It's really gr8 experience which throws light on very reasons of why talent shows on TV gets so much response.


At first, talent should be recognised (by somebody). Many times a person him/herself can't reconginze he/she has talent (in any form - be it voice, dance, research .....)


Secondly, once the talent is recognized it needs proper development and acknowledgment (/publicity).


{It's like a nice fragrant flower blossomed in the heart of jungle, the air flown it's frangrance and in the evening it died. Nobody (humans) noticed it. One day a beautiful woman roamed their and she plucked it and put on her long hair. She found dat people admired the beauty of flower on her long hair}


Talent / intellect could have 8 x 8 = 64 forms (if i remember rightly). Talent in the form of art naturally needs proper attention from proper person. (a music very famous in Masai tribe of Africa may not be looked upon in far distance country) In normal life, art could be a part of entertainment and entertainment will be only considered after work. In a busy day of normal person (assuming that the person has normal inclination towards any form of art), to get attention curiosity needs to be aroused. Otherwise, people may tend to ignore.