I've been hearing about this Sanjaya character on the show "American Idol" lately. There is already a wikipedia entry on this kid. Now I don't watch American Idol because basically it's a glorified Talent Show and that is boring to me. Hell I used to turn off Star Search when the singers were on (I always watched the Comedians though). This show has ruined Fox honestly. The Network that brought you Married With Children and The Simpsons, hasn't put out anything worth watching since Idol hit the airwaves. They aren't trying anymore, just riding the wave that is Idol. Part of this shows appeal is the audition shows. On these audition shows, every poor sap looking for his/her 15 minutes shows up to audition to make the final cut of the show. The majority of the people are like myself; couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with handles to save their lives. They do get a handful of really good ones. The part of these shows I despise, but it's what makes them popular is the judges brutal honesty. The main judge is named Simon Cowell. This guy is an arrogant prick, he really is. He has no musical talent himself, per se, but has been a record producer and involved in the music industry for years. He can be less rude to people when judging them, but chooses to be unusually cruel. Apparently people eat that crap up because the ruder he is, the higher the ratings. I don't understand the appeal of that. It's part of the reason I hate Howard Stern or anyone like him. I saw the best 60 Minutes segment where they had Simon on interviewing him, etc. There was a bit about him participating in a racing school owned by Mario Andretti. When he finished his laps, three drivers (including Andretti) judged him like he judges people on Idol. They basically told him he sucked and were just as rude. Simon didn't like it one bit apparently. So apparently this Sanjaya kid has made it pretty far and it's mostly on his looks. I guess the real appeal of idol is it's interactive nature. The viewing audience votes for who stays and who goes, not the folks on the show. You, yes you at home, can text your vote with your cell or vote online as many times as possible for the person you want to stay. Usually the public has good taste. Apparently this time around, at least according to Simon and the other judges, the public has lost their damn fool minds. This kid has butchered some songs and apparently should be gone by now. Simon and Co forget the most appealing thing about young male singers; their looks. Lets look at all the Boy Bands of long ago. You get 4-5 good looking, hip dudes; teach them some dance moves and over produce an album full of throwaway songs with a good beat. Presto chango you've got a cash cow on your hands. There's the appeal to this Sanjaya kid. The Tweens and teens love him and it's pissing Simon off. He has threatened to not do the show anymore if this kid wins. These comments have fueled Howard Stern to start an On-air radio campaign to have his listeners vote for Sanjaya as much as possible and hopefully to have this kid win. The populace has responded apparently and it looks like Idol may be about to Jump the Shark. Hopefully this will urge Fox to look into actually renewing Firefly or coming up with a good show for once (apparently 24 has jumped the shark big time....). I can honestly say I won't lose sleep if Idol goes Bye bye......
Edited: Apparently he has been voted off. I wonder if the results were purposely skewed that way....
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