{"id":3349,"date":"2011-03-01T13:18:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T17:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=3349"},"modified":"2011-03-01T13:18:42","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T17:18:42","slug":"television-american-idol-season-10-musings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/television-american-idol-season-10-musings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TELEVISION: AMERICAN IDOL, SEASON 10, MUSINGS #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMERICAN IDOL<\/em>, SEASON 10, MUSINGS #2<\/h1>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

For weeks now, everyone I talk to asks my opinion of this season of American Idol<\/em>. I addressed my initial thoughts here: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/64pgfyy<\/span><\/span><\/a> when the season began. Now that the show\u2019s really begun to annoy me, I, of course, have musings to add.<\/p>\n

Enough with Ryan declaring \u201cYou won\u2019t believe\u2026!!!\u201d We believe it already. And nothing is shocking.<\/p>\n

That friggin\u2019 bi-atch woman who was rude to those two young girls, who\u2019s supposed to be a singing coach, not a boot camp sergeant, should be banned from the business. Instead, these insane producers, who are desperate to find another Simon, (but never will,) will probably promote her! Why do all these reality-type shows think that rudeness is the way to go? It\u2019s just evil, and honestly, no normal person wants to see that.<\/p>\n

[Sidebar on the above topic: when I was doing my TV show, I decided to still proctor SATs at a local high school, which I had done since I had first come out here. But, of course, being hip kids, most of them recognized me, but I played it down–we were all there to help them get into college. But, when one kid didn\u2019t do well, he blamed it on me for being a distraction due to my \u201cfame!\u201d If just seeing me can ruin a kid\u2019s SAT scores, what does being screamed at do to these poor fragile teen-agers? That woman is a travesty.]<\/p>\n

Every season, they proclaim that this is the \u201cbest talent ever!\u201d or some inanity like that. After last season\u2019s basic bunch of lummoxes, this crop does sound pretty good. But, they\u2019ve let a lot of the good ones go, while keeping people whose stories they think they can milk for all they\u2019re worth. (That\u2019s why I was shocked they let poor Chris Median go, the guy with the horrific fianc\u00e9e story.)<\/p>\n

But they barely let us hear them! They waste our time featuring the judges and Ryan and sad sack tales. The whole thing is so annoying.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And Randy\u2019s nickname should not be \u201cdawg\u201d–it should be \u201cparrot\u201d because that\u2019s all he does! That man has never had an original thought in his life! At least, not on TV. He repeats everything the other two say. It\u2019s actually getting kind-of comical, with things like Jennifer telling someone she \u201cloves their dress,\u201d and Randy saying right on the heels of it, \u201cI love your dress.\u201d Does he ever listen to himself??? (The day I wrote this sentence, he did the very same thing on that night\u2019s show. It was at least the third time for this very dialogue! Doesn\u2019t he even watch the show? Will he never learn?)<\/p>\n

Before I give my rundown on the contestants, I need to tell you (and them) of a point Mr. X made while watching the recent dreadful Oscars. When they showed the clip of Lena Horn singing, Mr. X said that everyone on American<\/em> Idol <\/em>should watch her to see how to sell the song<\/em>, and not his\/herself<\/em>. Sadly, at least half of these people need to learn that lesson.<\/p>\n

On one more side note, I can\u2019t tell you how happy I am to finally see three Jewish guys in the Top 24! Outside of my all-time favorite, Adam Lambert, I don\u2019t think this show has ever had any other Jewish contestant. The producers seem to want to placate every ethnic group each season, but always ignore this demographic.<\/p>\n

Here are my thoughts on some of the newly-named Top 24, beginning with the ones I don\u2019t<\/em> like:<\/p>\n

James Durbin–the Adam Lambert-wannabe, he\u2019s just downright creepy. He wears outfits similar to Adam\u2019s and he <\/em>thinks he wails like Adam, but he\u2019s a sad imitation, without the looks, intelligence, kindness or charm. I\u2019m the first one to acknowledge just how terrible Tourette\u2019s Syndrome is, and I\u2019m thrilled if someone overcomes it. It looks, from the many eye movements he exhibits, that he does have it, and I\u2019m glad he\u2019s found a way to control it. That\u2019s<\/em> actually the better story–he should be helping others learn whatever techniques he\u2019s been using. But, having lost a pal with Asperger\u2019s, I don\u2019t like that syndrome to be bandied about lightly. James doesn\u2019t even pronounce it correctly, and if he does indeed have it, and was not, rather, incorrectly diagnosed, he should be enlightening us about that situation, as well, and not just using it to be unemployed or gain sympathy votes.<\/p>\n

