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and I am proud of that fact.
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Tue Jan-16-07 03:56 PM
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2. No glorified karaoke here, thank you. |
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I prefer my musicians to play instruments and bring the rawk, which no Mike Bolton or Celine Dion wannabe has the capability of doing.
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Tue Jan-16-07 03:56 PM
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Tue Jan-16-07 03:57 PM
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It's just some more TV crap, like 99% of the other shit on TV.
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Tue Jan-16-07 03:57 PM
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5. It's my fav show to watch and then bitch about it. |
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Why do I do it? I dunno. I just do.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:02 PM
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6. Without Fox News, American Idol would be why I want Rupert Murdoch's head on a pike. |
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As thrilled as I am to see a months-long karaoke contest to determine which rural city has the most unemployed people, I still have to think that when the apes enslave human beings, they'll see American Idol as a turning point in their favor.
And please, can people please quit treating the contest losers like they're celebrities?! Yes, EVERY PERSON WHO WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT "DREAMGIRLS," I am talking to you!!! Wow, she won an award for acting like a singer? That's just crazy, 'cos if I remember correctly, she first made her big break on a TV show acting like a singer!!! What are the odds?
Sorry, I have to watch news all day at work, including 3 hours of Fox affiliate shows, so I get my fill of this shit. Oh yeah, and I hate that they have packages about American Idol on their "news" programs.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:05 PM
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7. I've watched 20 minutes of it! Nyah nyah, nyah nyah nyah! |
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it was a test, but I made it!
I was bored.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:09 PM
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8. I consider the auditions a legitimate drinking game |
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Edited on Tue Jan-16-07 04:10 PM by derby378
It's just me, a bottle of Southern Comfort, and American Idol on television. Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration. And ginbarn is there to make sure I don't overdo it.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:09 PM
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9. Apparently, so does Paula Abdul. Ay-oh!! |
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:19 PM
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10. If as many americans cared about the war as they do about the Idol |
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the war might be over by now.
I fucking hate this fucking show- and I hate everyone who watches it. No exceptions.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:21 PM
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I'm hated by one person that I know of and it's because I watch a show on TV.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:24 PM
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12. Don't take it personally |
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It's just that this fucking show gets the attention that dying people should be getting.
If you watch, you contribute.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:29 PM
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13. So does many other shows |
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And just think if you channeled that hatred into something productive, you might be able to make a difference.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:33 PM
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15. oh goodie, my post has a flamewar |
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:09 PM
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27. I imagine it's hard not to take it personally when you DID say |
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that you "hate everyone" who watches it.
What makes American Idol any worse than the dozens and dozens of other shows Americans are glued to every week? Why do you single out American Idol as the "the show" that takes attention away from dying people? Do you suppose it's possible that someone could be an American Idol fan and still be an active force for political causes?
I've only watched three or four complete episodes since its inception, so don't suggest I might be taking this "personally." I'm just baffled as to why you focus so much anger and hatred on this one particular show and its fans. Do you really think that if this show didn't exist, this mess of a war would be any different?
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:14 PM
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...I gave up on that show a long time ago. The drinking game was only during the Clay Aiken/Ruben Studdard era. After that, I began to lose interest. Too many matters of more important bearing on the nation, y'know.
Am I forgiven?
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Tue Jan-16-07 08:48 PM
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36. Gosh, you can't pay attention to more than one thing at a time? |
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That's sad.
So you pay no attention to global warming because it will take your attention away from people dying in Iraq? Or poverty? Or anything else?
Sorry, silly argument.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:31 PM
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14. Crass, crude and rude... |
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:puke: have seen maybe 10 minutes of 1 episode.
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:37 PM
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17. I skip the auditions and will watch semi-regularly once they get to the final 12 |
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That said, I just love comments from posters (not the OP) who act like the public can't hold more than one thought in their head and seem to feel as though if you watch AI you're incapable of comprehending anything else in the world.
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Tue Jan-16-07 05:52 PM
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18. Haven't seen it.........except the promos |
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and those were enough to keep me away......
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Tue Jan-16-07 05:55 PM
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19. I saw 5 minutes of 2 seasons at the beginning and I was able to pick the winner. |
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Tue Jan-16-07 05:59 PM
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20. I saw about the same amount, didn't care about it much |
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and I don't think even Simon likes Simon. But I don't know how much of that is heartfelt invective vs scripted invective. I don't know who he is, outside of that show.
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Tue Jan-16-07 06:00 PM
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21. It seems like some people here on DU get very emotional over this show |
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Edited on Tue Jan-16-07 06:01 PM by WI_DEM
a talent show on TV is nothing new--back in the early days of the medium they had Major Bowles and Arthur Godfrey introduced amateur talent. I can take it or leave it. I know lots of people who love it and enjoy it and they are very liberal too.
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Tue Jan-16-07 06:08 PM
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22. We get emotional about everything. We're sensitive. |
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Tue Jan-16-07 06:08 PM
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I think it's entertaining.
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Tue Jan-16-07 06:18 PM
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24. American Idol is the Olive Garden of music |
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I feel embarrassed for those who religiously watch it is there no music store in their town or something? I seriously look down on anyone who loves this sophomoric crap. Here's a guide to some needed music education. it's a flawed list for sure but a big step in the right direction: http://www.albumvote.co.uk/files/albums.shtml
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Tue Jan-16-07 06:38 PM
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25. I've never watched it |
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I've liked several of Kelly Clarkson's singles, though, so it can't be all bad, right?
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:20 PM
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29. Chris Daugtry is from my hometown and a brief aquantaince. |
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So; I was cheering for him last year. That's about it..........
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:52 PM
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30. Yeah, I'm watching it. There have been singers I took to, like |
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Bo Bice, Nadia from a couple seasons ago, Kelly Clarkson, and Katharine McPhee. Plus, I enjoy the chemistry between the judges, and the competition is fun. I am not as fanatical as some fans, as I only vote a few times at most, don't get into rivalries with fans of other contestants, and don't post on the AI boards all the time. I'm also not going to worry as much about watching all of these early shows.
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Tue Jan-16-07 07:57 PM
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31. Not so much as a nano-second. |
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Tue Jan-16-07 08:02 PM
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32. Never have watched it, never will. |
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There's other programs I'd much much much rather watch.
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Tue Jan-16-07 08:15 PM
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33. I started watching it last year |
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and found it fun.
Amateur talent contests have a long history in US entertainment - this is just the latest incarnation.
I'm looking forward to tonight - the auditions are the best part.
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Tue Jan-16-07 08:17 PM
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34. The first few episodes of each season are a laugh riot. |
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The "audition episodes" where they show all the people who tried out for it but were horrible, are classic TV comedy. So many people are delusional, thinking they have great singing talent, when they actually sound like a cow giving birth. We have gotten many good laughs out of those early episodes. Once they narrow down the contest to the people who can actually sing, it becomes another boring reality show. But those first few nights are a panic.
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Tue Jan-16-07 08:26 PM
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35. I've watched 15 minutes and that was when |
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Barry Manilow was on...and I like Barry Manilow.
I thought the show sucked and wanted those 15 minutes back.
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