Spacespacespace I wonder if American Idol would be as popular as it is now if its name described the show a bit more accurately. For example, would a bunch of judges and auditioning singers be as famous if the series was sold as "The American under 35 Karaoke Championships"? I think not. Oh marketing types, how ye mocketh me.
That said, despite my annual promise not to watch this crap, I found myself glued in front of the tv watching the endless stream of car crash contestants making international dorks out of themselves.
Highlights of last night's episode were surely the contestant with no shame who auditioned in a bikini (at least it wasn't an overweight hairy man), and this gem of a scene...
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...where the host Ryan Seacrest attempted to high five a blind contestant. Unsurprisingly, the blind guy didn't respond to the high five.