TV: Rock the Cradle

I've criticized MTV for putting on endless, non-music-related reality shows, and it seems like someone at Viacom finally took my criticism to heart. Behold:



Well, okay - it's an "American Idol" ripoff, but at least it's an interesting idea. I figure that most of the children of musicians consciously try to separate themselves from the family business, but for these 9 individuals, the emergence of a hungry ecosystem of reality TV execs has given them a chance at a big break.

In the debut, they performed short snippets of popular songs. As you might expect, the performances are judged and voted on by the viewing public. It's curious - they're all singers; I assume it's because even a layman can tell when someone is a good singer or not.