Idolatry
They tried something new on American Idol this year. Instead of going from tryouts to the top 12, they had an extra round. (No surprise--this show is pure gold in the ratings and the longer they can stretch it out, the better.)
In this new round, there were 24 contestants, 12 boys and 12 girls. They gave the males and females separate shows, each week cutting exactly two guys and two gals. Part of the idea was, I've heard, to avoid the show getting lopsided along sexual lines; last year, the women were much better than the men and survived longer--I guess they didn't want that repeated.
If that was the plan, I think they'll be disappointed. The men, so far, have easily outclassed the women. They are better singers technically, and have more personality. If they continue to perform as they have, it would not be implausible to see all the women go before a single man gets cut. (Some have accused the AI producers of vote-fixing in the past, but this would be the first time I can imagine they'd truly be tempted.)
posted by LAGuy @ 12:15 AM
2 Comments:
You've gone off the deep end. The guys are all better than the girls? Constantine is just awful. He kind of looks the part, but simply doesn't have it. Ear-grabbing bad. Scott is pretty good, but so much of what's appealing about him is the gimmick of how he doesn't look the part. Technically, someone like Josh Grayson from two years ago is a better singer (who finished sixth). Anwar is the most charming of the bunch, but is overrated. Not as good as the judges are making him out to be. For the girls, Nadia isn't the best singer, but is easily the most charismatic of the bunch. She's not incredibly versitle, but pop stars don't have to be. M. Gordon has a lot of personality too, but it's a very annoying one...and she sucks. Carrie is a better singer than most of the guys, as is Jessica.
I will be very surprised if two of the following three girls are not in the top four. Carrie, Nadia and Jessica. I know that a ton of teenage girls vote on this show, but I think you're banking too heavily on that for your "all of the girls will go first" prediction.
I try to write on important matters of the day, so it's good to see I finally hit on something that actually riles people up.
By the way, I do not predict all the girls will go first. For one thing, anyone who blows a single song now could lose. Second, if two or three girls were voted out in a row, the voters would try to compensate by concentrating on the guys. I do think, however, the odds are strong a male will win this year.
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