Question : New Years in New York seem staged and boring?
I didnt get to go out for New Years this year, so I stayed at home and watched some of it on TV. Every station covering the ball drop in New York seemed rather boring. The crowds were in little gates separated by markers with huge gaps for the police to walk through. No alcohol, no nothing, that made it seem like people were having a good time.

On top of that, they sold out to Nivea for everything. They kept saying millions of people, but I never saw more than a couple thousand when they would pan out.

Has it been like this in recent years, or was this year worse than most? I flipped between the channels a few times to see different coverage, but they all seemed horrible. Is the over commercialization with the staging of “fun” what we have to look forward to?
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Best answer:

Answer by slipstreamer
It’s a TV program – it has always been staged and boring. I think you are reading into it a bit. The ball drop has always been sad and tired – it’s just that you were at home, bored, watching it this year.