Two of what used to be my favorite shows are coming to a anti-climatic finish. What has happened to all the talent that used to be show cased on American Idol? I think during the audition episodes, the judges are seeing way too many of the untalented masses that they are not getting to see the real talent that is out there. Let's face it, every city they go to there are what 30-40 thousand waiting to audition. By the end of audition week, they must have had close to 1/2 million try out. First of all, how do they even audition that many people? Sure they must go through the screening process with the totally outrageously bad ones sent forward, while the talented ones get sent home. There must be talented people out there or are they all on Glee? Which by the way is my new favorite show. Finally a show that mirrors my life! Life after all is a musical. My daughter and I have a favorite line, which any time a word evokes a song, we always say, I feel a song coming on! This season of American Idol was full of semi-talented, I don't know what I wannabes. And what was up with Sioban? As my grandmother would say, such a pretty face, but the clothes? You don't need a get-up if you can sing. And don't get me wrong, Crystal can sing, shades of Janis Joplin and definitely born in the wrong decade as evident by that old fashion mic stand. Looked like she stole a main street lamp post and glued a mic holder to it. Busted flat in Baton Rouge. She can sing, if you like folk music. Lee's ok, with that raspy husky voice, but is it worthy for super stardom? I think not. Does he have that star quality? No, seems like a nice enough dude, but superstar? Naw. What I can say, the two finalist seem like really nice people and deserve at least some good fortune, but will they reach the stratosphere like Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood, I don't think so. My bet, Crystal, she's been the front runner all season. Ellen looks so out of sorts as the judge on the show. She seems awkward and ungainly. She should just be real and say that her opinion from a totally layman's point of view, or from a listener's point of view. It's ok that she doesn't have all the lingo down, she doesn't need to be technical, she just needs to represent what we the listeners are hearing with a little sly humor thrown in. Maybe she'll get better, but right now she looks like the geek hanging out with the cool kids.
As for DWTS, I hope Evan wins. If predictions hold true that every Olympian has won (Kristi Yamaguchi) then he deserves it. He's mesmerizing and determined. The cast this season, a yawner. The bachelor, Jake totally disappointing and I've so totally changed my opinion of him. Vienna can have him. He seems so needy and nerdy. Not at all the hunk that he started out to be. Dancing reduced him to a tottering tot. I would have liked to see Kate make it further. Come on, it needed some laughs in what was a very dreary season.-Single D
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