I agree with youentirely. After Brandon was voted off, I immediately
switched channels and came back only to find out who had won. When
it came down to Harlemm and Shannon, I KNEW it would be Harlemm. But
I agree that Johnny should have waited for a "private" moment to sign
Shannon. It seriously detracts from Harlemm's victory. I did not
realize that this had happened until I read this post.

--- In NBC_Fame@yahoogroups.com, "krazikiwi_98" <krazikiwi_98@y...>
wrote:
> CONGRATULATIONS HARLEMM!!!!!! I am truly excited about Harlemm's
> claim to fame and wish him all the best in the continuation of his
> AMAZING adventure! I can't wait to see how his journey begins and
> continues to excel. Harlemm is living proof that anything is
> possible and all your dreams can come true! Pure inspiration!!!
>
> Congrats to Shannon as well for the recording contract. I look
> forward to seeing her continue to grow as a performer and evolve as
a
> singer. Not to mention, I love her dancing and personal style.
>
>
>
> On a personal note...I don't really think it was right of Johnny to
> extend a contract to Shannon on the spot only moments after Harlemm
> had won the entire FAME contest. I think it took away from the
> specialty of Harlemm's achievement. Don't get me wrong. I'm not
> saying Johnny doesn't have the right to sign Shannon or any of the
> other contestants, I just think his timing and the manner in which
he
> chose to do it was inappopriate...not the right time or place.
>
> Additionally, I'm curious how the promotion of each of these
> performers will pan out. I mean, if Shannon had won from viewer
> votes, would Johnny have offered a contract to Harlemm...my guess
is
> no. Johnny has never expressed any particular like or dislike
toward
> Harlemm. It has always been Shannon, Shannon, Shannon. Now that
> Harlemm has won, Johnny still gets his way by extending Shannon a
> contact as well. Will Shannon be put in the limelight and put on
the
> fast track because she's Johnny's star? And will Harlemm be lost
in
> the wake of it all? If so, I don't think that's fair to Harlemm or
> the viewers who voted for him. Additionally, it jeapordizes the
> credibilty of the entire contest and the show...which it seems the
> general public has been questioning for some time.
>
> Just needed a moment to vent my frustrations and see if anyone else
> shared the same opinions. Thank you for allowing me to express the
> right of free speech each week and I hope to share more thoughts
with
> everyone if and when Fame returns for a second run.
>
> Keep on dancing!
> krazikiwi_98
> www.dancersdreamland.com