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For the first time in its 79-year history the National Spelling Bee is going to feel the lights of prime time television with the final rounds airing on ABC this Thursday. ABC is betting that the nation’s insatiable appetite for reality TV shows like American Idol will make this a huge success. I guess the premise is that if you like watching grown ups making complete asses of themselves, then you’ll love watching adolescents stay up past their bedtime and try to spell words you’ve never heard of in front of an audience of millions in an attempt to get ABC some ratings.
While ESPN has been broadcasting the last two-days of the National Spelling Bee finals for the past 12 years, they’ve been doing a pretty shoddy job of it. Finally, ABC has stepped it up a notch and plans to air the spelling bee in high-definition with 5.1-channel surround sound. Let me tell you something, you haven’t lived until you’ve heard a 14-year-old kid spell staphylococci in surround sound.
Bee spells reality for ABC [LA Times]
Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee [Official Site]
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