For This Viewer, Rocketboom is Bigger Than Amanda
Blogs are rife with opinions on the RocketBoom / Congdon breakup again this morning. Time has an interview titled 10 Questions for Amanda Congdon, while Buzzmachine has an advice column, amongst the many items.Â
I don’t know about you, but I am very hopefull this soap opera will be coming to a close soon. The first sign that there may be an end in sight? Yesterday was the first episode of the new Rocketboom with Joanne Colan. I liked her. Less affected than the sophomoric Amanda, with a crisper more business-like delivery, she actually held my attention for the whole show. I may watch the show again. Rocketboom might finally engage me.Â
To me, it looks like Andrew Baron has made good choices for his host, and for his business.
July 13th, 2006 at 8:56 am
[...] It’s nice to see Andrew moving on with a new ‘cast that’s getting positive critical reviews - this is what I’d hoped would come out of the production delay that (inexplicably, surely) attracted so much criticism. I think it’s a definite improvment, and Alec’s review mirrors my impressions. [...]
July 13th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
[...] Ok, that’s a rhetorical question. I really don’t want to know. My friend Alec observed it used to be sophmoric. That’s what I love about Canadians. They’re so kind and complimentary. I was looking for something to say nice and inane was the best I could come up with. I watched it maybe twice, but couldn’t bear a full episode. I watched Amanda’s efforts yesterday and today and find mysellf overcome with ennui. [...]