Originally Posted by
bailey
I wasn't talking about the rest of it. The REST of it was completely on point for all the reasons you noted. What found to be glaringly inconsistent was the Bob Ritchie and designer jeans segments. They just hit a completely wrong note for me in what was otherwise a really entertaining and encouraging series.
it wasn't Ann Arbor in overdrive. It wasn't Royal Oak in Overdrive, it wasnt Michigan in Overdrive, and it certainly wasn't Brimingham in overdrive. So, in this particular instance... Detroit means Detroit. They weren't driving around Hazel Park, or Novi or Royal Oak for those gritty street scenes and other B roll. The entire focus was on a rust belt city clawing it's way back. IIRC every other segment focused on business, industry, or education going on IN Detroit.
Again, as I've said repeatedly. This is not to say someone from SEM can not say they're from "Detroit" or that only people from Detroit can be Detroit focused, or have a say in, or be all about Detroit things. I am saying that if you're going to trade on the "Detroit" label....be a Detroit "bad ass"... be all about the "motor city cool factor", doing it from Sterling heights or Birmingham, or Warren or Webberville is just weak. It would be nice if Bob put his considerable monies where his mouth is and actually invested in Detroit instead of coasting off it's perceived "gritty" image. Same with these jeans guys. you're telling me there isn't ONE clothing entrepreneur in Detroit, employing Detroiters that they could have featured? Not one? Oh yeah, this guy was on a game show, so... of course they wouldn't look anywhere else.