::sigh:: Possibly in a fit of remembrance of how much I enjoyed watching Kris Allen defy the judges' expectations week after week last year, I went ahead and downloaded the two Hollywood episodes of last week's American Idol. And wouldn't you know it, I still can't stand Kara. Like, I get a visceral reaction just from seeing her on the panel, and ( Read more... )

So, I had decided that with Paula leaving and Kara becoming a permanent judge, next year would be a good time to stop watching Idol. So what do the producers do? Add Ellen DeGeneres, of all people, to the panel. Ellen. Let me tell you, that is really rather out of left field tempting. But I still hate Kara, and the judges will probably be just as ( Read more... )

Hooray for the pocket idol! I said I didn't care who won, but apparently I was a big liar, because that was just the best thing ever. Especially, everything from where Kris found out he was the winner to the part where it ended on him hugging his wife and struggling to hold back tears. Awwww. Even Kara's song didn't suck as badly as it could have ( ( Read more... )

I have decided I do not like Kara. She is not only not useful, like Randy, but it seems like she's doing her best to do all the things the judges do wrong - telling contestants to stay in their box, criticizing them for staying there, playing blatant favorites, talking excessively about stupid stuff, etc - only do it moreAlso, I find it odd that my ( Read more... )

So there I am, watching Idol Gives Back (and fast-forwarding through all the sad children parts, because I can only take so much deliberate tugging at my heart strings and must then combat it by thinking about how much of this we could avoid if "socialism" weren't considered such a dirty word and anyhow...), and during this one particular song ( Read more... )

I was reading about this fascinating condom experiment (linked by way of the Smart Bitches, of course), and now find myself devouring articles about nailing jello to a wallI love the internet ( Read more... )

So, I just watched my very first episode of American Idol, the San Antonio auditions this year (what? Amazing Race doesn't start until Sunday, and I had already watched this week's House - speaking of: Brandi, I need to call you to talk about how simultaneously disgusting and excellent this episode was!), and I found it to be quite adorable. Maybe ( Read more... )