So, I wrote a letter to Fox tonight. Kinda bitched them out a little bit. I guess at the end of the day, I can deal with a season of bad singing, because we have certainly had that before, but I refuse to deal with crappy reality show nonsense. Here's the letter:
Hello Fox,
I have been watching American Idol since mid-way through the first season and I have not missed a single show since then. I have voted religiously for great performances. I have attested to all of my anti-Idol, jaded friends that sometimes there really are great reasons to watch this show. Yet, this is the first time I have been inspired to write a letter to you. The only reason I am taking the time to write to you right now is because there are creative decisions which are being made that are ruining my favorite show. I’ll tell you why:
• You need to STEAMLINE the show. It is clear that the show is too long by all of the useless filler that you are trying to lamely stuff in. 1 hour for the singing, and a ½ hour for results. Period. You’ve done it before, you can do it again. Trust me when I say that you have been the #1 rated show because of the SINGING, not this other BS.
• THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A REALITY SHOW. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TALENT SHOW. If a reality show could have your ratings, they would have had them – Survivor, Bachelor, etc, would KILL to have your ratings. The reason you have the ratings you do is because so many people, like me, will watch you whereas we refuse to watch reality show dreck . That crap yesterday, with the cameras watching people cry backstage? FAIL. EPIC FAIL.
• As for the reality show nonsense…the judges and Ryan need to CHILL. THE. EFF. OUT. I don’t tune in to watch them bitch slap each other. It is RIDICULOUS. The crap between Ryan and Simon…TIRED. The diddling between Kara and Simon…STUPID. I was HAPPY Paula was leaving because of the idiocy between her and Simon every show, yet Kara stepped right into her place. It is excruciating.
With sub-par singing this season, it is already hard enough to watch this show. You have roughed it out with worse contestants but you have never before made such poor decisions with the structure of the show. With the extra added annoyances, and that is putting it nicely, I will be gone soon, very soon, if ya’ll don’t pull yourselves together.
To sum it up, Idol, you look desperate. And pathetic. Desperately pathetic is NOT pretty, nor entertaining.
Jennifer
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Yes! Simon may not be sweet, but he's smart and knows when it's time to leave a failing franchise.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine. It was already blowin' in the wind last I watched it (last season). And I was a die-hard, there-since-day-one fan myself.
ReplyDeleteGood on ya, girl! <3
Ok, I was able to log in, this SHOULD show it's me - lol.