Archive for the ‘Television’ Category:
May 22 2008
I enjoyed the American Idol season finale last night. Donna Summer, Bryan Adams, George Michael, the Gladys Night and the Pip’s competition, the Love Guru skit (laughed my ass off with the “Mariska Hargitay” greeting,) Heck, even the final 12 sounded good!
As I was watching though, it struck me how bloated the whole franchise had become. Everything from the red plastic American Idol themed Coke glasses the judges were drinking from to the screaming masses at the contestant’s hometowns to the announcement of the upcoming American Idol Experience at Walt Disney World. 97-and-a-half million votes came in the night before, and they’re distributing mosquito nets in Africa.
Has everyone gone crazy, or is it all a good thing? CARLOS
