel pity for the staff or crew who also depend on the income they get from the said cancelled show. Fourth, the issue of deflating an ego could come in the picture, as the cancellation of the program means low ratings or some misdeed that did not please the management or advertisers.

The above list could be longer, but as far as Sympathetic Celebrity (SC) is concerned, the cancellation of His Show (HS) brought him relief and the timing allowed him more free time to focus his attention to issues that matter in the bigger picture. While such justification sounds reasonable and admirable, another reason has made SC receive the last airing of HS with open arms is that he no longer has to work with his fellow talents.

Over time, networks have experimented on various pairings and groupings of their talent. Usually, a program has a couple of big stars, who have consistent following and loyalty. Then, new talents are brought in to see if they would gel with the time-tested talents. Several programs have resulted in good chemistry that the network has made moves to make the cast permanent. This strategy means that the talents could emulate a pleasant and encouraging atmosphere while at the same time, making the audience happy and appreciative of their show.

Unfortunately, SC could not stand the banter of one of his colleagues, namely, Insensitive Talent (IT). Recognized for being a talented host, IT’s weakness is that her spontaneity gets the better of her. In short, her comments are often lacking tact and places people on the spot. While SC does his best to develop rapport with the audience, IT’s words could destroy the pleasantness that SC has built. Besides, IT has a tendency to draw attention to herself with comments and actions. Meanwhile, SC tries so hard to balance the attitude of IT with his humility, but he could only do so much and stand IT for so long.

When management informed SC of the news of the cancellation, he did not make a fuss. He simply took the decision well and looked forward to the next. As for IT, learning a lesson seems quite hard. Although she has the talent, she has to learn to adjust or be flexible, and not let the attitude of ‘I’m already like this’ prevail.

‘Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.’ ― Albert Einstein

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