KiNGME
04-26-2007, 08:08 PM
Sorry gang. I'm outta here.
I've been a fan of American Idol since it started, never once missing a show. But last night will be my last. No need to respond to this as I won't ever read it.
Last night American Idol "jumped the shark." For those of you unfamiliar with the term, the phrase is a reference to the 1970s television show Happy Days. On 20 September 1977, the show aired an episode where the character Fonzie jumps a shark tank on water skis. A two-part cliffhanger episode, many fans of the show consider this episode to be the moment when they realized the show had become shameless in its self-promotion.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Fonzie_jumps_the_shark.PNG
You can read more about JTS here: http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/2006/07/P5/
Last night AI lied to me.
Where were Pink, Borat, Gwen Stefani Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), Michael Bublé? Where was the elimination?
They made me sit through two hours of some of the worst TV I have ever seen. It was a for-profit telethon that actually stopped for commercials. Think about that. They care so much that they will be back to tell you how much they care right after this next ad. Business as usual.
Celine and Elvis? That was the duet of a lifetime? I think that was the EXACT moment AI jumped the shark.
Annie Lennox is 20 years past her prime. She was terrible. She doesn't have the range, power or soul for that song. Celine sang well but she is a cliche. Elvis is DEAD. Pretty hip show.
:throwup:
Kerry Underwood did a remake of an old song and mailed it in with a music video. Madonna read some BS and then hugged the baby on cue. Bono's song was cliche and sounds like he wrote it in the limo on the way to the show.
Kelly (was EXCELLENT) but she was in another building so there wasn't an opportunity for making nice with the judges.
Ellen was cool and recognized the hypocricy in a bunch of rich people telling a bunch of "average joe's" to reach into their pockets for a dollar a day. She pledged $100K and called out all of Hollywood and the music industry.
The entire show was over-hyped, fraudulent and deceptive.
It was riddled by technical gliches and no-shows. They used Sanjaya and spit him out. They took advantage of their audience and lost at least one viewer (me).
As Randy, Paula and Simon say every week... this show is about tallent, finding the next great singer. It's a singing competition.
They took themselves too seriously and jumped the shark. Its not about the singing. It's about ratings and revenue.
Adios.
I've been a fan of American Idol since it started, never once missing a show. But last night will be my last. No need to respond to this as I won't ever read it.
Last night American Idol "jumped the shark." For those of you unfamiliar with the term, the phrase is a reference to the 1970s television show Happy Days. On 20 September 1977, the show aired an episode where the character Fonzie jumps a shark tank on water skis. A two-part cliffhanger episode, many fans of the show consider this episode to be the moment when they realized the show had become shameless in its self-promotion.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Fonzie_jumps_the_shark.PNG
You can read more about JTS here: http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/2006/07/P5/
Last night AI lied to me.
Where were Pink, Borat, Gwen Stefani Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), Michael Bublé? Where was the elimination?
They made me sit through two hours of some of the worst TV I have ever seen. It was a for-profit telethon that actually stopped for commercials. Think about that. They care so much that they will be back to tell you how much they care right after this next ad. Business as usual.
Celine and Elvis? That was the duet of a lifetime? I think that was the EXACT moment AI jumped the shark.
Annie Lennox is 20 years past her prime. She was terrible. She doesn't have the range, power or soul for that song. Celine sang well but she is a cliche. Elvis is DEAD. Pretty hip show.
:throwup:
Kerry Underwood did a remake of an old song and mailed it in with a music video. Madonna read some BS and then hugged the baby on cue. Bono's song was cliche and sounds like he wrote it in the limo on the way to the show.
Kelly (was EXCELLENT) but she was in another building so there wasn't an opportunity for making nice with the judges.
Ellen was cool and recognized the hypocricy in a bunch of rich people telling a bunch of "average joe's" to reach into their pockets for a dollar a day. She pledged $100K and called out all of Hollywood and the music industry.
The entire show was over-hyped, fraudulent and deceptive.
It was riddled by technical gliches and no-shows. They used Sanjaya and spit him out. They took advantage of their audience and lost at least one viewer (me).
As Randy, Paula and Simon say every week... this show is about tallent, finding the next great singer. It's a singing competition.
They took themselves too seriously and jumped the shark. Its not about the singing. It's about ratings and revenue.
Adios.