"American Idol:" Rule Change Problems
Been thinking - always a dangerous thing - about this "American Idol" rule change business, and now have additional complaints, adding to those from last week. Will list 'em quickly so you can get on with your day:
1.) It's unfair. Yes, to the contestants, at least if last night's execution of said rule is an example. SiCo told Alexis Grace to sing again, and based on that repeat performance, would then decide whether to keep her. But the judges had already told her the song choice ("Jolene") was wrong, so they're simply re-enforcing their original judgment. If the song was wrong, a repeat isn't going to make it right. As a result, Grace over-sang it, and sealed her fate.
Solution? Tell her to belt out her best song, and warn the orchestra ahead of time that it may have to cue to a new number.
2.) "American Idol" has now told the world that it WON'T save Michael Sarver when he lands, as he almost certainly will, in the bottom two next week or the week after that... Sarver knows he's a marked man, and many millions of viewers do too. They may vote for him next week just to keep him in - or not vote for him because they now know he's a lost cause. Michael, meanwhile, knows how the judges really feel.
3.) Some viewers may now suspect that the rule is a bit of sham, and that the Four Amigos had no intention of saving Alexis last night. In fact, they did a little play acting just to pretend that they were weighing her fate, or at least that's how it appeared to moi. They're probably not going to use this rule, I imagine, until several weeks from now. But here's the conundrum: If they do this game every week, then viewers will know who the chosen ones are, and who the chosen ones ARE NOT. The drama of this stunt, in other words, will leak out like air from a tire week to week.
Am I missing anything? Probably. On with your day, friends.
(Pix: Michael Becker, Fox)
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Alexis’ singing overall was the most interesting and soulful, most mature, and most musical in the competition. While her Jolene understandably didn’t inspire votes, her promise must also have inspired complacency among voters, who assumed she’d get through anyway and voted instead for their favorite underdog. This would have been the appropriate time to use the save, and the fact that the judges let her go suggests that this show is not so much about talent and good singing after all. It would seem Simon thinks he’s got the pulse of the common denominator, and that mediocraty is what is most easily marketed.
Alexis’ singing overall was the most interesting and soulful, most mature, and most musical in the competition. While her Jolene understandably didn’t inspire votes, her promise must also have inspired complacency among voters, who assumed she’d get through anyway and voted instead for their favorite underdog. This would have been the appropriate time to use the save, and the fact that the judges let her go suggests that this show is not so much about talent and good singing after all. It would seem Simon thinks he’s got the pulse of the common denominator, and that mediocraty is what is most easily marketed.
I am sorry, but Michael is good, he will go far in a music career. Who knows how anyone, including the judges really feel, like you said they are doing some acting.
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