American Idol
They knew that about Simon before they started the show. It would be rather boring if each judge was like Randy, or God forbid Paula!!!Ballzo wrote:Simon is the best thing about that show. He is honest and is never off base. The show would be awful without him.
I hadn't watched the show for quite a while, but I tuned in last night to the results show. From the clips that I saw, I'm glad that John guy was voted off. He needs to develop his voice and become the next Harry Connick Jr., someone like that, not the next American Idol. He's definitely a "crooner" and not a pop-star. And people seem to like that Jasmine chick??? WHY?? What I saw of her, and heard of her last night, the girl CANNOT sing. Her voice sounded soo thin and she was a little flat most of the time too!! (Unfortunately, I have studied lots and lots of music, so I can't just listen to anyone and not be critical about it.) I liked the little Diana girl. She has the personality and can sing too. The other people just didn't make that much of an impression on me. Anyhoo, just my outsider (as in I haven't been following the show religiously like the rest of you
) take on everything.
American Idol has been doing that from the very beginning.Maerj wrote:Did you guys see the commercial for the WB's version of American Idol? It sounds really cruel... they are going to turn away people who can really sing and tell them they can't sing then they are going to tell the bad singers that they're good and keep them on the show. So, they are sort of going to set these people up just to make fools of them on national television.
Thousands and thousands of people audition for the show. Many are really good singers. There are several rounds of elimination before Simon, Paula, and Randy ever see anyone. That means that everyone who gets insulted by Simon and made a fool of on national television has been specifically selected from thousands. Producers of the show have openly admitted that their goal for selection is often "good television" rather than actual talent.
"We need to make an entertainingly varied TV show," Warwick said. "It's no secret that we take the very best and the very worst. It would be fair to say a considerable amount of our viewership for these first five or six shows wants to see the bad kids. If we gave you six shows of good kids, followed by eight shows of good kids, followed by 12 shows of good kids, you'd be fed up. This is where the series' humor is. If someone is funny-bad, they have a chance to see the judges."