Think about it. The show that brought us Carrie Underwood brought us that no-talent twitch last season. And Sanjaya is sharing a stage with Melinda Doolittle. What a farce AI is.

To be fair Gene, America didn’t get to pick the contestants; the judges and/or producers of the show did.

What pisses me off is that Haley got voted off the week I finally remembered her name.

http://www.votefortheworst.com/

And I think the website was inspired by Howard Stern. I’m all for it, but for different reasons than the VftW people. The show seems to be an excercise in shallowness. More people vote for AI than vote in most political elections. A vote for Sanjaya is kind of a vote against the show, and a vote against shallowness and stupidity.

I’m going one better and not watching the show at all.

I have to admit it’s an incredible production. From the staging, lighting, and sequencing of songs and in-between banter to the fantastic live orchestra and the group of squeaky-clean young people getting up in front of multimillions and singing their hearts out — what’s not to like? The judging does get a bit tiresome (YoDawg, ItchyBoobs, and Smarm are all a bit long-in-the-tooth and don’t offer much that’s constructive), but I don’t recall a host of a live show doing as good a job as Seacrest and he appears to be having the time of his life. The show taps into some basic aspects of what an audience likes: direct comparison (particularly over the water cooler the next day), participation (voting), justice (talent wins — usually), smackdown (Simon), controversy (Sanjaya), scandal (Antonella Barba), the familiar (pop songs we all know), launching some very big music careers (“Oh yeah, I remember voting for her/him on American Idol 10 years ago!”)

My take? Doolittle wins (performing skill, vocal ability, sheer musical talent) with Lewis second (unique, sheer musical talent, adept at a variety of styles).

Ok took my tylenol, back to bed.

As a gay Christian, I promise to say Hail Marys until Madonna has a hit movie.

Regards,
Peter H.

Most of the women’s voices were great (except for the one who butchered Gloria Gaynor’s “Turn the Beat Around”), but a couple of the guys whom I dub “oversingers” were just flat-out horrible. Too many vocal gymnastics. Reminded me of the worst oversinger of all time: Michael Bolton. (BLEAH!)

It went on and on, and I heard one guy singing in Spanish. It actually sounded good. Very smooth and tender.

So I came downstairs and told Hubby: “I don’t know who was singing on the show, but the last one would get my vote.”

It was Sanjaya.

Moral – don’t judge a book by its cover.

Regards,
Peter H.

Stop me from having to see and hear this annoying kid on American Idol any longer.

There’s a simple solution, GP. Just don’t watch.

Meanwhile, I recommend this article. Yes, I’m a broken record.

The Sanjaya Principle

That aside, Jordin is my pick.

But why is everybody so worked up about AI anyway? Like most reality shows, it was invented in Europe.

And Chris is a hell of a lot cuter!