Haley Reinhart–that annoying girl who can\u2019t sing a straight note reminds me of Maya Rudolph\u2019s hysterical affected national anthem on SNL several seasons ago. It\u2018s a classic. (If you\u2019ve never seen it, you should see if it\u2019s on you tube to see the similarities for yourself. )<\/p>\n

Tatynisa Wilson–how did she get in here? She never had even one good audition! I know they try to balance out the ethnicities, but there were way better black girls. This choice is just nuts! Maybe they just wanted someone who could be voted off first, without anyone feeling bad about it.<\/p>\n

Jordan Dorsey–this guy\u2019s just a douche-bag. Period.<\/p>\n

Thia Megia–couldn\u2019t stand this full-of-herself kid on America\u2019s Got Talent <\/em>a few seasons ago, and even more so now. I know she can sing somewhat, but that\u2019s not enough to make it in the biz. The voters are usually nuts, though, so she may make it far on this show.<\/p>\n

Julie Zorillo–this is the Columbian chick, who thinks that wearing crinolines makes her special, who Jlo declared the winner in the first auditions! She\u2019s so not special thus far, and her ego really rubs me the wrong way. Not a fan of her mediocre singing, either.<\/p>\n

Lauren Alaina–I know this is a surprising \u201cno\u201d for me, but her innocent act finally wore thin. The final straw was when she baby-stepped her way on stage to hug her future stalkee, Steven Tyler. (She\u2019s had him sing with her for her family, brought him on-stage to sing to him during Hollywood Week, and sang one of his songs for her solo. Hence, future stalker.) Then., did you see how shocked she was when she thought they were telling her she didn\u2019t make it? I don\u2019t care how well she sings–I just cannot root for someone like that.<\/p>\n

Jacob Lusk–he\u2019d be perfect to star in the life story of\u2026Pearl Bailey! Except that he sings way higher than she did. I was happy for him for his one big triumph, and his skipping-like-Phoebe routine when he made the top 24 made my mother laugh, but he\u2019s not even close to as good as they\u2019re making out on the show.<\/p>\n

Now, my top<\/em> choices, which usually mean they don\u2019t have a prayer on this show because they can actually sing and are interesting and likeable:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Casey Abrams–to this point, he\u2019s my fave. So original, with personality, intelligence and ease with himself and all others. I\u2019m always happy to see him come on the screen because I know we\u2019re in for something special. And, as with some of the others who can play old school musicians in a film, he\u2019s be perfect to play jazz great, and fellow weirdo, Jack Sheldon. If only he can blow a trumpet, which my money\u2019s on him to learn, if need be.<\/p>\n

Paul McDonald–love Paul! He\u2019s one person to really root for. He makes every song sound interesting and fresh, and he doesn\u2019t try to give himself a hernia doing so.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Robbie Rosen–he\u2019s just plain wonderful, on every level, so far. But, if this gig doesn\u2019t work-out for him, though it should, he can star as Felix Cavaliere in the story of the 60s music group, The Young Rascals. (Again, look it up people!)<\/p>\n

Brett Loewenstern–this high-voiced little curly-haired redhead can actually sing really well.<\/p>\n

Lauren Turner–if they can only give this poor girl a much-needed make-over, she may have a chance because, so far, she\u2019s been singing great!<\/p>\n

Karen Rodriguez–she can really sing, and ahs Jennifer, and every Spanish-speaking American, in her corner, so, hopefully, she\u2019ll go a long way.<\/p>\n

The jury\u2019s still out on the rest.<\/p>\n

But it appears they\u2019re doing a different format this year–just one preliminary Top 24 competition, rather than the usual three or four. I guess they\u2019ll halve it in one fell swoop, which is weird. Maybe they\u2019re afraid the audience is losing interest this season. And, these first performances are pre-taped, perhaps to cut down on the first live telecast nerves.<\/p>\n

I guess we\u2019ll just have to tune-in to figure it all out. And then continue watching this season to see it boil down to all guys again at the end. From my mouth to God\u2019s ears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMERICAN IDOL, SEASON 10, MUSINGS #2 \u00a0 For weeks now, everyone I talk to asks my opinion of this season of American Idol. I addressed my initial thoughts here: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/64pgfyy when the season began. Now that the show\u2019s really begun to annoy me, I, of course, have musings to add. Enough with Ryan declaring \u201cYou<\/p>\n

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