What. The. Hell?
I'm not sure if my frustration is with the fact that I still watch the audition shows or with the absolute ridiculousness of this year's auditions and parade of celebrity judges.
The guy who is a bit like the serial killer who skins girls in Silence of the Lambs just finished his audition. At some point, couldn't the producers decide to just feature people who can actually sing and make the idea of competition possible? Generally, the audition process helps start to look for standouts one can root for on the actual show; this year, the focus is SO much on the odd ducks that I don't remember one person who has received a golden ticket.
Regarding judges, I think we need a whole new crop. Randy is as useless as ever; Kara seems to have developed a case of Parkinson's whenever she likes someone; Simon is as curt as ever (which I'm actually not minding). Kara also has a knack for looking off camera whenever she does something silly. Is she trying to impress someone? And then the celebrity judges that don't seem to do much. Shania Twain has been the only judge that has added much in terms of helpful advice for people. The rest - even Kristin Chenoweth who I adore - seem to be seat fillers.
I need a time machine to just get to the actual show.
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Sing it, B.
ReplyDeleteAmen, brother.
Give us two truly entertaining oddballs an hour, and maybe one of those quick little montages featuring a medley of bad singers edited down to three or four notes apiece.
I'm looking forward to NPH's judging tomorrow night, but I don't have high hopes for Joe Jonas.
I like Neil Patrick Harris, I found him a little inexperienced in the format but he had the kind of attitude I like.
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