Comments on: MD129 – Michelle Hummel and Andrea Rene’s Mahalo VLOG Idol Interviews

By: Orange County Videographer

Orange County Videographer — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:03:01 +0000

I also find it funny that Andrea wants to be a video game tester so bad, and yet her long list of media freak hobbies did not include gaming. I call BS.

By: Orange County Videographer

Orange County Videographer — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:00:39 +0000

One more comment about Andrea’s dream job… Video Game Tester? Um, have you ever HEARD of Quality Assurance??? I worked QA at Electronic Arts for a year and no, it was not a lucky job to have. In fact, they’ll take just about anybody because it’s a boring long-shifted minimum-wage no-respect type of gig. Seriously, the dev teams hates you because you find their mistakes and make their job harder.

If Andrea really wants to be a video game tester as she claims, then she better be prepared to play the same level/mission/boss over… and over… and over…. and over… and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…and over…

Until she ends up having nightmares like the stoner in ‘Elm Street 6′.

By: Orange County Videographer

Orange County Videographer — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:57:52 +0000

Valz, you hit the nail on the head. Michelle is more articulate. Andrea has a real mumbling problem and it can get annoying. I don’t want to be picking on Andrea so much but Michelle was just stronger on camera. Why didn’t she show up!?!

I have to say one thing though, Points off Michelle for not being as involved with these message boards as the other contestants. If she has posted feedback, I certainly haven’t seen it.

By: Phil Kelley

Phil Kelley — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:02:16 +0000

I was most impressed with Michelle’s production, so I am not surprised she gave the best interview. She is the only person who said she was into truly tech things: she designs web sites, she uses applications, she goes to tech web sites, etc. She was also the only person who really connected with Mahalo’s mission: to help people. You don’t have a bad candidate in the set; they are all excellent people and would be fun to watch on the daily show. Still, my vote goes strongly to Michelle.

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By: Valz

Valz — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:41:40 +0000

(Sarah is still my top choice.)

Just from this page I would rank them as:
1. Michelle Hummel
2. Andrea Rene

Why Michelle first? She is:
More articulate
Knowledgeable about the web
Spends time learning & keeping up with technology – needed for a host
Has early theatre background – this makes her performance more polished
Spends a lot of time communicating or outdoors – not in passive mode watching TV everyday so is a more hands-on practical person with experiences to share
Mature: knows herself – “my career path is definitely hosting”
More versatile – talk about technology, to men & women & children,
Willing to try new activities for the show to show people what Mahalo daily is made up
And to help the public – she is there to help – her commitment to doing the show
Expressed 100 to 130 percent commitment for the job and loves what she does

Concerns about Andrea:
Committed to having fun – and bringing a lighter side to everything but
not enough emphasis is then left on learning
EXAMPLE: she talked about gun safety but pointed the gun at people by mistake
This makes me think that she may make a poor representative of Mahalo
with serious or controversial topics where teaching/learning is key for success
She watches at least 5 or 6 hours of reality TV a night but what if the job
requires a lot of updating skills, learning new things, on location shoots, rehearsals? (Michelle is committed to 130% but is Andrea too addicted to TV?)
Andrea may be too tired from her television watching schedule to give Mahalo her all even if she does put in the extra hours needed and the job may suffer.
Did she watch TV a lot before the gun interview and not have time to research in advance how a gun should be handled? Is her priority really her job first or is it her TV watching and then any time left over is for the job? Her work quality may not meet Mahalo’s standards in that case.

Positives about Andrea:
I could see Andrea maybe being great for a Saturday night Mahalo nightly
Fun topics could be reality tv show reviews, game reviews for newbies, family outing destinations etc.
Andrea may be good for a younger audience if there is Mahalo Daily school tour
to give entertainment/a career talks for vblog broadcasting etc. depending on which
age group she would be best interest

HOWEVER, I liked that BOTH Andrea and Michelle:
smiled, were friendly and showed enthusiasm in their own ways
had many favourite websites
had complementary clothing styles/colors that made them look professional
talked openly and spoke easily on camera

Great job! and good luck!

By: Valz

Valz — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:57:23 +0000

Good luck Sarah!

By: Red

Red — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:42:20 +0000

Quite saucy.

By: Byron Smart

Byron Smart — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:27:46 +0000

Michelle is the one

By: jpdeleon

jpdeleon — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:08:54 +0000

I stay with Leah !!! Andrea is great but she seems like a fake personality, I don’t mean it bad, but she is like a PopQueen, not a Tech Diva…

It’s only Nadine lef and I don’t think she is better than Leah…, I guess we’ll see…