Two Finales-One Conclusion

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

Survivor Heroes vs Villians Finale

Were you satisfied? I guess there was some justice last night. We knew Colby was a goner when he couldn't even win the one challenge that would save his Survivor life. He was a total disappointment this whole season. He had no game, no intrigue, no drama, so therefore, I wasn't sad to see him go. If he can't hold on to some plates to save his life, then he needed to go. He didn't even try to lobby to get Parvati off, which is what he should have done. He possibly could have talked Russell, Sandra and Jerri into it, but instead he does the lame sacrificial lamb stunt, go ahead and vote my @ss off, do what you have to, but then does a reverse to Russell and says maybe we should get Par off. Too little too late! What kind of game is that? He should have stirred so much sh-- up and put the fear in Russell, because we all know what a little threat can do to Russell's game but at this point who cares.

It always amazes me when they do that walk of remembrance, because I need a refresher course on who played the game, which seems like a 100 days ago. How quickly we forget. During the last challenge, I wasn't understanding why Jerri didn't reach up and grab the immunity necklace, wasn't she the first one to the pole? I still don't understand Russell's thinking on keeping Parvati over Jerri. He never learned his lesson from the first time, but then again, would it matter? I was trying to think of who he could go up against and possibly win. Maybe the only other person, Tyson or Coach? Coach's arrogance puts people off and Tyson comes off as just too plain stupid.

When Jeff asked Russell if he would play the game different knowing how much people hate him, Russell defended his game playing. He's so thick headed. I don't think he could play Mr. Nice if his life depended on it. His only redemption came in the form of America giving him the $100,000 as America's favorite player. Which he promptly did a I told you so to Jeff. He claimed he would have won if America voted which Jeff said that's another show, huh ya, like America Idol?

My vote for the most stupidest move ever on Survivor was award to JT and rightfully so. JT now go home a find a spot for that trophy, because you lose.

So in the end, Russell loses again, waa I was robbed, again! Sandra, the bank teller, takes home another million, which is beyond me. How she managed once again, not to be on any one's target, how she flew below the radar and not win any challenges, I guess deserves the million for a second time. She played exactly the same way from the first time and just like the first time, I'm thinking how and what did she do? Sure Parvati and Russell played hard, but how could you choose? Parvati is the female counterpart of Russell. Both are cunning, strategic players. Both were strong competitors and both deserved to win, so in the end, give it to Sandra and her big loud Puerto Rican mouth. -Single D