American Idol 3
Having avoided the first two instances of this very popular show, I somehow have managed to catch the first two episodes of their first season. Although entertaining on a certain level, I don’t know how many more of these “audition” shows I can take. So much is repetitive. Most of it is just people getting up on stage and trying to sing. I guess people who are tone deaf cannot tell that they sound hidious. Ok, some of them are so horrible it’s funny, but after a while, it’s like… I get the point! People just can’t tell. There’s nothing inherently funny about that. It’s like thinking it’s funny that a blind man can’t tell his tie is crooked, or that some hair is sticking up, or something. You’re basically making fun of people because of a disability. What this indicates to me is a couple of things: 1) people can’t tell others to their face that they can’t sing, and 2) when someone ELSE does it, a lot of people get kicks out of this. I know it’s supposed to be entertaining, but really is it necessary to mock these people? Simon and Randy take turns trying to insult the person, and laugh at them. Randy Jackson is supposedly a music producer with 20 years of experience in the industry. But his comments are bafoonish! His complements are so general that I could have come up with them. Stuff like “you have an interesting voice” and “you’re fun” is as intricate as he gets. Then he yells out to those who end up passing in a silly voice “welcome to hollywood, baby!” He seems more of a clown than someone who has actual experience with this stuff. Half the time he seems to defer to Simon or Paula so that he will not stand out as having an opinion very different from the other two. Sorry for the rant, but these are my first impressions. I don’t know whether I will continue to watch the show or not, I suppose if I’m cooking or something and happen to have the tv on in the background, that’s the best chance!

It’s been a good 11 or 12 years since I actually called New York City “home” so I haven’t followed Bloomberg as a mayor. A