What American Idol Could Have Been
Look at the Dancing Monkey
In less than a week, Season 7 of American Idol will take center stage to once again supposedly fulfill the dream. The dream that “Only in America” can a below average karaoke singer get a recording contract, a million dollars, (before taxes) ,and representation by a bloodsucking troupe of vampires known as producers.
Inevitably, Fox will parade the usual suspects during the first couple of shows. “The Dancing Monkey’s” I call them. That lost group of Bad singers, actors, waiters, and escaped mental patients.
There will be the predictable obese, tone deaf hooker nursing student who really does believe that she is the next Whitney. We will wince when they open their mouths, and we will revel like a “giddy schoolgirl” in the lambasting Simon will inevitably hand out to the chronically bad.
Like the faces we make during intercourse, it’s not going to be very pretty.
What Could Have Been
There was a time when this show had the opportunity to become something special, while still harboring huge ratings. It could have become an actual talent discovery venue. But we decided to go the easy way. The way of least amount of thought.
There are exorbitantly talented singers out there in the hinterlands that we will never get to see. The “Real” singer, that might have conquered America, will remain in the shadows undiscovered.
Undiscovered because we will always demand to see the less fortunate make asses of themselves on television to bolster our low self esteem.
After all we’re not as bad as some of those “Numbskulls.”
Because Fox, like all networks, dumbs down shows to the lowest common denominator, we are held prisoner by the “Fear Factor” Schematic of television reality. Mindless TV works. And we love it!
Jewel or Dog Doody
Six years ago….In the beginning, we, the audience had a choice to make.
A choice between a Jewel in our hand or a Flaming Bag of Dog crap on the front porch.
We chose the flaming Bag…..
So I’m sure there those of you who are asking, “Well, if it sucks so bad, why are you going to watch it”?
It’s Like trying to turn away from seeing an impending automobile accident, You know that you should, but you just can’t…………
So now you’ll have to excuse me, I have to go clean the Poopy off the bottom of my shoe….
Francis L.