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American Idiot...er...Idol
Jan 17, 2007 | 9:35 AM
Category: Entertainment
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Well, it is that time of the year, I am ready to crawl under a rock and hide. Yep, American Idiot is back on TV and there is no escape from it. Someone give me a sharp instrument to poke out my ears!

I almost have to walk away from my favorite news crew, Fox 2, to get away from the show. How can American Idiot be considered news? Come on folks, it is just a REALITY TV show! There is no talent on this show. None, zip, nada!

Case in point, the LOUNGE SINGER who won last year. Can he dance? Nope. Can he play an instrument? Nope. Can he write his own music? Nope. Not one American Idiot can do any of these things.

Do you want a real talent show? Then bring on REAL singers/songwriters and have them perform! Not some talentless hack who performs for a REALITY show! They remind me of a bunch of performing monkeys! Speaking of which, monkeys would make better entertainment. :)

Will someone please pull the plug on this insanity? American Idiot just has to go away from TV.

Anyone else feel the same out there?
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jeanette read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 10:29 AM

NOPE! Don't feel that way.It gets down to the real talent by the end.so go do dishes or work on something else while it is on or take a nap.All the news channels have it on so it is news.A good time to catch up on movies if ya don't like it.Even the real singers and writers were bad at one time or another
squirrelboy read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 10:47 AM

Trust me, I avoid the show like the plague. Though you cannot escape from it all the time. And I know the great singers/songwriters have their bad days. But this is just a REALITY show, a popularity contest at best. Are telling me the LOUNGE SINGER who won last year was the best person?!
Babujai read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 10:58 AM

If they wanted to make it a real competition they'd remove the age limit. There are older adults out there that have been perfecting their craft for years...playing instruments, writing music, dancing...and they don't get a chance to show it because their decrepit by TV standards.
14dabucs read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 11:51 AM

I think it serves its purpose. It's a rating bonanza, as Drudge reported this morning. Viewership was up this year and it got crazy ratings.
Although I'm not a fan of Idol being brought up in the 6 or 9pm newscasts (daytime ones are geared more towards entertainment, it seems), I don't blame FOX2 one bit for exploiting the success of Idol and mentioning it. Fox is pretty darn good at knowing how to not cross the line when it comes to stuff like that.
EricaLong read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 12:44 PM

I can't belive your not a american Idol fan thats the entertainment of the "REALITY SHOW" as you put it to see all these hopefuls get on TV and make a ass of there selves but beauty of it is that they belive they can sing so its entertaining your tripping
EricaLong read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 12:48 PM

Babujai
You are so right my husband is one of the best at what he do but because of his age "THE WORLD WILL NEVER NO"
StLVampyre read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 1:11 PM

Oh joy! Another fellow American Idol hater! Glad to know I ain't alone! I have tried to see why so many millions of people stop their lives when that show comes on, and I just do not get it! From start to finish, it is pure lunacy...pure shallow drivel...It's always a relief to see I am not alone!
squirrelboy read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 1:14 PM

If I want to watch people make an idiot of themselves, I can go anywhere in St. Louis were there is a large gathering. :)

I really think one of the main reasons this show bugs me, all the news coverage. It is not like the pope or the president is coming to St. Louis. It is just mindless entertainment that does not deserve all the news coverage.

If you look at other reality shows, how come they do not get the news coverage? Should they not be afforded the same treatment?
Jumbojava read my blog
Jan 17, 2007 | 1:28 PM

I dont watch American Idol for I simply not interested. I dont follow celebrities in general for the fact that the majority of them have lost track of reality. As for 'reality' shows, they dont exist. It's all about the fame and money.

Jumbojava read my blog
Jan 17, 2007 | 1:40 PM

I also agree with the comment of AI on the news. It's not news. It' free publicity for a TV show and not news. It has no place on the news. In fact, I switch channels when they show thier regular updates on AI until they go back to real news.

AI is not news.

car54
Jan 17, 2007 | 2:29 PM

I recommend Netflix.

EricaLong read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 2:39 PM

You guys just don't get it
rainbojo read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 2:42 PM

I can't stand the show and as far as the guy that won last year, I turn the channel when he comes on a commercial. I can't stand the guy for some reason.
EricaLong read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 2:49 PM

C'mon Taylor Hicks he's cool I'm a big fan even though its been a whole year AND HE AINT GOT A RECORD OUT THERE YET that I no about
jeanette read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 4:03 PM

yeah he does,alot of them do.CHRIS,KELLY,KATHRYN, AND SEVERAL MORE.FROM LAST YEAR ADND THE ONES FROM PRIOR YEARS ARE STILL MAKING IT BIG
Woody_W_Pecker read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 4:10 PM

IF YOU DONT LIKE IT GO TO ANOTHER CHANNEL. IF ITS IS THE ONLY CHANNEL YOU GET, TURN DOWN THE VOLUME AND TURN ON THE RADIO,THEY ALL SOUND GOOD THAT WAY.
lilmomma25 read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 4:28 PM

Erica....Taylor Hicks does have a cd out......
I love American Idol... Yes, I laugh at those who really think they sound good... I love to see what America has to offer from each year....
14dabucs read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 4:37 PM

If I need to see idiots, I just come here and look at the way a few people spell.

DISCLAIMER: The above statement was not aimed at any specific individual and was meant as a joke.

Thank you and have a nice day.

:)
writer_girl24 read my blog view my photos
Jan 17, 2007 | 7:05 PM

YES!.....I freakin hate that show....I refuse to watch it, I refuse to watch anything that hasta do anything with it.

But I wont bash anyone who watches it, because to each their own.
TheRant
Jan 17, 2007 | 9:39 PM

I want to comment on a statement made earlier which is: “All the news channels have it on so it is news”. This statement is somewhat disturbing to me because I too agree that we should leave it up to the “professionals” to determine what truly is newsworthy, but obviously they are failing miserably at this task. Therefore, as a viewer I am not sure what to do, should I simply turn on the radio, wash dishes, turn down the volume or completely tune out whenever local news comes on? Personally, I feel that the last option isn’t an option and that it is our duty as good citizens to be informed just as it is the duty of newscasters to determine what is newsworthy. Unfortunately, I think that they aren’t holding up their end of the bargain.

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