If you refuse to watch this show after having given previous seasons the benefit of the doubt, here’s a place to vent on why it’s off your radar.
The season that Ruben won I watched every installment and rooted for Ruben all the way.
The season with the smarmy Constantine was the beginning of the end for me.
I don’t remember watching more than one or two nights (may have been more but I have repressed it) last season. None this time.
The sameness of songs, the lack of any real talent among the contestants, the ridiculousness of Ryan Seacrest, the ooze of Paula, the “dawg” of Randy and the lack of new putdowns from Simon just made any further watching unpleasant enough that I don’t even have that channel on when it’s on.
Any supporters for the idea that this concept is dead?
Watched all of the first season except for the first few audition episodes.
Watched about 40% of the 2nd season, not including the final eps.
Watched none of the subsequent seasons, not even sure how many there were.
We watched 3 eps so far this season, if only to mock those that we thought shouldn’t be there. After it gets narrowed down a bit more, will probably stop. It’s fun listening to Paula try to come up with new and original ways to softly let down the people who suck without sounding too harsh.
I tend to bail when the voting audience starts eliminating originality and promoting the blandest, LCD bore-snore-whores.
I never noticed what an idiot Randy was before this year though. He’s like an uncle at a teen party, tryin to charm his way into a child-rape conviction. And Paula is starting to look like she’s falling apart. Literally. She looks like she’s made of separate components and whatever’s keeping them together is losing its holding power. I expect an eye to pop out without her noticing it, or her scalp to slide off sideways. People will recoil and blanch, and she’ll go “What?” as half of her face suddenly goes limp, like Macauley Joel Osmond in *AI *when his insides get wet. “What? do I have lipstick on my teeth?” >> *blort *<<
And I want to skin Ryan and make a Seacrest suit for Simon to wear. I expect that would make them both very happy.