Friday, July 30, 2004

Canadian Idol

Let me just say that I know the show is silly. It's ridiculous. My only excuse is that it's summer. I would never watch a show like this in winter. The results show is the worst, mostly because of the opening "number" which is cheesy, juvenile, and profoundly embarrassing. Personally, anyone who wins this talent contest is doomed.

I finally clued in to the show's demographic. Judging by the results, the viewers are either middle aged women or adolescent girls or both. How else can one explain the fact that Joshua Seller, the person with weakest, most nasal voice, and a disturbing resemblance to the Greatest American Hero, has made it into the final eight? On the other hand, Kaleb Simmonds was placed in the bottom three. He is light years ahead of anyone else in terms of voice and musicality. Those 2 million Canadian viewers are voting by looks alone. It's a popularity contest, not a music contest.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think that you are an idol addict. Like a driver who cannot help but slow down to look at the hideous accident up ahead, you cannot turn away from the hideousness that is Canadian Idol...
CMF | 07.30.04 - 10:19 am

Anonymous said...

In France, they kept rescuing the guy who was the biggest shit-disturber. He wasn't particularly good looking, he couldn't sing worth a damn, but he spent the whole time acting up.

I suppose it was the rebellion factor. That would lean towards adolescents rather than middle-aged women. Not that MAW don't need to rebel, but I don't think we do it by thumbing our noses all the time and behaving really badly.
katherine | 07.30.04 - 10:26 am