I don't think I've ranted about American Idol yet this year, after last year chiming in on the show almost weekly. I think this is uneven because American Idol is still horrible and is all that is wrong with America. So today after Seinfeld tonight, I stayed on Fox to watch a little bit of American Idol. I figured it wouldn't take long for me to find something to rant about.
It turns out I was right. Each week there is a theme to the show and then the week prior to the show, each contestant works with a mentor who is familiar to that theme to help them. In the past they had Stephen Tylor for 80s week, Paul McCartney for70s week, and Quentin Tarentino for movie theme songs. Quentin Tarentino was a stretch, but at least he has created a movie soundtrack, and actually won an award for it. This week their theme is Rat Pack. Now, who is going to be the mento since every member of the Rat Pack has passed away? Drum roll please................... They went with Jamie Foxx. Yes you read that right, Jamie Foxx. What in god's name does he have to do with Rat Pack music. He is a B-list actor that somehow has come out with two rap CDs (both of which are processed through the computer and feature zero singing). It blows the mind. It couldn't be because Fox own the movie, the Soloist, Jamie FOxx's new movie............. No, that couldn't be the reason.
Also on the American Idol front is this story. Fox is refusing to air President Obama's speech on Wednesday because they are afraid it will run long and disrupt American Idol. Keep in mind it's not even on at the same time as American Idol, and if it does run long, couldn't they just run American Idol long, or not have as much stupid s**t during the show (most of it is stupid s**t). That is so un-American, I don't understand how they can even call themselves "American" Idol.
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