Wednesday, January 14, 2009

American Idol - A Judge Too Many



Make a choice. Paula or Kara. Its clear from the season opener that the addition of another judge doesn't work. Watching Kara and Paula digress into pajama party mentality didn't spice the show up and this show needs something, because even the really bad auditions have, eight seasons in, lost their shock value.

The season opener's bad auditions seemed not so much bad as pathetic. Randy Madden, would-be rock and roller and self proclaimed Rock Star in a Box, tried his best to look the part, but somehow crying through the whole audition process negated the bad-ass-dude image he so desperately wanted to portray. He's a prime example of what working in a cubicle does to people's mental well being.

Michael Gurr needed a laxative or a labotomy or both.

Then there is the Queen of Mediocrity, Katrina Darrell. There are millions of people on this planet with talent. Having a fantastic derriere is not a talent, but it did seem to gum up the ears of Randy and Simon. They should have had the blind fellow replace the male judges for this annoying and pathetic audition.

Which reminds me, did you see Ryan Seacrest try to High Five Scott McIntyre?




Emily Wynne-Hughes, Stevie Wright and Arianna Afsar will be worth watching before we forget all about them, just like the throngs of hopefuls before them. Look back. Who do you remember from American Idol?

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