January 23, 2006

Catching Up

By Michele

I finally got around to watching the first two Idol episodes.

After four years of this, the opening shows have become predictable. We had, as if on cue:

  • The over confident, boastful contestants who sucked harder than a Hoover.
  • The seriously deluded contestants whose families and friends for some odd reason led them to believe they could sing.
  • The sassy people with attitude
  • The bitter bitch
  • The "I have a gimmick" contestants
  • Twins
  • The people who think screaming = singing
  • The obviously fake over-the-top contestants

And, as in the past four years, Simon is still a smug, pompous asshole who is one nasty comment away from being downright creepy; Paula still looks very much like the bride in Sixteen Candles who had overdosed on muscle relaxant (and she still can't give someone a negative review without throwing in a goofy compliment) and Randy still comes out with the phrases that make me cringe.

I used to love these audition shows. It just seems agonizing now. I can't wait to get on with the real stuff.

On my "people to watch" list: Zachary (cute crooner), Lisa Tucker (she's going to end up being a favorite) and Chris (the guy with the cowboy hat who sang The Letter).

Back tomorrow to live blog alongside my fellow Idolers.

 

Comments

Cool-You're doing this again! I agree with you about the audtition stage-it doesn't really get very interesting until they hit Hollywood.

Posted by: jules at January 24, 2006 04:15 PM

Can I add one to the list? How about people who put their hand up to their ear a la Britney Spears? Are they just too dumb to realize that makes no sense if they aren't wearing a headset?

Posted by: Amanda at January 24, 2006 09:25 PM

Actually-putting your hand up to your ear helps if you're trying to check your pitch. Choral singers do it all the time.

Posted by: jules at January 25, 2006 04:01 PM