American Idol & Reality Shows
So, American Idol finished another season.
I wanted to try out for American Idol, but my singing just isn’t up to par with what it would take to ‘go to hollywood.’
The only way to get in front of the judges is to either stand out to the producers (you sing as a group in front of a producer before they send you to see Randy, Paula and Simon) for your singing or for being hilarious to look at. I know I would never stand out for my singing, but if I can make myself look stupid enough I may very well be able to get in front of the judges. Of course, the producers would be totally pissed off when I would go in there and not act like I had acted for the past 2 days, but it would be a fun experience.
I useto be ‘into’ that show, but it just lost all of its appeal once it started getting… repetitive. OK, so there are young people in America who can sing very well, but do we really need to have a televised competition to figure that out? I mean, most of the winners have gone on to be rather successful, especially Kelly Clarkson, but I always found it amusing that Jennifer Hudson was voted out in the middle of the finals one of the seasons but ended up winning a Golden Globe and Oscar for Dreamgirls.
Actually, I really haven’t even watched that show since I was in high school. And I don’t remember it all too clearly. I remember William Hung though, and how satisfying it was to see some dude that they made fun of end up making more bank than most of the top 10. It isn’t that he represents the asian stereotype, it is that he represents someone who genuinely wanted to be good at singing and the show did nothing but insult him. It was a pleasure to see him succeed.
The ‘reality show’ that I have been watching lately would have to be Britain’s Got Talent. You can view it on YouTube if you aren’t in the UK, and last season’s winner, Paul Potts was just amazing. This guy who is the ultimate amateur opera singer, who has it as a passion but doesn’t think he can turn it into anything big, goes to show his talent to some producer and blows everyone away. I mean, he is the ultimate embodiment of ‘that guy you just bought a burger from could have an amazing talent if only someone would notice.’ That is what is so freaking cool.
