pre shower report

american idol's format is exactly like the format of america's funniest home video. the people in the crowd are on there to be on camera. they all dress nice and clap when they are supposed to clap because they want the people that are like them to like them so of course they need to look great and excited on tv. the contestants on here are totally non threatening and cookie cuttered. they sing songs that we all already really like so there is no fear of a style or rejected approach to making music. if we like a song someone sings and think they are ok or have a certain trait that is similar to you then you will want them. they involve the audience as people that are actually determining the show so you aren't just the audience you are part of the show as well. then the people at home vote for the biggest portion of votes so you at home are almost more important than the people in the audience. america's funniest home videos just didn't tap into the having those at home call in. even if the person you like gets kicked off then you have to keep watching because you invested so much time and want to know who wins so you pick a next favorite and after hoping and rooting for them you soon forget about the previous favorite until in the end the favorite is picked based on majority so then the most people are happy and people will want to buy the cd especially if they invested so many hours into this becoming the end result. the people that viewers are tuning in to watch arent really the contestants but rather the judges that people have grown to have deep feelings about whether for the good the bad or the indifferent. so each year we know they will be on there with the same types of comments. look how white their teeth are. then you repeat next year and everyone forgets who america's idol was last year. america's funniest home video uses a word that isnt even really a word and american idol uses someone that i surely hope is not an idol of all americans.
after i thought all of this at a chinese restaraunt, guess what show came on right after on the same channel? america's funniest home videos. it's amazing how easily we are entertained.