The Toronto comedy scene was a convergence of talent akin to that of Paris in the twenties, giving rise to "SCTV," the sketch series that launched John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, and Rick Moranis.
The loans are funded by alumni or other investors who are looking to make a return on the next generation of global talent, akin to how SoFi and other lenders in the domestic student loan space operate.
It might not be long before talents akin to Brad Johnson and Trent Dilfer are winning Super Bowls again.
Moreover, trying to decipher the quality of a school from test results is akin to determining the talent of a basketball player by looking at who scored the most in a single quarter.
Maybe the company is more akin to 'super-agent' like talent agency William Morris Endeavor, with a direct line to talent for clients.
The odd mauling aside, a general feeling of festivity prevails on the set, with the crowd, crickets and flickering fires coalescing into something more akin to a summer-camp talent show than a network sitcom.
"Wipeout" gives ABC a reality show to rely on in the summer, akin to "America's Got Talent" on NBC, "Big Brother" on CBS and "So You Think You Can Dance" on Fox.
Under happier circumstances the ensemble would feed into a Dance Theater of Harlem company, and attending performances would be a talent-spotting exercise, akin to watching the School of American Ballet's annual workshop.
On paper, the Wildcats possess unbridled talent and scoring punch akin to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas teams of the early 1990's and the University of Kentucky teams that followed later in the decade.
Many viewers expected the show to be akin to a meritocracy, where true talent eventually wins out over all the other bullshit and drama you see on most other reality shows.
Instead, they perpetuate the notion that schools are businesses and principals are akin to corporate CEOs--no talents uniquely suited to school and community environments required!
