Sample Judges Questions: Entertainment

Sample Judges Questions - Entertainment, TV, Movies, Celebrities

• Have you seen the Hunger Games?  If so, what did you think of it?


• Name your favorite actress.


• Who are your favorite actor and actress?


• Tell us about your favorite television advertisement.


• Why do you think books and movies for young people these days are filled with so much darkness - vampires, werewolves, and the like?  What do you think it says about your generation?


• In the same vein, in The Hunger Games", the plot involves teens killing teens for the amusement of adults.  Isn't that an awfully brutal theme to have resonated so deeply with young people?  Why do you think it has incurred such a massive following?


• Do the qualities you learn in pageants help you succeed in the entertainment field?


• Have you appeared on any local television shows? Did you enjoy the experience?


• Do you watch soap operas? Which ones? Explain America’s fascination with them.


• If you were chosen to star in a movie, who would you choose as to be your co-star? Your leading man?


• During at least two seasons of "The Bachelor", the bachelor has proposed to the show's "bad girl"? Does that pattern serve to popularize or glorify bad girl behavior? You know, girls being mean and not only getting away with it, but being rewarded for bad behavior? To you, does it kind of make the whole "bachelor looking for love" concept seem kind of jaded?


• Do you think that audiences seeing bad girls keep "winning" may turn off viewer support for the show, and ultimately kill it off?  Should the show be cancelled?


• This past season, a pageant winner appeared on the Bachelor" as a contestant.  She wasn't picked by the bachelor, but she did get some (not so great) exposure on TV.  Would you ever consider going on the show?  Do you think that it is a positive or negative opportunity for the women who appear on the show?


• Do you feel like (Bahamian, Australian, European, fill in your country here) entertainers can compeat against American entertainers and why?


• If you had the choice of any starring role in a production, what role would you choose?


• Do you watch the Academy Awards? Do any of your favorites usually win?


• What do you think of The Apprentice? And Donald Trump? Would you consider going on the show?


• Would you ever consider being a candidate on The Apprentice?


• What do you think about the hit show Desperate Housewives? What do you think it says about American society?


• Were you a fan of the show Sex and the City?


• Why do you think the show, Friends, was such a great hit? Was it one of your favorites?


• You're from North Carolina...What effect has The Hunger Games being filmed in your state had on your state's economy?  Is it drawing tourists? Some people have claimed that more "stupid rich people" will now move to North Carolina.  Overall, is Hunger Games a positive or a negative for your state?


• If you were on Survivor, would you be the nice person voted off the island, or the calculating person who wins?


• Why are gory movies so popular and what does it say about Americans?


• What does it say about this generation that the most popular books and films are about werewolves and vampires?


• What did you think about American actor Johnny Depp's remarks in a German magazine that the United States is a "dumb puppy that has big teeth"?


• As the world knows, Justin Timberlake "accidentally" exposed Janet Jackson's breast during one Super Bowl – obviously a family viewing event. Do you think the government should fine performers for indecency for such infractions?


• Have watched the television series The Bachelor? If so, given the way it depicts one bachelor being involved with – and having overnight “dates” with several women simultaneously – do you think it sends the wrong message to American young women?


• Have watched the television series The Bachelorette? If so, given the way it depicts one young woman being involved with – and having overnight “dates” with several men simultaneously – do you think it sends the wrong message to American young women?


• What do you think about the public being so caught up in celebrity worship and subsequent programs like Jerry Springer?


• You want to be a television journalist. If you were offered your first job working for a show like Jerry Springer, would you accept it? Why or why not?


• How do you feel about Marilyn Manson and people like him?


• What is your opinion of rap music?


• How are you going to handle David Letterman?


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