From the Fiji TV website:
“The Groove Thang is Fiji’s only locally produced music television show. It has maintained its position as one of Fiji One’s top 10 programs ratings throughout the years, making it one of Fiji TV’s most popular locally produced shows.
The Groove Thang gives Fiji a window into music videos from around the world as well as a chance to see what’s happening on the local and island music scene.
Apart from fantastic music, the show also offers a wide range of competition and prizes. The Groove Thang aims to promote local events that involve issues that relate to young people. The Groove Thang airs Saturday nights at 6pm on Fiji One.”
To be honest, I’m not much of a fan for the Groove Thang. Where to begin? Apart from the hideous name which implies the show is all hip hop, the ‘weather man’ green screen backgrounds irk me to no end. Every good music show must have a set or studio. It just feels proper.
But today’s episode set a new low for the show. They played Linkin Park’s single from the Reanimation album titled “Papercut”.
Except it wasn’t Papercut they showed, but rather the robot massacre/final fantasy inspired Points of Authority. But that didn’t stop the band name and song title being displayed as “Linkin Park – Papercut”.
When the clip started with the wrong titles, I was shocked. Every self respecting music fan would have picked that mistake straight away, nevermind the producers themselves. Of course, I assured myself, perhaps at the end title they’ll correct it.
No luck at the end titles which displayed the same thing. Linkin Park – Papercut.
Now I was really pissed. How could they have made a monumental mistake like that? Ah but the best was yet to come.
The show host, with smiles and confidence galore, had this to say about the song, “One of my personal favourites, that was Linkin Park with Papercut.”
Moral of the story?
1) The host really was a fan of Linkin Park.
2) The Groove Thang gives Fiji a window to music videos of the world, except the world is a green screen projection.
3) This is why I heart The Groove Thang.
#1 by Gankutsuou on October 21, 2007 - 6:26 pm
woilei only in fiji.
maybe the VJs couldn’t actually hear the song being played? Watevz, the other peeps shoulda picked it out
#2 by Wilson on October 22, 2007 - 10:07 am
I thought all the VJs were responsible for picking the music? And if so, then they should know what music they picked in the first place!
#3 by L.Cass on October 23, 2007 - 8:41 am
This is a very simple mistake. But it’s not the VJs fault. It’s the person that editors the show. The ‘links’…or the VJ bits of the show are filmed separately, often back to back. And the VJ has a certain script she has to read from. Though she introduces and back sells the show…She doesn’t actually get to see or hear any of the content. These bits are then taken by the editor and in between they insert the music…the titles for the show..and the adverts. So if anything…the editor didn’t know what he or she was doing…and made the VJ look stupid.
#4 by L.Cass on October 23, 2007 - 8:46 am
But then…It may not even be the Editors fault. Fiji TV has like 2 production rooms for shows and commercials. These are rostered out to the 6 or so show editors and commercial producers. Some of whom might have to come to work as late as 11pm or even 3am to get their time in the production both. The music for the Groove Thang. Is kept on Dat tapes. Having to go though each one can be a pain.The poor editor must have cut and pasted the best he or she could so she could go home and sleep.
#5 by Anonymous on October 23, 2007 - 10:20 am
I remember the same thing with incubus’s megalomaniac – they gave it this really wierd name, but that was ages ago. With Coke “Power Jammer”…
btw…does anybody remember Courts RTR…classic…ahh the good ol’ days..Peter Andre’s – Mysterious girl playing..on wat was a definite bad VHS recording…
atleast we can say Fiji TV is evolving from its humble beginnings.
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Nephilim
#6 by Wilson on October 26, 2007 - 12:39 am
@ l.cass
thanks for pointing out how the whole VJ thing works. However, when it comes down to it…the mistake just makes the poor VJ look bad
#7 by Allen on October 26, 2007 - 2:08 am
I like BJs
#8 by L.Cass on October 26, 2007 - 8:20 am
I like BJs too…mostly cause I like leaving a funny taste
#9 by Anonymous on November 4, 2007 - 1:34 pm
linkin park lol
crank dat soulja boy