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May 26, 2005
Idol chatter
Ah, so another season of American Idol has come to an end, and Carrie Underwood is this year's Idol. She bested the stupidly-named Bo Bice, and earns a number 2 ranking behind Kelly Clarkson in my list of hottest American Idols.
I spend a lot of time ragging on reality TV, but I think American Idol is okay in my book. As far as reality shows go, it's probably the "purest." There's none of the gimmicks of The Bachelor, the trickery of Survivor, or the bleatings of Donald Trump. Even the scandal wasn't a big deal: Paula Abdul, doing her best Blanche DuBois impression, could do nothing to keep her favorite contestant on the show. Yes, the hype machine works overtime when new episodes roll around, and maybe the show drags on, but these are forgiveable errors, not a fundamental, fatal flaw.
Some people ridicule the singers as "fake" because they got their record contracts through a TV show. I think this is better than the route other artists took to get famous. Nobody can ever accuse an American Idol winner of having to lip synch or getting her voice processed through a pitch-improving machine. If there is one thing to take away from American Idol, it may be a popularity contest, but you're always going to end up with a quality singer.
Posted by oz115 at May 26, 2005 08:22 AM