Ummmm, I don’t think I shall be watching this epic series after last night’s opening show. Those kids are awful. . . and the parents are worse! I kept thinking: JonBenet, JonBenet, JonBenet.
The kids are being exploited big time, by the show and by their parents. And at least the parents should know better. Yuck!
Yeah, it was pretty disappointing. All I kept thinking is WHERE ARE THE JUDGES?!!
Are you kidding? I thought it was great. :rolleyes: Seriously, the only thing I enjoyed was the dancing the kids did. That was priceless.
How do they handle the critiicism element? Isn’t that the thing that made American Idol different from Star Search?
I watched it because there was nothing else on and I wasn’t expecting much. Good thing, I didn’t get it. Its’ a nice show to have droning in the background, though.
I don’t think they have any actual criticisim, at least not yet. From what I hear, there aren’t even any judges at this time.
So who decides who moves on?
The criticism was never directly at the kids. The worst was showing the parents cringe when the kids’ voices cracked or went off key.
I liked it. I did FF the ugly parent parts though. Who needs to see that?
Judging from the review I heard this morning, they’re not even at that point yet. So far they’re just televising auditions. It’s like the TV equivalent of a software manufacturer putting out a not-quite-finished product in order to make a publishing deadline.
Yeah, I read that Seacrest was only signed to be the host last week, while the auditions were probably weeks or months ago. That’s why it was all voiceover and separate camera shots.
I liked it,
I thought it was really hard to watch with the parents there, that added a new dimension to the whole dynamic, esp. when they would have the kid sing for the camera outside the audition, that one lady who kept cussing, sad.
they did have judges, cause someone kept interrupting that kid who wouldn’t stop singing. Cutie!
And they did pick kids to go to hollywood from each city didn’t they?
They kept mentioning the producer when they spoke of not getting a call back. I wonder if they will have a panel of judges when it’s down to the finalists.
I miss Simon. Why even pretend it’s in anyway related to American Idol, when it’s not?
It sucked, but some of the kids were cute and the dancing was amusing.
It is related in a way. From what I understand, there will be five winners who will then start touring as a group.
That kid " Morgan "
Philecia (sp) Rashad’s counterpart
No wonder they were promoting this show so much during American Idol. It sucks.
That kid " Morgan "
Philecia (sp) Rashad’s counterpart
OOPS… I meant her Drama Queen Sister— Debby Allen.
I watched the show and cringed at just about every performance. I will not be watching it again.