So, a year ago at this time, we were all a-buzz about that occasionally screechy rocker dude with the amazing pipes and personality, Adam Lambert. Two years ago we were already marveling at the two Davids: Cook with the horrid hair who kept pulling out those creative re-workings of formerly tired songs and adorable Archie with the impossibly sunny personality and the heart-wrenching ballads. The year before that we had breath-of-fresh-air Blake who was new-wavey and beat-boxey and utterly unlike any previous Idol contestant....
Is ANYONE standing out this year? I'm loving Idolatry more than ever, but even their pimping of BOW.ER.SOX, BOW.ER.SOX doesn't have me convinced I should be falling down in amazement.
Witness the action here at Idol Snark: the posts have been thin, and dominated by beefcake photos of our micro-crushes rather than any genuine enthusiasm for these people as singers. Are we bored of Idol? Bored of blogging about it? Or are we bored with this year's boring judges and their boring choices and the boring contestants' boring renditions of boring songs?
I miss Paula's cup.
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I miss Paula so much. I think Ellen is awesome, like the smartypants bookend compliment to Simon, with those dummies in the middle. Can you imagine how great it would be if they got rid of Randy and Kara and got Paula back?
ReplyDeleteWill you guys watch when Simon is no longer a judge? I'm skeptical . . .
And you know who's wowing me.
Do you think it's just this crop of contestants, or has the whole show played out? There's something so scripted about it now that nothing feels surprising.
ReplyDeleteNot only are the contestants "meh" but the judges continue to give mixed feedback. Change it up and make it your own, but make sure you don't do that too much. Show some life on stage, but don't put movement before singing. It's like the judges should just sound like the adults on a Charlie Brown cartoon.
Wait. I sound like a broken record about the judges. This could be because the judges (even with their antics) are more memorable than the singers.