explain it to me, MAYBE I’ll understand
Millions of Americans watch American Idol every week…ok no big deal I suppose…I don’t have to watch it to hear bad singing–every open mic/karaoke show I go to has plenty of that…I don’t hear very many exceptional singers on the show, which I’ve only watched once, YEARS ago…Kelly Clarkson being one of the exceptions…and I’m well aware that the right “knob twiddler” can work wonders in a recording studio…and I DO personally know one or two amazing singers, but mostly what I hear (in MY neighborhood) is mediocre at best…what I don’t understand is why ANY rival network would cover what goes on on “AI” as news…Are FOX and CNN corporationally connected? I don’t think so…Is FOX paying CNN under the table? Take SUM DUM GUY, or whatever the f**k his name is/was…Was singing horribly some comedic shtick? SHE BANGS but he sucks…And NO, I’m not jealous of these talentless goobers…I know I’m good, but I’m not exceptional…and besides I’ve got the perfect face for radio…as tired of Gabrielle Giffords as we might be, I wanna know how she’s doing…I couldn’t care less about the contestants OR the judges on American Idol…and what I said when it started MIGHT still apply–how can three people who can’t sing judge a singing contest? Before you say “But Jeniffer Lopez…” all I’ve ever heard were songs on the radio and that don’t mean sh*t to me…Bring her to my house, sit her down on the couch, I’ll get my guitar out…no machinery…THEN I’ll know if she can sing or not…ultimately none of this matters, but how and/or why it is NEWS is a mystery to me…
I’ve no idea. I don’t have a television.
Ummm I like Steven Tyler. Even if his singing sucked, he still has a heck of a stage presence. As far as Idol goes, I have seen it 2 more times than you. I liked the people who could sing ok, I liked the people who were just there fooling around and were funny, I didn’t like it when the people(even the really bad singers) had their hopes and dreams destroyed. Jennifer Lopez sings? Dang learn something new every day.
I’ve always liked Steven Tyler, have almost all Aerosmith’s albums, but that still is not enough for me to watch American Idol.
I’ve never watched it and I never will. I’m somewhat dismayed my girlfriend likes the other network’s America’s Got Talent, which is at least more than singing, but its still not my cup of tea really.
The only reality TV I can tolerate is Gordon Ramsay anything, as he isn’t fake for anyone and is cruel to be kind and shows social responsibility and standards. But I digress.
CNN covering a FOX show doesn’t surprise me, it hasn’t been a news network for awhile, instead following the model of FOX News (or Faux News as its more commonly known) and should be considered “Infotainment” instead. If I watch the news at all its BBC Worldwide/America’s coverage as how others see us is more telling than how we see ourselves.
Another reason I’ll never watch Idol is I cannot stand to see someone bomb at anything, especially singing. Even in fiction I can’t watch someone burst into song in embarrassing circumstances. Makes me cringe and I have to look away fast!
Cheers,
~R~
Bo Bice was another TRUE singer and I had actually thought he was really a professional “plant”.
He was just TOO GOOD to be a beginner.
I couldn’t believe it when that blonde bimbo lady country singer won over him.
Proof that it isn’t the TALENT they are seeking.
I watch the auditions, not as a search for who has talent, but as pure comedy. As a former DJ, I know you can do the “KNOB TWIDDLING” and get the desired sound that will hide the ugliness of a song. Once the auditions are over, I couldn’t care less what happens on The Idol. Even with the first few episodes this year, I am amazed at some of the people they are sending on to Hollywood. The sad thing is the voter enthusiasm if greater for Idol than it is for electing those who will represent us in Washington…
I only watched that stupid show when Daughtry was on it… coz I met him a time or two at clubs around here before he was on the show