If I Can Dream is the new talent show from Simon Fuller, the pop culture goliath who brought us Spice Girls, Pop Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. If I Can Dream will follow 5 Hollywood hopefuls as they try to break into the movie industry. Described as “post-reality entertainment”, the show will allow viewers to interact with the hopefuls and narrative on-demand. Shock, horror, it will be interactive and online before it hits TV. No surprise there, what is interesting is the shift of focus from pre-talent content to post-talent content. Susan Boyle was notable for the plethora of post-talent exposure she received. Susan does America, Susan the Aftermath, Susan Sings to Cakes, One Night with Susan (18+)…If I Can Dream is one of the signs of our post-reality culture. The novelty of the stupid and talentless is finally starting to wane and people want to see genuine talent rewarded and nurtured. One of the reasons why this year’s X-Factor winner was never going to be Jedward but Joe McElderry, the show’s undisputed best singer. The day of the delusional X-Factor jester may well have passed.

Thanks to Paddy Fraser for this story. Paddy hasn’t seen his chin in 9 years.

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