American Idol aka American Meanie
January 18th, 2007 by Crza under TV, archive
I haven’t watched American Idol since the first season it ran. I could give 2 fucks about the show but for some reason I’m attracted to “train wrecks”. I happened to catch the new season of American Idol last night and of course the first 2-3 episodes are the ones to watch. The reason being is that the try outs are painfully bad. Not only are the people who are delusional about their ability painful to see but even the ones that can sing are painful to watch. I’m convinced half of those people suffer from some sort of mental illness. As I thought more about it (them being mentally ill) I began to get sad. I guess you can call it a reality check for some of these contestants but for others it’s a dream crusher, which is the bummer. Also, is anyone else tired of the Simon bashing? Shit hasn’t changed with this show.
January 19th, 2007 at 9:28 am
KTLA Morning News asked the same question “Entertainment or Exploitation?”.
A lot of people thought it was exploitation.
I, being the inconsiderate prick that I am, think that shit is funny as fok.
January 19th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
HA! You and I are definitely from the same family, Huph, ’cause I was pissing my pants laughing at it.
It’s all in the editing. They edit out the boring people with okay voices and leave the weirdos in for ratings.
January 19th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Don’t get me wrong. I like the strange folk myself. I just a felt a lill’ bad for some of them.
January 19th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
wskrz: The people you see on TV are actually the 2nd batch. Thousands of people are pre-screened a day before. Randy, Paula and Simon only go through a few 100 hopeless and hopefuls.
Crza: I know what ya mean homie. I get that same feeling whenever I go to the movies. The people that work at the theater are always a bit “different” and it gives me that same sad feeling.